Urban Decay x Kristen Leanne Beauty Beam Highlighter Trio Review, Photos, Swatches
Beauty Beam
Urban Decay Beauty Beam Kristen Leanne Highlighter Trio ($34.00 for 0.38 oz.) contains three, luminous highlighters that range from copper to soft yellow to peach. All three shades were undeniably warm-toned, so I don’t expect it will appeal to everyone as a result. I only had slight issues with less pigmentation and a ever-so-slightly less-creamy texture with the third shade in the palette, but all three performed well.
Beauty Beam
LELimited Edition. $34.00.
Beauty Beam #1
Beauty Beam #1 is a medium copper with warm, orange undertones and a luminous sheen. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, moderately dense consistency that felt like a hybrid between cream and powder as it was so smooth and soft but not at all powdery. It blended out easily on the skin and lasted for nine hours on me.
Top Dupes
- NARS St. Barths (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Gilded Glow (P, $48.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Baby It's Rose-gold Outside (LE, $4.99) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Gold Deposit (P, $34.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Rising Star (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora High Noon (P, $16.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- OFRA Blind the Haters (P, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Smashbox Crank It Up Gold (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Let It Glow (LE, $4.99) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Rich #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Squalane, Glyceryl Caprylate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Silica, Magnesium Carbonate, Lauroyl Lysine, Alumina, Tin Oxide. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 73360 / Red 30 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake].
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.
Beauty Beam #1
LELimited Edition.
Beauty Beam #2
Beauty Beam #2 is a light yellow with warm undertones and a luminous finish. It was less golden compared to the typical gold highlighter–more yellow than gold, which can lean more orange!–but still warm-toned overall. The texture was smooth and soft, just as cream-like as the first shade, so it applied well and blended out with little effort. It started to fade on me after nine hours of wear.
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Azores (LE, ) is darker, brighter (95% similar).
- MAC Some Kind of Wonderful (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Smashbox Glow (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Makeup Revolution Golden Kiss (P, $9.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Luna (LE, $68.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Thimble (LE, $10.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Hi-Fi (-, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Drop a Pin (LE, $10.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Tan-tastic Glo (Highlighter) (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Selfie (P, $25.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Squalane, Glyceryl Caprylate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Silica, Magnesium Carbonate, Lauroyl Lysine, Alumina, Tin Oxide. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 73360 / Red 30 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake].
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.
Beauty Beam #2
LELimited Edition.
Beauty Beam #3
Beauty Beam #3 is a light-medium, peachy copper with warm undertones and softly metallic sheen. The consistency seemed slightly denser compared to the other two shades but applied similarly (I didn’t notice the difference in practice, only by feel). It had good color coverage that was buildable to full coverage with two layers. The highlighter had a strong sheen but did not accentuate my skin’s natural texture. This shade lasted well for eight and a half hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Warm Glow (Right) (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- OFRA Bali (P, $29.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Dior #001 (DC, $56.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Lit (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Malibu (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Le Lion de Chanel (LE, $70.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Taffy (LE, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Padded Down (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Sweet Peach Illuminator (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Gilty (LE, $49.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Squalane, Glyceryl Caprylate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Silica, Magnesium Carbonate, Lauroyl Lysine, Alumina, Tin Oxide. [+/- (All Shades May Contain /Toutes les couleurs peuvent contenir): Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 45410 / Red 28 Lake, CI 73360 / Red 30 Lake, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77120 / Barium Sulfate, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake].
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.
I didn’t end up ordering this, but it’s very pretty!
This is a sterling highlighter/bronzer package for those who suit these shades.
If I didn’t already feel as if I have enough golden toned highlighters, I would absolutely jump at the opportunity to buy this! The quality is definitely solid, even if the shades aren’t exactly inspiring.
Great grade on this little palette, I know I wouldn’t be able to use the first/darkest color so its not a good buy for me, but a nice one for medium and darker skin tones.
So pretty! I’m partial to warmer palettes but I have the ONS which I’ve yet to play with.
These shades aren’t for me, but it looks a good travel palette for the mid toned!
I think the two lighter shades look so pretty, but I don’t think I’d get any use out of the darker one!
The colors are very pretty! But if there is 1 things I absolutely cannot stand when it comes to makeup is different shades in the same pan. I can see how someone might want to easily mix them, but I find I can do that just dabbing into each pan. I need all different shades in different pans!