Laura Geller Charming Pink Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator ($26.00 for 0.16 oz.) is described as a “soft pink pearl.” It’s a light pink with warm, yellow undertones and a luminous shimmer-sheen finish. Maybelline Iridescent (100) (P, $9.99) is more shimmery (95% similar). NARS Summer Dual Intensity Blush I (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar). Lethal Cosmetics Flux (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar). Burberry No. 03 Pink Pearl (P, $68.00) is warmer (95% similar). Urban Decay Aura (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). Makeup Revolution Moon Glow Lights (P, $6.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). Laura Mercier Devotion (P, $45.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar). Sleek MakeUP Hemisphere (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar). Milk Makeup Pink (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar). bareMinerals Clear Radiance (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). Dior #002 (DC, $56.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Tarte Spellbound Glow (LE, $30.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Makeup Geek Glitz (P, $20.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). Urban Decay Aura (P, $28.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). MAC Play It Proper (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition #19 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). Wet 'n' Wild Desert Explorations (LE, $2.99) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Algenist Rose (PiP, $38.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Huda Beauty Frosted Kiss (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar). Viseart Enamored (Highlight) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

The Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator formula is supposed to give a “translucent wash of luminous color” that can be used all-over or as a highlighter with a powder-cream hybrid texture. Long-time readers will know I have a fondness for this formula, so I was happy to see shade extensions! The biggest “downside” to the formula is that they’re really more pigmented than described, so if you really, really want something barely-there, then I’d say to look elsewhere; otherwise, they’re easy to use as a semi-sheer product or applied at more opaque coverage. To me, the formula would be better described as having medium, buildable coverage. Charming Pink is soft, smooth, and easily blended on the skin. There’s enough shimmer to highlight the skin, but it is just shy of pore-emphasizing-territory. This one lightens and brightens on my skin tone, but it may show a little color on much fairer complexions. It had semi-sheer to mostly opaque color payoff. On my normal-to-dry skin, the color lasted for eight and a half hours before fading.

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Laura Geller Charming Pink Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator

Laura Geller Charming Pink Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator

Laura Geller Charming Pink Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator

Laura Geller Charming Pink Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator

Laura Geller Charming Pink Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator

Laura Geller Charming Pink Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator

Laura Geller Charming Pink Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator