MAC Strobe liquid lotion is one of those product that seems to have the ‘cult product’ label attached to it – it was one of the products that caught my eye when I first started blogging… as I’m such a sucker for the claims of a glow and radiance…
So when the new L’Oreal Lumi Magique Base Primer hit the market recently I had a bit of a gut feeling that it might be a more affordable version of the famous MAC Strobe Liquid.
Both products are lightweight liquids with a pearlescent finish, texture wise they both feel really similar, perhaps the Lumi Magique being slightly more liquid like – but this could be partly down to the face that the MAC one is a little older. The main difference (which isn’t huge) is in the shimmer finish as you can see in the pictures below.
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| L-R: MAC – L’Oreal |
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| L-R: MAC – L’Oreal |
When the two are blended more (obviously heavy above) the MAC has a pink toned shimmer, whilst the L’Oreal doesn’t and is more neutral/white. Both products to deliver a glow, and are ideal either mixed with a little foundation or as a base – personally I use on the cheeks/under-eye area rather than all over, but that’s a personal choice thing.
They both look great!
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I recently bought the L’Oreal Lumi Magique to mix with my Double wear light which leaves me looking incredible dull but mixed together it looks lovely. I also prefer warmer foundations as any sort of pinky toned face product makes me look like ive been attacked by a blusher so after looking at these swatches i’m very glad i didn’t shell out for the MAC one! 🙂 x
They both look great, I don’t think that LOreal one has made it to the US though yet!
It’s nice to know that there’s a cheaper alternative available, even if it’s not identical. 🙂
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