Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles ($65.00 for 0.80 oz.) is a translucent, gold-sparkled finishing powder. Guerlain Gold Pearl (LE, $65.00) is lighter, lower quality (95% similar). Guerlain Perles du Dragon (LE, $60.00) is cooler (95% similar). Hourglass Brilliant Strobe Light (P, $40.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Guerlain Liu (LE, $88.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Hourglass Surreal Light (LE, $48.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Guerlain Electric Pearl (LE, $65.00)(90% similar). Guerlain Perles de Nuit (LE, $60.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). Hourglass Euphoric Strobe Light (LE, $40.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Giorgio Armani No. 02 (P, $62.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Guerlain Perles des Neiges (LE, $80.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). Guerlain Rainbow Pearls (LE, $65.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Guerlain Birthday Candle Pearls (LE, $65.00) is more pigmented (95% similar). Guerlain Happy Glow Pearls (LE, $65.00) is cooler (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

This year’s holiday Meteorites Perles are supposed to have three shades: “pink to refresh, gold to illuminate, and a touch of blue to softly correct the complexion.” It is dominated by a lot of smaller gold pearls with a few larger pink and minty green pearls, and when I swatched and used it, it was mostly a translucent, yellowish powder with gold micro-sparkle. This year’s Meteorites’ shimmer/sparkle is more noticeable on the skin as a result, but the overall effect is one of the subtlest I’ve seen out of all the Meteorites I’ve tried. I think those who enjoy using this product and aren’t as concerned about a noticeable effect will be happy with their purchase, but as a fan of the product, I still found the difference to be incredibly subtle. What I noticed, for the most part, was that it gave my skin a warmer, slightly brighter look overall with fine sparkle all over the skin. It had no impact on the wear of my base products, and the sparkles were still visible eight hours later (when I tested for wear on bare skin).

Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles

Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles

Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles

Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles

Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles

Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles

Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles

Guerlain Perles de Legende Meteorites Perles

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