Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter Review & Swatches
Raw Amber
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter ($40.00 for 0.42 oz.) is a medium-dark, rosy copper with moderate, warm undertones and lighter, copper sparkle and shimmer throughout. It seemed slightly drier compared to other shades in the range, though I wouldn’t actually describe it as legitimately dry as it applied similarly and did not look dry on my skin.
- Mostly opaque, buildable coverage
- Gel-powder formula: firm but not stiff, drier than other shades though
- Picked up well with dry brush, blendable
- Long-wearing (9-10 hours was typical)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- OFRA Blind the Haters (P, $29.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Cuneirune (LE, $26.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Rare Beauty Flaunt (P, $25.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Rhaegal (LE, $26.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Anastasia Hot Sand (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- YSL Bronze Gold (P, $42.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Dew Drop (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Milani Rose Gold (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Bae Area (DC, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Awesome Blossom (P, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$40.00/0.42 oz. - $95.24 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to apply "seamlessly" with "radiant, next gen glow" that lasts for "up to 12 hours." It featured a gel-powder hybrid formula, so the feel of the powder was on the firmer side, but it wasn't stiff. There was no powderiness, and I had no issues picking up product with more feathery, less-dense fan brushes or more traditional tapered highlighting brushes.
The shades were typically semi-opaque to opaque in coverage and easily applied with a lighter hand. The powder sat well on bare skin as well as on top of foundation, and it had a "melted" look that helped the powder sit seamlessly. They wore nine to 10 hours on me, so not quite the 12-hours claimed but longer-wearing than average.
Browse all of our Haus Labs Bio-Radiant Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Silica, Glycerin, Pseudozyma Epicola/Sunflower Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate, Arnica Montana Flower Extract**, Squalane, Actinidia Polygama Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Gellen Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Chloride, Butylene Glycol, Dicalcium Phosphate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polysorbate 20, Aqua (Water, Eau), Ci 77491 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide). **Fermented
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Raw Amber
PPermanent. $40.00.
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Haus Labs Raw Amber Bio-Radiant Highlighter
Because I have UD GoT Rhaegel, I don’t think I need this one, too. Oh, and because today I just received the go-ahead to go swimming… I’ll be using Rhaegel again in no time.
So glad you can finally go swimming. I know you have longed to get back in the pool.
Yep, I sure have been just itching to get into the pool, Helene! And now I safely can. 😊
I do like swimming and playing in a pool. I would love to have my own, but they are expensive, at least the kind I’d love to have. I do have the ocean about 1 minute away, so I shouldn’t complain.
It’s so good to see you are recovering after the surgery.
Bio Radiant? What expression will brands think up next!
Anyway, it does look quite smooth on your cheeks, but it seemed patchy and even scratchy in the swatches with the shimmer sparkles. It’s OK, but I think I would look on the dupe list for a smoother one.