Mineralize Satinfinish SPF 15 Foundation

[GlamYOURUs]

I was thinking of getting this but I don't know how good it is.
Anyone use this?
I could use some reviews please. Does it cause breakouts like the studio tech?

[mac_addict_erin]

i bought it, used it twice and now it just sits there =(

its pretty light coverage, definitely not enough for me. It gives your skin a "dewy" look, but for me it just equaled a shiny, sorta sticky mess.

but i'm not sure about the breakouts, didn't use it long enough to find out!

[GlamYOURUs]

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Originally Posted by mac_addict_erin

i bought it, used it twice and now it just sits there =(

its pretty light coverage, definitely not enough for me. It gives your skin a "dewy" look, but for me it just equaled a shiny, sorta sticky mess.

but i'm not sure about the breakouts, didn't use it long enough to find out!

Yeah I read that it doesn't cover as much. I actually wanted it for a dewy look but does it look dewy and moist or just plain oily?

I would be better off with a highlighter huh?

[mariecinder]

I have it and I actually quite like it. I'm not sure if it was the thing that was causing me to break out, or if it was just my own imbalance, so I'm afraid I can't help there. It does give a very nice dewy look and I find that if used with Stuido Fix concealor it gives me enough coverage. The first time I used it my bf said my face was glowing, so that it does a good job of!

[GlamYOURUs]

Okay so if I have combination skin then I shouldn't use something that would make my face look more oily? I find that I have a natural glow but to me, glow and dewy are entirely different things. I want a dewy look, a moist look. Do you have any pics of it on mariecinder?

[mariecinder]

I tend to have oily skin so I use Blot Powder with it. I don't have a picture though, sorry.

[redambition]

i like it

i use with with select sheer powder over the top, and i end up with a nice subtle glow.

it is quite light coverage - so if you like a heavy coverage foundation it won't be for you.

[lipshock]

I am testing this out right now. Actually, have been for the past two weeks and oh my, I am loving this foundation. But I do not wear it by itself. My skin is way too oily and I need (AND WANT) a lot of coverage, so using this foundation on its own just didn't work for me. But as soon as I made my custom blend/mixture of Studio Fix Fluid and Satinfinish (in two different colours as well)... the results floored me.

Even my ass't manager at my store was like "Wow, your skin looks amazing. So bright!" And for the rest of that day, I was receiving so many compliments on my skin and what I was using. I wore it on one occassion with Studio Fix powder over top and the "glowiness" still shined through and my face didn't appear as flat as it normally would if I was just using my normal products of SFF and SF powder (which means that I have to use a lot more blush/highlighting products to contour and highlight my face to give it some life).

So far no breakouts either. Keeping my fingers crossed!

[GlamYOURUs]

Thanks so much! Now I think Im gonna try it out myself. My face has finally cleared up almost entirely from my cystic breakout from studio tech ughh but this may seem like something I'd like. And of course I would use studio fix foundation to give me better coverage.

[HOTasFCUK]

I love this foundation, its the only one i use! I can't have really heavy coverage because i have some freckles so it looks masked but it goes on beautifully and looks amazing if you use a MSF to top it off! It also matches my skin pefectly. I have another MAC foundation, studio fluid or something, and its horrible! It looks orange on me and if you touch my face, the foundation starts to peel and roll off!! I hate it! My skin looks flawless with the satinfinish. I'm going to open my 2nd one this weekend. My first bottle lasted me from feb-nov. I need to buy more back-ups!!

[miss_supra]

I hate it.

If you have any imperfections in your skin, texture, pores, etc... Don't buy it. It will highlight all of them.

[glam8babe]

I have blemished skin, very oily
i got this foundation from the website and i picked NW20 as NW15 was out of stock but when it came it was the perfect colour for me! [swatch was quite dark on website but i thought id get that one as i was going on holiday and would get a tan]
I wore it for the whole holiday [well apart from during the day] and coming home i wore it and it looked nice, gave medium coverage but by the end of the day it was sliding off my face probably coz im very oily.
It does give you a dewy finish but it doesnt look oily
I stopped wearing it when i got my BE mineral foundation and veil

Then last week i started wearing it for my new job with mineral veil over the top.. it looks nice and doesnt slide off my face now i dont wear it all the time though as it does tend to break out my skin if i wear it everyday so i alternate between MAC and BE and it seems to be fine!
hope i helped ya

[GlamYOURUs]

I went to MAC yday and an MA advised me not to buy it. She said it doesn't cover as much and it doesn't provide the dewy illuminating look that most people think it does. She said it really doesn't do anything for you and a better alternative would be the Hyper Real SPF15. Because it provides smooth pearlescent finish formulated to make the skin reflect a natural health and vibrancy. And it has medium coverage.

