Sydney Grace Prism Highlighter Reviews & Swatches
Prism
Sydney Grace Prism Highlighter ($9.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a bright, subtly yellowed white with an intense, metallic sheen.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Smooth, lightly creamy, slightly dense
- Picked up evenly, blended out well
- Did not emphasize skin texture
- Long-wearing (9 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$9.00/0.25 oz. - $36.00 Per Ounce
The highlighters are supposed to be "smooth and pigmented" that "blend like a dream" and "last all day long." The majority of the shades in the range are incredibly pigmented with a creaminess to the texture that makes them a cinch to apply and blend out on my skin.
I was most impressed by how soft, almost cream-like the powders were, yet they weren't too loosely-pressed nor were they prone to powderiness. Some of the finishes are very metallic or frosted, so when worn at semi-opaque or higher coverage levels, they can emphasize my skin's natural texture slightly. They have worn between eight and nine hours on me.
Browse all of our Sydney Grace Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
Silk Mica (Mica (77019), Boron Nitride, L-Lysine Mica (Mica 77019 and Lauroyl Lysine), Carnauba Mica (Mica 77019 and Carnauba Wax), Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Myristate, Zinc Stearate ((+/- Mica (77019), Fractionated Coconut Oil (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI77289), Chromium Green (CI77288), Iron Oxide (CI 77499, 77491, 77492), Tin Oxide (CI 778161), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ultramarines (77007), Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc (CI 77947), Bronze and Copper Powder (CI 77400), Nylon 12, Carmine (75470), Aluminum (77000) Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, and Hexylene Glycol
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Prism
PPermanent. $9.00.
Sydney Grace Prism Highlighter
Sydney Grace Prism Highlighter
Sydney Grace Prism Highlighter
Sydney Grace Prism Highlighter
Just too opaque for me. Especially since it’s an extremely brilliant level of white. I’ll stick with my well-loved Ofra Glazed Donut, as I can get just a glass-like glaze from that one!
Strangely, I totally forgot to put Ofra Glazed Donut in the survey where it asked about most used cheek products this past month, and I move between that and ABH Amrezy, plus the peach highlight in Nars Afterglow palette on the regular.
I have Prism and when applied with a fan brush, it gives a glossy/glassy shine to the skin without looking like a frosty or icy white stripe. I personally find Prism’s intensity easier to control than Glazed Donut’s but Glazed Donut is a little darker so if I’m not careful, it will leave a cast.
Prism is one of my new favorite highlights. It pulls neutral on my cool undertone and I love that it doesn’t contain any glitter, shimmer or sparkle. It melts into the skin and with a light hand and fan brush, it gives a natural luminous glow.