Dior Universal (001) Face & Body Glow Review & Swatches
Universal (001)
Dior Universal (001) Backstage Face & Body Glow ($38.00 for 1.6 oz.) is a light, yellow gold with moderate, warm undertones and fine pearl that gave it a soft, luminous finish. It’s a thin, watery-gel of a liquid highlighter that can be used alone, all-over, and/or mixed with foundation, so the subtly of it on its own was as marketed.
It produced a soft, glowing finish with a touch of sheen but wasn’t overly wet and dried down for the most part. Mixed in with foundation or moisturizer, it could easily amp up the finish from matte to semi-matte to natural and lightly dewy. I didn’t find that it shortened the wear-time of my foundations, and it sat well over them without lifting up base products. On its own, the highlighter lasted for eight and a half hours before fading visibly.
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Ingredients
Aqua (Water), Methyl Trimethicone, Mica, Isododecane, Glycerin, Phenyl Trimethicone, Alcohol, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Propylene Carbonate, Parfum (Fragrance), Hexadecene, Linalool, Limonene, Citronellol, Bht, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol, [+/- :Ci 19140 (Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake), Ci 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), Ci 77007 (Ultramarines), Ci 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride), Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)].
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The sheerness without it being too sheer to have an effect makes this one a winner in my book! It looks just right for a mixer or to use on high points like shoulders, decollete or collarbones.
I have this Dior body glow. I never thought about using this foundation in or with the body glow. Thank You, Thank You. I will do this tomorrow.
Hope it works well for you, Dianne!
Christine excuse me for noticing the name on the Dior bottle. My cousin gave it to me to use on arms and shoulders. I feel like biggest nut on earth!!!!!!!!
You can definitely use it there! Pretty much all-over 🙂