Comments on: Replace my discontinued face illuminator makeup

Question: Replace my discontinued face illuminator makeup

pink_gorilla — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:45:05 -0800

Looking for a facial highlighter/blush to replace my discontinued favourite.

I had the 'peach light' illuminator stick listed here.

The Revlon stick had a creamy texture with tiny granules of sparkly stuff, and a subtle pink tint. It was possible to smear a little on the apples of the cheeks and build it up gradually e.g. it didn't leave a harsh pink stripe on the face, because it wasn't overly pigmented.

The general effect was a highlighted 'glow', which gave the illusion of my skin being much smoother and brighter than it actually is.

A lot of the replacements I've tried are either too dark, too sparkly or too bronze. I'm particularly interested in knowing if anyone's found a stick-form illuminator that works well with pale, pink-toned skin.

By: insectosaurus

insectosaurus — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:01:34 -0800

Have you tried the Nars multiples? They are the first stick-form highlighter/blushes that come to mind - I don't have a shade recommendation, but Sephora or a Nars counter will have testers.

By: immlass

immlass — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:17:39 -0800

I use Tarte's cheek stain in Tipsy for a similar effect. You can see my coloring in my profile to get an idea of whether mine matches yours.

By: lysimache

lysimache — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:26:04 -0800

It's not a stick, but I really, really like Benefit's High Beam highlighter -- it's very pink and sparkly, and it works really well on my pale, pink/cool toned skin (MAC NW-15). It's not too sparkly that it has visible glitter, just sheer and pink. It blends really well.

By: chesty_a_arthur

chesty_a_arthur — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:42:52 -0800

Eponysterical!

I like Clinique's ... Basic blush. Whatever it's called, it's the Platonic ideal of blush.

By: redfishbluefish

redfishbluefish — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:49:00 -0800

A very, very similar product to Benefit High Beam is Boots No 7 High Lights Illuminating Lotion. Again, not a stick, but it gives a nice subtle shimmer, and it is slightly pink-toned. In the US you can get this at Target or at drugstore.com; I assume in the UK it's available at Boots.

By: nanook

nanook — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:13:37 -0800

I second Boots No 7 High Lights Illuminating Lotion. Really great especially for paler people.

By: JacksonandFinch

JacksonandFinch — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:19:03 -0800

This? For a dollar you could try all the colors. I have the peach, it was perfect during the summer!

By: selfmedicating

selfmedicating — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:59:53 -0800

The Benetint High Beam stuff is wonderful. Expensive, but a little goes a long way. I got a sample size on ebay and it lasted a very long time.

By: jorlyfish

jorlyfish — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:43:30 -0800

I love High Beam, but if you're looking for a combo blush-highlight like you described, that's not your product. It is slightly pink but only in that it blends nicely with pink-undertoned people (they also have others, like Moon Beam, with other undertones). If you put High Beam all over your cheeks you'd look a bit odd and frosty... it's intended for under the brow bone, near the tear duct, and tops of cheek bones. Just highlighter.

I use that and BeneTint in PosieTint on almost a daily basis, but if I want something more glow-y I use NARS Orgasm. A great peachy color with itty bitty golden glitter. It's a bit spendy, but a little goes a long way and it really is great stuff. They also claim it's universally flattering, and I haven't seen evidence of the contrary. There's no doubt a cheaper dupe of it out there, but I haven't tried any to recommend.