Too Faced Sweet Peach Glow Palette Review, Photos, Swatches
Sweet Peach Glow
Too Faced Sweet Peach Glow Palette ($42.00 for 0.39 oz.) contains a highlighter, blush, and bronzer. The blush contains more product (almost double) compared to the highlighter and bronzing shade. Everything is housed in a pink-to-orange gradient, metal tin (like the Sweet Peach palette). The palette was good, though the shades themselves may be found within your stash already, and if you have a deeper skin tone, the blush and bronzer might not be visible enough for your liking. The texture of all three shades was firmer and denser but not really stiff–they are in the vein of MAC Extra Dimension Skinfinishes, NARS Dual-Intensity Blushes, etc. They blended out nicely and lasted for eight to nine hours on me. The palette has the same peach scent as all of the other Sweet Peach products.
Sweet Peach Glow
PPermanent. $42.00.
Sweet Peach Illuminator
Sweet Peach Illuminator is a golden peach with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It blended in quite a bit with my skin tone, but I expect on lighter and cooler complexions, it will have a more noticeable warming effect. The texture was smooth, dense and firm but not stiff or difficult to diffuse on the skin. It had good pigmentation that wore well for eight and a half hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Medium-Deep #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Spotlight (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC She's a Rainbow (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Beach Party (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Chanel Le Lion de Chanel (LE, $70.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Soleil d'Ambre (Highlighter) (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Love Glow (Glow Impact Powder) (PiP, $42.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Hey Pudding (PiP, $12.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Taffy (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Queen (LE, $38.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Squalane, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Tin Oxide, Chondrus Crispus, Xanthan Gum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Silica, Dicalcium Phosphate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Sweet Peach Illuminator
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Sweet Peach Blush
Sweet Peach Blush is a medium, orange-coral with warm undertones and a golden shimmer-sheen finish. The pigmentation was mostly opaque, and you could easily build the coverage up to opaque with just a touch more product. The consistency was smooth, blendable, and easy to work with on the skin, but the powder itself had a firmer texture in the pan, so it was better applied with a denser brush rather than something really feathery. This shade started to fade after nine hours of wear.
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Love Lust (P, $60.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Surratt Beauty Parfait (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
- MAC Style (P, $24.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Dose of Colors Amazemint (LE, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever B306 (P, $23.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Stila Peach Shimmer (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- NARS Born to Be Alive (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Fireball (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Seductive Beauty (Cheek Swish) (LE, $40.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Beat (-, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica,HDI/ Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Squalane, Glycerin, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 20, Fragrance, 1,2-Hexanediol, PTFE, Dimethicone, Silica, Chondrus Crispus, Xanthan Gum, Zinc Stearate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Lauroyl Lysine, Tin Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Sweet Peach Blush
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Sweet Peach Bronzer
Sweet Peach Bronzer is a soft, medium brown with golden yellow undertones and a pearly sheen. It had a similar feel to the others–firmer, denser but not what I’d call stiff, as it wasn’t difficult to blend out the color on the lid or work with it. It’s the type of firmness that isn’t felt as much in practice (as you apply) vs. if you touched it and played with the powder with your fingertips. It had good pigmentation that was easily sheered out or built-up as desired, and the powder was slightly visible on my skin tone with a warmer, peachy-orange effect. The finish had a subtle luminosity that gave it a natural look without being noticeably shimmery on. This shade lasted for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- MAC Satin Shimmer (LE, $34.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Tarte Carat (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Lynx (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze (Original) (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Bronze Dynasty (LE, $4.99) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Tantric (P, $49.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Natasha Denona Bronze (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Baby Girl (LE, $28.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Sunset Striptease (P, $4.99) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Bronze (02) (P, $40.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica,HDI/ Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Squalane, Glycerin, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 20, Fragrance, 1,2-Hexanediol, PTFE, Dimethicone, Silica, Chondrus Crispus, Xanthan Gum, Zinc Stearate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Lauroyl Lysine, Tin Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract. May Contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Did you find the blush in this to require building or was it pretty rich right off the bat in one swipe?
OH–and did you think the highlight pan was remotely similar to the Luscious shade in the shadow pan? That’s what it looks like to me!
You can compare any two shades I’ve swatched in the Swatch Gallery! 🙂 When I look for dupes, I typically look for similar products, unless none exist, then I might look beyond that, so I only pull and list dupes for other highlighters.
Hi Ame,
I mentioned the pigmentation right in the review! “The pigmentation was mostly opaque, and you could easily build the coverage up to opaque with just a touch more product.”
Yea I read that–and I’m not asking what I mean correctly, I don’t think…My communication is suffering lately! I think my palette blush is a dud, so I am asking a lot of inane questions, as well.
What I want to know is did you get full peach power in one stroke from any blush brush or is this a “pick the right brush” kind of blush to get that opacity? Like…if I grabbed my 168 would it be a one stroke for clown cheeks kind of thing? Like with the Hourglass Diffused Heat–that sucker is a “be smart about the brush or you’ll look like sunburned maniac” kind of thing. That’s what I am aiming for here.
RE the highlight comparison to the shadow–I was trying in the swatch library to bring the two up side by side and it’s not allowing me to search based on two different formulations. HOWEVER, just trying to hold them up in different windows, I think they’re pretty close, which makes me really happy.
Hi Ame,
Yes, it was mostly opaque in just one layer of blush – that is one pass or use of the blush if that helps?
