Urban Decay x Kristen Leanne Beauty Beam Highlighter Trio Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:00:00 +0000

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.

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

96%

Total

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.

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Charlotte Tilbury Gilded Glow (P, $48.00) is lighter (95% similar).
NARS St. Barths (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Champagne Heist (P, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Laura Geller Ballerina (P, $26.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
MAC Any Wonder (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Bobbi Brown Bronze Glow (P, $48.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
Morphe Mirage (P, $14.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Kosas Contrachroma (High Intensity) (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
ColourPop Freak Like Me (DC, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Too Faced Peach Honey (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).

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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].

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Beauty Beam #1

LELimited Edition.

A+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

99%

Total

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.

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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).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Tan-tastic Glo (Highlighter) (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Drop a Pin (LE, $10.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
Coloured Raine Selfie (P, $25.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Smashbox Glow (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Azores (LE, ) is darker, brighter (95% similar).
MAC Some Kind of Wonderful (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Makeup Revolution Golden Kiss (P, $9.00) is darker (95% similar).

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Ingredients

Beauty Beam #2

LELimited Edition.

A+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

99%

Total

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.

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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).
NARS Last Call (LE, $30.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Smashbox Crank It Up Pearl (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
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).

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Ingredients

Beauty Beam #3

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

91%

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Urban Decay Beauty Beam Kristen Leanne Highlighter Trio

Urban Decay Beauty Beam #1 Highlighter

Urban Decay Beauty Beam #2 Highlighter

Urban Decay Beauty Beam #3 Highlighter

Urban Decay Beauty Beam Kristen Leanne Highlighter Trio

Urban Decay Beauty Beam #1 Highlighter

Urban Decay Beauty Beam #2 Highlighter

Urban Decay Beauty Beam #3 Highlighter

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Urban Decay x Kristen Leanne Beauty Beam Highlighter Trio Review, Photos, Swatches

Beauty Beam

Beauty Beam

LELimited Edition. $34.00.

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Beauty Beam #1

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Beauty Beam #1

LELimited Edition.

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Beauty Beam #2

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Beauty Beam #2

LELimited Edition.

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Beauty Beam #3

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Beauty Beam #3

LELimited Edition.

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