Make Up For Ever 2 Frozen Gold Star Lit Powder Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 15:00:00 +0000

2 Frozen Gold

Make Up For Ever 2 Frozen Gold Star Lit Powder ($21.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a bright, golden white that flashed white gold to a darker, greenish gold and had stronger, yellower tones to it overall. The finish was high-shine and nearly metallic but did not emphasize my skin’s natural texture.

The Star Lit Powder is supposed to be an “ultra-fine” loose powder that can be used to “highlight eyes, lips and cheeks” either wet or dry to “customize intensity and luminosity.” The powder was finely-milled, smooth, and very soft across all the shades I tried in the range, and the pigmentation was mostly opaque even dry, though damp application made it more concentrated and adhere strongly to wherever it was initially applied. Overall, I felt a little went a long way, so even though there was not much product in the container, it would still take many uses to finish it.

It took a few applications to figure out the best way to apply it as a highlighter on cheeks, as the opening is rather small and the product quite concentrated, so I often found myself with very strong, distinct stripes of highlight across the cheekbones that took some buffing to blend and diffuse out. It was better to lightly tap the brush in the opening, and then dab it in the interior of the lid, which had the effect of diffusing and dispersing the loose powder better throughout the brush. This yielded a glowing effect that still produced higher coverage but took the work out of blending it out. On the eyes, it was easier to get full distribution onto a brush, as eye brushes are smaller, but if you wanted a sheer wash of color, I would recommend the same technique as I used for applying ita s a cheek highlighter with a fluffy eye brush.

2 Frozen Gold had good color coverage that was easiest to work with on the cheeks dry for a more diffused, medium to full coverage effect, while damp application would give a much more concentrated, more metallic finish that was a bit harder to really diffuse. If you want to use it damp, I would suggest applying a sheerer layer in the area, softening those edges, and then using a damp brush to apply a bit more (or just go over what was initially applied) right where you want the most intense effect. For eyes, I preferred damp application, which yielded the most opaque coverage with the last product, but for a soft or sheer wash of color, I would recommend using it dry. The consistency was soft, smooth, and finely-milled, and the wear time was great–eight to eight and a half hours–for both eyes and cheeks. On lips, it is most practical patted onto another lip color, as alone it does feel like one is wearing a loose powder, but I did notice that it often got lost on anything that had more slip than a matte to semi-matte lipstick.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$21.00/0.09 oz. - $233.33 Per Ounce

The Star Lit Powders can be used to “highlight eyes, lips and cheeks” with an “ultra-fine loose powder” that can be used “wet or dry to customize coverage intensity and luminosity.” While checking the weight on these, I noticed that the weight differs from shade to shade; this one had a mere 0.02 oz. while others ranged from 0.03 oz. to 0.09 oz. I also noticed that it appears the brand identifies what area you can use a shade on by listing an icon on the back of the jar in the shape of a pair of lips, an eyeball, and then a face (presumably for cheeks).

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