Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter Review & Swatches

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Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter
Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter

Be My Spacelight

Essence Be My Spacelight Pure Nude Highlighter ($4.49 for 0.23 oz.) is a pale white base with pink-to-lavender shifting pearl. It had medium, buildable coverage with a more translucent base and very fine pearl; I was surprised that it didn’t appear chalkier when applied as it had some coverage, yet it wasn’t that shimmery either. Frankly, it was a little mystifying with how it translated onto my cheekbones! It had a natural sheen that seemed a bit more noticeable in person than it reads in the photos. The texture was smooth without being too firmly or too softly pressed in the pan, so highlighting and blush brushes picked up product well, distributed them onto my skin easily, and blended the edges beautifully. It wore well for eight hours on me before fading slightly.

Be My Spacelight

PPermanent. $4.49.
B+
B+
9
Product
8.5
Pigmentation
9
Texture
8.5
Longevity
5
Application
89%
Total
Makeup Look
On face:
  • Too Faced Born This Way Foundation
  • Hourglass Diffused Light Ambient Lighting Powder
On eyes:
  • ColourPop Lit Eyeshadow Palette
  • Urban Decay Torch 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil
On lips:
  • ColourPop I See You Ultra Glossy Lip

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Tessa Avatar

Love it. Although I generally prefer pale warm tones (white-gold, whitened peach, etc.), I’ve recently been looking for a powder highlighter in a cooler pale pink and sorta dithering about my options. I actually clocked it in one of your earlier reviews, clicking on the “Look details.”

And at this price…? Sold!

Cara Avatar

JCat’s You Glow Girl in Bella Rose is a beautiful icy pale pink that blends beautifully, doesn’t emphasize texture and is a high shine, almost metallic glow. It can be applied with a light or heavy hand and reminds me of the pink shade in Hourglass’s Metallic Strobe palette from last yr. It’s only $7 at Ulta or on Amazon. I very fair and love it!

xamyx Avatar

“Be My Cosmolight” is more of a mint green, closer to ABH “Lucky Clover”, or KvD “Emerald” (Alchemist palette). It looks nothing like ABH “Helia”.

sue v Avatar

I would have never opted for this had I not seen this in on YT. I was still skeptical but I’m a convert! In fact, I wear this every day! The best part is that it does not have a base color or at least the base color does not show up on my medium skin…highlighters this light will always look like a chalky pale streak but this blends beautifully and leaves a very subtle pink/lavender shift that looks different in different lights! very impressed! great way to wear the more iridescent unusual highlighters on medium to darker skin tones without looking unnatural. Best paired with a pink blush imo!

sue v Avatar

P.S. Christine I’m just very curious as to what kept this from getting an A or higher rating as you seemed to have similar thoughts to mine about this product and I don’t necessarily read anything negative in the review?

Christine Avatar

It wasn’t opaque – the brand is silent on coverage, and the majority of highlighters are marketed as pigmented – usually I will defer to the industry “standard” when specific claims are absent and/or hold to the higher standard (e.g. pigment vs. lack of pigment). (It is also less pigmented than other shades in the range.)

Pami Avatar

So I guess I should be using Cassiopeia as a highligter in addition to eyeshadow! Actually I have a lot of eyeshadows that could double as highlighters too. 🙂

Deirdre Avatar

I happened to see this in Ulta and picked it up a couple of months ago. It’s become my go-to highlighter, replacing far more expensive ones in my collection. Not saying it’s the best ever, but it sure hits that sweet spot for me, especially at the price.

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