- Hello, everyone.
And welcome back to the Adore Beauty YouTube channel.
My name is Amelia, if we haven't met before.
In today's video, I'm gonna be taking you
through my top 10 favourite MAC products.
So, I used to work for MAC back in the day.
And I also got my first MAC product
when I was a teenager, so that was over 15 years ago.
So, I think or I like to think that I'm an expert
on the MAC products.
And there's so many that I still use to this very day.
So, the first one that we are gonna start with is
the Studio Radiance Face and Body Radiant Sheer Foundation.
It used to be called Face and Body
but it's now got a new name.
This is a really amazing water-based foundation
because it is just so thin.
It has an incredibly lightweight liquid texture.
It's all about warming it up on your hands
and using the heat from your skin to kind of activate it.
You can either apply it directly to the skin
and use your fingers to warm it up on your cheek.
And you'll notice that the texture will change
and it will start to sort of grip to the skin.
And then, you can kind of just blend it out.
Or you can warm it up on your hands
and then just press it onto the skin.
And you are left
with the most beautiful, light coverage, dewy finish.
And it is to this day, my favourite foundation
of all time.
Huge.
Massive.
So then, next we are going into tools.
MAC are well, well known for their tools.
They have so many different brushes to choose from.
I have probably over 50 MAC brushes
that I've accumulated over the years,
and they are amazing because they are so well-made.
They last forever,
and there are so many brushes to choose from.
And also, a lot of the brushes are very versatile.
So, this one that I love is the 170 Brush.
You can use it for different things with the complexion.
Buff in your foundation
or like I'm doing in the video, buff in concealer.
This is also really good to buff in or blend out a contour
or a bronzer or blush.
This is just so beautiful.
I think I've had this for about five or six years now.
Well-made brushes are made to last
and you just have to take care of them.
I'm a huge fan of the 217 Brush.
So, this is a medium length blending brush,
and this is primarily used for eyeshadows.
So, this brush is perfect
for just blending on a really simple eyeshadow.
And it is also amazing for popping powder
in really specific areas.
You can use it
as kind of like a precision application brush.
That is the 207 Brush,
and I have about four or five of these.
Because when I was doing freelance,
I had so many on the go that I would use.
I really love the Pro Longwear Concealer.
This is a really amazing liquidity creamy concealer
that comes in a glass bottle.
And what I love about it,
and also just the Pro Longwear line in general,
is that everything is made to be waterproof.
That concealer will not budge.
It is a go-to for when I used to do weddings
and photo shoots, and even on myself.
I would go in with the Pro Longwear Concealer
through the centre,
and that would kind of reduce any kind of oiliness
that I might get through the centre of my face.
Everything looked really balanced.
So many shades to choose from,
and I think that's something that MAC
has always done so well.
And that's why they've continued to be such a staple brand
for many people is they have such an expansive shade range.
They are extremely inclusive as a brand
and they just always have been.
To staying in the Pro Longwear family,
there are the Pro Longwear Paint Pots.
And these are waterproof cream shadows
that come in a little glass pot.
And one of my favourite shades is Groundwork.
You might be familiar with that
if you pay attention to any of Jo's recommendations.
It's one of her favourites as well.
And it's just a really good neutral brown shade.
It's super easy to just apply it with fingers
or you can use your trusty 217 Brush,
and you have a really nice, simple brown eyeshadow look
that's gonna stay on all day.
And it also works great as a base
for your powder eyeshadows.
So, that is the Pro Longwear Paint Pot.
We have the Mineralize Skinfinishes.
So the Mineralize range is quite broad.
You have foundation, concealer, powders, bronzers, blushes,
but I'm a huge fan of just the Skinfinish in general.
So, this is a really lightweight powder.
It's not really a powder foundation,
but it does have a little bit of coverage.
So, I love using the shade Light
and I'll use it adjusting the centre parts of my face
just to set my concealer.
And it'll also tone down any excessive shine
without drying my skin out.
So, the Mineralize formulas
are a little bit more on the hydrating side.
So, they look quite creamy on the skin
if you could say that for a powder,
but they just looked incredibly natural, almost radiant.
Then in highlighters,
we have the Extra Dimension Skinfinish.
Now, this originally came out as a limited edition product,
but it was such a hit that MAC eventually brought it back.
This formula is a liquid to powder,
and when it goes onto the skin it just looks dreamy.
I don't know how else to describe it.
And I really love the shade, Oh Darling!
You can find a shade to suit your skin tone
because they have so many to choose from.
It is long-wearing.
I believe up to 10 hours.
(lips smacking)
Chef's kiss.
Moving on to eyes, we are talking mascara.
