How to Apply Cream Foundation : MAC Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation

How to Apply Cream Foundation : MAC Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation

My MAC Mineralize Foundation is soon getting over so I thought I’d do this tutorial before that. And please ignore my wet hair. 😛

MAC-Mineralize-SPF-15-Foundation
MAC-Mineralize-SPF-15-Foundation

Bare Face ! Hi! 🙂 Moisturize your skin, apply sunscreen and if required, primer. I have not applied primer as of now.

MAC Mineralize Foundation
MAC Mineralize Foundation - bare face

Scoop some cream foundation with an ice cream spoon. Make sure that you have sanitized the spoon before using it. I generally us a hand sanitizer or MAC brush cleanser for clean the spoon. This ice cream spoon tip was given by a friend. She is not with me any more but anyway. 🙂

MAC Mineralize Foundation - scoop
MAC Mineralize Foundation - scoop

Dot the cream foundation all over your face and neck with your finger tips You may leave some foundation on the spoon for later coverage etc. Cream foundation can be doubled up as a concealer.

MAC Mineralize Foundation -dotNow damp a foundation brush with rose water or MAC Fix + Spray. The brush is Sigma F 80, which is my HG brush for all foundations. If you don’t have this, a regular damp foundation brush would also do. You can also use a damp sponge but I feel a lot of foundation gets wasted when you use a sponge.

MAC Mineralize Foundation - water
MAC Mineralize Foundation - water

Start blending the foundation from the center of your face toward hair line and jawline. Don’t forget your neck. Blend everything downward and outward.

MAC Mineralize Foundation - blend
MAC Mineralize Foundation - blend

Blend until everything gets evened out.

MAC Mineralize Foundation - blend
MAC Mineralize Foundation - blend

Now take a clean tissue and just pat it on your face. This will get rid of any excess foundation.Foundations can easily get transferred on your phone or clothes. Patting your face with a tissue would prevent that.

MAC Mineralize Foundation - tissue
MAC Mineralize Foundation - tissue

Conceal your blemishes and under eye circles.

MAC Mineralize Foundation - concealer
MAC Mineralize Foundation - concealer

Set your face with powder. Just pat the brush on your face than going round and round with a brush. This will help retain the texture of the foundation.

MAC Mineralize Foundation - powder
MAC Mineralize Foundation - powder

Apply blush.

MAC Mineralize Foundation - blush
MAC Mineralize Foundation - blush

And you are done. :))

MAC Mineralize Foundation - done
MAC Mineralize Foundation - done

Hope this helps. 🙂

Please don’t dip brushes in your cream foundation directly. It would contaminate your product.

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177 thoughts on “How to Apply Cream Foundation : MAC Mineralize SPF 15 Foundation

  1. Rati you look very innocent in the above pic.And I must say that it is quite a natural and fresh look.Love your lipstick colour.Lipcolor is one thing which catches my attention first when I look at a pic.Which one are you wearing?The colour compliments the look beautifully.

      1. ha ha, true Rati, we r dry skin dudettes :giggle: :giggle: , am in love wt this one , worth for office wear and the powder is from tbs rite ?

  2. Ratiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii….why wet hair picccy???? :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: You know that scowly face you making in your face pic #3…me make more scowly than that while putting mascara :-(( :-(( :-(( :-(( :-(( :-(( :-(( me thinking I am really an :alien:

        1. No me not posting..I don’t want you to feel bad you don’t look as pretty as I do..rather my nekkid eye does :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :devil: :devil: :devil: 😐 😐 😐 😐 😐

  3. jus checked the pic again, i can see mineralize in the pic :chic: ahem ahem :-))

    am not comfy in wearing blush or bold eye shadows to office 🙁

    may be am still in learning mode 😐 😐

  4. i think u don’t need foundation as ur face looks even toned…just a bit of concealer i guess should work for u
    and one question……was just curious why do you always side pose…….i have never seen ur face’s right side

      1. :ghost: :ghost: teeeeheheheheeeeeeee…me also thinking evil thots…why she no show right side ever…of course it could be cos she uses the left to hold the camera…but then why would I tell that to anyone :ghost: :ghost: :ghost:

  5. Ratidooooo – i swear ur skin is soo awesome I have no idea why u need to wear foundation at allll – you look gawjus – both before and after :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    What blush is that btw ?

