MSF - MAC MINERALIZED SKINFINISH POWDERS

FROM TOP - Nuance, Refined, Shimpagne, So Ceylon, Medium

l-r : Nuance, Refined - both colours, peach tone and gold tone, Shimpagne, So Ceylon

They say

'A luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish. Smoothes on: adds buffed-up highlights to cheeks, brows, anywhere on the body: provides an ultra-deluxe polish to the skin.'

It is basically like a baked cheek powder - some are more bronzey, others more like a highlight/glow, some even have enough colour in to be used as a blush.

Some have veined shimmer running through - which is what makes them so beautiful.

Others are more textured with a slight swirl pattern. 

Many are limited edition, but there are a few permanant ones - soft and gentle, gold deposit

The rest come out with different collections.

They are collectors items (this is why they are very expensive on ebay - especially rare limited editions).

There have been so many, it is hard to say how many msfs there have been.

Some collections are full of msfs, others don't have any.

 (try looking at a local cosmetics company outlet for past collection ones)

THE FACTS

10 g / 0.35 US oz

£19.50

 

Circular black, chic compact

(like other mac blush packaging)

 

PROS -

Compact is very neat and looks professional.

Leaves a glowy finish to face, beautiful sheen and very easy to lightly dust over cheeks to complete a look.

Can be used as a highlight under the browbone, down nose and on lips.

Bronze toned ones can be used to warm up the cheeks and even brushed down limbs for a beach-bronze body.

More recent msfs have been less glittery

CONS -

Shouldn't be applied too heavily (particurlarly not all over the face, otherwise can look a bit shimmery/glittery)

Many are limited edition :( (and they sell out really fast when collections are released)

Cannot be put in palette (de-potted)
Can break/shatter if dropped.

OVERALL VIEW -

They are a beautiful looking product to have but they are not necassery all the time

there are many other products that function just as well.  But if you like ever-so-pretty looking products which you know you'll collect then these will become your love.