How Painted By Esther Turned Olandria Into MACZine’s New Blush Icon

Essence Magazine:

By India Espy-Jones ·Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Blush. Then more blush. Then even more blush. For Ngozi Esther Edeme, also known as Painted By Esther, too much blush is still never enough. So, naturally, she was the obvious makeup artist to tap for MAC’s third iteration of MACZine: the Blush Issue. And, of course, every artist needs their beauty muse. 

“I love blush,” cover

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