MAC Quite Cute Mineralize Blushes Review and Swatches

I'm usually not one for pastels, but I couldn't say no to MAC's darling Mineralize Blushes released with their Quite Cute collection. These blushes are LE ($27.50 CA/23.00 US).

Clockwise from bottom left: Miss Behave, Sakura and Giggly

Each blush consists of a main body of mainly matte colour with a frosted accent heart in the middle. The overall finish of all three blushes is sheer satin. Swatches done indoors without flash on NC 40 skin.

From left: Miss Behave, Sakura and Giggly

From left: Miss Behave, Sakura and Giggly

Miss Behave -  is a very light beigey peach with a cool white shimmer, which comes from the mint coloured heart. I see this shade working as a highlighter for most people, especially because the shimmer is quite white. Only perhaps the palest out there could get some colour from this. I would hazard to say this would be chalky on darker skintones.

Sakura - a very cool lavender toned pink, but wearable even on yellow toned skins (such as mine). The most pigmented of the bunch, this is a rather unusual shade. Works nicely as a pop of colour on the apples of the cheek.

Giggly - a yellow toned medium pink which isn't the most unique colour but very wearable. This is a nice colour for spring, and the satin finish gives it a little bit of light.

General Comments

These three blushes are very sheer, especially for the Mineralize Blush formula which is usually highly pigmented. As well, the texture of these blushes is extremely powdery which means that to build colour the user will have to apply multiple layers of product. While this factor might be annoying for some, I don't have too much of a problem with it. I think these blushes are designed to be subtle washes of colour, and in that respect they succeed. The best of the three are Sakura and Giggly, with Sakura being the strongest colour. The weakest is Miss Behave which is too pale to function as a blush alone for most. As a highlighter though, Miss Behave works well enough even if it is a tad chalky.

J