Wednesday, 18 July 2012

MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Skinfinish in Light Year


MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Skinfinish in Light Year
Heavenly Creature collection features four mineralize skinfinish shades: Light Year, Center of the Universe, Star Wonder and Earthshine. All limited edition.
MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Skinfinish in Light Year
May I start by saying how much I love MAC mineral skinsfinish products. They look gorgeous on skin, they usually last forever, the smell is addictive (for me anyway) and so on. The only ‘downside’ is that they have no brush included with the product, which would be ideal to make this product bag friendly. Anyway...

Light Year is a shimmery gold-ish – peachy shade with an orange hint. It looks peachy and quite powdery in the packaging but when on skin it’s more intense and it looks radiant. The packaging is typical for both MAC skinfinish products: black and sturdy.
 MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Skinfinish in Light Year
 MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Skinfinish in Light Year
MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Skinfinish in Light Year
Light Year is very easy to apply; it goes on beautifully and without any trouble. The texture is soft and smooth (that’s what I love about all mineralized products), it’s easily buildable and it is not too over the top, just a perfect, slightly shimmery beautiful shade of peach ideal for highlighting your cheeks or other areas of your face. You need a small amount of product to fully cover your both cheeks. That's what I love about mineralize skinfinish products as well, you only need a little and that's why they last you for ages. I like the fact that it is not that intense and bold like some of their blushers and it is more suitable for a day/ office wear.
The finish is slightly frosty / more shimmery (but not too over the top) and it looks lovely on the cheeks. The lasting power without a foundation underneath is: after about 4 hours it faded slightly and after 6 hours it was still noticeable but a re-apply was a must. Overall, it is not the best performer in this category when it comes to lasting power (without a foundation) but you have to remember I have oily skin so nothing lasts on my skin without a base or a foundation. When wearing Light Year with a foundation the results were significantly better: about 6 hours with a slight fading and 8 hours where re-application is recommended. 
 L to R: MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Skinfinish in Light Year (without flash) and Star Wonder
L to R: MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Skinfinish in Light Year (with flash) and Star Wonder
Similar shades: again, there is not anything quite similar to Light Year that I own, the only product that is similar is Collection 2000 Blush in 03 Breathless, which is less intense, not that long lasting and has more powdery finish. But I think it’s quite a nice dupe, especially when considering the price as well.
Because I am in love with mineralize skinfinish products I would definitely recommend it to those of you who have never tried them. Those of you, who have, probably do not need any encouragement. A.

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