MAC Tropical Taboo: Mineralize Skinfinishes

Tomorrow, MAC will release a new and limited edition collection in-stores called Tropical Taboo, which is MAC's annual Mineralize launch this year. Tropical Taboo is comprised of two parts, Colour and Face, with a total of 33 products —15 of which are new and limited edition, six of which are re-promotes, ten of which are permanent, one of which is new and permanent, and one of which is a re-promote and now permanent. Tropical Taboo sees the release of five shades of Mineralize Skinfinish, three of which are new and limited edition, and two of which are permanent (and will not be reviewed here). MAC describes Mineralize Skinfinish as "a luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish." It's ideal for adding "buffed-up highlights to cheeks or an overall ultra-deluxe polish to the face." Each Mineralize Skinfinish comes in regular black packaging with a clear lid, contains 7 grams of product, and retails for $35.
Adored
Lust
Rio
Adored, Lust, and Rio

Adored is a mélange of light beige and medium orange-coral. When swirled together, it creates a light pinked peach with champagne shimmer-sheen in a frosted finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, silky, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and more pink than Soft and Gentle, and lighter and much more frosted than Stay By Me Pro Longwear Blush.

Lust is a mélange of light peach-pink and medium-dark rose-bronze. When swirled together, it creates a medium warm rose pink with champagne shimmer-sheen in a frosted finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, silky, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and warmer than Gentle Mineralize Blush, and more pink than Warm Soul Mineralize Blush.

Rio is a mélange of light warm pink and medium-dark bronze. When swirled together, it creates a medium warm peachy pink with champagne shimmer-sheen in a frosted finish. This is a new and limited edition shade. It has a soft, silky, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and less brown than Warm Soul Mineralize Blush, and more pink and more metallic than Cubic Powder Blush.

All three shades had really soft, smooth textures and good pigmentation. Keep in mind that each Skinfinish is created differently, so the resulting colour may vary slightly; that is, each one has different "swirls" with differing amounts of colour, so they may look slightly different than the ones swatched here (for example, Rio may look lighter or darker, more bronze or more pink, depending on the swirl design). Due to the lighter colour, Adored will likely be used as a highlighting shade on most skintones, though those with very fair skin can definitely use it as a blush. Both Lust and Rio should work well as cheek colours for fair to medium-dark skintones, though may work better as highlighters or finishing powders on very dark skintones. As usual, Mineralize Skinfinishes have very metallic finishes, so for those who like a more matte look to their skin, you can definitely skip these. I find that Mineralize Skinfinish has a tendency to emphasize skin texture and pores due to the high-frost finish, so I recommend using a face primer first. If you aren't a fan of Mineralize Skinfinishes, these likely won't change your mind, but if you are, definitely check these out because these look stunning on.