MAC Semi Precious Swatches

Earlier today, I popped into Tangs Orchard with Mag and Kas to check out the MAC Semi Precious mineral collection. (Fashion Flower has been delayed yet again.) The counter was doing very brisk business, despite the fact that the collection has received mixed reviews online.

These swatches of the Mineralize Eyeshadows were all done on bare skin without any primer underneath. Most of them swatched quite smoothly, although a few like Clarity and Hint of Sapphire needed quite a bit of layering.


Quartz Fusion was the only shade that had chunky silver glitter bits, that looked like they could get quite messy.

There are two different swatches of Jade's Fortune, with one being the more leaf green part of it and the other being the more greyish part. I was briefly tempted by Clarity, Jade's Fortune and Hint of Sapphire as I loved how they looked in the pot but when I went outdoors and looked at the swatches under the sun, they looked a tad dusty. So I decided to pass on them as none had the brilliance of the Venomous Villains Mineralize Eyeshadows.




The three Mineralize Skin Finishes (S$48) were all too shimmery for my liking.

Two of the three Mineralize Blushes (S$44) in this collection. These don't have the frostiness of the MSFs.

My sole purchase was the #128 brush (S$59), which was highly recommended by my SA, Javen. He suggested using the natural hair side (black) to apply blushes and the synthetic side to blend. #128 feels nicely dense and firm, yet soft against the skin.

For me, MAC brushes are an excellent investment as they last many years with proper care. Some of my MAC brushes are 10 years old and still going strong without shedding or falling apart. In contrast, the ferrule of my dual-ended Sleek contour brush (purchased just a couple of weeks ago) is already coming loose.