Beauty Care: MAC Let It Glow Extra Dimension Skinfinish Review & Swatches

Let It Glow

MAC Let It Glow Extra Dimension Skinfinish ($37.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a silvery-white with cooler undertones and a sparkling, luminous finish. It had larger flecks of sparkle in it compared to most of the Extra Dimension Skinfinishes I’ve tried over the years, which may come as a surprise to long-time fans. The texture was fairly smooth but had a drier feel to it than past shades in the formula, though by no means actually that dry/dusty–just not nearly as smooth and firm.

It had semi-opaque color payoff that applied evenly to bare skin and had good dispersion of shimmer/sparkle. The base seemed more translucent to me, so the coverage came more in the form of shimmer/sparkle to my eye. The finish was shinier, but it did not emphasize my skin’s natural texture. It wore nicely for eight and a half hours before fading a bit, and the shimmer/sparkle didn’t seem to migrate noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$37.00/0.31 oz. - $119.35 Per Ounce

The Extra Dimension Skinfinish formula is supposed to give “the perfect glow to the skin” with a “creamy powder formula” that wears for “10 hours.” It’s a powder highlighter that I’d describe as a moderate to intense highlighter, and they come in varying hues with some that might work as highlighting blushes/bronzers are on some skin tones and true highlighters on other skin tones. In general, the formula is very pigmented, blendable, and wears around eight to nine hours on me.

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Ingredients

Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, C12-20 Acid Peg-8 Ester, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Squalane, Glycerin, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Polysorbate 80, 1,2-Hexanediol, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Caprylyl Glycol, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Carmine (Ci 75470), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)]