    1. me like this foundation, so looouuu wearing it.. 😀 😀 I was wondering why no one asked about that blush. After mac hipness blush I think this is the blush i am going bonkers about. 😛 I am in :inlove: :inlove: with it. It’s from the venemous villans collection – Cruella’s blush Darkly My Dear :vampire: :vampire: :vampire: :vampire:

          1. Soooper sexy Blush – me wondering why Cruella here hasnt gone all green yet ?

            LOl btw Cruella – me got oily skin – me use cream foundation, the MAC Studio Tech – and honestly I think I prefer to the powder finish creams or good ole liquid – maybe Im an anomaly ?:-)

            OOOOOOOHHHH and I SAW HARRRRY POTTTER !!!!!!

            1. :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: I was reading that comment with this wise look on my face…thinking ya ya let her go on about her foundations..blah blah…and then I see HARRRRRRRY POTTTTTTTTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR….. :alien: :alien: :alien: :alien:

              1. Seee seeee I dont just go on about my foundations – 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛

            2. HARRYYY POTTERRRRR?? :alien: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :alien: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :alien: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :alien: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain: :alien: :pain: :pain: :pain: :pain:

              I need to watch it as well.. :smug:

  6. BUMTOAD…that was a perfect tutorial….step-by-step…and I really didn’t know that you shouldn’t use your brush directly….I kind of use it with liquid foundations as if I am going to pain….eeks……BTW, RAds, I think this will look good for oily skin people also……I am we will look dewy and appealing :beauty: 😛 :beauty: :beauty: :beauty: :beauty: :beauty: :beauty:

    1. yeah jomol, why not shell 1800 bucks on a foundation that is meant to be creamy and is meant for dry skin people. Fry some eggs on your face after that. :devil: :devil: :devil:

      Like you dip the brush inside the bottle.. well do you use a foundation tub that the brush goes inside it. :X-P: :X-P: :X-P:

  7. “This ice cream spoon tip was given by a friend. She is not with me any more but anyway.”….she is tracing the origins of the spoon…………..but it kind of looks cute… :cute: :cute: ….did she gift wrap this spoon with a satin ribbon?????? :present: :present: :present: :present: :present: :present: :present:

    1. :eat: :starving: :eat: :starving: :eat: :starving: :eat: :starving: :eat: :starving: no particular reason…these were the only ones standing with spoons 😐 😐

  8. This BUMTOAD is saying something in MORSE CODE….me no understand what she is saying….. :wilt: :wilt: :wilt: :wilt: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug:

  9. Okay, I tell you what…I take adha liter paani….then I mix half bottle of liquid foundation in that…then I take a wall-paint karne wala brush…then I dip the brush and paint my face……..hogaya….NAMASTE :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad:

    1. Jomol Mam, what kind of water do we have to use– mineral water, tap water, rose water…..?? WHich is the cheapest possible option? :nerd: :nerd: :nerd: :nerd: :nerd:

  10. fetch water from your nearest nala….drink it first and if it is salty and yucky enough…use it in your foundation :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad:

  11. Yeah take down the notes Rads, and you go first and fetch the nala water and drink it in a jug :-X :-X :-X :-X :reallyangry: :reallyangry: :reallyangry: :reallyangry: :reallyangry: :reallyangry: add fish eggs to it since you have oily skin :reallyangry: :reallyangry:

  12. :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: Back by popular demand…the golden jodi of Jomol and Wilbur…presenting “Mix foundation with Yucky Water and Use” video :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce:

  13. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

  14. 😐 😐 😐 This time no confusion…I go one direction only :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane: :airplane:

  15. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION OF PUBLIC

    :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce:

    “Mix foundation with Yucky Water and Use” video is the sole properiety of Jomol James, owned and produced and distributed by Jomol James. There have been duplicate copies of a similarly titled video produced by Rads and her lover Wilbur, which is giving out free MMS clips of nangu BUMTOAD free…..

    Please don’t buy these CDs as they are produced and morphed by Rads and Wilbur……misusing my name :announce: :announce: :announce: :announce:

    Dhanywad

  16. Oh Jahanvi…if you clap for puns and jokes on me…I am going to throw :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: and sewage water on you….. :-X :reallyangry:

    1. LOL the sewage water will be very useful in demonstrating your foundation application technique to the general public – and sitcks and stones can break my bones but :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: cant ever hurt me 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛

  17. I think Jomol and Wilbur had chotuuuuuuu sa lovers’ tiff :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: as usual she trying to say baaad things about Wilbur bhaiya and me and Wilbur bhaiya and Rati…but we knowwwww…you two kiss and makeup soooon..and then it will be :announce: :announce: Jomol and Wilbur sitting on a tree :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing:

