Well hello there MAC.
So I recently bought this powder to try again, I used it a few years ago and wasn't sold on it. After using another powder religiously for a few years I thought I'd give it another try and boy I'm glad I did.
Last Sunday I decided to try it on it's own. I have combination skin, my cheeks are dry and I get a bit oily on my chin and forehead. I used a nourishing moisturiser beforehand and it went on very nicely. It gave me a very matte look though which I'm not too keen on personally as it showss up all my bumps, but when my skin is more on the oily side I will probably use it on its own more often.
I use it in the NC15 shade, which is still a little bit too dark for me but coming up summer it should be perfect.
On a regular day I use it with a powder brush to set my foundation. Not heaps but just enough to set my foundation and give me a bit of extra coverage.
It comes in the iconic MAC packaging and also with a sponge. I use the sponge when I'm out and need a top up.
I also wear glasses, and honestly the amount of times I've given up using a foundation or powder for this reason.. No but seriously, where your glasses sit on your nose, when your glasses leave you with dents/wipe off your makeup, it's so annoying. I'm happy to say after 8 hours at work, I only needed to fix up that area once! And the rest of my face didn't need touching up, and that's pretty much why I'll be buying it again!
I was given this by my sister who has quite dry skin and didn't like it, and have tried it both as a stand alone foundation and as a powder over top. While it does give you a gorgeous complexion as a foundation, I found in certain areas it was flaky, even when applied with a brush over moisturizer and mac primer. Depending on what liquid foundation I use, it can either be a great powder over top, or make your skin look a little rough. I think this would be a great product for people with more oily skin, I just can't figure it out for my dry/combination skin though. It also runs out very quickly, I barely use mine and I can already see the bottom of the compact.