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Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighters

January 11, 2023

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighters

Charlotte Tilbury launched new powder highlighters called the Hollywood Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighters ($48 each). There are seven shades total – six shades are available at most retailers like Nordstrom, Sephora, Bloomingdale’s, Revolve etc. and one of them looks like it is exclusive to Charlotte Tilbury (Sunset Glow).

I picked up six of the Glow Glide Highlighters to swatch and test. These are powder highlighters that have a very smooth application. Shimmer is finely milled and glowy with medium to rich pigment. I’d say finish is on the more glowy side but it’s easy to blend/sheer out for a more subtle highlight.

At this point I think I have enough highlighters to last several lifetimes, but I think these are really beautiful. I like that there are tones to suit fair, medium, medium tan and deeper skin tones. I don’t know that I’d call any of these must-haves, to me these have a very similar vibe to the current Dior Forever Couture Luminizer Powders but with slight differences in color and undertone.

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighters

Colors include:

  • Moonlit Glow is a pale ivory highlighter on my skin, it has the sharpest contrast on my skin
  • Champagne Glow is a champagne highlighter, also very pale but a bit deeper
  • Pillow Talk Glow is a light pearly pink glow
  • Gilded Glow is a pretty gold shimmer
  • Bronze Glow is a neutral golden bronze, definitely looks bronzey on my skin, I think it makes a great eyeshadow color
  • Rose Gold Glow is the closest highlighter I’ve seen to match rose gold, pulls warm on my skin, almost orangey but I think this would look beautiful on deeper skin tones

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighters swatches

Check them out in action on my latest Reel:

 

For my skin twins quick note that I’m a shade to a shade and a half lighter than I normally am. I had to buy a shade lighter in a few foundations because most of them are too dark for me. I do tan easily so I suspect I will get more color soon. For the Charlotte Tilbury foundation I’m Shade 6 now.

Looks below wearing:

Moonlit Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Moonlit Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Moonlit Glow

Lips are Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat + Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk and Jewel Lips in Opal Magic

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Champagne Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Champagne Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Champagne Glow

Lips are Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat + Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk and Jewel Lips in Opal Magic

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Pillow Talk Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Pillow Talk Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Pillow Talk Glow

Lips are Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat + Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk and Jewel Lips in Opal Magic

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Gilded Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Gilded Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Gilded Glow

Lips are Cle de Peau Lipstick in Tantalizing Tan + Charlotte Tilbury Lip Lustre in Ibiza Nights

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Bronze Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Bronze Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Bronze Glow

Lips are the NARS Afterglow Lip Shine in Orgasm

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Rose Gold Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Rose Gold Glow

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter Rose Gold Glow

Lips are the NARS Afterglow Lip Shine in Orgasm

Overall I really like the quality and finish. My favorites are Pillow Talk Glow and Champagne Glow although I think I will definitely be wearing Bronze Glow more once I get some more color. I really love the color in Gilded Glow but it’s a bit warm/yellow on me right now. For a more neutral gold I think the Dior Forever Couture Highlighter in Golden Glow is more wearable since it’s more neutral and less yellow. For a less orangey/warm color than Charlotte Tilbury Rose Gold I think you can opt for the Chanel Oversize Highlighter in Or Rose.

Since I love her Glowgasm Beauty Light Wand in Peachgasm I kinda wish she had launched a peachy powder highlighter or a deeper pink to match her Pinkgasm shade. For now I will stick with the wands since I think those colors are perfect.

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Have you checked out the new Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighters? Are they on your beauty radar or are you passing this launch? Anything you are excited for this spring? I will have a review of the new Dior Addict Lip Maximizers and NARS Orgasm Collection out soon. Also some beauty organization inspo coming your way as well!

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Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Holiday 2022

October 24, 2022

Hourglass Holiday 2022

I have a look at Hourglass Holiday with swatches of all three Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Face Palettes and the Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm Duo they launched this season. The items have been out for a while by now but if you’ve been on the fence about splurging I highly recommend adding them to your Sephora cart for the Holiday Savings Event starting this Friday (for Rouge)!

