Over the last little while, I have become a big fan of highlighters and though powder highlights are generally my preference, I have found a handful of liquid illuminators that have become staples in my makeup collection. However, it can be really difficult to find any sort of highlighting products in the drugstore but now L’oreal has introduced 3 new Liquid and 3 new Powder highlighters in their Lumi Line. The collection features three shades: C301 Ice – for cool toned (fair) skin; N201 Rose – for neutral toned (medium) skin and W101 Golden – for warm toned (medium to deep) skin.
L’Oreal Lumi Liquid Glow Illuminator (Golden), is a bright, frosty gold with warm yellow undertones and a metallic sheen and just a beautiful color for tan skin. The texture is thick and somewhat creamy and these are very pigmented. I didn’t find that the formula is oily or sticky. It dries down very quickly and there is no glitter or sparkle and it didn’t appear to emphasize pores.
This is both a primer and highlighter in one that can be used on the cheek bones, worn underneath or all-over such as mixing in with a base product, like your foundation or moisturizer to add a healthy glow to your face. However, I personally prefer using it as a highlighter on the tops of my cheekbones, high points of my face and down the bridge of my nose as I find that it is too shimmery, metallic or intense when mixed in for all-over use on the face. I like doing this with a damp beauty blender or sponge.
Overall, I really like this liquid highlighter and I like that it wears fairly decent, lasting about 8 hours on me before turning patchy. Overall rating: 4.2/5 You can find these at your local drugstores; I purchased mine at Walmart for CAD $12.99.
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