Smashbox Gold Spotlight Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000

Gold

Smashbox Gold Spotlight Palette ($35.00 for 0.30 oz.) contains three powder highlighters that are golden in tone/hue. Smashbox describes the palette as having three finishes–subtle glow, moderate, and super sparkle–and that the texture is “ultra-blendable, velvety smooth.” The first two shades are better in quality, while the last shade had a firmer, drier texture and was more sparkle than powder. Whether one prefers or steers clear of sparkle is one matter, but this type of sparkle did not apply well to the skin, as it was looser and did not spread evenly.

Gold

PPermanent. $35.00.

C+

Product

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

78%

Total

Turn It On Gold

Turn It On Gold is a light golden peach with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. The highlighter was nicely pigmented with a very smooth, almost cream-like texture that blended out beautifully on my skin. The color started to fade after eight hours of wear.

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ColourPop Starflower (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Josie Maran Argan Enlightenment (Original) (P, $28.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Milani Sunglow (P, $10.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Golden Flower Crown (P, $4.99) is more shimmery (95% similar).
NARS Navagio Beach (LE, $39.00) is darker (95% similar).
Illamasqua Rush (P, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Milani Bronze Burst #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Becca Opal (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Nude Glow (Top) (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Laura Mercier Luxe (LE, $45.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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Turn It On Gold

PiPPermanent in Palette.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Crank It Up Gold

Crank It Up Gold is a medium, golden copper with warm, brown undertones and a frosted sheen. It had excellent pigmentation with a smooth, blendable texture that was at touch drier to the touch but did not appear dry on the skin. The highlighter wore well for eight hours on me.

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Viseart Highlight #3 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Persona Del Mar (P, $24.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Here Comes Joy (LE, $34.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Let It Glow (LE, $4.99) is less shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Paradise (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Lucent Jungle (P, $26.00) is lighter (95% similar).
NARS Galet (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Dew Drop (P, $7.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Awesome Blossom (P, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
MAC In on the Secret (LE, $42.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).

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Crank It Up Gold

PiPPermanent in Palette.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Blow a Fuse Gold

Blow a Fuse Gold is a medium-dark copper brown with copper and gold flecks of glitter. It had sheer coverage, which was not buildable, and it did not feel or perform anything like the first two shades in the palette. The consistency was drier, stiff in the pan, and when I jabbed at the surface enough to get product loosened from it, the powder was almost gritty from the dryness and lack of pigmentation–it was more sparkle than anything else. Without more powder for the glitter to bind with, the glitter sat on the skin unevenly and migrated/fell off my face during the day. There was some color that translated, and from that, it seemed to last about seven hours on me.

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Viseart Highlight #3 (PiP, ) (95% similar).
Bobbi Brown Bronze Glow (P, $48.00) is darker (95% similar).
Dior Bronze Glow (004) (P, $50.00) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Morning After (PiP, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Dew Drop (P, $7.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Cover FX Candlelight (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Sephora High Noon (P, $16.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Laura Geller Ballerina (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Baby It's Gold Outside (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Parasol (LE, $10.00) is warmer (90% similar).

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Blow a Fuse Gold

PiPPermanent in Palette.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

6.5

Longevity

Application

50%

Total

Smashbox Gold Spotlight Palette

Smashbox Turn It On Gold Highlighting Powder

Smashbox Crank It Up Gold Highlighting Powder

Smashbox Blow a Fuse Gold Highlighting Powder

Smashbox Gold Spotlight Palette

Smashbox Turn It On Gold Highlighting Powder

Smashbox Crank It Up Gold Highlighting Powder

Smashbox Blow a Fuse Gold Highlighting Powder

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Smashbox Gold Spotlight Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Gold

Gold

PPermanent. $35.00.

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Turn It On Gold

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Turn It On Gold

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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Crank It Up Gold

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Crank It Up Gold

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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Blow a Fuse Gold

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Blow a Fuse Gold

PiPPermanent in Palette.

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