Hourglass Holiday 2022

Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Face Palettes

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Holiday 2022

There are three holiday Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked Face Palettes this season. They’re quite the splurge at $85 each but I was really glad to see lots of new shades. If you’re like me you’ve collected nearly every holiday palette they’ve launched. I do see some similarities to previous seasons but I really love the options this year. My favorite of the three is the Elephant Palette although I think the Tiger Palette has the most unique colors.

All three performed exceptionally well. They have a good mix of textures including their soft diffused finishing powders, metallic strobe highlighters and luminous blushes.

Tiger Palette

The Tiger Ambient Lighting Edit Palette has the deepest tones out of all three. I’ve been using the 2 deeper shades as eye colors since they’re really deep on my skin tone. This one has:

  • Transcendent Light – soft brown satin
  • Brilliant Glow Strobe Light (new) – bronze and gold swirl for a light gold shimmer
  • Burnish Glow (new) – shimmering bold orange with gold shimmer
  • Divine Strobe Light (new) – metallic pale yellow gold
  • Copper Flash Strobe Light (new) – metallic copper rose
  • Iridescent Rose – swirls of pale pink and rose shimmer

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Holiday 2022 Tiger

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Holiday 2022 Tiger

Look wearing:

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Holiday 2022 Tiger

Elephant Palette

The Hourglass Elephant Ambient Lighting Edit Palette is my favorite but it is also the most similar to previous years. I still love it. Colors in this one include:

  • Dim Light – sheer beige rose finishing powder
  • Soft Light – sheer light beige finishing powder (wish they’d launch this in full size!)
  • Beaming Strobe Light (new) – metallic champagne gold
  • Lustrous Bronze Light (new) – satin warm bronze
  • Iridescent Coral (new) – pink coral gold shimmer
  • Radiant Rose (new) – bold pink flush

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Holiday 2022 Elephant

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Holiday 2022 Elephant Swatches

Elephant Palette + Mist Phantom Glossy Balm

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Holiday 2022 Elephant

Butterfly Palette

The Butterfly Ambient Lighting Edit Palette is the lightest option with three pale powders and two rose tones for blush. It’s a stunning one but I wish it had a bit more variation. Colors include:

  • Ethereal Light – pale white satin finishing powder
  • Incandescent Light – ultra pale white pink with shimmer
  • Soft Flush (new) – berry rose pink blush
  • Diffused Light – sheer pale finishing powder
  • Sunset Glow (new) – reddish berry blush
  • Celestial Strobe Light (new) – metallic pale champagne

Hourglass Holiday 2022 Butterfly Palette

Hourglass Holiday 2022 Butterfly Palette Swatches

Butterfly Palette + Phantom Glossy Balm in Rouse

Hourglass Holiday 2022 Butterfly Palette

Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balms

I wanted to give the Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balms ($35 each) a shout out, especially since there’s a Holiday Phantom Glossy Balm Duo ($50) with Slip (pink rose, also worn here) and new Rouse (brownish red). These have a really beautiful formula with a twist up style tube. They are incredibly expensive for the amount of product you get and once you twist up they don’t twist back down. These are glossy balms with a good color payoff. They almost melt into the lips when you apply but they don’t slide off. Since these are glossy there is not much staying power. They’ll stick to the lips as long as you don’t touch anything to your lips.

I love the product and colors but I wish they gave you more product for the price. Mist is a beautiful pale pink, Slip is a rose pink, Lucid is a stunning coral peach, Rouse is a brown red.

Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balms

Phantom Volumizing Glossy Balm swatches

The Holiday Duo has sold out a number of places but you can still find it at Ulta, Bloomingdale’s, and Space NK.

That wraps up my Hourglass haul + review! I’m really happy with everything and I purchased them on my own. I think they’re easy to wear and add a lovely polished look.

If you’re looking for new brushes or tools I highly recommend checking out Hourglass. I’ve slowly added pieces to my collection over the years and they’ve held up so well. I really love the Vanish Foundation Brush, Concealer Brush and Smudge Brush to name a few. I’ve had their Travel Brush Set on my radar for a few years now. They’re actually full size and there’s no price break for the set, but I think the case is why they call it a “travel set”. I think I might splurge this year with the upcoming Sephora sale.

