Review- MAC magically cool liquid powder.

MAC Magically Cool Liquid Powder in the colour 'Truth and light'

According to MAC it is- "A silky, feather-light powder, formulated with 70% water, dusts on to the skin as a cooling mist to set and enhance the look of any foundation. Beyond sheer: light-reflecting and translucent. A virtually invisible way to add luminosity and a soft radiant glow to the skin."

and the colour is described as 'sheer shimmer that reflects silver and pink' This is the lightest of the 3 colours available.

So in this review I am going to include swatches, applied with the 3 brushes shown in the picture below, so you can see the different effects it can give and my views on different aspects of the product.

upper left- bare essentuals, flawless face buffer brush. upper right- MACs 187 duo fibre stippling brush.
lower centre- real techniques small dense foundation/concealer brush. 

Packaging:

the packaging to this product is the same as any other twist off lid jar, with sieve holes to disperse the product. It feels sturdy and the lid twists on securely, it does not feel like it will break in your makeup bag.
Even though the disperser holes are very small the product if so fine that it slips through the holes far far far too easily! if you tip this upside down for a few seconds The whole top section will be full of product which you dont want as you will end up loosing much of the product due to 'dust clouds' when opening, and product stuck to the lid. Therefore I think taking this product traveling is a big no no, unless you apply tape over the holes before popping it in your makeup bag! bit of an inconvinience.

Texture and feel:
Mac was spot on when they described it as "silky" and "feather-light" it is the finest powder I have ever had the pleasure of touching. It is unbelievable smooth between the fingers xD
It also gives a cooling sensation, im not surre if I love or hate the sensation though! when i apply it to my face with my brush it literally feels like im applying it with a very wet brush! I expect to have big streaky water marks in my foundation (but luckily I never do :P) But I can imagin you would welcome the feeling in hot summer months (not like we ever get any in England!) It would be a nice product to carry in your bag to freshen up your make up and cool down in hot weather, but unfortunatly this is not possibal due to the packaging problen mentioned above.
Even though it does feel very cooling and water like when applied it doesnt last long! maybe 10 seonds at the most, so if your buying it solely for the cooling aspect then dont buy it!

Smell:
if you sniff it in the pot then it has an unusual, yet very natural and subtle smell, however when applying it I cant smell anything! so if your funny with smells then dont worry this product will be fine for you!

Look and uses on the skin
it is light reflecting and glowy, it is inbetween a irridesence and shimmer see pictures below (click to enlarge)

Here you can see the flakes of tiny silver shimmer

and here you can see the pink irredecance (it looks more purple simply cause its on a black base!) 

This product can be used as both a setting powder and a highlighter depending of the effect wanted and the brush used.

187 brush without flash

As a setting powder:
I like it as a setting powder, it keeps my foundation in place and doesnt make my foundation look dry, powdery or cakey, I have tried it both with a sparse stippling brush and a denser powder brush here are the results:

187 brush with flash

This is the product applied with the MAC 187 brush, I stippled it on and the buffed it in, I found the more you buff with this product the more intense the glow becomes, this is not what i was expecting normally with shimmery products the more you buff the more the shimmer gets dusted off, but with this it seems to disperse it more! Be careful not to buff too much else you will move your foundation around and end up with patchy bits.

I like the look of this its not too much, when i first applied it I was dissapointed it wasnt a bit more glowy, but now I have been wearing it for a week, I appreciate its not over the top, this also means it doesnt draw too much attention to enlarged pores, fine lines or blemishes unlike very shimmery products do.

powder brush without flash.

This is the product applied with the flawless face brush, which is denser then the MAC 187 brush, I therefore thought it would give more of a glow, but I actually find them very simular, this brush perhaps applys it slightly more unevenly but only when inspecting it VERY closely! It may just be the powder brush I am using as I have read other reviews that said it is too shimmery when applied with a dense powder brush! I also thought that the 187 gave a nicer cooling feeling when applied.

powder brush with flash.

Therefore either brush would be fine to apply, its just personal preference and which brush you already have in your collection. Dont expect the glow to be too noticeable as a setting powder else you will be disappointed.

Applied with the real techniques brush.

Used for a highlighter

I really like it as a highlighter as well! I would apply it with a dense brush so it packs the product on, and remember its not a gold or silver based highlighter it will give a pink iridescence so bare that in mind!

so this is the product as a highlighter, I applied it with my favorite brush used for highlighting! its a mini foundation brush/ large concealer brush, it packs the product on, again the more i buff the product in the more of a glow I get. It gives a lovely shimmery glow with no glitter particles, for me I would of preferred a lighter or translucent powder to really lighten and highlight my cheek bone but if you have a light-medium (not white white!) skin tone then it should be fine, also if you have a ashier skin it would look better due to the pink iridescence to it.

I like it as a highlighter as well, but its a bit to dark for my taste, so I personally use it as a setting powder but its personal preference and skin tone!

Final thoughts?

I find this product sits on my shelf and gets forgotton about, I would not purchase again as I dont think the look, or uses live up to the price.

Thanks, let me know what you think, and if you like the other 2 colours MAC have ('Honey rose' and 'Cajun')