On my top lashes, I will usually wear a waterproof formula.
I'm not fussy about the brand that I'm using.
But on my bottom lashes, I'm very specific.
Mascara on bottom lashes can sometimes smudge.
So going for a formula like this one,
which has, I think, a gel based formula.
It forms tubes around your lashes and it doesn't smudge.
It has a super skinny wand,
which allows you to get quite close to your lashes
and apply on mascara with very little to no smudging
when you apply it.
It will stay on the whole day.
You won't get any kind of smudging
and it's just a dream to wear.
And then when you wanna remove it,
you just use a little bit of warm water
and it will slip off in these little tubes.
They're like socks for your lashes.
Moving on to lips, I have a few faves.
We have the Prep + Prime Lip Primer.
I had never heard of a lip primer until I met this one.
This is amazing because it is a clear matte balm.
And the purpose of this is to hydrate the lips
and smooth out the texture.
So that when you go in with a lip product,
whether it's a lip liner or a lipstick or a gloss,
it will go on smooth, even, and it will stay on longer.
But it doesn't feel oily at all.
It just feels like a really comfortable balm.
And like you see in the video, there's no shine to it,
which is great.
You just apply this.
And then you can go in with your favourite lip product,
which leads me to the Lip Pencil.
So, MAC is well-known for their Lip Pencils.
They have such a huge variety of colours to choose from.
I've spoken about my love for MAC Lip Pencils
in another video.
And my favourite shade is Whirl,
because it is the perfect neutral for my skin tone.
The texture of these is incredible,
especially when you are applying it over the primer.
It's just so smooth.
It doesn't tug on the skin.
And it is just a traditional pencil,
but it's classic for a reason.
Then moving on to lipsticks,
I have spoken so much about my love
for the Powder Kiss formulas.
I love the lipstick.
I love the liquid.
They're both amazing.
Right now, I'm wearing the liquid in the shade Mull It Over.
And I just love how smooth it goes on.
It's incredibly comfortable to wear.
Even though it is a matte, it doesn't feel cakey.
It doesn't feel dry or flaky,
and that's due to hydrating ingredients in the formula.
The matte look as well
is also more of a blurred kind of finish.
And they have so many shades to choose from.
The shade that I love is a Sultry Mauve.
And it's same with Mull It Over,
it has a little bit of warmth to it
but it's still very, very neutral.
Big love for those.
And then also this one like smells like cake,
and it's just such a pleasure to apply
'cause I just like...
Anyway.
We have the Studio Fix Powder Foundation.
Powder foundations are not really popular at the moment
because they get a bad rap.
Same with matte foundations.
People overdid them when they wore them
and it looked too cakey.
But the Studio Fix Powder Foundation
is a classic in my eyes.
So, it comes in a compact.
You can use a sponge to apply it or you can use a brush.
I suggest if you're using the sponge in the compact
to replace it regularly.
Otherwise, you will probably give yourself breakouts
because it's just kind of dirty to keep it in there
and keep using it forever and ever.
The Powder Foundation is full coverage.
You can build it all the way up.
It has a matte finish.
I personally love the powder compact on its own
or worn over the top of something
like Face and Body, which is quite light.
Huge shade range to choose from.
Apply over the face
as long as you've prepped your skin
and moisturise really well,
and it will just perfect your skin.
And it's just so good.
It's such a classic.
Okay.
And then lastly, we have Prep + Prime Fix+ spray.
This is one of the first products that I bought.
The first product I bought was actually a lipstick
that I still have.
I don't use it but I have it.
And then, the second one was this.
The way that you can use this
is as a hydrating mist on your skin
to kind of prep it before you do your makeup.
You can use it after you've done your makeup
like you see me do in the video,
and it kind of rehydrates the skin
and makes your makeup look a little bit more worn in.
Like you've been wearing it a couple of hours
and it started to settle in a little bit,
and work with the oils in your skin.
You can use it to activate a powder product.
It won't increase the longevity of a product
where if you're turning like a powder eyeshadow
into an eyeliner, for instance,
but it will kind of aid in changing the texture of it.
This is just a really amazing hydrating mist
to have on hand.
And now, there's different kinds.
MAC with the variety, it's amazing.
Okay.
So, that is it.
That is my top 10 MAC product list.
It's hard to choose just 10
because I am such a big fan of the brand.
And I think that there are so many amazing products
to choose from.
If you have any questions,
please feel free to pop a comment down below.
Thank you so much for watching.
I hope you enjoyed this video.
I really enjoyed making it, clearly.
Look at my face.
I'm so happy with this makeup
and I get really excited talking about MAC products.
Anyway, that's it.
I'll see you in another video soon.
Bye.