Have you tried the Hourglass holiday launches yet? What did you think? Out of all the holiday palettes that have launched this year which one has caught your eye the most?

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You can find Hourglass Holiday out now. Available at Nordstrom, Sephora, Space NK, Bluemercury, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, and Ulta Beauty.

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Hourglass Holiday Palettes 2021

October 5, 2021

Hourglass Holiday Palettes 2021

 

Hourglass launched three palettes for Holiday 2021 and today I have swatches of all three. There are two larger palettes with 5 shades each, and one palette in a trio format.

Hourglass Holiday Palettes 2021

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe

Two of the new palettes are 5-pans, one in a light/medium option, the other in a medium/deeper option. Each one contains 1 Ambient Lighting Powder (for setting/blurring), two blushes, one bronzer and one highlighter. The lighter variation is the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe ($80). Colors in this palette:

  • Ambient Lighting Infinity Powder – color is a mix of Diffused Light, Dim Light, and Hypnotic Strobe Light, pale sheer ivory (repromote)
  • Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush in Vibrant Heat – raspberry and light pink swirl
  • Ambient Lighting Blush in Luminous Rose – described as a soft plum, but mine pulls more golden peach with the swirl pattern
  • Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Glistening Bronze Light – soft bronze shimmer
  • Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder in Supernatural Strobe Light – champagne shimmer

Colors performed well. The Ambient Lighting Infinity Powder looks really pale for a finishing powder but I find it sheer enough to use even on my medium-tan skin. It has a soft diffused finish I can use to set foundation or use as a very soft glow highlighter/diffuser.

Blushes perform well on my skin although the plum rose shade looks a lot warmer and almost bronzey on my skin compared to what I see in the pan. Overall really pretty, but not entirely unique. You may want to wait for a Friends and Family sale that happens during the holiday season.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe swatches

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe Palette look

Wearing:

 

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe Unlocked

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe Unlocked Palette

The deeper variation is the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe Unlocked. This looks like it has deeper tones for medium to tan skin tones. I was surprised to find this wearable for me since the colors looked a bit dark, but the plum and rose blushes make for a really pretty look. I do wish that they had all new colors instead of repromotes, but out of the two palettes I prefer this one.

  • Ambient Lighting Powder in Radiant Light – soft golden beige bronze (repromote)
  • Ambient Lighting Blush in Rose Heat – deep berry satin
  • Ambient Lighting Blush in Coral Flush – bright peony
  • Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Radiant Bronze Light – shimmery warm bronze (repromote)
  • Ambient Metallic Strobe Lighting Powder in Solar Strobe Light – metallic warm champagne with a peachy tone

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe Unlocked Palette Swatches Holiday 2021

Wearing the same makeup as above breakdown with the Universe Unlocked Palette and lip color wearing Hourglass Unreal Lip Gloss in Prose

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe makeup look

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Vol III

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Vol III

Last is a look Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Vol III which is a finishing and highlighting palette for deep skin tones. A deeper palette like this from Hourglass has been long overdue and I’m glad they’ve started to add darker variations. Since this is a deeper toned palette and I have medium-tan skin, the colors are too dark for me to try as a finishing or blurring product but the powders seem smooth and finely milled. I did try as a bronzer but found colors a bit on the warm side for me. I think I could probably use this on the eyes as a deeper brown/bronze palette for my skin tone.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Vol III swatches

Here is a side by side of the palettes Vol 1, Vol 2 and Vol 3:

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Vol 1, 2 and 3

I ordered my 5-palettes Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Face Universe and Universe Unlocked from Nordstrom. Also available at other retailers like Sephora, Neiman Marcus, Space NK and Ulta. The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Palette Vol III seems to be available only at Hourglass Cosmetics right now.

 

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Have you checked out the Hourglass Holiday palettes yet? What did you think? Are there any other palettes you have on your radar?

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Chantecaille Vibrant Oceans Collection – Summer 2020

June 15, 2020

Chantecaille Vibrant Oceans Summer 2020

I’m so excited to share a look at the Chantecaille Vibrant Oceans Collection for Summer 2020. The limited-edition highlighters were created to support WildAid to help protect endangered species. You can read more about their journey and partnership on their Saving The Ocean’s Gentle Giants story.

