FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- Phytosurgence Meteor Mist (P, $26.01).
- Makeup Revolution Liquid Rose Gold (P, $9.00).
- Melt Cosmetics Nova (P, $39.00).
- Laura Geller Ballerina (P, $26.00).
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- Hourglass Bronze Flash (P, $42.00).
- The Estee Edit Beachy (LE, ).
- MAC Rising Star (LE, $34.00).
- Anastasia Penny (LE, $25.00).
- MAC Perfectly Lit (LE, $34.00).
Formula Overview
$48.00/0.24 oz. – $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have “rich pigment pay-off” with a “skin-gilding satin texture” that does not “crease, cake, or settle into fine lines.” The highlighter formula was smooth, slightly dense but not overly firm or stiff, and picked up evenly with a brush. They had mostly opaque to opaque color coverage, which remained blendable and easy to work with, so one could use a lighter hand to get sheerer, more buildable coverage if desired.
A few shades were slightly prone to emphasizing skin texture at higher opacity levels, so it was a formula that is more ideal for smoother skin if one wanted to wear it at semi-opaque or higher coverage; otherwise, it should be suitable at semi-sheer to medium coverage on skin with some texture.
Worth noting, the actual product pans spin in circles inside the compact. The compact itself appears that they are intended to be refillable, as there’s a small hole on the back to insert a pin (or similar) to pop out the pan, but it shouldn’t be spinning during use since that makes for a more annoying experience to use it!
Browse all of our Charlotte Tilbury Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Talc, Squalane, Diisostearyl Malate, Boron Nitride, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Zinc Stearate, Dimethiconol, Silica, Tin Oxide, [+/- Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499)].
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
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