Kaleidos Prophecy Space Age Highlighter Review & Swatches
Prophecy
Kaleidos Prophecy Space Age Highlighter (Multichrome) ($36.00 for 0.10 oz.) has a translucent base chocked full of shimmer and sparkle that shifted from warmer pink to gold to green with an intense, metallic finish. This highlighter is not for the faint of heart, as it was quite bright and intense but also very prone to emphasizing my skin’s texture as a result. I found that it was more prone to caking up with foundation applied under it, so I’d take care when applying. In my experience, using a fan brush and doing gentle diffusing motions along the high points was the easiest way to work with the formula.
The texture was drier, somewhat crumbly, and there was some flyaway powder as I applied and blended it out that resulted in stray sparkles on my face from the get-go. It lasted decently for seven hours but had slight migration over time.
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Ingredients
Silica, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Talc, Octyldodecanol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, DimethiconolCaprylyl Glycol, Polybutene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
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I really like the highlighters of this line, they’re little pieces of art. Not something I’d wear on a regular base – not something I’d wear at all (and the one who talks has a palette of green and blue eyeshadow and sometimes had worn them – with light hand – to go to work, so I am not faint of heart), though. So I’ll continue to admire them from others’ swatches!
I purchased a couple of palettes and liked them and got the Mars melter touted by Angie Nyquist as a peachy highlight. Really wasn’t peachy had a sharp hot pink shift and I’ve never used it. Not a real smooth formula but the tin can packaging is nice.
I don’t use this as a face highlighter (looks too dry on me and not a fan of the overall sparkly look without some dewyness) but it does make a really pretty eyeshadow!
“Not for the faint of heart” is pretty accurate! Yet, this is one I have been wanting for quite some time now. The only thing holding me back is that I’ve heard that shipping can take awhile? Not sure how true that is, though?
They ship from China, but taking that into account, my orders usually arrive more quickly than I expected. With the COVID lockdowns in China now, though, I don’t know if that still holds true.
When going to their website today, it does say that they are experiencing a “temporary halt” in shipping due to covid lock downs so I don’t think it’s a good time to purchase from the website. Do any other retailers carry their products? Sephora or Beauty Bay?
I’m still onboard with “funny colored highlights.” However, I’m never on board with silicones in my complexion products. Pass.
I bought this when it launched. I think it’s stunning as both a highlighter and an eyeshadow. As you said, not for the faint of heart.