Afterglow 8-Hour Powder Highlighter

By Mariella 6 years ago.

Aura was my first choice in this now discontinued (how dumb is THAT?) highlighers from UD but I found Sin a while back at a discounter and grabbed it. The texture is gorgeous and it blends to a finish that is both luminous and natural looking at the same time. It's a bit warm for me as a highlighter - not unwearable and not unnatural looking but just a hint on the warm side (where Aura is cooler) but I really love it. I had planned to purchase this at full price at Sephora only to find it discontinued, so finding it AND at a very affordable price - well, double happiness!

By Emy 8 years ago.

I have extremely pale skin and I love a golden highlighter. In most brands thats really hard to come by in highlighter form lots of brands have an eyeshadow that would work but not many have a true ice gold highlighter. I cant say it emphasises pores as I have extremely dry skin and my pores are very minimal, however I do have an abundance of texture. At the end of the day it's a highlighter its job is to emphasise things and this does. This highlighter can be both an intense shimmer-fest or a subtle glow depending on how you apply it. I use it with a RealTechniques Multi-Task brush all over my face for a subtle all over glow, if you wanted a subtle glow just a few areas a fan brush works great. When I want an intense highlight I stripe it right on my face with my finger then diffuse the edges with a RT setting brush or sometimes just apply with the setting brush. I feel this product is very versatile and is one of my favourite highlighters out there for fair skin that doesn't want a pink glow but wants a golden champagne that isn't too dark.

By Mariella 9 years ago.

I soooo didn't really need this but I so very much wanted it. I was torn between getting Aura or Hourglass Strobe Powder in Incandescent (that's the shade I love in the Ambient Light trio but the Strobe Powder is VERY different, which is confusing and a bit annoying; how I wish they'd make a full size of the Incandescent Ambient Light powder). Anyway, when I compared the 2 products in store, it was clear that while Aura packs a pretty hefty glow, it is much smoother more wearable than Incandescent, which has lots of "visible to the naked eye" glitter all through it. I am so happy with Aura. The pink tone to it is my best shade and this is similar to the LE Dior Glowing Gardens highlighter I got several months ago and which I use rather like a miser for fear of using it up and not being able to replace it. What is really lovely about Aura is that in addition to being lovely and flattering and all that, it is versatile enough that I can use it for daytime/work as well as using a more deliberate application for other occasions.