Cool for Summer
Moira Cool for Summer Sculpt and Glow Duo Stick ($12.00 for 0.39 oz.) includes a pearlescent, golden beige paired with a light, rosy-toned bronzer with a matte finish. Both shades were fairly pigmented, blendable, and easy to work with whether applied onto bare skin or over foundation as they were not prone to lifting up. As the formula was cream-to-powder, they both had good longevity and weren’t prone to migration.
Cool for Summer (Highlighter)
Cool for Summer (Highlighter) is a light-medium beige with moderate, warm undertones and a subtle, pearly sheen.
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Lightly emollient, spreadable
- Applied evenly on bare skin and over foundation
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading noticeably)
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.
- Urban Decay NSFW (LE, $26.00).
- Chanel Metal Peach (LE, $80.00).
- Milk Makeup Blitzed (P, $28.00).
- Sydney Grace Rhythm (P, $9.00).
- Lancome Rose Twinkle #3 (LE, ).
- Pat McGrath Lunar Nude (LE, $60.00).
- ColourPop Happy Thoughts (LE, $8.00).
- Pretty Vulgar Glimmers of BS (P, $32.00).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk (P, $40.00).
- NARS Queen (LE, $38.00).
Formula Overview
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The formula is described as a “cream-to-powder” one that will “last all day” and is “non-sticky.” The consistency was lightly emollient, thin while retaining enough glide to apply well to bare skin as well as layered over foundation. The pigmentation was semi-opaque to opaque in a single layer, but it remained blendable and easy to sheer out. I found the formula played particularly well with stippling brushes for a sheerer, more buildable-level of coverage.
It dried down in about 10 seconds to a more matte finish, so it did not appear dewy, but it wasn’t flat and could still be gently blended on the edges without it lifting up base products or becoming patchy. The pearl was fine and noticeable when the sun light hit my cheekbones but might be too subtle for some people’s preferences. It wore well for eight and a half hours before fading noticeably.
Browse all of our Moira Glow Stick swatches.
Ingredients
Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Isodecyl neopentanoate, Synthetic Wax, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Ozokerite, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, MAY CONTAIN/ PEUT CONTENIR/PUEDE CONTENER (+/-): Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide Red (CI 77491), Iron Oxide Black (CI 77499), Tin Oxide (CI 77861).
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.
Cool for Summer (Bronzer)
Cool for Summer (Bronzer) is a light, rosy brown with subtle, warm undertones and a natural, matte finish.
- Opaque pigmentation but easy to sheer out/apply less if desired
- Lightly emollient, spreadable
- Applied evenly on bare skin and over foundation
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading noticeably)
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.
- Iconic London Sun Kiss (P, $27.00).
- NABLA Cosmetics Ambra (P, $26.00).
- LYS Beauty Motivate (P, $18.00).
- Charlotte Tilbury Medium (2) (P, $55.00).
- Haus Labs Light Level 3 (P, $38.00).
- ColourPop Opening Act (LE, $8.00).
- ColourPop Avila Beach (P, $12.00).
- NARS Vallarta (P, $38.00).
- ILIA Drawn In (P, $34.00).
- Hourglass Eternal Bronze Light (LE, $52.00).
Formula Overview
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The formula is described as a “cream-to-powder” one that will “last all day” and is “non-sticky.” The consistency was lightly emollient, thin while retaining enough glide to apply well to bare skin as well as layered over foundation. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, but it remained blendable and easy to sheer out. I found the formula played particularly well with stippling brushes for a sheerer, more buildable-level of coverage.
It dried down in about 10 seconds to a more matte finish, so it did not appear dewy, but it wasn’t flat and could still be gently blended on the edges without it lifting up base products or becoming patchy. It wore well for eight and a half hours before fading noticeably.
Browse all of our Moira Sculpt Stick swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone, Phenyltrimethicone, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Isododecane, Stearyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Silica, Mica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Octadecene, Phenoxyethanol, C18-38 Alkyl HydroxyStearoyl Stearate, Lecithin, Polyhydroxystearic acid, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Aluminum Hydroxide, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Persea Gratissima(Avocado) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isostearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Propylene Carbonate, Tocopherol, MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR/PUEDE CONTENER (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide Yellow (CI 77492), Iron Oxide Red (CI 77491), Iron Oxide Black (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
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.