There are two color options for the Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duos ($84 each) and four shades of their Lip Tint Hydrating Balms ($34 each). The Chantecaille team was kind enough to send the whole collection for review so I have swatches for you today.

Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duos

Chantecaille Vibrant Oceans Radiance Chic Blush Highlighter Duo

The Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duos each have a smooth almost cream to powder highlighter and a soft satiny blush. The texture has a similar to feel to Tom Ford Sheer Cheek Duos where they are smooth hydrating powders that have a unique finish. Both have a beautiful wave pattern embossed on the surface.

Chantecaille Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duos

Chantecaille Coral Radiance is the brighter/peachy version with a smooth metallic peachy champagne highlight and a coral blush. On the nails is OPI Lisbon Wants Moor Opi.

Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duo Coral Radiance

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Rose Radiance has a lighter yellow/white gold highlight and a soft light rose pink blush.

Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duo Rose Radiance

You can wear these layered on top of each other or swirl a brush and mix the shades together. Pigment is medium and soft but buildable and easy to blend. They adhere to the skin and feel weightless once blended. I want to say that Coral Radiance has a similar vibe to Tom Ford’s Paradise Lust but I’ve searched my stash and can’t find it to compare.

Chantecaille Vibrant Oceans Radiance Chic Blush Highlighter Duo swatches

Right now I’m medium-tan and both show up well on my skin tone. I think even as I get darker with the summer sun both will still be visible on my cheeks. Lasting power is pretty good. They stayed put all day without fading or sliding around as they have a powder finish. I’m partial to the coral shade although the pink one is lovely too.

Lip Tint Hydrating Balms

Chantecaille Lip Tint Hydrating Balm Summer 2020

Beauty Look Book readers know I’m a sucker for a good tinted balm, especially in the summer. I think this is the first time I’ve tried a tinted balm from Chantecaille (I used to own a number of their Lip Chics and Lipsticks but haven’t tried the balms). These are lovely! They are on the tiny side and expensive for the amount of product similar to the Charlotte Tilbury Superstar Lips (reviewed here). The Chantecaille Lip Tints are sheer but bright in color so there is a nice wash of pigment on the lips. Even the lightest one still showed up on me!

These are nicely hydrating, smooth and creamy. They have a hint of shimmer in them and come in four pretty shades perfect for the upcoming season. Left to right: Beach Rose, Calendula, Madeira and Verbena.

Chantecaille Lip Tint Hydrating Balm Summer 2020

Beach Rose is a light soft petal pink, Calendula is a bright but sheer orange, Madeira is a soft rose-red and Verbena is a soft plum with shimmer.

Chantecaille Lip Tint Hydrating Balm swatches

All four lips and both cheek duos worn below. Other makeup details:

Look 1: Chantecaille Lip Tint Hydrating Balm in Beach Rose + Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duo in Rose Radiance

Chantecaille Rose Radiance + Beach Rose

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Look 2: Chantecaille Lip Tint Hydrating Balm in Verbena + Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duo in Rose Radiance

Chantecaille Rose Radiance + Verbena Balm

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Look 3: Chantecaille Lip Tint Hydrating Balm in x Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duo in Coral Radiance

Chantecaille Coral Radiance + Madeira Lip Tint

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Look 4: Chantecaille Lip Tint Hydrating Balm in x Radiance Chic Cheek and Highlighter Duo in Coral Radiance

Chantecaille Coral Radiance + Calendula Lip Tint

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Chantecaille Vibrant Oceans Summer 2020

Overall a beautiful launch to with some easy to wear colors for a soft wash of color. I like the effortless vibe it gives and think the lip balms are perfect to brighten the face. You can find the Chantecaille Vibrant Oceans Collection available now at Chantecaille. I’ve seen some products start to pop up online at Blue Mercury, OliveLA and Space NK US.

Do you have any Chantecaille favorites? What are some of the things you’ve tried and what did you think?

 

Chantecaille summer collection provided for review. Other items featured purchased by me.

