Revlon Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder

I got this powder in Suntan Matte and Brighten.

I use Suntan Matte as a bronzer but not for contouring. I believe that one shouldn't contour with shimmery bronzer shades. Despite the name this one is shimmery. I use it on my cheekbones instead of blush when I go for a more natural look. It really warms up and brightens the face.

Shade Brighten is a highlighter. It is very shimmery and has to be applied sparingly. I personally would never apply it all over the face. For me that would highlight pores like crazy. I mainly use on the top of my cheekbones and the highest point of the nose bridge. It really brightens. I also like the fact that it is basically colourless - just fine shimmer. It is really gorgeous - I love it.

What I don't like about both of these - is that they are very hard. I have to dig into mine with a very scratchy brush to pick up enough color. I could never use my MAC 187 brush for instance. In my opinion that is a minus because your shouldn't have to dig in like that.

What I like about both is the lovely sturdy classy looking packaging and a huge amount of product you get. Definitely worth the price I paid for it!

This product is great,got mine for R149.99 from Edgars,I have had it for 2 MONTHS,i USE IT ALMOST EVERY DAY AND iT does'nt look like it will finish soon

I bought this product in the colour 010 Brighten Eclatant. Its a mixture of white, soft and darker pinks. I got this product because it was on sale at Diskem and I wanted a everyday highlighter so I wouldn't have to use my High Beam everyday.

This product was okay for me. I still prefer my High Beam as a highlighter but this product is way cheaper! Suitable for everyday use if you also like to highlight the high points of your face. I even use it under my brow and inner tear ducts, which I can't do with High Beam. So I guess its a bonus. Why I like my High Beam more is because High Beam gives you a glow without shimmer, but this Mineral Finishing Powder has some shimmer in it.

The packaging says its long lasting, but it doesn't last as long as my High Beam. Which is normal I guess since High Beam is a liquid, and this is a powder.

I had watched some Youtube video where this product was described as a dupe for MAC's mineralize skinfinish powders and wanted to try it out before investing in the MAC equivalent. I purchased the product in "020 Suntan Matte" which has a a combination of cream, light brown and medium brown swirls. The product has some fine shimmer in it but when applied the effect is more glowy than shimmery. I use the product as an all over finishing powder and it adds a little bit of bronze colour to my lighter winter complexion. I find it does soften the appearance of my pores but doesn't add much in the way of additional coverage. On fair skin tones this product would probably work better as a bronzer than an all over finishing powder. Overall I really like this product but I would love to try the MAC version and do a comparison.