    1. Wilbur and JOMOL sitting on a tree KISSING :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing: :kissing:

      :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

  18. Okay me go nowww…tataaaaaaaaaa…my hubby get back home now…and me be verrrrry good today…. :blush :blush: :blush: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:

    Unrelated news: Me going to the YSL counter tomorrow 😀

  19. How about Poutmati and Ashmit getting cosy cosy behind a bush :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad: :razzmad:

  20. Oh me never heard Rads geting so much excited on hubby coming home…must be that Wilbur guy……… 😀 😀 :silly: :silly: :silly:

  21. cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee….I am going to pour Dettol on myself and set fire…..before doing that…I will peeso snails in a blender and give the juice to Poutmati so that the next time she does not have to eat those pototoesdippedincream for something :shutmouth: :shutmouth: :shutmouth: :quiet: :quiet: :quiet: :quiet: :quiet:

    and Rads you..traitor……me sending you lot of poop :poop: :poop: :poop: so that you can dry them and use in your mridul cleanser when it gets over…and may it go into your mouth also when you are cleaning it up :pumpkin:

    1. :snicker: :snicker: :snicker: :snicker: :snicker: :snicker: :snicker: :snicker: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car: :car:

  22. you are coming in a car to get the poo and snails….Delhi to hyderabad 12838.54 kilometers ……you coming by Petrol or Diesel car……just asking….me keeping bags of poop ready for you :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop: :poop:

  23. No you are taking a turn and you are coming South…I can see you :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: is that Wilbur driving your car….must call Sanjeev and tell him :giggle: :snicker:

  24. Rati, ur looking super cute :-* . btw do u first apply eye liner & lipstick & then the foundation??? 😛 I thought its the other way round. 😉

    JOmol, never heard of this tip before. half ltr water & half ltr foundation??? I mean do u need to refrigerate it for storing???/

    1. No I apply eye makeup first because if there is any fall out with the eye shadows, I can clean it up. then foundation and then lipstick. It’s just a lip balm on my lips. The maybelline tinted lip balm…:)

      Oh!! Jomol was kidding :pain: :pain: :pain:

  25. I can see Harry Potter some where… :alien: . How i wish…sigh! My husband has become PIA these days…he says wait for few days u can see it on tv.. :pissedoff:

  26. cook good food :rotfl: :giggle: may be i sud :laugh: as it is im a bad cook 😥

    OMG! dint check all the comments 😮 next time i will double check all the comments b4 i ask jomol anything 😛

  27. Hey Rati..u luk like a dolllllll n d last pic wid dat cute pink tic tac clip!! :blush: :beauty: :beauty: I was wondering…u luk sooooo fresh n even toned even b4 u applied ur foundation :-* …y do u need dat foundation at all ratiiiiiii??!!! :silly: :silly:

        1. he he ..I just use a primer, some cream blush and MAC Skin finish natural. When I am not using a primer, just skin finish natural and powder blush. And oh! and teeny meeny concealer.

          For eyes , it’s mostly neutrals. I love my browns and taupes. 🙂

          Lips, anything that comes handy. Mostly lipsticks. But I am starting to like glosses as well.

          1. Me tooooooooooo :-* !! Ohhhh,so sorryyyy Rati…sumhow i thot dat all d make up luks u wer givin..u do it on a daily basis!! :sick: :sick:

          2. Ohhhhh..dat blush s frm venomous collection?!! :inlove: :inlove:
            Can i tell u a truth? Me thinks pink/peach/coral blushes suits u better ! :struggle:

              1. Yeppp…ur xperiments r our doorways to glamour !! Keep it cumin dear :kissblow: !

                One more thing..Whnnnnnnnnn r u givin swatches from MAC’s VENOMOUS VILLAINS Ratiiiii?!! Dat Carbon Intense black (Matte),
                Wicked Ways Light nude with gold pearl gloss,d DUO eyeshadows…NOOO..actualyyy EVERYTHING frm d collection luks soooooo yummyyyyyyy! :devil: :devil: :devil:

  28. Hey Rati,

    How else can we apply a cream blush…

    if we use a Q tip cotton thing the cotton gets stuck to the blush…

    how else can we do this….

