MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle
$34 CAD at maccosmetics.com

10g/0.35 US oz

l-r: swatched heavily, blended out, applied lightly with a brush
(with flash)

l-r: swatched heavily, blended out, applied lightly with a brush
(without flash)

Soft and Gentle is one of my favourite highlighters. As you can see from the swatches, it can be applied many different ways to achieve different intensities. It can also be applied lightly all over the face to give a subtle glow.

I find that it fades a bit throughout the day, so sometimes I bring it with me. The packaging is sturdy and compact so it won't take up a lot of room. Definitely recommend this product!

What's your favourite highlighter or face powder?

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MAC Paint Pots: Rubenesque, Painterly, Let Me Pop

I've recently started collecting MAC Paint Pots due to their popularity on blogs and on YouTube. I bought all three of them at the MAC store ($20 each), but they can also be purchased online. Basically, they are a cream product that are traditionally used on the eyes as an eyeshadow. They do not crease (at least for a few hours), so they can be used as an eyeshadow if you don't have much time. They are most often used as a primer underneath powder eyeshadow to make it last longer, and also as an eyeshadow colour base to make your eyeshadows stand out more.

I purchased them in these three shades, Rubenesque, Painterly and Let Me Pop. I wanted Rubenesque first, but MAC was out of stock, so I was advised to get Let Me Pop as it was very close to it. The main difference between the two is that Let Me Pop has a ton of shimmer in it, which isn't exactly what I wanted.

Here are some swatches:

Colours (left to right): Let Me Pop, Painterly, Rubenesque

You can see that due to the flash on my camera, the shimmer in Let Me Pop is all that showed up. In person, Let Me Pop is basically Rubenesque with a ton of gold shimmer in it. Painterly, in contrast, is matte and closely matches my skin tone, making it a great base/primer to use if you want your eyeshadows to remain true to their colour, but stand out a little more.

I really love the packaging as well. They come in round, clear glass pots that have a good weight to them. They also contain a good amount of product that will last a long time. These products dry over time, like any cream product, but rather than throwing them out, you can easily revive these products. I'll be doing a blog post on that soon.

Overall, MAC Paint Pots are a great product!

Summary:

Product: MAC's Paint Pots

Price: $20 (MAC stores, www.maccosmetics.com)

Grade: A

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MAC Pigment Samples

Have you ever wondered where you can get MAC Pigment Samples? Or you don't want to spend $20 on a container of pigment that you'll never be able to use up?

MAC Pigment Samples can be found online from people who buy the full size jars, and then put 1/4-1/2 tsp of product in smaller jars. This is a great way to save money and also to try out many colours at once.

My two favourite online stores to purchase MAC Pigment Samples are The Beauty Sampler and Makeup Geek's Store. MAC Pigment Samples are about $2.50-$4.00 each depending on which pigment you choose. It might seem like a lot but these samples are enough to keep you going for quite a while.

Pigments are in loose powder form and you only need a tiny bit to cover your eye. They are best applied over a primer so they have something to adhere/stick to. They blend really nicely and come in a large range of colours. Both of the stores I mentioned also sell different brands of pigments, and they are most often cheaper than the MAC ones (like Sugarpill and Ben Nye).

Here are some of the pigments samples that I've purchased in the past (all MAC):

Full Force Violet

MAC's Full Force Violet (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

Grape

MAC's Grape Pigment  (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

Pink Crush

MAC's Pink Crush Pigment (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

Blue Brown

MAC's Blue Brown Pigment  (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

This pigment is my personal favourite (Museum Bronze)

MAC's Museum Bronze Pigment (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

Mauvement

MAC's Mauvement Pigment  (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

Bell-Bottom Blue

MAC's Bell-Bottom Blue Pigment (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

New Fixation

MAC's New Fixation Pigment  (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

Green Brown

MAC's Green Brown Pigment (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

Olive Crush

MAC's Olive Crush Pigment (left: bare pigment, right: pigment over a primer)

You can see from the above photos that these samples come with quite a bit of pigment, and the actual pigment swatches very well.

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