Cargo Louisiana vs MAC Blonde MSF

I recently did a full post/review on the MAC Blonde Mineralized Skinfinish.  I absolutely adore that MSF and after a day or so I realized that it is very similar to my newly acquired Cargo Louisiana.  I have been wanting to own Louisiana for quite some time (half because I grew up less than an hour from the state line of Louisiana) and finally got it from a friend of mine.  It didn’t work out for her, but I am happy to report that I quite like it.  It is a cool toned pink.  

Cut to a few pictures of the MAC Blonde Mineralize Skinfinish.

You can see that they are quite different types of product.  Cargo Louisiana is a blush as to where MSF’s from MAC are generally promoted as highlighters.  I find Blonde to be dark enough to wear as blush but I would like to mention it’s luminosity makes it almost unwearable as a blush for myself.  Louisiana is no different.  I actually can comfirm after swatches of these side by side that I prefer Blonde MSF as a blush over Louisiana.  Here are some swatches.

MAC Blonde MSF on the left and Cargo Louisiana on the right.

As you can see that they blend out into virtually the same color.  Blonde MSF is just a touch darker, which in my opinion makes it the more wearable of the two–as a blush.  I, in turn, prefer the texture of Cargo Louisiana.  It is soft and buttery smooth.  It blends like a dream and that attracts me to this product above all others.  I find that now I tend to wear a brighter blush on my cheek and really accent it with Cargo Louisiana.  One of my sure-to-be favorites for quite a long time!

The texture of all of the Cargo products that I have tried/used/swatched in the past is just amazing.  I would purchase over and over!