Huda Beauty Bronze Sands 3D Highlighter Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 22:00:00 +0000

Bronze Sands

Huda Beauty Bronze Sands 3D Highlighter Palette ($45.00 for 1.10 oz.) contains one cream highlighter and three powder highlighters in warmer, richer hues (the palette is designed for deeper skin tones, but it could certainly be used by a variety in skin tones depending on one’s preferences!). I enjoyed the three powder highlighters but found the cream highlighter to be too tacky to be ideal–it had a tendency to lift base products and was harder to spread out evenly due to the tackiness in texture.

Ingredients

Bronze Sands

PPermanent. $45.00.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

87%

Total

Barbados

Barbados is a rich, molten gold with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It had medium, buildable pigmentation with a creamy, tackier consistency that was a little thicker and harder to spread across my skin evenly. The formula worked better over bare skin as it had a tendency to pick up any base products underneath due to the sticky quality of the texture. On my skin, it wore well for six and a half hours as it did not seem to fully dry down.

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MAC Where the Magic Happens (LE, $42.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
MAC Sun Rush (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Bronze FX (LE, $31.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
UOMA Beauty Zamunda Sun (LE, ) is more shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
Milani Otherworldly (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Becca Champagne Pop (LE, $32.00) is lighter (90% similar).
L'Oreal Golden Hour (P, $14.99) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Too Faced You Light Up My Life (P, $30.00) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Lassie (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Becca Opal (DC, $38.00) is lighter (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Phenoxyethanol, Silica, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Mica, Octyldodecanol, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Copernicia Cerifera Cera (Carnauba Wax), Diisostearyl Malate, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Candelilla Cera (Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax), Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Polybutene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Beta-Sitosterol, Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Hexylene Glycol, CI 75470 (Carmine), Ascorbyl Palmitate, Cream Highlight (Barbados): Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Squalene. Powder Highlight (Aruba, Maldives): Talc, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Isopropyl Isostearate, Lecithin, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid. May contain (+/-): CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides). Powder Highlight (Bora Bora): Talc, Aluminum Hydroxide, CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), Citric Acid

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Barbados

PiPPermanent in Palette.

D+

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

2.5

Application

67%

Total

Maldives

Maldives is a medium gold with warm, yellow undertones and a metallic sheen. The color payoff was fantastic and opaque in a single layer. It had a smooth, almost cream-like texture that was denser but not stiff, so it was still easy to apply and to blend out on my skin. The finish was luminous and could be intensified to more metallic with a second layer. It did not emphasize my skin’s natural texture and stayed on nicely for eight and a half hours.

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Tom Ford Beauty Flicker (Top) (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Duchess (P, $9.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
The Estee Edit 14K Glow (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Looxi Beauty Luxe (P, $7.50) is brighter (90% similar).
MAC Glow, Baby, Glow (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever H106 (P, $23.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
Bobbi Brown Gold (LE, $46.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Bronze Nectar (003) (PiP, $60.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
Kosas Helios (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Dose of Colors Fuego (LE, $28.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Maldives

PiPPermanent in Palette.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Aruba

Aruba is a rich bronze with warm, red undertones and a golden, metallic sheen. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, while the texture was creamy, moderately dense, but shy of being stiff or difficult to work with, though I’d recommend denser or firmer brushes over really feathery ones. The powder applied evenly to my cheekbones and blended out without difficulty. It did not seem to emphasize my skin’s natural texture. It wore well for eight and a half hours on me.

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Huda Beauty Rich #4 (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
The Estee Edit Ray (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Makeup by Mario Bronze (P, $28.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Becca Chocolate Geode (P, $38.00) is warmer (95% similar).
UOMA Beauty Barbados (LE, $35.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
Jouer Tan Lines (LE, $24.00) is cooler (90% similar).
MAC My Mimi (LE, $45.50) is lighter (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Butta Brownie (P, $28.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less pigmented (90% similar).
Hourglass Bronze Flash (P, $42.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
UOMA Beauty You Glo Girl (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Aruba

PiPPermanent in Palette.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

Bora Bora

Bora Bora is a medium-dark, rosy copper with warm undertones and a luminous sheen. The highlighter was richly pigmented with a smooth, moderately dense texture that was easy to blend out on my skin. I did find that a denser brush worked better with the firmness of the powder (I wouldn’t describe it as stiff!, though!) than something like a fan brush. The texture seemed to accentuate my skin’s natural texture just a touch. On me, the highlighter lasted for eight and a half hours before fading noticeably.

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Bobbi Brown Golden Bronze Glow (LE, $48.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Cover FX Golden Peach (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Phoenix (LE, $39.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Becca Bronzed Amber (LE, $38.00) is more muted, warmer (90% similar).
Makeup Revolution Liquid Lustre Gold (P, $9.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Ablaze (P, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Nudegasm (Multi-Glow) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Perfectly Lit (LE, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Becca Rose Gold (P, $41.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Firework (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).

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Ingredients

Bora Bora

PiPPermanent in Palette.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Huda Beauty Bronze Sands 3D Highlighter Palette

Huda Beauty Barbados Cream Highlight

Huda Beauty Maldives Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Aruba Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Bora Bora Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Bronze Sands 3D Highlighter Palette

Huda Beauty Barbados Cream Highlight

Huda Beauty Maldives Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Aruba Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Bora Bora Powder Highlight

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Huda Beauty Bronze Sands 3D Highlighter Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Bronze Sands

Ingredients

Bronze Sands

PPermanent. $45.00.

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Barbados

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Barbados

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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Maldives

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Maldives

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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Aruba

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Aruba

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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Bora Bora

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Bora Bora

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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