ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter Review & Swatches
In the Groove
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter ($7.00 for 0.106 oz.) is a light peachy-gold with warmer undertones and a soft, luminous sheen with faint micro-sparkle that twinkled throughout as it wasn’t packed with the larger sparkles. The texture was very finely-milled, airy, and smooth as it didn’t emphasize my skin’s texture once applied and blended out.
It had semi-opaque, buildable color coverage that adhered evenly to bare skin. This shade lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Becca Year of the Pig (LE, $38.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Guilty Pleasure (LE, $10.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Chromosphere (P, $18.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Sesso (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Ciate Roger, Darling (LE, $32.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Stargazer (P, $39.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Gleam Sheen (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Star Brite (P, $10.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Anastasia Wish (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Let It Rock (LE, $34.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.106 oz. - $66.04 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be a "finely-milled, soft powder" that "packs a blinding punch" where "a little goes a long way." These can be incredibly shiny and metallic on the skin, and the coverage seemed to be all in the application. They actually seemed to be more pigmented when I applied them to my cheekbones using a tapered highlighter than when I used smaller brushes (for eyes) on my forearm. The powders were finely-milled with some base color and a lot of shimmer/pearl. I found the best way to apply these was to pick up product onto a brush and then swirl my brush on the interior of the cap, which helped to disperse the powder more evenly through my brush. This resulted in more even application to my cheeks that required less buffing and blending than if I skipped the swirling step. They lasted around eight hours on me.
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Ingredients
In the Groove
LELimited Edition. $7.00.
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
ColourPop In the Groove Luster Dust Loose Highlighter
Not sure how I feel towards this one. On one hand, it could be a more subdued highlighter. On the other, it looks rather lacking in glow. Think I’ll pass.
I’m waiting on my CP order, but I did pick this up. The less sparkly, more “lit from within” vibe is precisely what drew me to this and seeing it as a reasonably close dupe for Becca’s Year of the Pig solidifies my purchase for me – I had wanted that one but missed out and surprisingly don’t have any other dupes. Yay!
While too warm for me I must say I find this lovely. I could use it if I played up the warmth in the rest of the makeup, but I do prefer cooler highlighters.
It looks lovely on you, Christine.
I can’t seem to find the grades for it, am I completely confused or are they sort of missing?