MAC Nutcracker Sweet Nude Mineralize Kit ($55.00 for 0.46 oz.) includes a full-sized Mineralize Rich Lipstick, full-sized Mineralize Lipglass, and a miniature sized Mineralize Skinfinish. The lipstick and highlighter are both part of the permanent range, while the gloss is new and exclusive to the set. The kit comes with a large, zippered makeup “box” (less of a bag, more of a rectangular box where the top zips open). The glosss was the real miss in the kit, as it settled into lip lines, while the lipstick and highlighter worked fairly well.

Value

• Mineralize Rich Lipstick: $25.00 for 0.14 oz.
• Mineralize Glass: $25.00 for 0.20 fl. oz.
• Mineralize Skinfinish: $33.00 for 0.35 oz. or $94.26/oz.
• Set Values: $25.00 worth of lipstick, $25.00 worth of lipgloss, $11.55 worth of highlighter
• Total Value: $61.55

Pure Pout is a subdued, medium rosy brown with warm undertones and a fine, pearly sheen. The formula is supposed to have medium, buildable coverage with a hydrating feel that lasts six hours. It had semi-opaque to mostly opaque coverage with a soft, lightly creamy texture that felt emollient on but did not slide around as it was thinner overall. It wore well for three and a half hours and was moisturizing while worn. Bite Beauty Musk (DC, $24.00) is darker (95% similar). Bobbi Brown Uber Beige (P, $24.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). Too Faced Taffy (DC, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar). MAC Woodrose (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). Maybelline Sin-a-mon (935) (P, $7.49) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Cle de Peau Silk Scroll (P, $65.00) is glossier (90% similar). Guerlain Gillian (DC, $58.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar). ColourPop Oh Snap (P, $7.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Chanel Jersey Rose (DC, $34.00) is darker (90% similar). Urban Decay Vanished (DC, $18.00) is darker (90% similar). MAC Pure Zen (P, $19.00) is darker (90% similar). Revlon Pink Lemonade (DC, $7.49) is lighter (90% similar). Guerlain Galiane (15) (DC, $58.00) is more pigmented, cooler (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Revolve Around Me (LE, $52.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Summer Fling (04) (LE, $55.00) is darker (90% similar). YSL Nude Beige (1) (P, $34.00) is lighter (85% similar). MAC Opal Beach (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). Tarte Rum Punch (P, $21.00) is more pigmented, warmer (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Alexander (2016) (P, $36.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). NARS Cruising (P, $26.00) is darker (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Happiness is a light-medium peach with warm undertones and gold pearl. It’s supposed to be a sheer formula with “modern shine.” It had sheer color coverage, which is as described, and it applied somewhat evenly–the issue I had was that the color settled into lip lines. The gloss was comfortable and hydrating for the two hours it lasted. MAC Lap Dog (LE, $22.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar). YSL Nude Carat (No. 20) (P, $32.00) is lighter (95% similar). MAC Fashion Whim (LE, $20.00) is warmer (95% similar). Sephora Perfect Nude (04) (P, $12.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar). MAC Prancin' Dancin' (LE, $20.00) is darker (80% similar). Urban Decay Midnight Cowgirl (DC, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar). MAC Saint No Angel (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). MAC Nectarsweet (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Buxom Chloe (DC, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar). MAC Double Happiness (P, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar). Divergent Supreme Ritual (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar). Bite Beauty Flat White (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). MAC On the Scene (LE, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar). Maybelline Enthralling Nude (500) (P, $8.99) is warmer (90% similar). MAC Telegenius (LE, $22.00)(90% similar). Charlotte Tilbury Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (L.S.D.) (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Skin Deep (344) (P, $29.00) is less shimmery (85% similar). Pat McGrath Peach Perversion (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar). MAC Long Live the Night (P, $24.00) is warmer (85% similar). ColourPop Drippin' (LE, $10.00) is more shimmery, darker, less pigmented (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Global Glow is a medium, golden bronze with warm, yellow-orange undertones and a luminous shimmer-sheen finish. The Mineralize Skinfinish formula is supposed to have a “velvety soft” feel and a “radiant finish” with “sheer coverage.” It had medium, buildable coverage with a soft, thin, slightly dusty texture that blended out easily on the skin. It just barely emphasized my skin’s natural texture if worn at medium or higher coverage. It’s more of a highlighting bronzer on my skin tone, and when I wore it on my cheeks, the color lasted for seven hours before fading. Tarte Park Ave Princess (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar). Urban Decay Baked (P, $26.00) is warmer (95% similar). Too Faced Jingle All the Way Bronzer (LE, ) is darker (95% similar). Too Faced Jolie (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar). CoverGirl Bronze (200) (DC, $9.99) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar). Kevyn Aucoin Tropical Days (P, $48.00) is cooler (90% similar). Stila Bronze (PiP, $32.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Tower 28 Gold Coast (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Too Faced Snow Bunny (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar). Looxi Beauty Honeychild (P, $7.50) is more shimmery (90% similar). Rouge Bunny Rouge Goddess (P, $48.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). MAC Gold Deposit (P, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar). bareMinerals Secret Radiance (P, $19.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Fenty Beauty Afternoon Snack (PiP, $36.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Becca Topaz (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). Becca Topaz (DC, $38.00) is darker (90% similar). bareMinerals The Many Splendors #3 (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar). By Terry Savannah Love #2 (LE, ) is lighter, brighter (90% similar). Kevyn Aucoin Sunlight (P, $44.00) is darker (90% similar). NYX Beach Babe (P, $6.50) is darker, brighter (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

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