Bare Escentuals High Shine Trio Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:00:34 +0000

Bare Escentuals High Shine Trio

Bare Escentuals High Shine Trio

Bare Escentuals High Shine Trio ($36.00 for 0.15 oz.) includes three shades of the High Shine eyeshadow: Flare, Pewter, and Polished. This kit is an Ulta exclusive. High Shines are loose eyeshadows that are designed to have a really bright, foil-like finish. They’re really nicely pigmented and definitely deliver on that high shine finish. I’ve also had really good wear out of these–eight hours without a base (and no creasing!). The pigmentation of these three is good, but they seem a little less intense than previous shades I’ve tested.

Flare is a champagne-shimmered beige-brown with a frosted-metallic finish. It’s an interesting color, because I want to say it’s copper at a glance, but it’s not orange enough, and the champagne shimmer throws it off. The only shade that I could think of that was similar was Urban Decay Spotlight, which is less golden and more beige.
Pewter is a silvered pewter with a frosted-metallic finish. It’s cooler-toned and more silver than gold compared to Bobbi Brown Pewter. Similarly, MAC Dalliance is much more golden.
Polished is a medium pink with yellow undertones and a bright, frost-metallic finish. It’s lighter but similar in tone to Giorgio Armani #7.

I really love the pigmentation, texture, and formula of the High Shines, but the packaging leaves a lot to be desired. I reviewed them here earlier this year, and everything received top marks–except packaging, which was a major bust for me. It’s clunky and needs a redesign. I know other readers have suggested to cut off the sponge-tipped applicator, but really, it should just come in better packaging. I recommend opening these slowly and gently tapping away excess product before extracting the applicator–though expect some fall out nonetheless.