Both of the Lip Shimmers were, more or less, a fail for me too. I was told that they could be used as highlighters as well, and that's what sold me on them. Well, Solar Gold works better on the lips, while Moonlight works better on the face. Not that either does a spectacularly good job on the face or the lips. Solar Gold just adds golden glitter/shimmer and Moonlight makes the lips look really quite pale and frosty. On the face, I noticed exactly what you did. They made the skin feel slightly waxy and tacky, unless they were rubbed in all the way, and if you do that, then virtually nothing is left. Moonlight does leave a really beautiful gleam, but Solar Gold just imparts gold glitter that seems to migrate everywhere. I reviewed them if you want to read my whole review. I have to say, these are the first TF products that really disappointed me.