5 Ways to Wear: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish
5 Ways to Wear: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish
Have you ever wondered what exactly MAC Mineralize Skinfinishes are for?
Here are five ways to use these multi-tasking cult favorites…
- As a highlighter. Depending on the shade of the skinfinish and the shade of your skin, often they’ll act as great highlighters. Pinker ones can be used as cheek highlighters, while more peachy/rosy/bronze ones can be used all over the face (e.g. Soft & Gentle). I like using the 165, personally, but the 187 is nice, too.
- Wet. Spritz your brush with water/Fix+ and then grab some of the product and apply it wet. It’ll give you a different look with a smoother, finer appearance. Because the products are baked, you don’t have to fear any wet spots appearing on the product either.
- As a blush. More pigmented, deeper shades of the skinfinishes can be used to add healthy color to your cheeks. Paler folks will love shades like Porcelain Pink, Petticoat, and Stereo Rose for soft, pinky-raspberry shades. Deeper skin tones will enjoy Petticoat, Stereo Rose, So Ceylon, and the like. Your mileage will vary depending on just how pigmented the product is. You can use a regular blush brush like the 116 or 129 to apply.
- On the brow. Whether you use it wet or dry, many of the mineralize skinfinishes work well to highlight the brow bone for an effortless, barely-there makeup look.
- As a bronzer. More bronzy shades (like the recently released Sunny By Nature) make excellent bronzers. They can give you that just-kissed-by-the-sun look. I recommend using a fan brush like the 184 or an angled brush like the 168.
How do you wear your Mineralize Skinfinishes?
Help Christine! i have tan skin , will soft and geNtle MSF work for me as a hichlighter??what shade would you recommend me?
As a highlighter, it should.
I WISH I COULD FIND METAL ROCK MSF, IF ANYONE HAS IT AND WANTS TO SELL PLEASE LET ME KNOW! ALSO, LOOKING FOR MAC WARMED MSF.
I have a median skin tone DO you think mineralize skin finsh will look good on me if i dont get a bronzy color??????
Sure!
HI, Which MSF could I use all over face,after foundation? I have light to medium skintone.There is no Mac here in Finland so I can`t go and see them myself.Natural is on my wishlist,but I can`t find it anywhere online to Europe.. Love, Minttu
I wouldn't really use any of them... I would use MSFNatural.
Should i get Mac Hello Kitty quad in Lucky tom or Mineralize skinfinish in Perfect topping ??
it depends on wchich product you will get mre use out of if you dont own a highlighter similar to perfect topping get that you can use this on a daily basises if you apply a creme blush and use perfect topping as a cheeck highligh, eyebrow highlight or all over powder! if you dont have many netural e/s then the e/s quad from hk is good this is getting compared to the new notoriety quad from teh mac artist collection.
Perfect Topping all the way!
Great tips Christine !! I love MSF's and I think I collected about 15 of them over the last few years. Silly thing is, 'm afraid to use them since most of them are LE !! Porcelain Pink is one of my favorite, which I use as a blush. I even went back and bought a back-up this month, just in case it will never be re-released again. I really hope MAC will make some of the MSF's permanent, like they did with the mineral blushes.
Aww! Don't be afraid -- they have so much product in them!
Love MSF's! I can't believe I didn't get into them earlier! Since Color Craft launched, I have quite a few now. My 1st was MSFN Duo (got it in December) which I use on my lazy days when I don't want to wear too much makeup or to set foundation. Since then, I've gotten quite a few that I've used for all over (like Refined), eyeshadow (eg. Perfect Topping), or a highlighter (eg. Soft & Gentle).
No worries, they're sure to release plennty more!
I don`t have a MSF but I can`t wait buying one after reading you because it seems useful.
I hope you like your first one, Gabriela!
ahh i love love MSF! I got two so far, Petticoat and Redhard. What stopping me to collect them is that they are so big.. Thanks for the tip! Now I know I can use more of it hehe. Would love to have Stereo Rose though.. ahha
Maybe it'll be repromoted someday!
I love these too! There is so much products in them that they last forever...mine look as new as the day I got em!
Awesome!
I only own two - Warm Blend and Deep dark. My MSFN in deep dark is the one I wear everyday either as a setting powder for my foundation or alone. However, I also use it on my eyes to blend and soften harsh lines. I was close to giving up on this item, I'm glad I didn't.
So glad you found a way to make them work for you, Piper!
Ooh Christine! Thanks for asking this question! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MSF's! I have 7 of the ones with color: Brunette, Warm Blend, So Ceylon, Gold Deposit, Petticoat, Light Flush and Warmed and depending on the season 2 of the natural ones: Medium Dark and Dark. These are the best beauty products ever. I use the ones with color as shadows, highlighters, blushers, bronzers and even with lipstick and gloss - I just scrape some off and dot it on over or under the gloss/lipstick, depending on the look I want. Sometimes I use 2 or 3 at one time as a highlighter, blush and bronzer. I have to laugh at the folks who collect them though, how many has MAC released anyway?
You have a good variety of shades, Natalie! :) I wish the MSF line didn't break me out so -- I find that MSFN does it even! I'm not sure how many they've released -- just under 20 I think!
Nothing wrong with collecting things, I personally collect them because I love using them, not for the sake of collecting. I think there have been about 28 or so released, I have 24 (I think) and based on Christine's database I don't have 4: Gold deposit, Brunette, Metal rock and Global glow.
I'm surprised at the shades you're missing, actually!
I use Smooth Merge as a blush, might try it as an eyeshadow. And I use Perfect Topping over top of my blush, on my temples and on my shoulders and collar bone.
Awesome!! :)
I love MSFs, I have a collection of 12 of them now, even though I skipped many of the metallicy- glittery Colour Craft ones. They can be really great blushes and highlighters. Today I wore brunette MSF and it was soo pretty. I used the lighter side of the degrade. The other day I wore So ceylon and Cheeky Bronze. All MSFs come out HG to me.
What are your favorite MSFs, Leah?
Mainly as a blush, but So Ceylon as a bronzer, too.
So Ceylon is great for bronzing!
i wear my msf natural dark/ shimmer as a highlight/foundation and msf natural as a setting powder/foundation and lightflush as eye color also i use them as blush and all over face color or bronzer
Great way to use it, Brandi!
i love my msf both as a blusher n highlighter! they are just gorgeous! :D thanks for the tip darling! :D
No prob, Plue!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving different ways to use the skinfinishes. I asked at a demo one time the differences between the beauty powders, skinfinishes, and blushes and really did not get a good answer to that. After much reading on here, I am finally beginning to get it.
Happy to help, Connie!
I mostly use mine as highlighters and blushes. Petticoat is the prettiest eyeshadow!
Really? Never thought of using Petticoat as an eyeshadow. Must try it.
Let us know how it goes!
Aww!
thanks for the tip and i also liked 165 brush for highlighting
No prob!
great tips! I use mine mainly as blush/bronzer. Might have to try as a highlight on eyes.
Definitely give it a shot!
never knew it could be used on the brows!
Definitely :D
In addition to what you listed, I also use my Perfect Topping as an eyeshadow - stays on better than regular powder eyeshadows on me :)
Never used them as an eyeshadow (a bit wary because of potential red pigment/dyes).
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