 

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By Terry Highlighters

Holiday Glow with By Terry

December 6, 2019

By Terry Starlight Rose Holiday Collection

Holiday season is here and it’s this time of year that I’m all about the glow. So many of you loved the glowing holiday makeup looks from past seasons so I’ve put together some new ones for more ideas and inspiration! As a lover of all things glowy I’m thrilled to partner with By Terry to give you a closer look at their new Starlight Rose CC Serum and Starlight Rose CC Powder. Both products are beautiful for that natural glow from within kind of effect.

By Terry Starlight Rose CC Serum and Powder

By Terry Starlight Rose CC Powder

CC Serums

For me the best way to add a natural glow is to start with a good base. I like mixing in liquid luminizers into foundation to add some radiance and color to my look. I also sometimes will use a shimmery fluid and apply all over on top of moisturizer but under foundation for a healthy glow. The key is to find something that has the perfect amount of shimmer with a lightweight feel so if you layer it with your skincare and foundation, it adds glow without being too heavy. The By Terry CC Serums are perfect because they they have a fluid lightweight texture and nice velvety dry down so it lasts all day and looks like skin but better.

By Terry CC Serums Starlight Rose and Sunny Flash

By Terry CC Serums Starlight Rose and Sunny Flash swatches

Her classic Brightening CC Serum is a glowing base that comes in four color options to add radiance and color correct the skin in the most natural way possible. I’ve used these for years and although quite a splurge a bottle lasts me a very long time. This time of year I love Sunny Flash which adds warmth and glow to my skin. I either mix it in with foundation or use it as a subtle bronzer. It brightens up the skin to give it some life!

By Terry CC Serum Sunny Flash

Each year she has a special limited-edition color of her CC Serum and this year’s is Starlight Rose. This is a soft rose with subtle gold shimmers infused to brighten the skin. It contains rosehip butter which helps the skin regeneration process and hydrates as well. It’s sheer when blended but is easy to build up with fingers on the cheekbones. I like using this as a primer under foundation. It’s truly stunning and if you splurge on one fluid luminizer this season, I think this is the best option.

By Terry CC Serum Starlight Rose

By Terry CC Serum and Powder Swatches

CC Powder

To add more glow as a highlight the Starlight Rose CC Powder has three colors pressed into a beautiful mirrored compact. The colors have a soft radiant shimmer to them with what By Terry calls “soft focus micro spheres” to blur skin and smooth lines. I find it adds a really pretty highlight to the cheekbones or anywhere you want added highlights. There’s a glittery overspray to add a festive quality to it. Underneath you’ll find three finely milled pressed shimmering powders that make the skin glow.

By Tery Starlight Rose CC Powder

By Tery Starlight Rose CC Powder

Below Left: with overspray, Right: powder underneath

By Tery Starlight Rose CC Powder

Longwear Ombre Blackstar

To brighten or define the eyes the Ombre Blackstar has been a long-time favorite. These are among the longest lasting cream shadow sticks I’ve tried. Bronze Moon has been a staple for as long as I can remember loving makeup! It was one of my first By Terry purchases when I discovered the brand. (Also available as a mini in this Starlight Rose Best of Set which I think is super cute.) Blond Opal is the perfect highlighting color. For the lids either Misty Rock (shimmering purple) or Frozen Quartz (lighter shimmering cool rose) are gorgeous picks. I love Black Pearl for a smokey eye and the color also doubles as a liner if you use a detail brush to smoke out the lash lines. I like these for on-the-go options because they’re easy to apply and blend with fingers or intensify your look to take it from day to night.

By Terry Ombre Blackstar

By Terry Ombre Blackstar Frozen Quartz and Black Pearl

An everyday look I’ve been loving and what I’m wearing in this post:

By Terry Starlight Rose Collection Review

I’ve found my perfect Holiday Glow with By Terry – overall lots to love with the Starlight collection. I think the Starlight Rose Glow Booster CC Serum is the perfect luminizer to add an all over sheer glow to the face without being too shimmery. It makes the skin look radiant and blends in beautifully.

