MAC Strange New Worlds Trip the Light Fantastic Powder ($34.00 for 0.22 oz.) is a medium, orange-copper with warm undertones and a golden shimmer-sheen finish. MAC A Latte Sheen (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar). MAC Seven Wonders (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar). MAC Cheeky Bronze (P, $34.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). Melt Cosmetics Nova (P, $39.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Becca Rose Gold (P, $41.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Bobbi Brown Golden Bronze Glow (LE, $48.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Cover FX Suntan Bronze (Right) (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar). Becca Rose Gold (DC, $38.00) is warmer (90% similar). Wet 'n' Wild Crown of my Canopy (LE, $4.99) is more shimmery (90% similar). Wet 'n' Wild Baby It's Rose-gold Outside (LE, $4.99) is warmer (90% similar). Bobbi Brown Sunlit Nude (LE, $26.00) is warmer (90% similar). Too Faced Peach Honey (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Kosas Contrachroma (High Intensity) (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar). MAC Trace Gold (P, $24.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). MAC Highlight the Truth (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). MAC Center of the Universe (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar). MAC Shaft of Gold (LE, $42.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar). Melt Cosmetics Queen (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar). Lancome Rosegold Lights (P, $23.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar). MAC Margin (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

The formula is supposed to add “sheer luminosity” to the skin with a “creamy” texture that “blends easily.” It had semi-sheer, buildable coverage that was easy to work with on the skin, as the powder was very blendable and sat well on my skin without emphasizing my pores or my skin’s natural texture. I noticed the powder, while smooth, had a slightly drier, chalkier texture in the pan, which was not apparent on the skin at all, but it’s one of those products that is more impressive applied as intended than merely felt with a fingertip. It had noticeable color on my complexion, so it may work as a highlighting blush or bronzer on similarly-hued skin tones as well as being a highlighter for deeper skin tones. This shade wore well for just under eight hours before fading on me.

MAC Strange New Worlds Trip the Light Fantastic Powder

MAC Strange New Worlds Trip the Light Fantastic Powder

MAC Strange New Worlds Trip the Light Fantastic Powder

MAC Strange New Worlds Trip the Light Fantastic Powder

MAC Strange New Worlds Trip the Light Fantastic Powder

MAC Strange New Worlds Trip the Light Fantastic Powder