MAC Set Powder - Invisible

Here is my loose powder of choice. MAC Set Powder in Invisible is aptly named and described.

This powder is ultra fine, sets makeup and is indeed invisible. You also get a whopping huge jar for $24.

I have heard a few complaints about this powder and they mainly revolve around it looking powdery on the skin. First of all a very small amount is required to set makeup and overuse will look a bit white and powdery. It is a common thing with setting powders to assume if a little is good, more would be better. I am guilty of this one too.

Second this would not be my first choice for those will very dry skin but those will oily skin will love its mattifying properties.

This is a Pro Product and can be purchased at Pro Stores or over the phone from MAC. Checking out the MAC Pro website can introduce you to all sorts of products and some colors that you never knew existed that might not suit your everyday tastes but offer some amazing color choices.

MakeUp Forever HD Microfinish Powder

I have heard lots of talk about this 100% silica powder but hadn't gotten around to giving it a test drive. Being an oily skinned gal I am not sure what caused the delay because oil absorbing silica is my friend!

MUFE already makes my favorite powder, Super Matte, and the new High Definition Microfinish Powder ($30) will be joining the ranks!

This powder is white in the jar but blends into skin and mattifies without looking chalky. MUFE made this powder for HD TV and it does indeed help to soften lines and make skin look better. But the part that got me marching to the cash register was the shine control. I applied a test powder patch to a fairly shiny nose and forehead and BLAM! the shine was gone and stayed that way for hours.

Now if only MUFE would make this in pressed form I would build a shrine in their honor and worship daily!

MAC - Soft & Slow Lipglass

Normally I am a MAC die hard but this latest collection Neo Sci-Fi in bright orange packaging just isn't all that exciting to me. For the most part these are colors I have seen before but the noted exception is the return of Soft & Slow Lipglass.

Soft & Slow Lipglass was a limited gloss from almost a year ago that is a great everyday color that looks fresh and nice. It is just a bit deeper than your lip color and while it is tempting to think that you can find another gloss just like it, experience has taught me to buy in multiples!

MAC describes this as a midtone creamy plum shade. On me it makes my lips look polished but not made up.....you know that effortless color that makes you look naturally pretty rather than makeup pretty.

Now if I could only convince MAC to keep Dazzleglass around permanently......hmmm, maybe a petition is in order!