MAC Strobe Cream Review

I liked what it did to the foundation but I HATED the smell of it. it put me off using it and I gave it to a friend who also didn't like the smell. would not use again

As much as I love MAC products, I really wasn't that happy with this product. I tried the version in the pump bottle which I think is a runnier consistency to the one in the tube so perhaps that was the reason why I didn't enjoy it. For the price, it really didn't do what I wanted it to but I may try the thicker version next time to see if that makes a difference.

Being obsessed with glow I needed this product in my life badly.. So I finally brought myself a tube!

First thoughts.. I wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be.. Don't get me wrong I love this product as a moisturizer worn alone.. I think it looks wonderful on the skin.. I also didn't get the whole.. Little bit goes a long way thing people were talking about.. I actually need quite a few generous quirts to get this over my face.. And that smell? So not appealing!

I also have to disagree with the claims of it being amazing mixed in with make up or in with your base.. I don't think its the all rounder people have made it out to be.. The people who sing its praises have obviously not tried the amazingness of illuminating serums blended in with foundation..

So my verdict is.. Great for skin care.. No make up days need this product! Make up days.. Nah, you can do so much better!

I really like the strobe cream by MAC as I have dry skin so it gives my skin a little bit of extra dewiness and makes my foundation easy to apply. you only need to use a small amount of the product which is good because it isn't cheap! not sure if I will buy it again as it doesn't really do anything too special.

I have the sample/ travel size of this because if you purchase this from MAC's official site, you will realise that by purchasing two sample sizes of strobe is much cheaper than purchasing the full size. I know, crazy right. I don't really think this is meant to be a primer, but I know most people use it as one. I love love love the smell of this little cream, it reminds me of my Estee Lauder day time moisturiser (forgot the actual name okay) smells like melons! Yum! Upon application my face looks lovely and dewy, however one hour later I'm sitting there looking like a grease ball. I blot and blot and I powder and powder but oil continues to drips off my face. I really wanted to like this but it's just too oily for me. In the end it just ruins my makeup :(.

I love the feeling MAC Strobe cream when you put it on, It's fantastic! Smooth and satiny and leaves your foundation feeling utterly amazing on top of it.

However as an oily girl, this isn't for me! I found that an hour or so after application the product had slide a little bit and looked far brighter and shiny-er than it had originally, leaving my nicely highlighted cheekbones looking like I had gotten a little happy with the glitter paint.

This would probably work better for the normal-dry skin types.

This is a great product I apply this before applying my foundation and find that it gives my skin a nice dewy look that looks more awake and fresh. It is a very lightweight as well. I have tried adding this product to my foundation but I didn't really notice it made a difference to my foundation which I found disappointing. Even I like to sometimes add it as a highlight which it does a good job at. Would love to buy the bigger bottle of this. Really good for dry skin as it moistens and hydrates the skin.

I recently purchased a travel sized strobe cream and am fairly happy with it. I think it does give my face a very subtle glow but possibly not much difference in appearance from just using a moisturiser. I don't think I will be rushing out to replace this once I have finished the product.

MAC's Strobe Cream has so much hype about it but I had always dismissed it as something that would not be suitable for my oily skin. Then when my skin began to dry up and look flat and dull, I decided to try out a travel size of the product to see if I liked it before taking the plunge.

Strobe cream pretty much just looks like a moisturiser, one that smells nice but pretty unspectactular given the fanfare, I was expecting something with a more noticeable sheen.

This goes on like a silky moisturiser, leaving the skin feeling and looking soft and dewy. It took me a bit of playing around to find out how to use this for me, unlike most products it's really vague about when you apply it, from the description it sounds more like a skincare product but I only use this when wearing full makeup.

I apply a small amount of this using my fingers after primer, leaving it to sink in a little bit before applying foundation on top of it. I find this helps bring a bit more life into my makeup, I normally wear full-coverage foundation and by applying Strobe Cream first my makeup has more dimension.