Since I live in the UK, we normally have to wait for things that have been released in the US to be released here too and we normally have to wait a looooong time. However, this palette came out here in the UK about a month after it did in the US and I could not wait to get my hands on it. I have always been on the hunt for a highlighter that doesn't show all the texture on my face and that wasn't too glittery. I definitely imagined getting a lot of use from this palette and oh boy I was right! This will be difficult to replace as it has become my holy grail over the past month and I don't think I can go back to any other highlight. So because I am on the fairest end of the spectrum I ended up going for the Pearl Palette which has more cream, champagne and pink toned highlights that wear the best for my pale skin. The Gold palette has more, obviously, gold toned highlights and they tend to wear best on medium and darker skin tones. Now even though I don't actually own the Gold palette I have seen quite a few reviews and pictures of people wearing it and I believe that if you like gold tones and/or have more warm undertones to your skin then you could probably rock the Gold palette. I would love to try it out and see how it would look on my skin tone but I know that it would be a little too dark for me and I would end up giving it to my mum who has a darker skin tone than me. However, it is so nice to see that she has create palettes that will suit such a variety of skin tones and that anyone and everyone can use this.
Turn It On: This is definitely an 'ultra-blendable' highlight like the description of it suggests and it reminds me of the same consistency of a ColourPop highlighter. It has amazing pigmentation to it and feel so smooth and buttery when I swatched it with my fingers. This shade is a soft champagne colour that is perfect to wear during the day or even at night time.
Crank It Up: This shade is more of a peachy pink colour that has more of a warm undertone to it. I didn't think I was going to like this shade on my skin a lot, but once you apply it it just looks stunning! Again, it is so smooth and buttery and is perfect for day or night time. You could even mix this one and Turn It On to make your own custom highlight shade.
Blow A Fuse: Now this shade is a warm more coppery version of Crank It Up and it does have a lot more glitter in it. I think Casey refers to it as a highlight topper, so something to add on top of your highlight to make it stand out and pop more. I would say this is not as smooth as the other two highlighters and that is probably due to the glitter but I absolutely love this for a night out, it just makes the highlight pop that little extra!
In terms of how these wear I think Casey did a fantastic job on helping create the formula that will suit people with texture on their skin and who have a hard time keeping their pores minimal when wearing highlighter. Strugging with sensitive skin, rosacea and break outs, I think she wanted to cater to a lot of women and girls who are not always kept in mind in the makeup industry. I also agree that these wear amazingly without emphasizing texture or pores in the skin while providing highlight and accentuating certain features. Each of the three shades are soft, buildable and blendable and full of pigment too. Casey mentioned in her video that these palettes were designed to not accentuate texture, which really had me intrigued. I have some texture on my face which is out there for the world to see and is especially noticeable when I'm wearing highlighter. The Pearl Spotlight palette didn't hide, but didn't accentuate the texture which was really surprising and made me very happy! It was a lovely, soft finish that I was really impressed with and this palette has been my go-to palette for every day. Another great thing about these highlighters is that I used it on my mum one day and as an older lady she has a little more texture on her skin and this highlighter looked absolutely beautiful on her. A little bit definitely went a long way and she even keeps sneaking back into my room and stealing my highlighter haha!
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| The shade Turn It On on the skin |
Have you tried this highlighter, if so what do you think? Also, what is your current favourite highlighter? Let me know in the comments!
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