Makeup Revolution Liquid Champagne Liquid Highlighter Review, Photos, Swatches
Liquid Champagne
Makeup Revolution Liquid Champagne Liquid Highlighter ($9.00 for 0.60 oz.) is a light-medium gold with warm undertones and a metallic finish. It had a soft, yellow base that made it appear lighter than Liquid Luminous Gold on the skin. The finish had noticeably shiny and shimmery but was more buildable in its intensity overall. The coverage was only buildable from sheer to medium coverage on me. It had a lightweight consistency that spread easily across my skin (whether bare or with foundation) and diffused without issue along the edges. The texture felt lightly emollient and more watery as it was rather thin overall. The highlighter stayed on well for eight and a half hours on me before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Cover FX Moonlight (P, $42.00) is more shimmery, darker, more pigmented (90% similar).
- Makeup Revolution Liquid Euphoric Gold (P, $9.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Camelia de Chanel (LE, $80.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tarte Exposed (P, $28.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Flesh Beauty Twitch (P, $18.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Tarte Stunner (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tarte Golden Champagne (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- NYX Moonbeam (P, $6.99) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Capri (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Original (P, $38.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.6 oz. - $15.00 Per Ounce
It's supposed to be a "buildable" liquid highlighter that is available in seven shades. They have a thin consistency that has a little more slip to it than water (almost an oiliness without being a true oil), which helped it spread more evenly on the skin without lifting base products or sheering out too readily. I had no trouble mixing the formula into liquid foundations, primers, or moisturizers or patting onto bare skin (or made-up skin) as a standalone highlighter. The effect of the highlighter was subtle to moderate, depending on application, amount applied, and whether it was layered. Most shades were buildable from semi-sheer to semi-opaque, though I noticed that they looked lighter and more similar applied than they did in the bottles. (Example: Liquid Lustre Gold appears as a darker copper when swatched but looked like a light pink on my cheeks.)
Browse all of our Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Mica, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polybutene, Hydrogenated Styrene / Isoprene Copolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Caprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Propylparaben, BHT, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491).
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Maybe it’s just me, but all the dozens of liquid highlighters look the same to me once they’re sheered out, and I’m so over the highlighting craze. ymmv
Thanks so much for reviewing these products! I bought 3 of them about 2 months ago hoping they are decent dupes of the expensive CoverFx drops. Iām also thrilled many other affordable brands are coming out with liquid highlighters! Looking forward to your upcoming reviews on the new ones! You rock!
I really like it a lot! But, having CP Here Kitty Kitty, I know that I already own one of the most perfect and glorious champagne highlighters around!
This looks like it might be a bit too shiny and yellow for me, need to give it a swatch.
That looks oddly yellow to me.