 

You can find all the By Terry products featured online at Byterry.com.

Many thanks to By Terry for partnering to sponsor this post. Gifted items include the Starlight Rose CC Serum, CC Powder, Sunny Flash CC Serum, Ombre Blackstar in Blond Opal and Misty Rock, Nude Expert Foundation, Lip Expert Shines. 

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Chanel Highlighters

Chanel Duo de Camelias Illuminating Powder Duo

November 28, 2019

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter Black Friday 2019

For Black Friday Chanel has created a special new limited-edition creation called the Chanel Duo de Camelias Illuminating Powder Duo ($70 for 8.5 g/0.3 oz, made in Italy). It will be available for purchase starting Friday November 29th exclusively at Chanel.com and I’m thrilled to give you a peek at this new highlighter! It comes in a black velvet pouch like all other Chanel compacts and a small brush. It’s a stunning radiant pale almost white gold kind of shimmer that gives the skin a luminous glow.

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter Illuminating Powder Duo

The Duo de Camelias Illuminating Powder Duo has two iridescent shades that have a beautiful shimmer. There are tiny little sparkles that capture the light to give a reflective glow depending how it hits. One side is described as a golden beige and the other is a pearly platinum. The texture can be applied with a sheer finish or more intense highlight depending on how dense a brush you use. Color is easy to layer and blend, goes on smooth and doesn’t emphasize my pores. Lasting power was pretty good – it stayed put from morning until late afternoon without budging or fading too much.

You can apply each side individually or blend. The highlighter itself has a radiant finish and these photos and swatches can’t capture the true beauty or depth of the sparkles as much as I see in real life. As always I’ve done my best to try and show you what it looks like. It’s multi-dimensional so it will look different depending on whether it’s in natural light, sunlight, has a flash and contrast level with one’s skin tone.

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter review

Colors swirled together with the sun hitting some of the sparkles:

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter swatches

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter

Swatches with a heavy hand individually and swirled, taken with flash. To me it’s almost like magical fairy dust for the cheekbones!

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter swatches

Below a couple looks applying the highlighter, also wearing:

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter makeup look

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter

Swatch comparisons to: Le Signe du Lion in Or Blanc, Duo de Camelias Black Friday 2019, Holiday 2019 Metal Peach, Holiday 2018 Le Lion de Chanel

Chanel Highlighter Swatches

Chanel Duo de Camelias Highlighter Illuminating Powder Duo

I think it’s a beautiful one! You can find the Duo de Camelias Illuminating Powder Duo available for purchase online at Chanel.com starting November 29th. I hope you found this review helpful! Let me know what you think. Do you think it’s a winner or similar to what you already own?

Many thanks to Chanel for sending an early preview of the Duo de Camelias for me to share with you.

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Luxury Highlighter Edit: Westman Atelier, La Mer + Tom Ford

October 29, 2019

Luxury Highlighters

I have a mini luxury highlighter edit today with some new to me formulas from Westman Atelier, La Mer and Tom Ford Beauty. I have swatches and makeup looks for all five colors in today’s roundup. At this point I have enough highlighters to last me multiple lifetimes! There are quite a few new launches out from many brands. I narrowed down my picks to the colors and formulas that interested me the most. For a quick roundup of my favorite existing ones to date, scroll down to the end and I’ll summarize my top picks compared to the new ones I tested.

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Westman Atelier Super Loaded Tint Highlight

Westman Atelier Super Loaded Tint

For months SO MANY of you have been begging me to review products from Westman Atelier. The packaging and rave reviews had me intrigued along with the small edited range. I held off for so long because I was hoping to see everything in person but decided to order the Super Loaded Tints ($75 each for 4 g/0.14 oz) in Peau de Peche and Peau de Soleil sight unseen because curiosity got the best of me and I could not be happier. I bought mine from Barney’s.

Westman Atelier Super Loaded Tint swatches

As everyone has mentioned about the line the packaging is exquisite. These come in a hefty mirrored compact that feels luxurious and special when you hold it. The highlighters are a lovely cream to powder finish that have the most lovely shimmer and glow with an easy to blend finish. They are both deeper than traditional champagne colored highlighters which I love. Peau de Peche is a multi-dimensional soft rosy bronze pearl on my skin and if you’re fair it will look more rosy/bronze. I love this on the cheek bones or eyes. It’s absolutely stunning and I cannot rave enough about it.

