Powder is where peach gets a little more polished, and a fluffy brush keeps the edge soft. Patrick Ta Major Headlines in Soft Launch pairs a cream and a powder in one compact, so you can dab the cream for a dewy sheer look or sweep the powder for an airbrushed one. NARS Talc-Free Powder Blush in Never Enough is a matte peachy rose that lasts up to 16 hours. Too Faced Cloud Crush in Tequila Sunset is a muted peach that smells like a tropical beach and goes on in a light, buildable wash. Benefit Silky-Soft Powder Blush in Blossy is a warm apricot with a soft-focus finish. Make Up For Ever Artist Longwear in Bold Punch is a coral pink with golden shimmer, so it is the one to save for a bigger night. ILIA Soft Focus Blurring Blush in Flutter is a warm peach that is talc-free and noncomedogenic. Kosas Blush is Life in Wavelength is a warm peach baked with squalane and hyaluronic acid. Kevyn Aucoin The Art of Blush & Glow in Peach pairs Dahlia with Golden Haze in one compact.

Pairing tip: tap the brush on the back of your hand first, then sweep peach across the tops of the cheekbones. It reads like sunlight instead of a circle of color.

What I would skip: a shimmery coral like Bold Punch on textured skin in daylight. Reach for a matte or satin peach and let the shimmer wait for evening.

Liquid peach is the most skin-like of all, because it sinks in and leaves a wash rather than a layer. Patrick Ta Liquid Transition in Did You Notice is a peach made to bridge the under-eyes and the cheeks, so it goes on before the rest of your blush. Laura Geller Serum Blush in Casual Coral is a bright apricot with a cooling feel, and Anastasia Beverly Hills Blurring Serum in Peach is a bright peach with a soft matte finish and niacinamide. Hourglass Unreal Liquid Blush in Moment is a warm peach beige that stays put for up to 12 hours. Tom Ford Soleil Sunkissed Liquid Cream Blush in Resort is a soft peach that dries to a cloud-like soft matte. Victoria Beckham Beauty Blush Water Tint in Coral gives a sheer veil of color. REFY Water Blush in Apricot comes in a cushion compact and gives a soft coral wash. caliray Socal Superbloom in Laguna Peach is a sheer soft peach lip and cheek tint.

How to wear it: put one dot on each cheek, tap with your fingertips, and add a second dot only if you need it.

What I would skip: a bright liquid peach over a heavy powder base. It clings to the powder and looks patchy, so apply liquids over a cream or liquid base first and set the rest lightly.

Pick the peach by how much light you want. A soft peach like MERIT Beverly Hills or Mario Soft Peach is the gentlest, a warm apricot like Benefit Blossy or Laura Geller Casual Coral brings more sun, and a coral like Glossier Dawn wakes up a tired face fastest. Cream is the easiest for daily wear, powder gives the most polish, and liquid gives the most skin. If your undertone is cool, choose the pinker peaches, and if it is warm or deep, go for apricot and coral. Keep everything else quiet, with a little of the same shade on your lips and a light hand on your bronzer. Peach blush should look like you found a sunny window, and nothing more.