MAC Mineralise Skin Finish Soft and Gentle Review

Oh how I love thee! I'm a fairly recent "highlighter junkie" - I only discovered the power of a quality illuminating product in the last 6 months after watching hundreds of YouTube videos (such a guilty pleasure!)

Previously I had been a strict "matte only" girl. I wanted to look absolutely flawless, think foundation, powder a light dusting on matte bronzer, perfect lips and perfect eyes. Now my look is the same but oh so different!

My love affair with highlighter started with TheBalm Marylou manizer. I had seen it's praises being shouted all over YouTube and I HAD to get my hands on it. But it just wasn't good enough, I wanted something better, something that would make my skin look lit from within, healthy & GLOWING.

Enter Soft & Gentle. I had seen it on YouTube many times but I'd never given it much thought until a friend told me how incredible it was. So off I went to buy it & that was the beginning of my love affair! I have very light skin with pink undertones, I burn easily and can tend to look washed out if I'm not careful. This highlighter powder is the definition of perfection. It's the most amazing colour, it's makes my skin glow, it never looks fake, it brightens up everything about my face, my eyes look brighter, my skin looks luminous and healthy & it stops my makeup from looking flat.

I use it under my eyes, above my cheekbones, in the lower center of my forehead and on my cupids bow. You can build it up or leave it sheer and light and no matter how often you use it the pan stays full. I can't imagine ever running out of this and I can't imagine ever finding anything that even comes close to this amazing product!

This is the only highliggghter I use! I love the sleek packaging and knowing that I am getting value for money when purchasing MAC products. I find that the mineral highlighters glide onto my skin effortlessly and give the right amount of shine it almost looks natural when the light hits my cheeks. The blend of colours in the powder blend perfectly into my natural skin tone! Great product will continue to buy

Oh dear lord, this has to be the ultimate highlighter for me I absolutely love it ☺️ It's so luxurious the amazing highlight it gives my face during the colder months is amazing. I goes so well with every look and I always hey complimented on it most places I go. It also makes a nice eyeshadow so it's double awesome love this best investment I've made. Thank you mac :)

This Is in my top five highlighters. It would probably be No 2! It is Beautiful. I find that if you wet your brush with Fix + it give a less chunky glittery feel and a more glowing radiant shine.

I use this nearly everyday as a contour and highlight. It has an amazing color but has quite a heavy glitter, which is easy to get around if you have a slightly damp brush. LOVE this luxe powder!

This MAC skinfinish is the perfect product to add some definition to the cheek bones, and an all over shimmer. Applying on the top of the cheek bones adds more definition to the upper cheek bone, giving your face a more structured look, and also a shimmery finish when caught in the light. Highly recommend.

This is a must have with light gold reflective shimmer, if you have ever seen some with perfectly sculpted cheekbones and then they turn in the light and notice the shimmer its this and you need to get your hands on it too. Lasts forever, well worth buying.

This is my holy grail highlight, a very soft tone with gold reflects in it. Easily glides on with a brush and doesn't look cakey. This is a really nice highlight for all skim tones, I'm quite pale and it looks better on my than other highlights like mac by candlelight. It is expensive, but at the same time it lasts for ages, I've had mine for more than a year and haven't seen pan yet.

OMG!! I'm all about highlighting the cheek bones, this product is amazing!! Such a pretty metallic finish.

I absolutely love this product, it is a really versatile highlighter to have around. It is great for the dewy skin look, and is able to be built up or left subtle. It (like most MAC in NZ) is quite pricey, but it does last a long time even if you are using it every day. Definitely a staple for me.