An Orange Blush that’s Happy to See You

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette ($4.99 for 0.40 oz.) is a mix of medium peach and orange-brown. Together, they create a coppery, orange-brown with a frosted, metallic sheen. NARS Luster is less brown, more orange. MAC Alpine Bronze is more subdued, less shimmery. MAC Glorify is browner. Estee Lauder Topaz Chameleon is browner, darker.

This will tend to be more flattering on warmer complexions and deeper skin tones. I think many will find it too orange, though it is more flattering than an orange-toned bronzer/brown blush, because this is more orange than brown, so it adds color, warmth, and glow without potentially turning ruddy.  The frosted, metallic finish did emphasize pores and imperfections in skin texture.  It is a baked product, so you could use it wet or dry, though the pigmentation was true-to-pan when used dry.  When applied wet, you’ll get an even more metallic finish.  The texture is soft, more finely-milled than a lot of baked products, but not as finely-milled as most powder blushes. Rose Golden Goddess lasted just over six hours on me, and after seven, it looked patchy. It’s on par with the majority of baked products and how long they wear on me, so if you normally get longer wear out of your baked products, this might wear similarly.

The Glossover

	Wet 'n' Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette Review, Photos, Swatches B+
	This will tend to be more flattering on warmer complexions and deeper skin tones. I wish I saw better wear out of the formula, though, because then it would be a killer deal.
	Product 9/10 Pigmentation 10/10 Texture 9/10 Longevity 7/10 Application 5/5
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Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Golden Goddess To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Maybe You Won’t Go to Carnaval, But How About a Glow of Rose?

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette ($4.99 for 0.40 oz.) is a melange of light peach, peachy-orange, and medium pink. Blended together, they create a light, rosy-beige with a frosted, metallic finish. MAC Porcelain Pink is lighter. MAC Rhapsody in Two is similar. Bobbi Brown Rose Gold is a touch more beige. MAC Redhead is less pink. Laura Mercier Rose Rendezvous is a smidgen darker.

I suspect of the three shades of To Reflect that I’ve seen from Wet ‘n’ Wild (I’ll post a review for the third one soon), this is likely the one that will have the most universal appeal.  On darker complexions, it will serve as a highlighter, and on the very lightest skin tones, it can work as a blush as well as a highlighter.  I’m medium in color, and it shows up as a highlighter and slight tint of color–there’s definite color, not just shimmer/sheen–on my skin.  The finish has a high-shine, frosted look to it, which did result in emphasis of my pores along my cheeks, so if that’s a major concern for you, then you might want to opt for a subtler highlighter.  This can be used wet for an even more metallic finish, if desired.

It’s a baked product, though it feels almost like a hybrid between traditional powder and baked, because it is smoother than a lot of baked products but still different from regular powder products.  Rose Champagne Glow lasted for six and a half hours on me, and after seven hours, it looked a bit faded and somewhat patchy. It’s on par with the majority of baked products and how long they wear on me, so if you normally get longer wear out of your baked products, this might wear similarly.

The Glossover

	Wet 'n' Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette Review, Photos, Swatches B+
	My biggest problem with baked products is their wear; many of the formulas on the market (at all price points) don't wear a full eight hours on me like regular powder blush, and that is true with this one, which is where it lost the most points.
	Product 9/10 Pigmentation 10/10 Texture 9/10 Longevity 7/10 Application 5/5
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Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Rose Champagne Glow To Reflect Shimmer Palette

A Bronzy, Baked Powder from Wet ‘n’ Wild

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette ($4.99 for 0.40 oz.) is a rich, copper-shimmered bronze. Estee Lauder Topaz Chameleon is darker, browner–less coppery. MAC Glorify is similar, slightly darker. MAC Worldly Wealth is less coppery.

It has a soft consistency, and it feels like a finely-milled baked powder, similar to MAC’s Mineralize Skinfinishes but smoother. It has a high-shine, frosted and metallic finish, so there is a great deal of reflection, but there is also a slight emphasis of pores and any natural imperfections in skin texture. Carnaval in Rio has a lot of warmth coming from the orange and copper hues in it, so it acts a bit like a bronzer or warming glow. I suspect that this is going to be particularly lovely on a deeper, warmer complexions. It lasted seven hours, which is a little longer than I get with many baked products, but a little short of the average blush/bronzer.

The Glossover

	Wet 'n' Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette Review, Photos, Swatches A-
	It has good pigmentation, blendability, and is soft, though it does emphasize pores slightly and doesn't wear a full eight hours.
	Product 9/10 Pigmentation 10/10 Texture 9/10 Longevity 7.5/10 Application 5/5
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Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette

Wet ‘n’ Wild Carnaval in Rio To Reflect Shimmer Palette