First Impressions

From the moment I applied Pinkgasm, I could see why it’s such a fan favorite. The formula is incredibly lightweight and blends flawlessly into the skin, giving you a radiant burst of color without looking overdone. The wand applicator makes it easy to control the amount of product you’re using, ensuring that you don’t go overboard. What I love most is the buildable nature of the formula—you can layer it on for a more intense pop of color or keep it subtle for a natural glow.

The Shade: Pinkgasm

Pinkgasm is stunning with subtle golden undertones, making it the perfect blush-highlighter hybrid. The shade complements skin tones, adding a healthy, rosy glow to your complexion. My medium skin tone brightens my cheeks with a youthful, radiant flush, and I can imagine it looking equally stunning on lighter and deeper skin tones. The golden sheen in Pinkgasm gives your cheeks a lit-from-within look without being overly shimmery or glittery, which is a massive plus for me.

Long-Lasting Glow

One of the standout features of the Beauty Light Wand is its long-lasting formula. Despite its liquid consistency, it sets beautifully on the skin, staying put for hours without fading or getting patchy. I’ve worn it through long days, and the glow stays vibrant, keeping my skin fresh and radiant all day. It doesn’t feel sticky or heavy on the skin, making it comfortable for extended wear.

Application Tips

The Beauty Light Wand is incredibly versatile and easy to apply. I like to do it directly onto my cheeks and blend it with my fingers or a damp beauty sponge. For an extra pop of glow, you can even layer it over powder blush or highlight it to intensify the finish. I love how it looks over my base of Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint (review here).

Final Thoughts

If you’re looking for a product that combines the perfect flush of color with a luminous highlight, Charlotte Tilbury’s Beauty Light Wand in Pinkgasm is a must-try. It’s easy to apply, delivers a beautiful, long-lasting glow, and the shade itself is absolutely stunning. Whether you’re going for a soft daytime look or something more glamorous, Pinkgasm has you covered.

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Not only does Victoria Beckham Beauty Reflect Highlighter Stick gives you a dewy glow but this balm also moisturizes your skin. It effortlessly glides over makeup or bare skin for a fresh face look. This balm textured highlighter offers an impeccably fresh, glass-like glow suitable for every skin tone.

What's Inside?

Victoria created the AirCore pearlescent pigments for this highlighter. Reflecting light from all directions—like an infinity mirror. The micro-pearls that are hollow, catch and reflect light from every angle. A great point about this product is that you don't get that glittery effect, that is sometimes too much.

Alongside the Aircore pigments is strawberry butter. This is the first time I heard of it in a cosmetic product. Strawberry butter is very fine and ensures a smooth application. Enriched with silica microspheres the skin is perfectly blurred: pores and texture softer.

This brand is extremely inclusive! Suitable for every skin type and Safe for Sensitive Skin. Its formula is hypoallergenic, Vegan, Gluten, Soy and nut-free. So you can go ahead and glow your day away.

My Review

I tried the highlighter on both makeup and natural skin and the results were amazing. I love how easy and accurate this highlight is to use. And I simply glide it over the zone and blend it out with a couple of taps. The strawberry butter helps to visibly smooth the skin's grain, blur pores and enlighten the skin. If you have dryer skin like me then there are no problems. It still blends imperfections seamlessly.

I congratulate the brand on being so inclusive and making products that we can use every day and on the go. It makes the perfect handbag highlight retouch, keeping your skin looking healthy and fresh.

It also works great with Cheeky Posh (review here). They blend out nicely to give a hint of colour and a beautiful radiance. I have to say that it is becoming hard to pick a favourite from Victoria Beckham Beauty, the products and formulations are top-notch.

Tips:

– If you live or travel to a hotter spot, keep your highlighter in a cool place to avoid surprises.

-I don't recommend powering over the top of the balm.

-Tap to blend out.

