Dare to Compare: Emani Flawless Matte Foundation in 290 Natural Sand v.s. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light

Emani Flawless Matte Foundation in 0290 Natural Sand

Emani Flawless Matte Foundation in 0290 Natural Sand & MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light

Emani Flawless Matte Foundation in 0290 Natural Sand. Retails for $33CAN at Rexall stores for  12g / 0.42 oz of product. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light which retails for $29 USD / $34 CDN so the price point of these two products are the same but only contains 10g / 0.35 US oz of product.

Rexall has a 20% off sale on the whole Emani line in store from time to time.

Holo stamp front

Simple label

Clean looking box

Cute back

Large bottom well for a puff

Texture:
Emani Flawless Matte Foundation is it buttery in texture and glide smoothly on the skin

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural is a dryer formula but not powder when working with it.

Coverage:
Flawless Matte Foundation has build able coverage and and get close to full coverage if you use a primer.

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural has light to medium coverage

Colour:
Natural Sand is the lightest shade in the range and is a neutral tone that is slightly warm.

Skinfinish Natural in Light is the palest of the pale for a press powder that I slightly cool toned.

Ingredients:
Emani Flawless Matte Foundation has half of the ingredients listed compared to MAC's Skinfinish Natural 

Emani Flawless Matte Foundation: 
Mica, Dimethicone, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Silica, Tocopherol, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Water.

May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).  

Mineralize Skinfinish:
Talc, Mica, Dimethicone, Polysorbate 20, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Extrait de levure, Tocopheryl Acetate Moisturizer, Retinyl Palmitate, Lauroyl lysine,  Isopropyl Palmitate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate,  Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, BHT, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol.
May Contain:
Titanium Dioxide, CI 42090, Bismuth Oxychloride Pigment, Carmine Pigment, Chromium Hydroxide Green, Chromium Oxide Greens, Ferric Ferrocyanide, Manganese Violet, CI 15850, Red 7 Lake, Ultramarines, CI15985, Yellow 5 Lake

The Emani Flawless Matte Foundation I WAY more natural in both binders and pigments.

Wear:
Both of these I get full day wear with a base wither it's a primer or foundation. On their own they need touch up after 8 hour yours.

Daylight swatches: Emani Flawless Matte Foundation in 0290 Natural Sand & MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light 

Flash swatches: Emani Flawless Matte Foundation in 0290 Natural Sand & MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light 

Winner:
Emani Flawless Matte Foundation it is! I've use MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in light for 3 years now and although the colour is a better match for us with uber pale skin the 0290 Natural Sand is not to far off for me to make it workable.