Iconic London Coral Glow Blush & Highlight Duo Review & Swatches
Coral Glow
Iconic London Coral Glow Silk Glow Blush and Highlight Duo ($39.00 for 0.21 oz.) featured a gel-powder formula across a blush and a highlighter, though I found the highlighter to be noticeably drier and more powdery for a gel-powder style formula, which was unexpected. The blush was quite nice, though, and had that signature, more melted and seamless finish on skin.
Ingredients
Coral Glow
$39.00.
Coral Glow (Left)
Coral Glow (Left) is a bright, medium-dark coral with warmer, more orange-leaning undertones and fine, golden pearl that gave it a luminous sheen.
- Opaque coverage in one layer
- Moderately-dense, firm but not stiff texture
- Gel-powder formula, so best with a moderately-dense brush
- Applied/blended evenly, looked “melted” on skin
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Chanel Tweed Coralline (LE, $45.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Kaja Atmosphere (P, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Buxom Mykonos (P, $22.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Holiday (2019) (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, less glossy (90% similar).
- ColourPop Totes (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Palatial (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop My Sun and Stars (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Soo Mature (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Cover FX Spiced Cinnamon (Left) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- theBalm Balm Springs (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have a "gel-powder" texture that yields a "flush of color in one weep" and gives a "radiant" finish.
The texture of the blushes was denser and firmer, though not stiff, but the classic gel-powder formula that works best with moderately-dense brushes in order to pick up product evenly. There was no powderiness, and the blushes applied evenly and "melted" on skin for a seamless, luminous finish. The pigmentation was more opaque in a single layer, though it was easily dialed down by using a lighter hand.
Unfortunately, for the highlighters, they seemed on the drier side and didn't have the signature seamless/melted finish as the blushes or gel-powder formulas typically have. They weren't bad per se, just that they weren't as blendable and had a little more texture to them.
Both blush and highlighter formulas lasted around eight hours on me.
Browse all of our Iconic London Silk Glow Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Silica, Glycerin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Aqua (Water), Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Gellan Gum, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (Cocos Nucifera Oil), Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Calcium Chloride, Dimethicone, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Leuconostoc/ Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hydroxide. May Contain (+/-): Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77007 (Ultramarines), Ci 73360 (Red 30 Lake).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Coral Glow (Left)
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Coral Glow (Right)
Coral Glow (Right) is a light gold with moderate, warm yellow undertones and a sparkling finish.
- Medium, somewhat buildable coverage
- Slightly dense but more yielding and slightly powdery
- Gel-powder formula but did not “melt” and seemed drier
- Applied evenly but took longer
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC There She Glows (LE, $44.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Layin' Out (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Hourglass Champagne Strobe Light (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Seychelles (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Cliché (LE, $26.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Earth (LE, $6.99) is warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Disco Nights (LE, $38.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Too Faced Blessed (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Tarte Hi-Fi (-, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Now's the Time (LE, $26.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Formula Overview
-
The formula is supposed to have a "gel-powder" texture that yields a "flush of color in one weep" and gives a "radiant" finish.
The texture of the blushes was denser and firmer, though not stiff, but the classic gel-powder formula that works best with moderately-dense brushes in order to pick up product evenly. There was no powderiness, and the blushes applied evenly and "melted" on skin for a seamless, luminous finish. The pigmentation was more opaque in a single layer, though it was easily dialed down by using a lighter hand.
Unfortunately, for the highlighters, they seemed on the drier side and didn't have the signature seamless/melted finish as the blushes or gel-powder formulas typically have. They weren't bad per se, just that they weren't as blendable and had a little more texture to them.
Both blush and highlighter formulas lasted around eight hours on me.
Browse all of our Iconic London Silk Glow Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Silica, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Aqua (Water), Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2- Hexanediol, Gellan Gum, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (Cocos Nucifera Oil), Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Calcium Chloride, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Leuconostoc/ Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491 (Iron Oxides).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Pretty color duo, but I can just bring out my Nars Fetishized and ABH Amrezy and have the same combo. Those two I actually do use in tandem pretty often, as is!
Yes, I do agree that the blush side was infinitely better than the highlighter side – a shame really because if both sides were of equal quality, this could have been a much better product overall.