by MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural face powder in medium Tan ($32, available now in the MAC permanent collection)
MAC has a looot of face powders, and I think lots of of them are rock solid performers (see: MAC Blot and Careblends Pressed), but if you and I were at a counter at this very moment, and you asked me, “What’s your favorite, best-of-the-best, a lot of natural-looking, comfortable MAC face powder available now?” I’d say one thing: the MAC Mineralize Skin finish Naturals.
I got this particular pan of MAC Mineralize Skin finish natural in medium Tan shortly after MAC revamped the packaging last year, when they swapped out the old see-through lids for the new black compacts with the mirror, and considering that then I’ve brought it with me on every trip. It’s pretty much been the only powder I keep in my purse now for touchups.
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MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural in medium Tan ($32)
Depending on which color you choose, you can use the MAC Mineralize Skin finish natural line of baked pressed mineral powders for a number of different things, like cutting down on shine, evening out your skin tone, blurring pores, bronzing, and setting your foundation and/or concealer.
They have a semi-matte finish and a moderate amount of pigment, but they can be sheered down. They’re available in the permanent line in 15 shades for $32 each.
In MAC parlance, I’m an NC42, and I have combination skin that ventures between oily and dry. I wear the color medium Tan as my face setting powder daily, and I also use give Me sun often as a bronzer.
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MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural in medium Tan on my NC42 skin
I love so lots of things about this powder! — but I’m going to try to keep this short (yeah right, Karen), because otherwise we’d be here ’til next Tuesday.
The gist of it is this: in powder-land, MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural is my current favorite powder across the board — not just from MAC — for casual, dewy, natural-looking skin.
Wearing MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural in medium Tan with Dior Diorskin nude Air Serum
I’ve worn it for everyday makeup looks, big events, pictures, HD video, daytime work meetings, dinner dates and taking Tabs out for his walks, and I think it looks just as good on cam as it does in real life. Unlike lots of pressed powder formulas, the Mineralize Skinfinish Naturals look a lot more like loose powders than pressed powders when they’re sitting on the skin.
After having taken a zillion pictures over the years, I think that loose powders normally look better than pressed powders in person and in pics — softer, I guess. less like makeup and a lot more like real skin. but MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural bucks that trend. When I wear it, my skin looks even toned, smooth, and it doesn’t look shiny (nor does it look significantly matte). The powder also doesn’t look incredibly obvious.
The effect reminds me of Chanel’s loose Powder, which is absolutely beautiful, but Chanel’s powder is also 1) much a lot more expensive ($52 vs. $32 for this), 2) available in fewer shades.
New packaging!
With the MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Naturals, a little goes a long way. I’ve used mine nearly daily for a year, and I’ve barely put a dent in it. It doesn’t oxidize either (darken) on my skin throughout the day, so the color stays true, and it blends beautifully. It also doesn’t emphasize any textured areas (damn those dry patches!) or activate breakouts, while concurrently managing to look amazing no matter what I wear it with.
When I first started wearing it, I was all about pairing Mineralize Skinfnish natural with MAC face & Body, but these days I like wearing it on top of MAC Lightful CC Cream, MAC pro Longwear Nourishing waterproof or Dior Diorskin nude Air Serum. Seriously, I think you can pair it with anything.
Now, I don’t recommend it if you have very oily skin, because the finish may not be matte enough for you. If that’s the case, I suggest either MAC Blot, or doing a 50/50 blend of Blot with Mineralize.
I do think that the new-ish packaging is kind of a pain in the @ss. I much preferred the older packaging with the clear tops, because I was able to see the color ideal away. Plus, my t-rex claws have a hard time opening the new compacts! I think they use a magnetic closure, which isn’t easy to open when I have lotion or foundation on my hands.
In the grand scheme of things, however, these are minor quibbles. Overall, I love MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural to bits. wearing it is nearly like cheating! When I wear it, I get lots of a lot more compliments on my skin, and I’m like, “Dude! It’s smoke and mirrors. MAC Mineralize is doing all the heavy lifting.”
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You can find the MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural Powders now in the permanent line at MAC counters, stores and online.
Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,
Karen
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