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Givenchy Atelier Couture Eye Palette

Givenchy Atelier Couture Eye Palette (CAD $82) is a limited-edition palette features four vibrant, matte shadows to enhance the eyes and brows. It has an innovative semi-rigid foam applicator for precision, these highly-pigmented shades can be used to create a versatile range of looks, from soft and timeless to bold and daring. The rich, deep brown symbolizes the wood of the stockman and acts as the perfect shade for structuring both the eye and brow. The orangey-red and navy blue recalls the designer tape used in the studios, while the white is an ode to the cotton canvas that covers the bust.  The square applicator is like the chalk used by designers to sketch designs onto patterns.

The formula of the eyeshadow palette is very smooth and blends easily. The texture is matte. The pigmentation of the shades is good, right enough that you do not overdo even with a heavy hand, the swatches below for reference.

Givenchy Matte and Blur Primer Stick

Givenchy Matte and Blur Primer Stick (CAD $45) is described as a mattifying primer that’s also perfect for an instant touch-up. This stick mattifies complexion, blurs imperfections, and refines the appearance of skin texture. With passing time, the formula eliminates shine while keeping a luminous complexion with a transparent, soft, and velvety finish.

This universal pink shade can be applied to every skin tone. The stick format is easy to use and is also easy to carry everywhere. The finish is velvety matte effect to the skin all day long, great for daily routine or for touch-ups anytime.

Givenchy Mister Light Glow Highlighter

Givenchy Mister Light Glow Highlighter (CAD $44) is described as a golden glow highlighting pen that brightens and highlights the face. A single swipe of the brush gives a subtle, golden glow, and it’s easy to build up from there.  This can be used to add a dash of refinement to the look with the chic, golden hints at the inner corners of the eyes, the tops of cheekbones, above the brows, and on the Cupid’s bow.

I used it today and still wearing it in the evening, the glow is so natural and luminous. I swiped the highlighter on the highpoints of the face after my foundation, you can use it on the no-foundation days to give that glow to your skin. The formula is very smooth and light and the same time blends in easily.

Givenchy Khôl Couture Waterproof Eye Pencil – Champagne

Givenchy Khôl Couture Waterproof Eye Pencil (CAD $31) is described as a retractable waterproof pencil designed to define and highlight the eyes with precision. Featuring a smooth, creamy texture and vibrant color, this long-wearing formula resists heat and humidity for all-day wear.  This beautiful pale gold shade looks absolutely gorgeous in the waterline as a shimmering alternative to nude to get that awake and open eye kind of look.

The staying power is good, still going strong in the evening as I applied it in the morning. It would look great even for daily routine as it looks subtle yet makes a difference to the look. I reviewed eye essentials from Givenchy which I am using in rotation with this here if you are interested to give a read.

Overall, this is a beautiful collection and all the products are worth checking out based on what you need, whether for daily routine, occasional or as a collector's item. Just to mention again, this is a limited edition collection. All the products in this collection will be available at Sephora.ca from February 16, 2018.

*Press samples

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From the official Dior website, “Featured in several palettes of pink, the springtime glow takes on multiple forms in Peter Philips's imagination. Celebrating the iconic pink so dear to the house of Dior, the Creative and Image Director for Dior Makeup brings us a truly feminine and glowy collection for spring: Glow Addict. Lips are enhanced, eyes are accentuated with rosy harmonies, and nails flaunt petal-like hues. Diverse and confident, pink packs a bold, multi-faceted punch this season, the very image of the Dior woman.”

I recently attended the Dior Event for the launch of the Spring 2018 makeup in Canada along with the new skin care products that I will feature in my upcoming posts. Spring is all about color, freshness, and life. The collection for spring 2018 depicts the same freshness, color, and vibrancy like spring. I am reviewing two most talked about products from the collection and the Lip Glow Addicts that I will feature in a separate post. Diorskin Nude Air Luminizer Glow Addict Edition and 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow palette Glow Addict Edition which are both limited edition.

Diorskin Nude Air Luminizer Glow Addict Edition – Holographic Gold 002

Diorskin Nude Air Luminizer Glow Addict Edition is designed to sculpt and enhance the complexion with the intense glow. Highly concentrated in holographic pearlescent pigments, its lightweight texture blends seamlessly with the skin, bathing it in shimmering shades of light. For naturally glowing skin, this powder is available in two spring shades, embossed to evoke the delicate tulle of a couture dress. The shade I am reviewing and swatching here is Holographic Gold 002.

