Huda Beauty Summer Solstice 3D Highlighter Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Summer Solstice

Huda Beauty Summer Solstice 3D Highlighter Palette ($45.00 for 1.10 oz.) includes a cream highlighter and three powder highlighters. The cream formula is described as a “pearlescent creamy formula” that will create a “flawless, lit-from-within canvas” and is ideal for layering with powders, though it can also be used “on its own for [a] dewy and natural” effect. The powder highlighters can be used alone or together and are merely described as “light-catching.

I think the brand altered the cream highlighter formula compared to the original two that launched earlier this year, as the shade included in this palette was creamier and thinner, not nearly as dense or as difficult to blend out. The powder highlighters remained as a moderately dense formula with moderate to intense shine. The three powder highlighters were buildable in coverage as two shades were semi-opaque (which I suspect some will prefer).

Ingredients

Summer Solstice

LELimited Edition. $45.00.

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

86%

Total

Saint-Tropez

Saint-Tropez is a brighter, light-medium gold with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had almost opaque coverage, which was forgiving enough that it couild be sheered out quite a bit if desired. The consistency was creamier, lightly tacky, and dried down for the most part. I was able to blend it over bare skin or over foundation without it lifting my base away, which was an issue I had with previous palettes. The highlighter had a noticeable sheen on my skin but did not emphasize my skin’s natural texture. It lasted well for six and a half hours on me.

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MAC Gimme That! (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Natasha Denona Yellow-Green (PiP, $38.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Goldlite (P, $33.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Hourglass Pure Strobe Light (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Tarte Burst (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Smashbox Turn It On Pearl (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Azores (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Anastasia Summer (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Anastasia Sunburst (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Milani Summer Glow (P, $10.00) is lighter (85% similar).

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Ingredients

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, 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, Phenoxyethanol, Silica, Tin Oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, May contain (+/-): CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77400 (Bronze Powder)

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Saint-Tropez

LELimited Edition.

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

84%

Total

Malibu

Malibu is a medium, golden copper with warm, brown undertones and a soft, metallic sheen. The consistency was slightly powdery, though it was still a denser formula overall. The coverage was more semi-opaque in a single layer, but I found it buildable and easy to blend out on the skin. It wore well for eight hours on me.

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Tarte Candlelight (LE, ) is more shimmery (100% similar).
Sephora High Noon (P, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
Phytosurgence Dew of Dawn (P, $26.01) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop A Flutter (PiP, $10.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Persona Del Mar (P, $24.00) is brighter (95% similar).
Cover FX Sunkissed Bronze (Right) (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
ColourPop On a Streak (LE, $10.00) is lighter (90% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Lucent Jungle (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Baby It's Gold Outside (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Tahiti (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Talc, Mica, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Diisostearyl Malate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polybutene, Isopropyl Isostearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Tin Oxide, Hexylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid, May contain (+/-): CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 15850 (Red 7 Lake), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides).

Malibu

LELimited Edition.

8.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

86%

Total

Copacabana

Copacabana is a soft pink with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It added subtle color and sheen to my skin, and it was one of the less metallic shades I’ve come across from the brand’s powder highlighters, which may or may not be your cup of tea. The texture was soft, blendable, and dense without being stiff or difficult to work with. On me, the highlighter lasted for eight hours.

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MAC Warm Aura (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Pearl Blossom (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Forget Me Not (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Hourglass Pink Flash (P, $42.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Anastasia Sassy Grape (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Bite Beauty Pink Pearl (P, $24.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Kosas 8th Muse (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Rosy and Ready (P, $5.99) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Giorgio Armani No. 08 (P, $62.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Winter Rose (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Copacabana

LELimited Edition.

B+

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

89%

Total

Mykonos

Mykonos is a bright, medium-dark magenta purple with subtle, cool blue undertones and an iridescent shimmer. It had semi-opaque pigmentation, which was somewhat buildable, paired with a moderately dense texture that took a heavier hand to get enough color to dislodge from the surface and get onto my brush. The finish was metallic and did emphasize my skin’s natural texture just slightly. This shade wore well for eight hours on me.

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Illamasqua Morale (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Love (Blush) (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Flowerescent (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Giorgio Armani Ecstasy (52) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
ColourPop Stormy (LE, $10.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Too Faced Plumagranate (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
By Terry Tan & Flash Cruise #3 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Pretty Vulgar Lilac Lust (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Sephora + Pantone Universe Radiant Orchid (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Pink Lemonade (LE, $9.00) is lighter (85% similar).

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Ingredients

Mykonos

LELimited Edition.

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

83%

Total

Huda Beauty Summer Solstice 3D Highlighter Palette

Huda Beauty Saint-Tropez Cream Highlight

Huda Beauty Malibu Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Copacabana Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Mykonos Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Summer Solstice 3D Highlighter Palette

Huda Beauty Saint-Tropez Cream Highlight

Huda Beauty Malibu Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Copacabana Powder Highlight

Huda Beauty Mykonos Powder Highlight

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Huda Beauty Summer Solstice 3D Highlighter Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Summer Solstice

Ingredients

Summer Solstice

LELimited Edition. $45.00.

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Saint-Tropez

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Saint-Tropez

LELimited Edition.

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Malibu

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Malibu

LELimited Edition.

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Copacabana

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Copacabana

LELimited Edition.

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Mykonos

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Mykonos

LELimited Edition.

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