    1. Padmini, that has never happened with me. 🙁 May be you could check the quality of Q tips you are getting. You can take out the blush using the end of the spoon or may be pick generous amount with a brush, put some at the back of your hand and then work with it. 🙂

    1. Thank you, hope it helped. :)That blush is Darkly my dear from the venomous villain collection. If you can, do check it out. It’s such a gorgeous fall shade. Not only for my skin tone but for any skin tone. Especially this shade would rock on girls with ducky complexion. it has this hint of plum in it. 🙂 And it’s matte. :))

        1. Oh, looks like a gorgeous shade 🙂 I am always in for matte blushes 🙂 I never picked up anything from that collection. Wonder if it’s still around ?:-)

  29. that foundation does wonders for u na…hmm…i just admire the way u blend it..so perfectly done….wish I were u.. :-* :-*

              1. You called me dry skin sucker na….REVENEGE :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:

                  1. she must be snoring by now…me going to pull your pony tails now. I have rubbed anti slippery powder on my palms… :vampire: :vampire: :vampire: :vampire:

                    1. Uh-oh rati.. did u hear dry skin suckers?? i meant dry skin rockers… u guys rockkkk… :rose: don’t bite meee.. :tremble: :tremble:

  30. Look at all these comments… yeh conversation kaha se chala gaya .. when did it stop being about the foudation :rotfl: :rotfl:
    Nice tutorial rati, is that blush a li’l too dark for u ? or is it just the light? i mean, is that blush so dark kya , or ur so gori-gori.. ?

  31. I am Ctrl C+ Ctrl V ing this tutorial..goinna take a print out and keep it :laugh: :chic: :chic: ..and thaank uu Rati..I really need more of such tutorials…I am such a sucker at applying foundation.. 🙁 🙁 🙁 ..I even donno whether I go wrong with the foundation or the setting powder-that often gives me white-edges ..can u suggest me a good setting powder (ok not the MAC one :-(( :-(( )

    1. I think Lakme Radiant compact does a decent job. I have used it for two years..just stopped using it because I found other options. If you don’t want to use Lakme, you can even pick up Revlon’s compact, the regular one. 🙂

      Are you using the right shade of foundation, that also matters.

      Which foundation do you use? Jane gave a great review to Revlon Color stay foundation, you can try that as well.

      1. Thanks rati, I am currently using the Revlon new complexion makeup and Maybelline matte mouse in honey beige..I think they come closest to my skin tone and also give a great finish..but in photographs..esp with flash..my face often looks tad overdone..u know ..white..actually :-(( 😥 😥 ..thats y I was considering buying this MAC foundation..since I have seen you using this so many times in tuts with great looks :-)) :-))

        1. Hi Anuradha,

          I think your face looks overdone because maybe your foundation has SPF in it. Apparently foundations with SPF protection in them show up white when photographed with a flash. I was told by a MAC MUA recently though that all MAC foundations have a filter which stops that whiteness from showing up when photographed! I was quite amazed as I didn’t know SPF foundations make your face white :-/

  32. When I read the post I wanted to comment something but after reading all the comments I have temporary memory loss 😮 eek: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized:

    1. No Akshi, you can use as much as you want to – less, more depending on how much your skin requires. 🙂

      I have used a little more than generally use…

    1. Monika, actually it’s not. It barely takes 2-3 minutes. 🙂

      You may use tinted moisturizer as well. Can’t think of any right now, pond’s and biotique have TMs but then not for oily skin. Have heard enough bad reviews from people with oily skin. :(( wil tell you if I come across any…Oh! have given lakme invisible foundtaion a shot? That’s water based and feels light on skin.

  33. :yes: :yes: thks for the post….it helps immensely :-* and i saw harry potter…yeah yeah yeah…loved it…though my hubby was all the time :quiet: :shutmouth: 😮 :laugh:

  34. Hey……..me watchn Harry Potter today……….Yipeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I m watchn a movie after 7 months…seems like ages………..

    1. I know they takes ages to release the movie. However I think most harry potter movies have not done justice to books. 🙁 but I still like them. And these kids were soo cute in the first 2 movies. :))

  35. I totally agree…none of the movies hav done justice to the books…but crazy dat i m abt the whole series i still wait eagrerly for the movie to release………Yup Kids lukd really cutttttttteeeeee in the 1st two movies especially rupert…he lukd cuter as a kid….U know i reread the last part for like a 4th time b4 watchn da movie :silly: :silly: :silly: ….I m such a huge sucker for HP :silly: :silly: :silly: 😛 😛 😛 😛

    1. Reminds me I need to brush up on the book atleast once before watching… :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

  36. Hi Rati,
    I juz came across ur site. The shade that u have applied juz matched ur skintone. What shade have applied (for both foundation n skin finish)

    1. Hi Priya,

      The Foundation shade is NC 35

      and MSF is medium Dark (this one is a little darker for my skin tone ), Medium + is perfect match for my skin. i’ll pick that up once i get over with this one…

      Welcome to IMBB. :))

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