Bobbi brown Party Shimmer Brick ($40.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a limited edition highlighter for the holidays that uses a combination of gold and “silver.” Though the right side of the compact is certainly not the gold we typically think of, it’s not exactly silver–more like a cool-toned gold.

The left side is a true yellow gold with a shimmer-sheen. I couldn’t think of other highlighters that were similar in color, though there are likely half a dozen eyeshadows! It has good intensity for a highlighter; you can build-it up if you really wanted something more opaque, but it’s soft and blendable. Though the finish isn’t overly metallic, it does emphasize pores (or skin unevenness) a bit. The right side is a more like a cool-toned white with a neutral yellow shimmer-sheen, so it comes off as this cool-toned white gold. It has a more metallic finish than the yellowy side, which is a finish that tends to emphasize pores (and this does do so moderately).

Overall, it’s as frosted as most Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks are.  It’s not unlike previous iterations, so for those who are fans of Shimmer Bricks (and I know there are a number of you!), it’s par for the course.  They can be used together or separately, which is nice–especially because the powder is halved, rather than split into four or five strips of colors, so you can actually just use one shade at a time.  The wear of this is good; it wore for seven hours well, and then at the eight hour mark, it was visibly diminished but still lingering.

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick (mixed), Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay Blush

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick (white-gold), Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay Blush

Bobbi Brown Party Shimmer Brick (gold), Tarte Exposed Amazonian Clay Blush