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The 5: Highlighters | Makeup

The 5: Highlighters | Makeup




I've really been enjoying this series on my blog, but wanted to spice things up with a more exciting category like highlighters. I will have some other 'The 5' posts down below if you're interested, but these are just a fun way to speed run 5 reviews of one category of makeup. I know I have mentioned some of these brand highlighters in past blogs, but never in this series so I hope you enjoy! 
*Fair skin disclaimer* I am rather fair so these shades are all suitable for mainly fair skin, but they would be blinding shades on deeper skin tones. Either way I hope mentioning the formula, pros, cons, etc. helps no matter your skin tone. 



Ofra Cosmetics

I know I have a whole blog on Ofra Cosmetics highlighters already, but they're up there in my list of top highlighters so I had to mention them again. I chose a shade I haven't posted about before as it is my newest shade to my collection. This is the Ofra x Madison Miller highlight in the shade Moondance. It is stunning! It is in between Rodeo Drive and Star Island. It is perfect for fair skin while not being as icy as Star Island. My favorite thing about Ofra highlights besides being insanely gorgeous is the fact that they're probably the smoothest formula I own. The hard part with highlighters is they really can empathize any skin texture, but this formula is the best in my opinion for that issue. The pigment is there and so is the longevity of wear. They're honestly some of the best highlighters I own. 



Becca Cosmetics 

Oh Becca, I hate to see you go. They're known for their highlighters and while I do like them I actually love their primers more. Becca recently announced they will be shutting the business down come September of this year. It is sad news and I personally thought it was unexpected. It was mainly so because of their loved highlighters that I never thought they would close. While they really are known for the collab of Champagne Pop with Jaclyn Hill.. I quite prefer Moonstone over it. It is their icier gold option which wears on fair skin much better without any stripes on your cheeks. I do wish they would have continued to release more shades (not talking about prism pink/color shades either) and sticking with staple items because I think it really would have helped business. They are super nice highlighters that are insanely pigmented and wear amazing. They do have the downfall of empathizing texture, but I can say not the worst out there. If you haven't tried them I would grab one before they're gone. They last a lifetime. 


KKW Beauty

A newer love of mine. This is the most buttery consistency of highlighter I think I have ever tried.. It came busted as you can see the repress (don't worry they did replace it with a new one), but it is such a buttery soft formula that repressing was so easy. I didn't have to add anything to it besides just pressing/packing it back down in the pan. This is from the Mrs. West Collection and is called Forever. It is a pretty light champagne with a light gold shift. Although this shade/formula can be built up to blinding pigment.. The light glow moment is where it is at. I love to subtly apply it for a more natural glow. It is super beautiful either way, but take note the more built up the more texture you'll see. It again isn't the most terrible at picking up texture though. After trying this one I am more than ready to have more KKW highlighters. 


Lunar Beauty

You already know my love for Lunar Beauty eyeshadow palettes and even lip products! This is their Moon Prism Powder (I know, so cute!) in the shade Mercury which is the lightest in the shade range. Although, it is stunning and such a unique highlight formula. I do wish for more of a shade range with an even lighter shade. This one pulls a little too gold for my fair skin, but you can bet I still rock it. It has this intense glow to it that makes me fall in love every time. The only downfall is that freaking texture detail. If I'm going through a hard time with skin texture I do normally have to avoid this highlighter. It is such a bummer, but for smooth skin days this is an incredible highlight. 



Kylie Cosmetics

Last, but definitely not least we have Kylie Cosmetics. I only have two of her highlighters. The first one I have I liked, but wasn't like over the moon about it. It's a decent highlighter, but noting too special until I got this one called True Mama from the Koko Collection. This is the first highlighter ever that has a shimmer sparkle to it that I absolutely adore! It's normally not my thing, but in this formula it just works. It is another gold moment, but I feel I can even pull it off and I'm no where near as tan as the Kardashians. It also has a little peachy pink shift to it as well. I wore this in just about every look I could last summer and plan to again this year. The texture issue is the same as the last, but I feel like that goes hand in hand with any shimmer highlighters. That is normally why I don't reach for them, but it's not anything too crazy with this one. I find myself still loving it for how beautiful it is. It unfortunately is no longer available as I am seeing now, but worth mentioning incase you wanted to pick up one of her others that has that shimmer throw to them. 




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