The same shade names show up across the rest of the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch family, which makes it easy to stay in one color story. Soft Pinch Luminous Powder Blush in Happy, Love and Joy are pressed powders with a radiant finish, medium coverage and a glowy, buildable feel, in cool pink, terracotta and muted peach. If you like the liquid, these are the powders that echo it.

The Matte Bouncy Blush is the surprise. It is a cushiony cream to powder with a putty like texture that blends like a cream and blurs like a powder, with a matte finish. Happy is a cool pink, Alive is a bright coral orange and Divine is a true tea rose. Then there is Stay Vulnerable Melting Cream Blush in Nearly Neutral and Nearly Rose, a liquid like cream that melts into a second skin and dries to a satin finish. It is described as water resistant, and Nearly Neutral is a soft neutral pink while Nearly Rose is a true pink.

Pairing tip: pat a liquid on first for the flush, then press a matching powder on the high point of the cheekbone. That layering keeps color where you put it.

What I would skip: stacking two full strength formulas in a bright shade like Alive. Pick one to lead and let the other stay sheer.

If you love the idea of a liquid blush, it helps to see how the others compare. Benefit Benetint is a long wearing, waterproof lip and cheek stain that sets transfer resistant, so blend it fast. Hourglass Unreal Liquid Blush in Whim is a bright pink with hyaluronic acid and a natural finish that lasts up to 12 hours. NARS Insatiable in Itsy Bitsy is a coral with peptides and ceramides and up to 16 hours of wear. HUDA BEAUTY Blush Filter in Sunset Lychee is a rosy coral with a radiant finish and a candy scent. Armani Beauty Cheek Tint in Rosewood Pink is a neutral rose with a natural finish and up to 12 hours of wear. YSL Make Me Blush in Coral Clash is a light peachy coral that goes on creamy and dries like a powder. Charlotte Tilbury Matte Beauty Blush Wand in Pink Pop is a matte pink liquid you dot on with a cushion. Anastasia Beverly Hills Blurring Serum Blush in Guava rounds it out.

How to wear them: use a clean finger to blend, and work one cheek at a time. Stains and long wear formulas set quickly.

What I would skip: a coral if you are unsure of your undertone. Try the cool pinks first, then move warmer.

Picking a shade is mostly a question of undertone and finish. If you lean cool, look at Happy, Encourage or Believe. If you lean warm, look at Joy, Virtue or Love. If you like a dewy cheek, choose the dewy liquids. If you want a soft matte, choose Love or go for the Bouncy Blush. Start with a single dot, pat it in, and add one more only if you need it. That is the whole trick behind any Rare Beauty liquid blush, and it is why one small bottle can go a long way.