Showing posts with label Soft and gentle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soft and gentle. Show all posts

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Highlighter overview

Hi Beauts.

So, for some oddball reason I have a current obsession with highlighters. Not the pen but the cheek variety. And I seem to have accumulated probably more than I need if I'm honest, but I can't seem to stop buying them



Today I thought I'd do a little overview of the ones I have in my collection, and maybe you can recommend more to me? *flutters eyelashes*

Lets get on with the show:

Milani Glimmer stripes all over colour in 'Honey Glimmer' £1.00 - I found this little gem in Poundland and I wish I'd bought a back up. This is a great multipurpose product, each colour can be used as an eyeshadow, the darker shades can be used as a shimmery bronzer, or the lighter colours (which I use) can be used as a highlighter. It gives a very pretty pearlescent sheen to the cheekbones


* MUA Undress your skin £3.00 - This is a product that I knew I had to have as soon as it was released. Again this is a pearlescent shade and it just gives a gorgeous glow. I've also used this as an all over lid shadow before and it looks so pretty. This is very similar to MAC's pigment in 'Pink Opal' too ;)


* e.l.f  Baked blush in 'Pinktastic' £3.75 - I bought this in NYC after watching MsBudgetBeauty rave about it, and I'm so glad I got it. Although this is labelled a blush, I'd definitely say it's a highlight. It just gives off a healthy glow to the face without looking too much. I've also just discovered that this is verrrrrry similar to MAC's Soft and Gentle



* Collection Shimmer & shade in 'Just peachy' (Discontinued? Can be found on eBay) - This is probably my favourite out of the bunch and very clearly my most used. This is another product I picked up in Poundland and luckily I bought a back up. This highlighter is a matte white shade which looks amazing on paler skins.


* Sleek Contour kit in 'Light' £6.49 - This one is the newest in my collection, and one that I haven't stopped using since I bought it. I have no idea why it took me so long to buy this contour kit but I'm SO happy that I got it. This is a nice sheeny highlighter but not as dark as the elf or MAC, definitely for those looking for a natural glow


* MAC Mineralize skin finish in 'Soft and Gentle' £22.00 - Last but not least a cult favourite. I'd been eyeing this up forever and my sister very kindly bought it for me for Christmas! Like I mentioned above, this is VERY similar to the elf baked blush. It has the same texture and finish, but I'd say the elf one is a little more pink toned. This is also probably the only warm toned highlighter out of all the ones I own


Products mentioned in previous posts:

MUA Vs MAC pink opal - here

What are your favourite highlighters? One that is in the very top of my list is The Balm 'May Lou Manizer' I know what I'll be asking Santa for ;) 

Stacey x