Maybelline Molten Peach Master Chrome Metallic Highlighter Review, Photos, Swatches
Molten Peach
Maybelline Molten Peach Master Chrome Metallic Highlighter ($9.99 for 0.24 oz.) is a light-medium peach with warm, orange undertones and pink-to-gold shifting sparkle and pearl. It was a more metallic, sparkling finish, so if you’re someone who loathes any larger particles, it might not be the right pick for you. For those who like a more noticeable, stronger and reflective finish, this one may fit the bill. The texture was soft, just loose enough that it was easy to pickup product with a highlighter brush (including the sparkles), and the sparkles seemed to be more fleck-like (flatter), so they adhered better to bare skin and blended out without disappearing. It had opaque coverage (not quite buildable as it’s marketed, though) that applied easily and lasted for eight and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
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Formula Overview
$9.99/0.24 oz. - $41.63 Per Ounce
It’s supposed to have a “chrome effect” that can be applied “lightly for a subtle glow” or built up for a “bold melted metal look.” The texture was soft, smooth, and blendable that was delightfully creamy to the touch, but it was still more loosely pressed (without being powdery), which made it particularly easy to apply with a slew of brushes.
For subtle coverage, I’d recommend a light hand and a tapered highlighting brush or a fan brush with a moderate hand. It had opaque coverage–not buildable as described, which was really the only downside to the product–that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out with little effort. The shades typically wore for around eight hours on me.
Browse all of our Maybelline MasterChrome Metallic Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Diisostearyl Malate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Tocopherol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Mica, CI 77891/Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492/Iron Oxides.
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Very nice on you. Doesn’t look in the least OTT, very refined.
Oh if I didn’t already own Tock in that CP Clockwork duo, I’d so buy this stunner! Funny, but the other day I couldn’t remember the name of that duo to save my life. Only recalled it because of seeing that Tock is a dupe for this one, lol!
This is a very pretty shade and a great DS option.
Sorry, what is DS?
PBI…DS=drug store
If I can manage to find it in store I’ll take it! I tried purchasing the rose gold shade online several times and it was always smashed.
Oh this looks nice. Not for me because of the more metallic finish, but I do know someone who would like this. Definitely sending them this review.
I loved the color but was a little sad that they added the glittery finish to this shade. I was hoping it was an overspray but it seems to be the finish all the way through.
I have the molten gold and rose gold in this highlighter formula. I take a little and really buff it into the skin and it looks alright. Since it needs buffing I use this highlighter on tinted moisturizer days..
I own (and really enjoy) the Rose Gold version of this. This looks really similar to that one’s color, I’m wondering if it’s worth getting the Peach version if one has the Rose Gold one already.