Hm, could you tell me what browser/device you’re using? I had no trouble typing in the Illuminator and the Luscious eyeshadow for a side-by-side comparison: http://www.temptalia.com/side-by-side/?sbs_1_search=Too+Faced+Sweet+Peach+Illuminator&sbs_1=268424&sbs_2_search=Too+Faced+Luscious&sbs_2=226593
Woops answered in the wrong place:
I am using Windows 8 in Firefox 50.1.0. and I can pull up either the shadow palette, or the glow palette like as a whole, to search from, but when I try to pull up the individual items within the palette, it only lets me pull up the dupes, not do an individual comparison with other items. I have to do be doing something wrong. I am out of my mind high on Mucinex though, so that is not out of the realm of possibility today.
And they look nothing alike in your link, holy crow. I am confusing it with Nectar, which it also isn’t close enough to. Jesus my brain does NOT work today.
You got what I meant with the blush–yes one pass. Like one pass of the pan with the brush, one pass on the face–so thank you. I am not doing so hot today–I need a nap.
Hi Ame!
Are you using the Compare Any Two tool or something else? http://www.temptalia.com/swatch-gallery/#sbs
Compare Any Two was designed to pull up, literally, any two products on the site (it’s obviously only useful if I have swatched the products, lol). It’s accessible through the sidebar (or after content, if you don’t see a sidebar) on all pages but also through the Swatch Gallery (“Compare Any Two”) on the gallery’s landing page or if you go to the navigation “Swatches” you’ll see “Compare Any Two” as an option.
Feel better!! 🙂 The Hourglass formula is much softer as well, and the Too Faced is denser so if you are very light handed normally, you may find Too Faced to seem less pigmented if that makes sense?
Strange that the blush would be the biggest pan and not the bronzer, or them all equal sized *shrug*
Guess it won’t work for you then! 🙁
Oh that wouldn’t be a dealbreaker, it’s just odd because bronzer is typically put over more areas of the face than blush (not that there’s a rule). Dealbreaker for me is the kiddie packaging, LOL
It would work for me because of how I apply blush and bronzer! I dust my brush in bronzer super lightly then go under my cheekbone, along my jawline, then up into my temple, and blend like mad!! Blush I use a lot more of.
Having heard no mention of it being scented, can I let myself like the blush in the middle? Because if this doesn’t have that one horrible ingredient of sodium saccharin, I just might!
It is peach scented, Nancy!
Thank you for the info, Christine.
Well that kinda gives me pause. Which is probably a *good* thing. Jerrod and his saccharin fixation, ugh!
Christine, did you combine all three in a look on the cheeks to see what the overall appearance was like? Was it just too much shimmer and warmth?
It is going to depend on what your preference is for color or how you apply it. “Too much” to one person is “just right” to another, you know? For some, the highlighter is going to have too much shimmer, period. For others, it will not have enough shine.
The bronzer is way too warm and shimmery, but I think it works as a peachy blush.
It could!
I love the colors and the finish, but since it’s loaded with perfume, a no-go for me. So I will be checking out the dupes list, which is one of the best (and most unique) features of this blog, IMO
This is super helpful, thank you!
Also, I’m liking the lip gloss so much more than I expected I would…
Happy to help, Tessa!
I really like these shades, very pretty.
Yay! 🙂
A pretty, cute palette! I have a dupe for the blusher in Stila Peach shimmer but not the other 2. Might be worth saving up for this next year!
I liked it!
Little typo! “compared tot h.”
I’m so sorry – can’t help but screw it up every time!
This palette seems to be a good match for those of us who are (ahem) paler skinned? I’m very pale (Northern European mutt background) with blue eyes and auburn hair. I’m looking for a blush/ highlight/ bronze that helps me look alive, and less pasty.
I actually really like this palette, but I still can’t get over the price tag for a Too Faced product…
i was waiting for this review and these colors are really pretty. thank you for this review, very helpful 🙂
Thank you for the review. My palette arrived today while I’m out of town so I can’t try it till Wednesday. ? I’m so happy that it reviewed well since I was definitely nervous after the awful White Chocolate Chip palette. The lip glosses/oils arrive tomorrow (peach tease & peachsicle) and my husband picked up Tom Ford lips and boys lipstick in Thomas (hubby’s name) as one of my Christmas presents. Can’t wait to get home to try on my new goodies!
At first i was really disappointed with the holiday palettes/sets that came out but, I must say the NARS Unfiltered II and KVD Metal Matte are AMAZING! Hopefully I’ll be saying the same thing about the Glow palette. ?
Just a quick question, does the highlighter tend to emphisazise the pores?
Any emphasis would be noted above in the review by the shade! 🙂
(sigh) So pretty, but no go for me due to fragrance. Will be checking your dupes list, which I’m so thankful for!
What kind of brush would work best with this sort of formula for applying these products? I always have trouble applying products in this formula since my brush can’t seem to pick up enough product
I like a more “standard” brush – moderate density, more dome-shaped!
Oh this is sooooo pretty 😀
The bronzer is interesting to me but I think it might be too shimmery to work in that capacity for me.
Pretty colors and finishes, but the bronzer seems very orange to me.
Do you think the highlight would work on very fair skin? I have porcelain skin, but have warm undertones (a weird combo, I know). If it wont, can you recommend a highlighter that would work?
Thanks so much!
Yes, I think it would, Katie!
Hi! I just would like to ask, do you think they changed the formula of the re-released Sweet Peach eyeshadow palette? Wouldn’t it be worthwhile to review it again? Thanks!
I already re-reviewed it… I’m not sure what more I could do 🙂 Especially as it wasn’t really any different – certainly didn’t feel like they tried to make it better.
Ooohh, didn’t see the re-review! But thanks, Christine! Love the site it is so helpful! Nice work!