BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector - Champagne pop (Jaclyn Hill)

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Hey everyone! I first want to apologize for being MIA since so long, but the good thing is I am back and will be posting regularly. I recently bought the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in the shade Champagne Pop, which is a collaboration of Becca Cosmetics with the famous makeup artist Jaclyn Hill. It is a limited edition product and is currently available, exclusively at Sephora. It retails for the same price as the permanent skin perfectors at $38, and holds the same amount of product (0.28 oz).

The packaging of the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfectors is pretty sturdy, it has a metal lid, with the rest of the body having a soft plastic type feel, similar to that of the Nars compacts. On the website its described as "soft white gold with pinky peach undertones", which I very much agree with. The Becca Highlighters are definitely one of the best I've ever tried, they're very buttery to touch and last an impressively long time. Jaclyn Hill created the color of this highlighter, and described it as a color to suit a wide variety of skin tones. I would describe the color just the same as its described on the website, it's a gold with pink and slight peachy undertones. It isn't completely warm undertoned or cool, but is rather a perfect mix.

I absolutely love this highlighter, especially for summer but I'm not going to stop wearing it in the winter either just because of how much I love it and how beautiful the color is. It is very intense and pigmented though, so you need the slightest bit to get a very beautiful highlight. Which means you're getting a lot for the money you pay, as the compact is quite generous itself. Jaclyn Hill did create the color of this highlighter, but did not change the formulation of the Becca highlighters. This is the first Becca product I've tried, and I'm very much impressed, will definitely try more.

All in all, I think this is a great product and an awesome job done by Jaclyn Hill. To me it's definitely a must have and I think I should get a backup because of how much I use it. I think the color is beautiful, the texture and the staying power is great too. If you're a highlighter junkie like me, you definitely need this. It is definitely in my top three favorite highlighters.

Hope the review was helpful! What are your views on Champagne Pop? Share in the comments below..

The Balm Mary Lou Manizer - Review + Swatch!

I absolutely adore highlighters. Whatever color or shade they are, I like to have them in my stash. Not that I have many (I'm still building my collection). In fact, The Balm's Mary Lou Manizer was my first highlighter. And it is, by far one of the most amazing highlighters I've ever tried. I bought it on Amazon, for $16.99 (it actually retails for $24.99 I think, on the official website). I totally think it was worth every penny, which I'll explain in the review. Also, Hautelook every now and then has sales on The Balm makeup where it is for 50% off.

The retro packaging is very cute. It's a sturdy compact, with a mirror on one side, taking good space in the palm. It holds 8.5g/0.3 Oz which is a lot of product. Especially considering how pigmented it is, it feels like it'll never finish. There isn't any fragrance to the powder I feel. And oh, it is so soft! Which is why I use a flat brush and pat it on the compact, to avoid fall out. Since you need very less to get a good glam look. It may give you the disco ball look if applied heavily, so it's better to start off using a light hand. It has some sparkle in it, I wouldn't say too much, since it ends up looking just like a beautiful sheen when applied lightly.

The lasting powder is nice too, even though I have very oily skin. It lasts about 6-7 hours without primer or setting spray. I would say though that the compact is kind of delicate plastic. Since my luminizer chipped from the side, after which I added a little rubbing alcohol and pressed it. So, maybe it's not too great for travel...
Overall verdict, I absolutely love this product. Even though some people feel it's hard to pull it off during day time, I think it's very possible using a light hand. And that it gives a very beautiful champagne highlight to the face.

Mini Milani Haul.. Baked Blush, eye pencils and primer!

Today I'm doing a min Milani Haul. Which I received in my mail yesterday. I got the famously known dupe for the Nars Orgasm; baked blush in luminoso, a limited edition of the shadow eyez in Sand Dunes (11), Brow & Eye highlighter pencil in Vanilla Natural Taupe (03) and lastly the Milani Eye shadow Primer.

First I'll be reviewing the eye shadow; shadow eyez in Sand Dunes (11). Which is one of the limited edition eye shadows in the shadow eyez line. I absolutely fell in love with this color when I swatched it. It's beautifully shimmer and applies so effortlessly, so creamy, but dries and does not crease at all. No product comes off when touched either, just maybe a piece or two of the shimmer particles. It's more of a night out eye shadow to me, but I think I might be able to pull it off during the day too. It has no fragrance and can be sharpened with any jumbo sharpener. It is very long lasting, I don't think it'll last 12 hours though. But it will last at least 5-6 hours, without creasing. Here is the swatch:

In the picture the shadow isn't as shimmery and bright as it actually looks on the eyes but it really is a highlighting color. Slightly champagned color, gives a metallic finish. I got this for Rs. 875 I think on www.beautyarena.pk. It is available in most drugstores for about$#6-8 depending on where you buy it from.

Next is the Brow and Eye highlighters. They come in three shades. This was the only pencil with two matte shades, the other two pencils had one matte and one shimmery shade. But since I was picking the shadow eyez in a shimmery shade, I decided to pick this is a double matte shade; Vanilla & Natural Taupe (03). Since I mostly like natural matte makeup, without shimmers. I think both sides of the pencil are very creamy. But unlike the shadow eyez they don't dry matte and do transfer a little when touched. But you can use a primer to increase their lasting power and set your makeup with a setting spray. What I absolutely love about the pencil is that light colored side of the pencil completely matches my skin tone. So I could use this as a concealer too, especially if you're on the go and want to travel light. Also, the brown part of the pencil can be used as a natural eye colored eye liner. Here is the swatch:

I got this for Rs. 975 I think. I'm not sure. Same website. It's available in most drugstores for about $7-8, again depending on where you buy it from.

Milani eye shadow primer, is availble only in one shade; nude. I got this cause the ELF eye shadow primer which several people say is just like the UD primer potion didn't work for me. It made my eye shadow crease. So I thought I could give this primer a shot, since there were good reviews about it on MUA. It has a very soft feel and dries to matte. It's different as compared to the ELF eyelid primer. I think it's better. I haven't tested it enough yet to exactly tell how long it makes me eye shadow last since I just got it yesterday. It holds 0.3 Fl oz, for Rs. 750. It's available for about $6-7. Here is the swatch:

Lastly is the Milani baked blush in Luminoso (05). Which most people say is the exact dupe of the Nars Orgasm, just that it doesn't have big pieces of golden glitter like the Orgasm. But I am not too sure about that. Since several reviews say The Balm's Hot Mama blush (I blush that I absolutely love) is a dupe of Orgasm too, just that it's a little more peachy than it. Where as I think Luminoso is more peachy than Hot Mama. But regardless of that I think Luminoso is a beautiful everyday wear blush. Since it's not too sparkly and just gives a healthy look. It is slightly powdery but I think that's cause its a baked blush. It retails for Rs. 960 at the same website, for 3.5 g/0.12 oz. Available around $6-7 at most drugstores. Comes with a small brush which I think is great for travelling and a small mirror. Here is the swatch: 

For my full review on The Balm's Hot Mama, click here. Hope you all liked the reviews. For any questions or suggestions please comment. :) Have a great day!