Hey! Thankyou for tuning in! This review will be all about MAC 's Extra Dimension Skinfinish In Double Gleam. I did pick up one more shade " Beaming Blush" which I will review later on as I wanted to focus this one on just one product to be able to go in-depth. The highlighter we're talking about is a part of MAC's extra dimension skinfinish collections that is launched specifically for the highlight trend of 2016- strobing! It definitely is different from the brand's previous shimmery powder formulas. This line is designed for a blinding obvious glow in various different shades and forms : liquids and powders. Starting off with the review of extra dimension skinfinish highlighters , they come in various shade selections to choose from , catering to almost all skin types across the board. There is a stark white silvery toned shade that reflects blue and is perfect for paler skintones that are unable to pull off gold toned highlighters. This one is a light golden tone with champagne shift , yellow warm undertones and a very bold metallic sheen. MAC claims these last upto 10 hours to which I can testify saying I wore this one for about a 7 hours you could say! and to my surprise , it held up while my blush was gone. I'll start off with packaging , progressing towards the formula , the wearibility , the application and cost breakdown!
It comes housed in the standard black MAC packaging which is the same for all MAC compacts but this one has a slight change to it. Instead of being totally black , the middle of it is see-through so you get to see the colour even if you decide to keep it in the box if you're like me!
The inside of the compact looks like this
All of the extra dimensions share this layout : a beautiful lined pattern with MAC engraved on it. The packaging has a clip shut closure so it will be secure if you want to take it travelling with you!
Coming to the formula of the powder , it's honestly something I haven't seen before. I remember swatching it in store and thinking it might be like a regular MAC highlighter but they've changed this entirely from their previous ones : this is more on the gritty side , more finely milled and very thin of a consistency where it layers beautifully on top of other products , liquids or powders. It has a very very unique formula which almost seems like every powder particle is reflecting light on it's own , which is the possibility as this is very intense of a highlighter. It shows up pretty well and loud on my warm golden skintone and will be gorgeous on almost any skintone I can think of , even deep ones as it does not reflect very very silver, it is a muted gold with champagne undertones. If you can make Champagne Pop show up on your skin and reflect beautifully , this is a tone lighter than that and will suit almost every undertone. I would recommend going in store and swatching a few shades as they do carry gold tones darker than this.
This is what it looks like with one finger swatch , lightly pressed without any pressure. It is indeed beautiful! Having tried all 4 shades of this line , I can say this one has shimmers and pressed pearls that pull more on the shiny metallic side compared to the rest and formula wise , even though they might share the same ingredient , this probably due to it's shade is the most flattering one.
On the skin , if worn heavy handedly with a denser brush , it does slightly emphasize texture if you have any on your cheeks but if worn with a fan brush or lightly dusted with sheer application , it is smooth and doesnt tend to show any texture or bumps that your skin may have. Even worn with my go-to highlight brush which is a dense one , it did not bring up any textured skin or bumps on my cheeks , but I would still recommend going in with a fan brush for a more diffused softer finish depending on your preference. The closest dupe that I can find of this shade and somewhat of texture is BECCA Moonstone which is pretty close.
Comparing it to another of my most used highlighters from MAC , Soft and Gentle , I would say they fall in the same warm gold highlight shade families but are very different formula wise ,which justifies having 2 of them. Soft and Gentle is a more muted , more smooth and softer , diffused almost glow-from-within highlight with little bit of fine micro shimmers that make it pop in light. It is darker in tone and reflection and is more on the subtle side as compared to this one.
This is what Soft and gentle looks like on my skintone , if you have not read my review on this , I will have it linked down below but I do prefer my soft and gentle over double gleam for an everyday highlighter but I would definitely choose double gleam over soft and gentle if we compare them on the basis of intensity and how blinding they are! Not to mention , S&G is slightly more on the peachy gold side whereas double gleam is a lighter gold toned highlighter.
You can get MAC Double Gleam here online : ( or at any MAC counter or store near you)
http://www.maccosmetics.com.au/product/13849/21865/products/makeup/face/powder/extra-dimension-skinfinish#/shade/Double-Gleam_
It retails for $48 Australian and has 9 grams of product.
Post on Soft and Gentle :
http://peaceloveshimmermusings.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/mac-mineralise-skinfinish-soft-and.html
Thankyou for reading! hope it helped xo
Prab :)
It comes housed in the standard black MAC packaging which is the same for all MAC compacts but this one has a slight change to it. Instead of being totally black , the middle of it is see-through so you get to see the colour even if you decide to keep it in the box if you're like me!
The inside of the compact looks like this
All of the extra dimensions share this layout : a beautiful lined pattern with MAC engraved on it. The packaging has a clip shut closure so it will be secure if you want to take it travelling with you!
Coming to the formula of the powder , it's honestly something I haven't seen before. I remember swatching it in store and thinking it might be like a regular MAC highlighter but they've changed this entirely from their previous ones : this is more on the gritty side , more finely milled and very thin of a consistency where it layers beautifully on top of other products , liquids or powders. It has a very very unique formula which almost seems like every powder particle is reflecting light on it's own , which is the possibility as this is very intense of a highlighter. It shows up pretty well and loud on my warm golden skintone and will be gorgeous on almost any skintone I can think of , even deep ones as it does not reflect very very silver, it is a muted gold with champagne undertones. If you can make Champagne Pop show up on your skin and reflect beautifully , this is a tone lighter than that and will suit almost every undertone. I would recommend going in store and swatching a few shades as they do carry gold tones darker than this.
This is what it looks like with one finger swatch , lightly pressed without any pressure. It is indeed beautiful! Having tried all 4 shades of this line , I can say this one has shimmers and pressed pearls that pull more on the shiny metallic side compared to the rest and formula wise , even though they might share the same ingredient , this probably due to it's shade is the most flattering one.
On the skin , if worn heavy handedly with a denser brush , it does slightly emphasize texture if you have any on your cheeks but if worn with a fan brush or lightly dusted with sheer application , it is smooth and doesnt tend to show any texture or bumps that your skin may have. Even worn with my go-to highlight brush which is a dense one , it did not bring up any textured skin or bumps on my cheeks , but I would still recommend going in with a fan brush for a more diffused softer finish depending on your preference. The closest dupe that I can find of this shade and somewhat of texture is BECCA Moonstone which is pretty close.
Comparing it to another of my most used highlighters from MAC , Soft and Gentle , I would say they fall in the same warm gold highlight shade families but are very different formula wise ,which justifies having 2 of them. Soft and Gentle is a more muted , more smooth and softer , diffused almost glow-from-within highlight with little bit of fine micro shimmers that make it pop in light. It is darker in tone and reflection and is more on the subtle side as compared to this one.
This is what Soft and gentle looks like on my skintone , if you have not read my review on this , I will have it linked down below but I do prefer my soft and gentle over double gleam for an everyday highlighter but I would definitely choose double gleam over soft and gentle if we compare them on the basis of intensity and how blinding they are! Not to mention , S&G is slightly more on the peachy gold side whereas double gleam is a lighter gold toned highlighter.
You can get MAC Double Gleam here online : ( or at any MAC counter or store near you)
http://www.maccosmetics.com.au/product/13849/21865/products/makeup/face/powder/extra-dimension-skinfinish#/shade/Double-Gleam_
It retails for $48 Australian and has 9 grams of product.
Post on Soft and Gentle :
http://peaceloveshimmermusings.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/mac-mineralise-skinfinish-soft-and.html
Thankyou for reading! hope it helped xo
Prab :)
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