I was up in Belfast on Sunday and did a little bit of premeditated unplanned hauling. Among the bits & bobs I picked up were two of the Prestige Skin Loving Minerals.
Basically these are dupes of the MAC Mineralize Skinfinish which I already <3
I think I have purposely avoided picking these up until now because I am such a devotee of the MAC MSF’s, my So Ceylon is definitely one of my holy grail products….. or should I say was…. Eeeeeeeee
First things, packaging. It could just be me being all fingers and thumbs but I find the Prestige compacts difficult to open, however I’m willing to put up with this because of what is inside.
I purchased 03 Pure Shimmer, a gorgeous highlight and 01 Rich Bronze, such a flattering warm tan but not quite as deep in colour as So Ceylon.
L: Pure Shimmer R: Rich Bronze No Flash
As before but under flash
In my opinion these are unbelievably good. The actual product formulation is very finely milled and therefore requires practically no buffing, unlike the MAC MSF’s, where the art of application can be hard to master! I use the 181 with my MAC and it takes a good 30 secs of continuous buffing until I feel happy it isn’t just sitting noticeably on the surface of my face. With the Prestige I use a very narrow Chilli Pepper brush and simply sweep on as I would blush, it takes 5 seconds max.
It gives superb instant skin brightening. Glowing & healthy looking skin. Already I’ve had numerous compliments from the other mums at the school gates about it, and believe me, they’re a tough crowd.
However the end result of both is so so similar its hard to call, but the fact that prestige is so quick & easy to apply makes it the ideal choice.
L: Rich Bronze R: Pure Shimmer
Please excuse the bumpy skin above, still in recovery from the Liz Earle incident, and bare in mind I have applied a bit more than I would normally for the benefit of pics 
MAC weighs in at a pretty steep £17.13 for 10g, while Prestige rings in at a much more purse friendly £8.80 for 8g.
I would definitely check the Prestige range out, you’ll find it in any large Boots within the UK.
xoxo
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Ooo they look lovely, I am really going to have to try them! Will save me money really, because I was going to try an MSF! You have convinced me I might not need to! x x x
Hand on heart, if they increase the colour range in these babies, I can't see me ever shelling out for a MAC MSF again. It'd have to be seriously special. xxxx
They look so gorgeous! I've been thinking about getting one or two also…you should post more pics of yourself, you're stunning! xoxo Anna
Thank you Anna, I'm afraid I'm very self critical when it comes to pictures and many never make it to the blog. Its a trait I'm trying to quash! xxxx
I'm late to jump on this bandwagon but I'm glad I did. I just got Pure Shimmer today and now want to go back and grab the other two colours!bb
They are fab aren't they?! I'm still using them both regularly. I did get Glam Tan but it was waaaaay too dark on me & I swapped it. I hope they make more of these xx