Reflects Gilt

Tom Ford Reflects Gilt Sheer Highlighting DuoTom Ford Reflects Gilt Sheer Highlighting Duo ($78.00 for 0.10 oz.) is supposed to have a "light-reflective finish" that can be used "dry for a sweeping pop of vibrancy" or "wet for a soft veil of color." I felt like it was more like dry for a medium, buildable coverage product with a shimmery finish and wet for a more opaque coverage with a stronger, more metallic sheen. I don't think it is necessary to use either shade damp, unless you wanted a stronger sheen, as the lighter gold built up coverage well and the coppery shade was quite pigmented dry. I think if you like more shimmery highlighters and prefer stronger pigmentation when they're used dry, you won't be disappointed. If you were counting on sheerer coverage dry (or damp for that matter), you won't get that with either shade.

Worth noting, the compact didn't seem small, but the actual amount of product contained in it was only 0.10 oz. This type of formula is common across several brands--NARS Dual Intensity ($45.00 for 0.21 oz.), MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinish ($33.00 for 0.31 oz.), Make Up For Ever Pro Fusion ($39.00 for 0.30 oz.), and Dior Diorskin Nude Air Luminizer ($56.00 for 0.21 oz.), just to name a few--and was much smaller (and obviously, more expensive).