Cover FX Light-Medium The Perfect Light Highlighting Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000

Light-Medium

CoverFX Light-Medium The Perfect Light Highlighting Palette ($42.00 for 0.38 oz.) includes two powder highlighters and two cream highlighters housed in a cardboard palette. The cream formula is supposed to have a “dewy, radiant glow,” while the powder highlighters have a “silky, luminous finish.” Overall, the four shades included have more of a subtle to light sheen, so the palette would be best for someone who liked lighter, golden hues and subtle highlighters.

Light-Medium

LELimited Edition. $42.00.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Celestial

Celestial is a light gold with a pearly sheen. It looked pinker in the pan, but it ended up rather golden when swatched (even heavily). The creamy texture was thin without being too thin or tacky, so it spread well on the skin but did not slide around. It offered a light glow that wasn’t overtly shimmery and worked on bare skin or layered over foundation. It didn’t feel like it totally dried down, so it was also slightly dewy. On me, it wore well for seven and a half hours.

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Anastasia Perla (P, $25.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Sol Body Star Light (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Anastasia Moonstone (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Chanel Camelia de Chanel (LE, $80.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Tarte Stunner (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer (PiP, $24.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Chanel Ivory Gold (10) (P, $58.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Looxi Beauty Bombshell (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Who Needs Clothes (LE, $60.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Dior Glowing Nude (002) (LE, $58.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Mica, Diisostearyl Malate, Polyglyceryl-2Triisostearate, Silica, Synthetic Beeswax, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax (Cera Carnauba, Cire de carnauba), Squalane,Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate, Triacontanyl PVP, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, DehydRoacetic Acid, Tocopherol, Tribehenin, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Bisabolol,Phytosphingosine, Ethyl Linoleate, Ethyl Linolenate, Ceramide NG, PEG-10 phytosterol, Ethyl Oleate, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Triethoxycaprylylsilane (+/-)Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

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Celestial

LELimited Edition.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

88%

Total

Moonlight

Moonlight is a medium gold with warm undertones and a luminous sheen. It had stronger shimmer and a stronger finish on the skin compared to Celestial. It had a creamy, lightly emollient texture that blended and spread well across the skin without being too tacky, so I didn’t have issues with it lifting base products off when layered over them (but it was tested over bare skin for longevity). The base color seemed less noticeable once I diffiused the color on my cheekbones, so it may read warmer/deeper on certain skin tones compared to mine. This shade lasted for seven and a half hours on me.

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Laura Mercier Addiction (P, $45.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Tarte Sparkler (P, $29.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Anastasia Bubbly (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Bobbi Brown 24 Karat (P, $46.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Becca Gratitude (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Josie Maran Argan Enlightenment (Original) (P, $28.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Looxi Beauty Centerfold (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Makeup Revolution Liquid Luminous Gold (P, $9.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Cover FX Moonlight (P, $42.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Dew You (P, $45.00) is lighter (95% similar).

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Ingredients

Moonlight

LELimited Edition.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Celestial

Celestial is a light, rosy beige with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. The consistency was a little drier and dustier than I was hoping, though it blended out and applied without issue. It was very subtle on the skin with just a touch of sheen (more apparent in person than in photos), so it would work well for someone who does not like an intense highlight. The product started to fade after seven hours of wear.

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Urban Decay Luminous (P, $30.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Cle de Peau Delicate Pink (14) (P, $55.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Laura Mercier Highlight 01 (P, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
YSL Golden Contouring Highlight (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Hourglass Incandescent Strobe Light (P, $40.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Pretty Vulgar Glimmers of BS (P, $32.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Smoke 'n Whistles (P, $10.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Snowglobe (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Glazed (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Starstruck (P, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Ingredients

Mica, Isoeicosane, Boron Nitride, Silica, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Alumina, Polyisobutene, Lauroyl Lysine, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Stearoyl Glutamic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Powder, Tin Oxide, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Isoceteth-10, Ethylhexylglycerin. May Contain: Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140).

Celestial

PiPPermanent in Palette. $34.00.

B-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

7.5

Longevity

Application

81%

Total

Moonlight

Moonlight is a light, peachy gold with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It had good pigmentation that applied evenly and smoothly to the skin. The powder felt a little dusty, but it blended out easily and did not look dry or chalky on my cheeks. This shade is available on its own, and the color and quality are consistent with the individual version. It wore well for seven and a half hours before fading.

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Tom Ford Beauty Solar Exposure (Highlighter) (LE, $60.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
LORAC Destined (LE, $23.00) is lighter (95% similar).
NARS Last Call (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Kaja Luna (P, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Iconic London Rose Glow (Right) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop On the Cusp (LE, $10.00) is darker (95% similar).
MAC She's a Rainbow (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Tarte Moonlight (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Dior Golden Glow (04) (P, $50.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Chanel Or Rose (LE, $70.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).

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Ingredients

Mica, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate,Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Lauroyl Lysine, Silica, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Stearoyl Glutamic Acid,Camellia Sinensis Leaf Powder, Dehydroacetic Acid, Glycerin, Lycopodium Clavatum Extract, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopherol,Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract, Phytosphingosine, Ethyl Linoleate, Ethyl Linolenate, Ethyl Oleate (+/-) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI77492, CI 77499).

Moonlight

PPermanent. $34.00.

B+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

89%

Total

Cover FX Light-Medium The Perfect Light Highlighting Palette

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Cover FX Moonlight The Perfect Light Highlighting Cream

Cover FX Celestial The Perfect Light Highlighting Powder

Cover FX Moonlight The Perfect Light Highlighting Powder

Cover FX Light-Medium The Perfect Light Highlighting Palette

Cover FX Celestial The Perfect Light Highlighting Cream

Cover FX Moonlight The Perfect Light Highlighting Cream

Cover FX Celestial The Perfect Light Highlighting Powder

Cover FX Moonlight The Perfect Light Highlighting Powder

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Cover FX Light-Medium The Perfect Light Highlighting Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Light-Medium

Light-Medium

LELimited Edition. $42.00.

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Celestial

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Celestial

LELimited Edition.

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Moonlight

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Moonlight

LELimited Edition.

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Celestial

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Celestial

PiPPermanent in Palette. $34.00.

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Moonlight

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Moonlight

PPermanent. $34.00.

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