5 Frozen Purple
Make Up For Ever Star Lit Powder
Make Up For Ever 5 Frozen Purple is a slightly cool-toned, light lavender with a pearl finish. It is a permanent highlighter that retails for $21.00 and contains 0.08 oz.
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Make Up For Ever 5 Frozen Purple Star Lit Powder ($21.00 for 0.04 oz.) is an iridescent lavender with cool undertones and a pearly sheen. It had less of a shift as it did a very strong iridescence and sheen, so it could still be used as a transforming powder on top of other products.
It had semi-sheer to semi-opaque coverage applied dry, which was buildable; I didn't feel like it wasn't pigmented when I used a blush brush to apply to my cheeks, but it was definitely more intense and took less product to get greater coverage with a damp brush. The texture was smooth, finely-milled, and sat well on the skin and did not emphasize my skin's natural texture. I noticed that the finish was really quite reflective, but only at an angle; if I looked at my husband straight-on, it was subtle, but as soon as I turned my head, it was like, "Whoa!" On the cheeks, it wore well for eight hours on me, and on the eyes, it lasted for seven and a half hours before fading.
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 it as a cheek highlighter with a fluffy eye brush.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview, which is a detailed review of the range as a whole.
5 Frozen Purple
PPermanent. $21.00.
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An ultra-fine shimmering powder that catches light to highlight eyes, lips and cheeks.* Star Lit Powder is an ultra-radiant, ultra-fine loose powder that is used to highlight your best features. Perfect for the eyes, cheeks, and lips, this multi-faceted formula includes Pure Mother of Pearl to add light-catching color and shine unlike any other. The micronized ingredient technology allows for ease of application that can be applied wet or dry, to customize coverage intensity and luminosity. It features shimmering shades that range from neutral to dark. * Except for shades #19 and #27.
