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Finding the best face powder can be a bit tricky. There are plenty of good ones, but there are also plenty that are so full of talc and fillers that they look chalky or pasty, especially in the cheaper brands.

The below article, syndicated from Total Beauty, has their reader’s favorites. I’m actually not a fan of a a couple of the powders in the article: L’Oreal True Match (this one is chalky for me), and Physician’s Formula (that one doesn’t last well for me). I also don’t love Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil because it has quite a bit of bismuth, and ingredient that can cause irritation and that creates a shiny look. However, I do love the Clinique powders that are listed, along with MAC Mineralize. Guerlain, my all time favorite, is also listed.

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MAC Cosmetics’ limited edition Venomous Villains Disney collection is quite a colorful eyeful. Of course, so are the four Disney villains that the collection is based on. Below are swatches of all of the items of consequence from the full collection. The only items omitted are staples, such as basic eyeliners, finishing powder, mascara, and greasepaint sticks. There are swatches of all of the MAC Venomous Villains eye shadow, lipstick, lipglass, beauty powder, and powder blush. All swatches are taken in indoor light. To see the nail polish swatches look here: MAC Venomous Villains Nail Polish Swatches.

First up are the Cruella DeVil swatches. I particularly like the lip products in this collection.


Powder Blush: Darkly, My Dear	Beauty Powder: Her Own Devices


Eye Shadow: Carbon, Sweet Joy, and De-Vil	Lipstick: Heartless, Innocence Beware!, Lipglass: Wicked Ways, Devilishly Stylish

Evil Queen includes some pretty violet eye shadows and another round of great lip shades. Toxic Tale and Strange Potion are particular favorites of mine.


Eye Shadow: Vainglorious, Vile Violet, Her Alter Image	Lipstick: Toxic Tale, Sinister Lipglass: Hot House, Strange Potion

MAC Evil Queen Beauty Powder Swatch Blush Swatch

Beauty Powder: Oh So Fair, and Powder Blush: Bite of an Apple

Dr. Facilier has my favorite items from the Venomous Villains collection. As you can see from the swatch, the lip Gelee is extra luminous and the pigments are gorgeous.


Lip Gelee: Resort Life	Pigment: Melon, Push the Edge, Brash and Bold

Maleficent provides even more wonderful lip shades and two mineralize eye shadow duos. The duos disappointed me a bit. They look beautiful in the package, but rather muddy on the skin. The green in She Who Dares is rather nice though and really looks much better than in the picture. I think these would look nicer in daylight, but they really are not daylight colors.