The texture was very thin, runny, and almost watery, so it fell out easily. It was supposed to be plain what exactly was, but it was definitely such a sheer product that I didn’t feel like the warmth of the color was really translated in practice. I tend to have a soft, glowing effect with more golden pearls and sparkles – that’s why some shades in the range usually look the same after the first time.
It was applied evenly to bare skin with fingertips or a paintbrush, while a paintbrush was more appropriate for even application and minimizing lifting when applied over a base product. The product blended well with the primer for all-round luminosity, but the effect was definitely subtle when mixed in. This hue lasted eight hours before visibly fading.
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Formula overview
$ 44.00 / 0.61 oz. – – $ 72.13 per ounce
The formula is said to be “ultra mixable” with “bare coverage” and have a “natural moist” finish. It can be used individually, applied to products or mixed with the primer.
The covering was very plain, and the more fluid, almost watery consistency made the already sheer covering tend to become even sharper. I found that acting as a standalone highlighter on products or bare skin was so subtle that it looked more like faint glimmer particles but little color and subtle luminosity.
Applying it to bare skin, fingertips, or brushes worked fine, but I preferred a duo-fiber feathered brush to apply over the foundation as it was more prone to leaving fingertips when I tried to pat it over the foundation. It mixed well with various foundations, and it was also something that mixed well with moisturizers or more liquid foundations.
It mostly dries out so it doesn’t tend to slide around while you wear it, and it doesn’t feel sticky to the touch either. They wore an average of eight hours before fading.
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ingredients
Aqua / water, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerine, isododecane, mica, alcohol denat., Polyglyceryl-4-isostearate, cetyl-peg / Ppg-10/1-dimethicone, hexyl laurate, Ci 77891 / titanium dioxide, disteardimonium hectorite, aluminum starch-sulfatuethylsuccuylsuccuylsuccuyl , Diphenyldimethicone, cellulose rubber, Ci 77491 / iron oxides, acrylonitrile / methyl methacrylate / vinylidene chloride copolymer, methyl paraben, nylon-12, perfume / fragrance, trihydroxystearin, isobutane, peg-10 dimethicone, acetylated glycol stearate / oxides, benzyl alcoholate stearate , Limonene, linalool, aluminum hydroxide, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-T-butylhydroxyhydrocinnamate.
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