Iconic London Rosy Glow Blush & Highlight Duo Review & Swatches
Rose Glow
Iconic London Rose Glow Silk Glow Blush and Highlight Duo ($39.00 for 0.21 oz.) included a gel-powder blush and highlighter, though the highlighter was less consistent than most gel-powder formulas on the market–it was just drier and more powdery, whereas the blush was more consistent and had the signature seamless/melted finish on skin.
Ingredients
Rose Glow
$39.00.
Rose Glow (Left)
Rose Glow (Left) is a medium pink with moderate, warm undertones paired with lighter, warmer gold pearl throughout.
- Semi-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
- Fenty Beauty Petal Poppin' (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Hourglass Surreal Effect (LE, $40.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Swindle (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Manava (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Rayo (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Cover FX Mojave Mauve (Right) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop More is More (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Milani Pink Play #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Rose Cliff #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Becca Camellia (DC, $34.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% 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.
Rose Glow (Left)
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Rose Glow (Right)
Rose Glow (Right) is a light-medium, golden peach with warmer undertones and a smooth, luminous sheen.
- 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
- Benefit Dandelion Twinkle (P, $29.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Kosas Tropic Equinox (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Chanel Or Rose (LE, $70.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Becca Year of the Pig (LE, $38.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Moonlight (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Cover FX Moonlight (P, $34.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- LORAC Destined (LE, $23.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- By Terry Light & Tan Vibes #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Spotlight (LE, $26.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Precious Rocks (001) (DC, $56.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% 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, Tin Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Leuconostoc/ Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491, Ci 77492 (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.
Not terrible, but not a duo that’s making me “ooh & ahh” over it either. I do like the blush a little more than the highlighter, I will say.
I really like the blush side – a suitable pinky shade for me, but I wouldn’t use the highlighter part because it has those gold undertones that turn weird on my complexion. Not a bad duo if both shades suit.