Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder Review, Photos, Swatches
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder ($46.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a luminous, slightly metallic sheen. Estee Lauder Mirage (LE, $47.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar). ColourPop Whipped (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). J. Cat Beauty Pink Goddess (P, $9.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). Laura Mercier Temptation (LE, $45.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar). Moira Rose Petals (P, $14.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar). Bobbi Brown Pink Quartz (P, $46.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar). Makeup Geek Rekindle (P, $20.00) is cooler (90% similar). Makeup Revolution Liquid Bronze Gold (P, $9.00) is warmer (90% similar). OFRA Sea Shimmer (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Burberry No. 04 Rose Gold (P, $68.00) is lighter (95% similar). Morphe Boom (P, $14.00) is cooler (90% similar). MAC Pearl Sunshine (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Lancome Glowing Lights (P, $30.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Becca Smoky Quartz (LE, $38.00) is cooler (90% similar). Lancome Rose Twinkle #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). ColourPop Andalasia (LE, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar). Urban Decay Glint (-, ) is lighter (90% similar). MAC Superb (P, $42.00) is darker (90% similar). NARS Orgasm (P, $28.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). Dior Golden Bronze (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.
It’s a new, limited edition highlighting powder designed to give “high-impact, buildable radiance.” The texture is dense, firm but not difficult to use, with a very smooth, finely-milled consistency that blends out effortlessly. It is a stronger highlighter, so if you prefer very subtle glow, it might not be the right product for you; it is possible to get a very, very light sheen, but it definitely lends itself to a more moderate sheen when applied with a medium-hand and typical highlighter brush. The highlighter had medium, buildable color coverage. It didn’t emphasize pores on me, and it added a little color to my skin tone (light-medium). The highlighter wore well for eight hours before fading.
Afternoon Glow
PPermanent. $48.00.
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Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
Is it the new YSL Fall palette that you’re wearing on your eyes? It looks really pretty!
Everything is specifically listed under “The Makeup Look”! I don’t know if that’s for fall or not. So sorry – I wish I could be more helpful 🙁
MAKE-UP LOOK
ON FACE:
Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Foundation
Guerlain Les Voilettes Loose Setting Powder
ON EYES:
YSL Paris Palette
Urban Decay Honey Eyeliner
ON LIPS:
Anastasia Melon Lip Gloss
I love Bobbi Brown highlighters. This one is lovely!
Yay!
Gorgeous! Luckily I prefer a more subtle hightlight: I can keep my no-buy!
Good luck!
This is really pretty, though also rather expensive for a single pan. I just think it’s funny that you can actually see how the highlighter market is exploding because the dupe lists for products like this used to be a couple of items long just a year or so ago, but now the list is so big! Lot of options 🙂
It’s about where I’d expect for a Bobbi Brown highlighter!
Oh for sure! I’m just spoiled by the value-per-pan of all the palettes out there ?
I love this one!
Awesome!
Wow, that’s gorgeous color & shimmer!
Agreed!
That color is spectacular! So beautiful.
It is!
This looks lovely on you, Christine. I bought Sunset Glow highlighter and am trying to up the sheen factor. My face has some redness to it, and that may absorb some of the highlighter’s beautiful color. I’m experimenting with different foundation and blush shades. I’m so glad to see a BB highlighter give such a beautiful sheen.
I hope you can get Sunset Glow where you want it to be!
Loving the glow of this one! Reminds me a bit of how CP Butterfly Beach looks like on me, tbh, even though Butterfly Beach isn’t a dupe. That said, I now need Teasecake!
It has a nice sheen to it!
I swatched some Bobbi Brown highlighters on my last Sephora trip and loved them. If this is anything in line with those products, I may have to have it. Off to look for your reviews on Bobbi Brown! 😉
Awesome!
Are you going to review the other two highlighters in this collection too?I would love to heard your thought. Thanks.
I have the other one, and I’m waiting to receive the third one… I don’t know why, but the retailer shipped in three different packages and one went SmartPost, so I am so sorry to not have them all!
Such a pretty highlighter! I think it’s time I pick up a Bobbi Brow highlighter.
I hope you can check it out sometime, Lupe!
Such a pretty color and finish. I don’t have one even similar to it. Hmmm.
Oooh! I’ll be curious to see if you try it.
This is a gorgeous colour and it looks lovely on you.
Thank you, Genevieve!
This look is lovely. Nicely done!
Glad to hear it, Chris!
I have it too and I rrreally like it! Such a beautiful warm glow.
Yay!
Amazing highlighter with great color!I love your lip gloss too 🙂
Thank you!
OHHH, hello highlighting blush! Well for me anyhow.
Would be pretty as a light blush!
Hmm. I have becca rosegold, but this might need to find a place in my home. Idk- I just bought a laura Mercier highlight, and I don’t think I need to buy 2 highlighters in the same month
You can definitely skip 🙂
I love it on you. I have the same skin tone as you and was wondering if this would pass for a blush too. I know you mentioned it has a bit of colour but do you think enough to get as a blush. I really like high sheen blushes so that’s why I am asking.
Thanks, Farida! It just depends on what you consider enough for blush. It adds some color on me, but to me, it is subtle. To others, this is heavy-handed and probably think I look clownish with this much blush on, lol!
Highlighters are always pretty to me, sparkle and shimmer…!! This one looks pretty close to my Anastasia Riviera.
They always are fun to look at!
What brush did you use to apply it? I try my fan brush but it didn’t work
Hi Anggie,
I can’t remember! I use an assortment of brushes when I am testing/applying cheek colors!