Physician's Formula Mineral Wear Color Correcting Pebbles

I picked this Physician's Formula Mineral Wear Color Correcting Pebbles along with their powder foundation from Rite Aid for about 75% off retail value. It comes in a sturdy container that looks a bit clunky with a powder puff, mini tri-colored brush and a mirror on the inside. The brush is flimsy and the powder puff dispenses a lot of the product with being able to buff it it so I suggest using you personal brush.

Now, when reading the instructions, it tells you to apply this all over your face in order to even out your skin tone. In my head I imagined this to be a matte powder that I could use before my new powder foundation that would hide my rosacea and any  other discolorations. Take a look at this and tell me if I could apply this all over my face. 

 No! Do you know why? Because it is nothing but shimmery colored pebbles that do nothing to even out the skintone. People who have oily skin can not/should not apply shimmer all over their faces.Now it does blend in nicely, but for a gal who gets the oilies after two hours of original application, I've learned that shimmer is best applied to limited areas. This is also low coverage and the colors blended together did not even out the skintone.This has now been delegated to the highlighter pile.

Before I continue further, let me profess my love for the Guerlain. Before I knew what a highlighter was, I used to set my makeup with this powder. Looking back, I shouldn't have because this has shimmer as well, but when I used to wear this all over, I used to get so many compliments on my glowy skin. My skin was always bad, so the glowing part had to be attributed to the Guerlain. I don't wear it anymore because
1) I am saving my meager stash
2) I like the matte look better now
3) Not a big fan of the scent after a prolonged use.

 This is with flash compared alongside my Guerlain Meteorites in Beige. Now the Physician's Formula has a noticeable sheen rather than the flecks of shimmer in the Guerlain. The glitter in the Guerlain can be tapped off and  for some reason, isn't so noticable once applied and buffed.

In natural light the sheen in thePhysician's Formula is much more noticeable while the Guerlain looks almost invisible except for the occasional glistening of glitter.

It's not that this product is bad, it's really decent. However, I really didn't need an another highlighter and do not like this purchase. I still have about 10 other highlighting products that look fully intact and I hate that now I have an extra albatross around my neck. It isn't so unusual that I had to have it but it's not so crappy that I can throw it away. Oh well.

See those purple lines? It was to remind myself on where each product ended and began. Had a bit of difficulty with removal but nothing like rubbing off the first layer of your dermis keeps it looking fresh. Since winter is here, I really want to go to a Korean spa. I really like soaking in the different tubs, getting massages and lounging in the oddly themed rooms while sipping some shikhye. The only problem is the full nudity. I know that it's normal to remove all, but I am a bit shy. All they offer you is a small hand towel that covers nothing. Nothing!