MAC Day Glow Extra Dimension Highlighter Review & Swatches

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Christine | Updated: 3/15/23March 15, 2023

Day Glow

MAC Day Glow Extra Dimension Skinfinish ($44.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a medium-dark, golden bronze with moderate, warm undertones and a smooth, metallic sheen.

Mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation
Smooth, dense, slightly firm but not stiff
Picked up evenly, blended out well
Did not emphasize skin texture, buildable shine/glow
Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading visibly)

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$42.00/0.31 oz. - $135.48 Per Ounce

The Extra Dimension Skinfinish formula is supposed to give “the perfect glow to the skin” with a “creamy powder formula” that wears for “10 hours.” It’s a powder highlighter that I’d describe as a moderate to intense highlighter, and they come in varying hues with some that might work as highlighting blushes/bronzers are on some skin tones and true highlighters on other skin tones. In general, the formula is very pigmented, blendable, and wears around eight to nine hours on me.

Browse all of our MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinish swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, C12-20 Acid Peg-8 Ester, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Squalane, Glycerin, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Polysorbate 80, 1,2-Hexanediol, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Caprylyl Glycol, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Carmine (Ci 75470), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)] ILN43931

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Day Glow

LELimited Edition. $42.00.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

MAC Day Glow Extra Dimension Skinfinish

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Mariella

Very Light, Pink undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin.

I’m sure many here retain soft spots for certain products from certain brands and for me, both Nars and MAC retain a soft spot in my heart (which isn’t to say I’ve forgive MAC for discontinuing…well, you know!). I do love MAC’s Extra Dimension shadows, blushes and skin finishes and so, while this shade is entirely too dark and warm for me, I’m so glad it rated well, And the product looks so pretty in the pan!

Nancy T

Medium, Olive, neutral undertones. Combination skin.

This is so summer perfect for us medium thru deep skintones! I’m bowled over by the beauty of it!

Nina

Getting this ! Definitely!

Genevieve

Lightest, Pink undertones. Dry skin.

Love the embossing on this highlighter and it does look quite shiny on your cheeks too.

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