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NYX Moonbeam Away We Glow Liquid Highlighter

NYX Moonbeam Away We Glow Liquid Highlighter ($6.99 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a peachy gold with warm undertones and a sparkling sheen. The finish had slightly larger sparkles to it, though it was still a more moderate highlighter once blended out on the skin. It had semi-sheer...

NYX Moonbeam Away We Glow Liquid Highlighter ($6.99 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a peachy gold with warm undertones and a sparkling sheen. The finish had...

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NYX Crystal Glare Away We Glow Liquid Highlighter

NYX Crystal Glare Away We Glow Liquid Highlighter ($6.99 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a light, golden beige with warm undertones and fine, pearly sheen. The shimmer read as a luminous glow than overt shimmer on the skin, even when layered. It had semi-sheer to opaque, buildable...

NYX Crystal Glare Away We Glow Liquid Highlighter ($6.99 for 0.22 fl. oz.) is a light, golden beige with warm undertones and fine, pearly sheen. The...

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NYX Lavender Steel Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder

NYX Lavender Steel Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99 for 0.21 oz.) is an iridescent, lavender with a pale, grayish beige base. It looked more like a very light lavender applied to the skin that appeared deeper in color as I moved around. Mine arrived broken (it's...

NYX Lavender Steel Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99 for 0.21 oz.) is an iridescent, lavender with a pale, grayish beige base. It looked more...

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NYX Snow Rose Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder

NYX Snow Rose Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99 for 0.21 oz.) is a very light, cool-toned beige with pink-to-lavender pearl that gave it more of a soft, frosted sheen. This was one of the more interesting shades (though the type of duochrome it had is something we...

NYX Snow Rose Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99 for 0.21 oz.) is a very light, cool-toned beige with pink-to-lavender pearl that gave it more...

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NYX Twilight Tint Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder

NYX Twilight Tint Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99 for 0.21 oz.) is cool, bluish white with an iridescent blue-to-violet sheen. The finish was somewhere between luminous and frost; slightly visible shimmer but once blended and buffed into the skin, the finish...

NYX Twilight Tint Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99 for 0.21 oz.) is cool, bluish white with an iridescent blue-to-violet sheen. The finish...

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NYX Synthetica Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder

NYX Synthetica Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99 for 0.21 oz.) is a pop of orange with warm, red undertones and a gold, frosted finish. It had good color coverage--not quite full coverage but close--with a smooth, silky consistency that was denser and firmer in the...

NYX Synthetica Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99 for 0.21 oz.) is a pop of orange with warm, red undertones and a gold, frosted finish. It...

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10 Sparkling, Shimmering Golds to Celebrate the New Year

10 Sparkling, Shimmering Golds to Celebrate the New Year

Here's a more traditional take on shades of the New Year -- yellowy golds. I went for a list of some of my favorite more shimmering/sparkling shades for bonus points :) What are your favorites?

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13 Emerald Greens to Covet

13 Emerald Greens to Covet

Long-time readers will probably find this no surprise... but I love emerald green when it comes to makeup! Whether it's for nails, eyes, or lips. Here are 13 favorites -- from deeper to brighter, warmer to cooler! :)

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NYX Enigmatic Illuminator

NYX Enigmatic Illuminator ($9.00 for 0.33 oz.) is a light-medium peachy-pink with warm, golden shimmer that gives it a frosted sheen. Urban Decay Streak Highlighter (-, ) is lighter (95% similar). Clinique Pearl Pop (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar). Becca Parisian Lights (LE, $38.00) is lighter (90% similar). bareMinerals The Many Splendors #2 (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar). bareMinerals The Five Star Treatment (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). Too Faced Unicorn Dreams (LE, $28.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). ColourPop One in a Millefeuille (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). MAC Luna Luster (LE, $34.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Bobbi Brown Sunset Glow (P, $48.00) is darker (90% similar). Lancome Frosted Rose (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar). Hourglass Pink Flash (P, $42.00) is lighter (85% similar). MAC Glow Stick (PiP, $34.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar). MAC Beaming Blush (P, $42.00) is cooler (85% similar). Flesh Beauty Certain (P, $28.00) is lighter (85% similar). Charlotte Tilbury Lightgasm Pop Blush (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar). ColourPop Made Me Do It (LE, $12.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Highlighter (Softcore) (LE, $60.00) is warmer (85% similar). Too Faced Satin Sheets (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Paradise Lust (Top) (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar). MAC Blonde (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

NYX Enigmatic Illuminator ($9.00 for 0.33 oz.) is a light-medium peachy-pink with warm, golden shimmer that gives it a frosted sheen. [written_dupes...

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