Morphe Mirage High Impact Highlighter Review, Photos, Swatches
Mirage
Morphe Mirage High Impact Highlighter ($14.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a medium, coppery brown with warm, reddish undertones and a golden, metallic sheen. The highlighter had rich color payoff in a single layer, which applied evenly and smoothly on my skin. The consistency was soft, lightly creamy, and dense without being too firm or too thick in the pan. It blended out easily on my skin, and it didn’t accentuate my natural skin texture but was on the edge (to my eye) that it might be a concern for those with more textured skin. The color stayed on well for eight and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Inglot J203 Luminous (LE, $23.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Paradise (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Rich #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Pose (LE, $7.00) is darker (95% similar).
- MAC Just Whitney (LE, $42.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Anastasia Desert (P, $22.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Haus Labs Golden Pyrite (P, $40.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Sephora High Noon (P, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Gold Deposit (P, $34.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Tarte Candlelight (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$14.00/0.28 oz. - $50.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a "creamy" finish that is "weightless" that have an "explosive, prismatic effect." A few shades (like Extra, Spark, and Stardust) had a softer sheen--more shine than shimmer--that I think might appeal to some, while other shades are intensely metallic and much more shimmery on the skin (like Mirage and Boom). The texture of the ones that weren't quite as shimmery felt smooth, firmer and denser, but not stiff to work with, and I didn't have any trouble applying or blending them out. The more shimmery shades felt creamier and denser but less firmly pressed in the pan, so it was even easier to pickup product with a typical, tapered highlighter brush. They wore well for eight to nine hours on me before fading. One thing to note, I don't think the term "prismatic" is a good descriptor of these, a only one shade had true shift (Stardust was a duochrome), and I'm wondering if the brand understood the term before using it (as it's not a case where I can see an attempt at a duochrome--the range includes very standard highlighting shades).
Browse all of our Morphe High Impact Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyethylene, Magnesium Myristate, Polypropylene, Nylon-12, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin. +/- May Contain/Peut Contenir: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163).
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Wowza! I love this for an instant suntanned beachy glow! Yes, I have CP Butterfly Beach and ABH Glo Getter, and yet there’s something very special about this one.
These Morphe highlighters are bomb. I only have one at the moment but I’m sure that won’t be the case for long…
This is so pretty but I am sure way too deep for me. Looks gorgeous on your skin tone, though, Christine. I just picked up one of the Physician’s Formula Butter Bronzer’s to see what all the hype was about. I don’t use bronzer’s a lot as I am so pale that trying to find one that works for me has been difficult. Could be my application technique, though. Anyway, I have used it two times and so far so good. Doesn’t make me look like a glowing goddess but it does seem to add a little something.