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Rant & Rave: Liquid Highlighters
Tell us why/what you love, hate, or are indifferent about… LIQUID HIGHLIGHTERS!
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They make me all glowy and stuff! LOL. (Benefit’s Moon Beam and High Beam rock) Unfortunately, you can’t put more liquid over a dried layer because then it will get pasty/sticky/nasty!
Right now i’m loving them! I use it as a base for my blush to make it last longer and to give it a nice dewy look, perfect for summer!
I love mixing them in with foundation or tinted moisturizer for a glowy face 🙂 But i’m really into powders like mineralized skinfinishes right now
Not a fan! Unless you are going bare skin, then that is really the only time you can use a liquid highlighter successfully. If you put on over foundation &/or any powder then it just doesn’t work. It makes your makeup a nasty mess. If you put it on underneath it all then really what’s the point?!? Would be better just to use a powder highlighter on top of your makeup.
I agree, I much prefer powder highlighters. They are easier to blend for me and you don’t have to worry about them drying before you’re able to blend. I have a sample of the Stila shimmer something..I don’t use it much.
I like to use them under powder instead of foundation in the summer. I use Avon’s shimmer swirls mixed with liquid illuminator (I have several, Avon, No 7, Lustre Drops) and that works. But not over foundation or powder, I agree, shimmery powders/MSFs are far better for that.
Meh, I’m not really a fan. I have to use concealer on my cheekbones becuz of some discolouration and all liquid highlighters do is smear it all away. And since I need powder to lock in my concealer (a must for me) I can’t use them overtop cuz they make a yucky, smeary looking pastey mess. Maybe if I had perfect skin!
Not a fan!!! Find them too difficult to blend!
I love em! I like mixing them with foundation for a nice glow, but also to use as a highlighter. I find they are easier to blend and can look more natural than some powder highlighters. I still like my MSFs but I am loving the new lustre drops!
Over a powder is a nightmare. I wear powder 85% of the time when I leave the house, so they’re not really worth it for me. I’ve tried it with foundation, but too much powder over top doesn’t allow for the highlighter to show through.
I love High Beam! Tried MAC Lustre Drops and they didn’t show on me at all. I do also wear concealer on my cheeks, so I need to be extra careful placing more products on top, without shifting it. The way to work is you pat/press the liquid highlighter in with your finger, rather than rub or smear it and it wouldn’t remove your concealer.
i’m kinda indifferent. i love highlighters, but i have so many in powder form already that i don’t care about getting a liquid one. powders are generally my choice: foundation, blush, eyeshadows. i don’t care about creamy or liquid textures. benefit moon beam has always been on my wish list, however, i never cared enough to actually buy it.
atm i use my bobbi brown shimmerbrick and my terra del sol #7 on a daily basis.
I don’t wear face make up except for blush & highlighting powders, and still I dislike liquid highlighters. Most are too greasy, shiny. I get a more subtle, natural application with powders.
I love them! I use them mixed with my foundation for an overall glowy look. I use Benefit high beam and I revently bought pink rebel lustre drops from Mac with is nice too. I also use them as a highlighter on top of cheekbones.
benefit hight beam – not loving it to be honest. just ok
ga fluid sheers – lovely, but the pump is annoying as it pumps way too much product
my favourite highligher is bobbi brown bronze shimmerbrick.
I dont like how sometimes the liquid tends to look oily