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Makeup by Mario Honey Soft Glow Highlighter Review & Swatches

Honey Makeup by Mario Honey Soft Glow Highlighter Makeup by Mario Honey Soft Glow Highlighter ($28.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a light-medium, yellowy gold with warm undertones and a smooth, metallic sheen. It had medium color coverage in a single layer, which could be built up to full coverage with two to three layers, and the formula was marketed as buildable. The texture was moderately dense, more firmly-pressed into the compact so there was no powderiness, but it had enough give to pick up evenly with a dry brush, and the formula itself was almost emollient, which helped the product adhere, blend, and sit well on my skin. It had a smooth shine that softened the look of my pores rather than potentially emphasize them. The highlighter wore nicely for eight hours before fading visibly. FURTHER READING : Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent). Top Dupes Formula Overview Ingredients Top Dupes View Swatches View All Dupes MAC ...

Melt Cosmetics Brunet Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Brunet Melt Cosmetics Brunet 8-Pan Eyeshadow Palette Melt Cosmetics Brunet 8-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($48.00 for 0.58 oz.) includes five matte eyeshadows and three shimmer eyeshadows. I had higher expectations for this, as it did have quite a few matte shades, which Melt tends to do better than their shimmers, but there was inconsistency across the board that made it an underwhelming, under-performing palette containing shades we have seen many times over (so why release something subpar?). I was surprised to see so many light shades in the palette, as Melt doesn’t usually have so many of those very washed out hues, so I imagine this palette will be less workable on darker skin tones as a result. Ingredients Mica, Zinc Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Silica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Alumina, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tin Oxide, Lauroyl Lysine, Triethoxy...