MAC Hot & Heavy Opalescent Highlighter Review, Photos, Swatches
Hot and Heavy
MAC Hot and Heavy Opalescent Highlighter ($34.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a medium gold with warm, peachy-orange undertones and a frosted sheen. It had medium, buildable coverage with a soft, smooth texture that was dense but not stiff to work with. For those who want a more gradual, buildable glow, this shade might work for you, but for those who want an instant, more blinding highlight, it’ll fall short. The powder was blendable without too much effort and sat well on my skin without emphasizing my texture. It wore well for eight hours on me before fading slightly.
Top Dupes
- MAC TheBlonds (LE, $41.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Always One Jump Ahead (LE, $35.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- The Estee Edit 14K Glow (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Rose Inc Prismatic (P, $36.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Becca Royal Glow (LE, $38.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Looxi Beauty Luxe (P, $7.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Guerlain Electric Light (LE, $56.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Starflower (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever #02 (P, $39.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Physicians Formula Champagne (P, $10.99) is darker (95% similar).
Ingredients
Hot and Heavy
LELimited Edition. $34.00.
B+
B+
8.5
Product
8.5
Pigmentation
9
Texture
8.5
Longevity
5
Application
88%
Total
I was so hyped up for his latest collection. The MAC artists I spoke to were raving how pretty it was. Then… I saw it. I am skipping this one. I am tired of these kits and hope MAC never brings them back after his year is done.
Your makeup does look beautiful. If this is the quad from the collection it looks beautiful on your eyes.I have enough warm toned shades though and $50.00 for the kit isn’t worth a bronzer.
I know I have dupes for this…so *why* do I still find this one so incredibly tempting? Seriously, I have ENOUGH highlighters to last me till I’m 80! Yet. I’m digging this soft golden glow instead of my very shiny ones… ?
What does opalescent refer to in this product? Is that what makes it frosted? Is that an actual category description in the makeup world or something MAC just made up to sell this product? (I’m a total noob, obvi.)
That’s the name of the formula – you know, like “Extra Dimension Skinfinish” is a formula name.
Is this strictly a highlighter or could you use this all over your face for an added glow?
Like any other highlighter, it would depend on your skin tone more than anything else.
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