I didn't end up buying it though as I stocked up on more e/s lol

[HOTasFCUK]

Hyper real is great too!!!! Those are the only 2 foundations from MAC i wear! I usually will wear the Hyper real at night...i find it too "luminous" for daytime LOL

[GlamYOURUs]

^^Yeah the MA showed me the difference between the two by doing swatches on her hand and tbh, the Hyper real has more of a luminous look than the Mineralize Satinfinish with the addition of coverage. Weird.

[HOTasFCUK]

Yup its a really good foundation! I guess if you don't want it to look so luminous you could always put a face powder over! Guess where i got my hyper real? For free at a MAC/Estee Lauder warehouse sale in Toronto last year...everyone gets a free gift when they leave & they were handing those out! I think mine is hyper real 300!

[GlamYOURUs]

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Originally Posted by HOTasFCUK

Yup its a really good foundation! I guess if you don't want it to look so luminous you could always put a face powder over! Guess where i got my hyper real? For free at a MAC/Estee Lauder warehouse sale in Toronto last year...everyone gets a free gift when they leave & they were handing those out! I think mine is hyper real 300!

OMG!! No wayyyyyyyy! I wish I was in Toronto
Is that the main warehouse, in T?

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by GlamYOURUs

I went to MAC yday and an MA advised me not to buy it. She said it doesn't cover as much and it doesn't provide the dewy illuminating look that most people think it does. She said it really doesn't do anything for you and a better alternative would be the Hyper Real SPF15. Because it provides smooth pearlescent finish formulated to make the skin reflect a natural health and vibrancy. And it has medium coverage.

I didn't end up buying it though as I stocked up on more e/s lol

sorry, but hyperreal is not a medium coverage foundation. it is sheer, while mineralize satinfinish is sheer to medium.

[BunnyBunnyBunny]

With all liquid foundations, I suggest setting and taking away shinyness with a light powder. By using a powder with Mineralize Satinfinish, it will leave you with a very subtle "dewy" look. The foundation contains micropearl particles, which gives the skin a subtle metallic finish, equaling a slight dewy, creamy, natural glow.

[GlamYOURUs]

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Originally Posted by erine1881

sorry, but hyperreal is not a medium coverage foundation. it is sheer, while mineralize satinfinish is sheer to medium.

O I know its not but when we did it to compare, it gave me a lil coverage (she did swatches on my hand in comparison) than the Mineralize Satinfinish. Side by side. I didn't expect it either but I guess with my skintone it did something a lil different. Btw Im a NC35 in Studio Fix and a NW23 in Studio Tech. :\

[Tinkee-Belle]

I like it because it is not heavy... I use it with a mineral powder overtop and it looks nice and dewy. The thing I dont like is that all the colors are either way too pink or way too orange on me... but i think thats the case with most MAC foundations

[athena123]

Does Mineralize SatinFinish have a tendency to turn orange? My MA suggested NC30 [which looked a little too dark] but when she applied it, it blended right in and looked great under indoor lighting for a few hours until it started turning a little orange. Once I applied under natural daylight, it definitely gives me a yellowish, unhealthy looking tint! Would you suggest I try the opposite NW30, or a lighter shade in NC? Has anyone else noticed this orangey tendency?

[lovelylina]

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Originally Posted by athena123

Does Mineralize SatinFinish have a tendency to turn orange? My MA suggested NC30 [which looked a little too dark] but when she applied it, it blended right in and looked great under indoor lighting for a few hours until it started turning a little orange. Once I applied under natural daylight, it definitely gives me a yellowish, unhealthy looking tint! Would you suggest I try the opposite NW30, or a lighter shade in NC? Has anyone else noticed this orangey tendency?

Yes, I think it does. Well, on me it has a little I think. When I bought mine the sales asistant was adamant that NC44 was right for me, however, I thought the NC42 was better. Anyway, I got the NC44 and annoyingly it is sooooo dark on my skin, and it goes REALLY brown, not my skin tone at all, I think I'm maybe more yellow. It's such a shame as I really like the texture and so on, it's just the colour. Even when I try and use lighter face powders to set it, or a lighter foundation on top of areas, it never works and face looks really brown after about 5 mins. I'm thinking of going and buying a lighter shade to mix it with, as I can't keep wearing it like this. Does anybody know if I can mix this with face and body or another type of foundation? Or does it have to be mineralize satinfinish only?

[cipelica]

After an hour I am so orange, so I have to wash my face, and put my make up on again. And it is very cakey
Big no no for me.

[Sushi_Flower]

I love this foundation, i used it on my graduation and my pictures look great! I apply quite alot of Blot powder on top (i find it wierd that people don't apply powder over foundation and then expect it to stay on all day and not look oily), which creates this really nice velvety glowy look. The shades are also really good, i've never had such a great and realistic NC42 colour match.