Light
Huda Beauty Light Mini Glow Obsessions Face Palette ($29.00 for 0.22 oz.) includes two gold highlighters, a pale pink highlighting blush, and a light copper highlighter. The texture of the formula was where the palette fell short; it was firmer, denser, and thicker overall, which made it harder to pick up product evenly with a brush.
In order to do so, I typically had to use my brush to push upward or jab a little to get product to loosen off of the surface in order to pick up with an already denser, more flat-topped brush. Once I loosened product, it was fairly blendable and not too difficult to apply/blend out on my skin, thankfully, but it wasn’t effortless–and there’s a sea of effortless, beautiful highlighters already available, so this was a miss.
Ingredients
Light
PPermanent. $29.00.
Light #1
Light #1 is a pale gold with moderate, warm undertones and a luminous sheen. The texture was more giving than most shades in the formula, which made it easier to pick up with a brush and gave it better, smoother adhesion that didn’t require as much blending. It had nearly opaque pigmentation that stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.
- Laura Mercier Affection (LE, $45.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Lightgasm Highlight (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- OFRA Moondance (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop You’re a Trip (LE, $8.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Wayne Goss Rosy (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Golden Wonder (P, $9.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Freeze (LE, $37.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- OFRA Star Island (P, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Moonstone (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Extra (LE, $8.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
Mica, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Magnesium Myristate, Diisostearyl Malate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Magnesium Stearate, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491).
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Light #2
Light #2 is a light pink with cooler undertones and a pearly sheen. It had semi-sheer color payoff, which was hard to build up due to the texture being particularly firm, stiff, and thicker in the pan, so it did not pick up well with a brush.
Even trying to dislodge product didn’t work as well with this shade, and I had to apply with fingertips to really get coverage and evenness out of it. This shade lasted decently for seven hours on me.
- Melt Cosmetics Fetish (P, $39.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Forget Me Not (LE, $8.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Paris Skies (P, $9.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Dior Pink Gold (LE, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Dilly-Dolly (LE, $31.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Fussy (LE, $38.00) is more shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Angel Food (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Benefit Tickle (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Wet ‘n’ Wild Don’t Flutter Yourself (LE, $4.99) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Huda Beauty Winter Rose (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
Ingredients
Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Magnesium Myristate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Diisostearyl Malate, Magnesium Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Carmine (Ci 75470), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491).
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Light #3
Light #3 is a light gold with strong, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation paired with a moderately dense, firmer texture that was firm enough that it was stiffer and harder to pick up readily with a brush (even a denser one).
Once I was able to push product off the surface of the pan, it applied evenly and blended out nicely without emphasizing my skin’s natural texture. It wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
- MAC Freeze (LE, $37.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Anastasia Summer (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Star Brite (P, $8.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ILIA Decades (P, $34.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop You’re a Trip (LE, $8.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Linda Hallberg Cosmetics Virgio (P, $21.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Becca Moonstone (P, $19.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- OFRA Moondance (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Frosty (LE, $28.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Isotope (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Mica, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Magnesium Myristate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Diisostearyl Malate, Magnesium Stearate, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035).
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at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
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Light #4
Light #4 is a bright, light copper with strong, warm golden shimmer and sparkle that gave it an intense, metallic finish. It had mostly opaque color payoff in a single layer, but it was troublesome to get the payoff as the texture was quite firm/stiff. I had to try to break through it a bit as it was just so thick and dense.
Once I was able to get product onto my brush, I had additional trouble getting all of it to transfer onto my skin as it was overly thick. I did get a highlighting effect, but I had to build up the coverage to get the base to come through. It showed signs of fading after eight hours of wear.
- Sydney Grace Ancient History (LE, $9.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Estee Lauder Heat Wave (LE, $47.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Meet Me on the Other Side (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Becca Opal (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Looxi Beauty Centerfold (P, $7.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona I Need a Nude (LE, $42.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Whimsical (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Gold is the New Black (P, $28.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Pretty Vulgar Sparkling Sass (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever H106 (P, $23.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
Mica, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Magnesium Myristate, Diisostearyl Malate, Magnesium Stearate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.