Westman Atelier Super Loaded Tint Peau de Peche

Westman Atelier Super Loaded Tint Peau de Peche Makeup Look

Above left wearing just the highlighter on the cheeks, on the right added MAC Peaches, full breakdown:

Peau de Soleil is a newer color that launched in the summer. I’m a sucker for anything bronze and this one has a golden bronze shimmer with visible yellow gold flecks. On my olive skin it pulls a little yellow with the sheen so I can’t wear it alone on my cheeks. I have to pair it with something pink or peach as a blush, but I ADORE this one on the eyes.

Westman Atelier Super Loaded Tint Peau de Soleil

Westman Atelier Super Loaded Tint Peau de Soleil

Lasting power is excellent. Finish is shimmery but make the skin look radiant. For application I’ve been using either my fingers, the MAC 133S brush or Laura Mercier Creme Cheek Brush. I’m seriously tempted to buy one of her brushes but I would rather save for another one of her makeup products like the foundation or bronzer.

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La Mer The Glow Highlighter

La Mer Glow Highlighter Holiday 2019

I’m 100% thrilled with the La Mer The Glow Highlighter ($105 for 5 g/0.17 oz). It took my breath away the second I spotted in store but with the $105 price tag I didn’t know if I’d have buyers remorse after. After playing with it I still don’t know that I think it’s worth the price but it is beautiful, I love it to bits and I have no regrets buying. It has a sheer smooth shimmery white cream on one side and a peachy pearlescent powder highlighter on the other. I love that it has a separator inside to protect the cream from powder debris. I could probably find something similar from MAC, Anastasia, Tarte etc. but I think the cream and powder formula is so good. The shimmer factor is perfect for me as well, it’s not too frosty and it’s not too sheer. If Tom Ford’s Shade and Illuminate products were the same as this La Mer cream I would 100% love it (for me the TF is too dewy).

La Mer Glow Highlighter Holiday 2019 review

 

I swatched it next to the Tom Ford Skin Illuminator in Moodlight which is probably my favorite. The colors are similar but not the same. Also the Tom Ford has a much higher sharper shimmer finish.

La Mer Glow Highlighter vs Tom Ford Moodlight swatches

La Mer Glow Highlighter Makeup Look

On the face, cream is just on the left photo, on the right I layered the powder on top:

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Tom Ford Glow Drops

Tom Ford Glow Drops Reflects Gilt and Glacial Rose

I already reviewed the Tom Ford Soleil Neige Collection a few days ago but wanted to give you a closer look at the product on the face. The Glow Drops in Reflects Gilt and Glacial Rose are sheer once blended so it’s hard for me to capture the true finish on camera. I applied both over Tom Ford Bronzer in Terra to hopefully give you an idea on the difference in sheen. If you want a natural highlight that isn’t glaring or too sharp these are really beautiful.

Tom Ford Glow Drops swatches

Tom Ford Soleil Neige makeup look

Above wearing:

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Overall thoughts are that I have 5 out of 5 that are winners. I purchased them all myself and I think the Westman Atelier Peau de Peche is the best one out of the colors I tried. I really love the La Mer Glow Highlighter but I don’t think the colors are really unique. I’m still really loving both of the Tom Ford Glow Drops. To date I would say my top 5 highlighters that have been previously released include the Tom Ford Skin Illuminating Duo in Moodlight, Laura Mercier Face Illuminator in Indiscretion, Hourglass Vanish Flash Stick in any color, Fenty Killawatt Highlighter in Afternoon Snack/Mo Honey and MAC Mineralize Finish in Global Glow.

Have you tried any of the highlighter I reviewed today? What did you think? Do you have a favorite you keep reaching for right now? Are there any other holiday highlighters you want me to review? The new Chanel holiday review is coming soon and I’ll be in including that one for sure. Let me know in the comments!

 

 

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