MAC baking beauties pink buttercream pearlmatte face powder review and swatches

MAC pink butter cream pearl matte face powder review and swatch

As you can see I have used this quite a bit and the white edge overlay has wiped off. This face powder is from the baking beauties collection by MAC, which was released may 2013 internationality.  As this is limited edition this was retailed for $29 US dollars.
 As you can't buy this on the mac website now, the price can vary. If you want to purchase this in the UK on eBay it retails for around £30 including postage and packaging, but in the US it retails for $35 dollars including postage and packaging.


It is described as being "light silvery pink base with dark pink flowers and periwinkle leaves".  The powder is extremely sheer light baby pink colour, it is actually like the cake in the picture.  I think if you want to use it for the whole of your face a a sheer powder then it is best for cool toned skin as the blue leaves will help with your complexion. For me it works either as a highlighter, face powder and a light blush as I am neutral toned.

what I really like is how it doesn't cling to the dry patches in my skin, if I use it as a face powder it just brightens up my face and gives a satin finish over the top of my foundation. I would not recommend it by itself unless you have great skin, as it has low coverage, which is expected as it is a satin finish not matte.  My skin type is very dry and sensitive, so I have to be extra careful on my face products. This does not break me out or give me any skin irritations what so ever, which is a big thumbs up for me as I find it hard to find face products that work for me. If you have oily acne prone skin this probably wont be the product for you as the sheer coverage will make you look more shiny and we not help your acne as it might. But if you are dead set on trying it I would recommend wearing a high coverage matte foundation underneath and then blot your face and re apply the powder to combat shine.  The only reason I am so against people buying it if you have oily acne prone skin is that it is a lot of money to spend if it makes your skin worse, but if you do find a method that works so that you can wear this powder please share :)

This is one of the hardest product I have had to swatch, as my camera does not show the pigmentation of the product well. As you can just about see in the picture the product is a champagne pink powder, with a blueish undertone. Sorry my camera does not give the shimmer much justice, but there is a lovely cool natural looking sheen to it. To me the swatch of this products looks like more of a highlighter then a powder.  This would go lovely on more lighter skin tones, I am not sure what it would look like on darker skin tones. what is a benefit of this product is the fact that it is multifunctional and can be used for many things in your make up routine. It can be used as a powder by it self just to give you a natural glow or as a overlay on your foundation to give a sheen to it. It can be used as highlighter on your cheekbones, inner eye and brow bone. I use it more as a blusher, as I have trouble finding a blusher that is not too pink toned for my pale skin and it looks more natural than having a bright pink on the apple of my cheeks for me. 



This is what the product should look like new, as you can see brand new there is a white powder round the edge of the powder, this wipes of after you first use it as it is just an overlay. so when you first use this product there will be a lot more shimmer pay off, so the second time you use it the results will obviously be different.

What do you think of this product and what is your favourite MAC product? xxx