(This is good, though I always found myself overwhelmed with the amount of product that gushed from Lancôme’s.) Unlike Lancôme’s cushion compact, which arrived last year, MAC’s holds a smaller amount of liquid. You may need to tap the sponge over splotchy areas a few times to get just the right amount of coverage, but that’s how “buildable coverage” works. It’s thin - watery, almost - but covers spots and pimples extraordinarily well. MAC’s formula appears virtually invisible on skin. After patting your face with the puff, you’ll ideally see a complexion that’s even, smooth, and moisturized. A small bit of the formula seeps up from the sponge and onto the puff. For the uninitiated, here’s how you use a cushion compact: You take the round puff included with the compact and dip it into the compact’s formula-soaked sponge. All of the usual components are involved: a sponge saturated with a BB-cream-like liquid, a circular puff to dispense the formula all over your face, and an air-tight lid so the liquid doesn’t dry out. Introduced late last year, MAC’s Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact is the brand’s response to the Korean cushion-compact trend. I was, to be frank, unimpressed - that is, until MAC’s entry changed my mind. It’s different, kind of weird, but definitely cool! everyone concluded. It’s like a BB cream but better! most wrote. When the Western beauty market became awash in cushion compacts about a year ago, it seemed like no one could stop talking about them. MAC’s Matchmaster Shade Intelligence Compact

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