Marc Jacobs Beauty Showstopper O!Mega Glaze All-Over Foil Luminizer Review & Swatches
Showstopper (81)
Marc Jacobs Beauty Showstopper (81) O!Mega Glaze All-Over Foil Luminizer ($49.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a light, pinky-peach base with flecks of pink and gold sparkle and micro-glitter. It had good pigmentation, but it was very close to my actual skin tone so on my skin tone, it is hard to see much on me, but those lighter and deeper will likely see more noticeable impact. There was a subtle gold to pink-violet shift on my cheeks.
The texture was smooth, soft, and blendable, though it was much less foiled and luminous compared to the past iterations of the formula. In fact, this formula boasts of having the “glow without glitter,” yet this shade very much embraces and has noticeable sparkle/glitter in it. It’s more glitter than it was shiny or metallic. The powder blended out well and lasted for eight hours, but there was some glitter traveling over time.
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Naked Cherry #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Becca Spanish Rose Glow (LE, $38.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Gnomie (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Petallic Metallic (LE, $42.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Goody Two Choux (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Kaja Twinkle Lights (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Dazzlepink (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Kosas Contrachroma (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Show Gold (P, $42.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Becca Own Your Light (LE, $38.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Ingredients
This one has proven to be a major disappointment. None of the intense glow and sheen that we always see in MJ’s O!Mega Glaze Luminizers. ?
Thank you, Christine, for saving us some money!
Why is “no glitter” so hard to understand? So hard to actually accomplish? There are companies out there that produce perfectly smooth, glitter-free highlighters — does Marc Jacobs think we don’t know what “no glitter” looks like? So confusing.
I think it is funny to make that a big selling feature (initially) and then the third one is so at odds, lol!
It looks a lovely shade, but I think it is expensive for a B rating.
This..is awful.
The Emperor’s new luminizer! Maybe on a pale complexion…. but, seriously underwhelming.
Minority of one here, as I actually like this one. I’m not going to buy it, but I think it’s very pretty.
The description is off, of course, maybe it should have said: Glow without glitter, now WITH Glitter! ;P
Looks way too sheer for my liking…. not “foiled” in the slightest! It’s a shame because the packaging is stunning.