Highlighter Collection - Swatches & Reviews

Hi everyone! It's been a while, but I'm back with a post all about my highlighter collection. Highlighting and highlighters seems to have blown up recently, and I have to say I'm loving it! So here is an overview of all the highlighters I own with swatches and some mini reviews.

I have separated my collection into three sections: liquid, cream, and powder highlighters. I have included both blended and unblended swatches with both flash and no flash.

Liquid Highlighters

Swatches

L-R Becca Pearl; TonyMoly Pink Glam; Becca Opal; Benefit Girl Meets Pearl

 No Flash // Flash

Blended

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl: This highlighter is beautiful and can create a perfect natural glow on fair skin. It's super pigmented and you really only need the tiniest bit to create a bright glow.

TonyMoly Goddess Aura in Pink Glam: This is another gorgeous highlighter for fair skin, with a pink tint. It has a relatively thick formula but is easily blendable.

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal: The colour of this highlight is a gold/copper which is a bit to dark for my fair skin but is a beautiful shade. I feel that the formula is a bit thicker than Pearl, but this may be because I have a sample size with a doe foot applicator as opposed to a pump. 

Benefit Girl Meets Pearl: This is the most sheer of the liquid highlighters, which makes it easy to blend out but still gives a lovely pink-gold glow.

Cream Highlighters

Swatches

L-R Colourpop Hippo; Eglips Highlighter; Benefit Watt's Up; Colourpop Lunch Money; Essence Look on the Bright Side

 No Flash // Flash

Blended

Colourpop Super Shock Cheek Hippo: Technically these have more of a cream to powder formula, which is quite unique and is very soft and silky. Despite being a purple highlight, it looks relatively natural when blended out with a soft purple tint.

Eglips Multi Unique Highlighter: This highlighter is in stick form, similar to a lipstick. It applies quite thickly which makes it a bit harder to blend out on the skin. But the highlight itself has a very natural result.

Benefit Watt's Up! Cream Highlighter: A super popular highlight however on my skin it is slightly too dark. After swatching them I realised it has a very similar colour to Becca's Opal, so it could be a potential dupe!

Colourpop Super Shock Cheek Lunch Money: Again a cream to powder formula light white gold which blends out perfectly. It gives a lovely natural glow.

Essence Soo Glow! Look on the Bright Side: Essence is a super affordable brand with some really great products. This highlighter is relatively thick and doesn't blend out quite as nicely as the others, but for the price is a great product.

Powder Highlighters

Swatches

L-R Becca Opal; TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer; Elf Peachy Cheeky; Models Prefer Glitz & Glamour (quad - mixed & separate) 

 No Flash // Flash

Blended

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal: I prefer the formula of the powder over the liquid, as I fell it is easier to blend out and therefore easier to make it work with my skin tone.

TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer: Definitely my most reached for highlighter, it is a light gold which really makes the skin glow. It blends out perfectly and only a small amount is needed.

Elf Baked Blush in Peachy Cheeky: This is technically a blush, but it is quite sheer and shimmery so it actually works well as a peachy-pink highlight.

Models Prefer Highlighter in Glitz & Glamour: This is a quad highlighter so the swatches above show the mixed colour then the separate shades. The formula is quite chunky but is very pigmented and is another good affordable option.


I hope this was helpful! What are your favourite highlighters?
As always feel free to comment any questions or suggestions!

- Ella 

Colourpop Cosmetics Review & Swatches

Hi everyone, today I have a new post about Colourpop Cosmetics.

Colourpop Cosmetics is a fairly new brand which has recently become very popular, so I decided to try them out. I recently bought two of their Lippie Stix and one Supershock eyeshadow. 

The two Lippie Stix I bought had a sheer finish. I bought Crunch, a light pink and Safari, a bright reddish- orange. I also bought On the Rocks, a brown eyeshadow with gold and purple shimmer in a metallic finish.

Lippie Stix

The sheer Lippie Stix are like very pigmented tinted lip balms. They are great if you want a light wash of colour or a bold lip whilst keeping your lips moisturised. The colour can be built up easily and depends on how much you put on. 

Crunch

Crunch is a pinky-coral, but looks more pink on my lips than it looks in the tube or swatched. 

One swipe

Multiple swipes

   

Safari

Safari is a reddish-orange, and is quite a bright colour which looks how you would expect it on my lips.

One swipe

Multiple swipes

Rundown

Both colours stay on very well, and last quite well even when eating and drinking, which is impressive considering their consistency. 

Pros: Buildable colour, moisturising, long lasting
Cons: Colours may look different than expected.

Rating: 4/5

Eyeshadow

The Colourpop eyeshadows have a unique consistency - they feel like a cream but apply more powder like. Once they are on the eyes they look like powder and don't need to be set. They are similar to cream to powder but are more like something in between the two.

The shade I bought is called "On the Rocks", which is a neutral medium brown with slight purple and gold shimmer. It is described as having a metallic finish, but I think it is more of just a shimmery eyeshadow.

After being used

One swipe

Multiple swipes

The pigmentation of the eyeshadow is quite good, although it can change depending on how you apply it. To make the most of the product and get it the most pigmented, I found it best to apply it with my finger. I then use a brush to blend it out. However if you want a more subtle look you can use a brush to apply it directly, but the colour will be quite washed out.

Applied with a brush

Applied with my finger

Rundown

The eyeshadow is very soft and smooth and has a nice texture. I quite like the outcome when I applied it with my finger then blended with a brush. I did notice it wore off quite quickly, so a primer is definitely needed when you use these.

Pros: pigmented, bendable, soft

Cons: difficult to apply with brush, not long lasting

Rating: 3.5/5

I hope you enjoyed this post and found it helpful. Let me know your experience with Colourpop!

-Ella