kerry-jane88
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I got Adelaide today and its not great, im pale but I had to whack a load on for it to look Pink like in the bottle. And it has A Lot! Of glitter in it, it's not like the shimmer of a msf.
Resolution "LOW-BUY" 2014! Who wants to play?
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RayRay88
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[@]Audrey C[/@] Thank you! I have no pink highlighters and don't live near anywhere I would would be able to swatch, unfortunately. I could honestly see myself using it tons during the spring and summer. I would prefer it didn't have glitter... but I don't think I'm willing to pay $30 more for Armani Fluid Sheer No. 8, which is similar, but without glitter. I suppose with awesome Nordstrom returns, I should just take a chance, right?
Kaori
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What about Dior shimmer star in Rose diamond? It's really pretty and not sparkly X3
Audrey C
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Hm...if you don't like glitter I don't know if this is a good choice. Anyone have any pink highlighter recommendations? The closest thing I have to pink is Definitely Defined, and that's probably not pink enough. Maybe Perfect Topping is a good thought - Erine mentioned that she got rid of it because it was too pink.
RayRay88
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Uh oh.. Does it give a nice pink sheen without piling it on? Not interested in using it as a blush or such. Elegant-one recommended using a skunk brush to lightly brush some of the glitter away, have you tried that?
Audrey C
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I really like Amber Diamond - it's not glittery at all and very flattering. I didn't get Rose Diamond because it was too cool-toned for me.
RayRay88
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Ooh thank you, I'll have to go check that one out!
Kaori
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What is the realistic(not company-recommended) shelf life on liquid highlighters? o.o I barely touched my nars copacabana and its been one year already >.<Since you are in the low-buy thread:
1) Do you have any other pink highlighters? If so, is this significantly different or would it just be a near dupe of something you already have?
2) Do you like liquid highlighters? Are you ok with their shelf life?
3) Have you tried this in store to see if you like it? In both artificial and natural light?
4) Do you want a very pink highlighter, or would it be enough to have a more neutral one that would look good layered over a pink blush? If so, there are lots of options.
Just a few things to think about.
Here is a pic of my highlighters, the copacabana seems to already start separating a bit o.o
I almost never use tarina sparkle dust but it's so pretty to look at, I love her stuff, bought almost everything when sephora had clearance sale xoxo
Hourglass Luminous light next to it and then Dior Rose diamond.
Under are two urban decay cream highlighters which are too shiny so I barely wear them, same for tokidoki highlighter, sparkly.
elkaknits
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I contacted somebody but never heard back from them regarding something they had up and had two people contact me for the same item so I feel bad about that. But you know I have had my nail polishes listed on live journal for about 2 months and just this week got rid of 5 of them so shrugs.... I listed them and that is all I can do. Stuff that is back ups and stuff I just never reach for can sit in a box until I get sick of looking at the box and donate it somewhere.That's great, I'm glad you joined
How's the swap thread going for everyone so far?
No news from me. Haven't swapped anything yet. And I know I wanted to look through my other polishes, check my all lispticks if they're still OK and other stuff, but I haven't felt well emotionally in the last days and didn't have the nerve to deal with my stash.
I did buy some Birkenstocks, lol, and it felt good to buy something else than makeup, as weird as that might sound. I used to spend every spare Euro on it, so telling myself I don't need any more lipsticks or blushes at the moment and instead spending that money on something else feels like progress in a way.
plus I have 3 daughters. They always pull stuff from me and when they ask I send them to The Box
kerry-jane88
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Ty, I'll play around with it! Just a little disappointed I can't just slap it on and go, you know? Pink highlighters I have that are good are illamasqua fondle, nars multiple luxor and nars illuminatior Copacabana
Dior rose diamond is supposed to be nice.
Starlight77
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i've seen rose/amber diamonds but I thought they would be too frosty/shimmery, do you think ladies think it's a better choice than perfect topping? if so rose or amber for NC15. I wear more matte everything than anything else and my mary-louminizer is way too shimmery for me.
i have quite a bit of MSF's but all are colors that I use as blushes. I'm looking for 1 highlighter for just highlighting.I have hourglass mood light and love it but it's more for all over my face than a 'highlight'.
i really only want to purchase one as that's all i'm allowing myself.
Alysse011
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I love amber diamond. If I only had one highlighter then it would be the one without a second thought. I have mary-loumanizer as well and there is just no comparison. In my opinion, amber diamond is totally in a league of its own. It's beautifully luminous and, to me, not shimmery. I do like luminous finish, but this isn't sparkly at all in my opinion. Definitely go check it out though and have someone apply it on you. You won't be able to stop looking at yourself! My mac face and body shade is N2-N3. I'm 02 in Guerlain Lingerie de Peau, 4.5 in giorgio armani luminous silk. Hope that is helpful!
Audrey C
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I really like Amber Diamond as well. I really dislike glitter or a strongly metallic/frosty sheen. This is neither. I wear this shade to the office. I'm not sure I'd say it's my very favourite because I've trimmed my highlighter collection down to items I adore, but I'm very glad I bought it. If I was just buying one then I don't know if it would be this one, simply because I only pair it with warm-toned blushes. I can mix some of my other highlighters (Luminous/Incandescent Light, Benefit's Watt's Up) with both warm and cool toned blush.
I'm F&B C2 and too yellow-toned for Rose Diamond, but if the finish is anywhere near as nice then it's definitely worth checking out. There are lots of swatches online of both.
Kaori
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It depends if you want cool or warm tone highlighter =) I'm very fair and cool tone so I chose Rose diamond, but both can work for any skintone.
PixieDancer
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You've gotten a lot of really great suggestions already! But I really like Hourglass Luminous Ambient Powder as a nice subtle highlight that I can wear with any blush shade! It's an easy breezy highlighter choice for me, and I tend to reach for this one as my go-to highlighter these days! HTH
If you can find them in the clearance bin, there is the Pink Buttercream from Baked beauties and Veronica's Blush from the Archie's Girls collection from last year, which are both pink highlighters. Maybe you would like those. They are silvery pink but I don't find them too glittery. Someone here may be interested in swapping for them, too, perhaps.
LinenWhite7
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What about theBalm Cindy-Loumanizer?
LinenWhite7
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Also, I have the Becca Rose Gold highlighter and it is GORG. It is LE but might still be available at your Sephora.
RayRay88
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[@]PixieDancer[/@] those are very good points, a product should work for me, not the other way around. .. Seems like common sense right lol. I am passing on Adelaide, so thank you ladies for making me okay with that! On the downside (strictly low-buy speaking) I am LOVING what I was able to see/read about Dior Amber Rose! Pending trying it on at the counter, but it looks like a winner. Thank you you so much [@]Kaori[/@] for suggesting it! I just hope I'm not about to open Pandora's box with my first Dior purchase :shock:
On the downside (strictly low-buy speaking) I am LOVING what I was able to see/read about Dior Amber Rose! Pending trying it on at the counter, but it looks like a winner. Thank you you so much [@]Kaori[/@] for suggesting it! I just hope I'm not about to open Pandora's box with my first Dior purchase :shock:
Audrey C
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Nah - I only have one Dior product and it's Amber Diamond. Oh, and the free lippie that's on its way as a Sephora Rouge gift.I just hope I'm not about to open Pandora's box with my first Dior purchase