It is a gold peachy iridescent color that is more on the sparkly side, and depending on your taste, it could be well suited. For me, It would be great for the evenings and for the Indian parties where I need that extra sparkle, not the chunky kind of extra but noticeable. I keep my makeup and highlighter subtle during the daytime due to my work environment but that is just me. For everyday use, I will stick to my Dior Diorskin Nude Air Lumizer in shade 004 reviewed here. The formula is smooth, blends easily into the skin and the staying power is good. The Holographic Pink 001 shade is suited for cool-toned radiance while Holographic Gold 002 is for the warmer toned radiance.

5 Couleurs Eyeshadow palette Glow Addict Edition – 667 Flirt

5 Couleurs Eyeshadow palette Glow Addict Edition is renewed with two blossom-bright palettes for this collection: one is electric, one more pastel. The palette I am reviewing here is 667 Flirt. This palette has shades – a pastel grey, a rosewood, a rosy taupe, a pearly white, and a contrasting black. The shades of the palette and the embossing on it are so beautiful like you just want to buy it for that. It looks so girly and springs like, like that feeling of newness and joy. The formula is very finely milled, blends easily and the finish is very smooth with a little sheen. The shades have a nice pigment and are buildable.

Overall, both Diorskin Nude Air Luminizer Glow Addict Edition and 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow palette Glow Addict Edition are worth checking out, both for makeup starters, makeup lovers and for collectors too.

Diorskin Nude Air Luminizer Glow Addict Edition and 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow palette Glow Addict Edition are available to be purchased at Sephora, Sephora Canada, Beauty Boutique, Hudson's Bay and all the Dior retailers.

*Press samples

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This product is one of my favorite highlighter and has no yellow or pink undertones. It is all glow, glow and glow with no heavy glitter or gold streaks. This highlighter is really pigmented, a tiny bit gives a fabulous glow and with the amount of product in the container, it lasts forever, so it is totally worth the price. Other thing i noticed is that this needs to be used carefully and with light hand until you get an idea of how it looks on your skin, because a little extra can look heavy.

I really like the packaging of this highlighter , it is super cute and has a large sturdy pan and a big mirror. And i have tried using it on the inner corner of my eyes and as a highlighter under my brow bone. It looks great even as an eye shadow, not glittery but shimmering.

As i couldn't find it in the stores near my place in Canada and theBalmCosmetics site ships from US, so i would have to pay shipping and taxes. I finally got this from Amazon.

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I got them in colors Moonlight and Sunlight and totally compliment my skin color and tone. They are a really great duo to work as a blush and as a luminizer together or can be used separately. As i have combination skin, it gives hydration to my skin as well a natural radiance. I have tried using them both on over my makeup as well as on no-makeup, and it gives really natural and dewy look to my cheeks. As for the luminizer, i have used it alone to highlight over my makeup and with the blush with which it just compliments it with a very radiant skin.

The ingredients are just as expected from this brand, no issues with that. Packaging wise, It is a cream stick-like blush at the end cap and a illuminator in the tube. I swipe the blush on the apples of my cheeks, then blend with a brush outwards diagonally towards my ears. Top it off with the luminizer on my cheek bones and buff. Other times, I mix a few drops of the luminizer into my foundation to perk my complexion up. This product has not caused any breakouts or other skin concerns over my combination, sometimes acne-prone skin.

As for the sunlight shade, i use it over my cheeks to give a rosy glow on top of the blush or on my brow bones when using pink and peach tone eye shadows.

And for the moonlight, it is a light iridescent shimmer with a cool subtle lilac tone. I use it for brow bones, cupids bow and cheekbones to brighten and illuminate any look.

It is an added bonus to have both blush and luminizer together and over that, quantity of the product is good for the price. And as i am pregnant, this has become just one more reason to glow.Loving it!

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