My Highlighter Collection

Hey everyone! Anyone who knows me, knows that I absolutely love highlighter! I figured, why not share my collection of gorgeous highlighters to anyone who feels the same way about them? Let's take a closer look at my arsenal of highlights!

 Singles/Cream & Liquid Highlighters
Wet N Wild Mega Glow Highlighting Powder in Precious Petals & Crown of my Canopy (0.19 oz/5.4 g each) - Right now, Precious Petals is my every day highlighter and when I'm more tan, I use Crown of my Canopy. These are great inexpensive drugstore options that definitely pack a punch. I do have an entire blog post dedicated to these two highlighters on my old domain along with swatches. 

Bobbi Brown Brightening Finishing Powder in Bronze Glow (0.23 oz/6.6 g) - Bobbi Brown has gorgeous shades in their shimmer bricks and this finishing powder is equally as beautiful. I only wear this when I am more tanned and I either add to my highlight or as a blush topper. You can also add a light dusting to your collarbones a well as brush it onto your arms and legs for that added glow! I also have an entire review on this gorgeous highlighter. I have the old packaging.

MAC Trip The Light Fantastic Powder in Luna Luster (0.22 oz/6.5 g) - You already know that I definitely have a review on this limited edition Star Trek Highlighter from MAC! This is a highlighter that I use daily in my personal life and I just love the packaging of this! This is less pigmented than my other highlighters but I still love it for different reasons!

MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel (0.60 fl oz/18 ml) - I purchased these for a discounted price at the Estee Lauder Warehouse Sale and I believe that this particular shade has been discontinued. This is my least used product out of the bunch but I want to start mixing it in with my foundation in the summer time!

ColourPop Super Shock Cheek in: Over The Moon, Lunch Money & Candy Man (0.15 oz/4.2 g each) -
 I have both a whole swatch blog post on all of my ColourPop products as well as a YouTube video with swatches there too that you can check out! Lunch Money is the most wearable shade out of the three and Candy Man I can wear when I am more tanned. Over The Moon I will start to use in the spring time more as it is a very unique shade. I either apply these with: my fingers, a makeup sponge or a duo-fibre brush, (but the brush will sheer the product out so keep that in mind when applying.)

Update: Candy Man has been discontinued. 

Highlighter Palettes

Carli Bybel 14 Colour Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette (1.68 oz/47.6 g) - I definitely have a review on this gorgeous palette created by the stunning Carli Bybel on YouTube. Sadly, this palette isn't available anymore as it was limited edition sold on the BH Cosmetics website and also sold at Ulta. It is very practical, I get a lot of use out of it and it is great for traveling! The highlighter shades are beautiful and I even like mixing them together!

Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition 21 Colour Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette (1.06 oz/30 g) - It comes with 6 stunning highlighters and the formula is both buttery as well as very blendable. Of course, I do have a whole swatch post and comparison post on both palettes. You used to be able to find it on the BH Cosmetics website, Ulta and Carli's website: Pranava Beauty (which no longer exists.)

Anastasia Beverly Hills x Nicole Guerriero Glow Kit (0.16 oz/4.5 g each) - I remember ordering this palette on the Sephora app as soon as I got the notification and it is worth every dime! Check out my dedicated review on this palette and I did swatch all 6 shades for you! These shades are gorgeous, I love the holographic font and this palette is small enough to travel with! It was limited edition and then they brought it back over a year later. Not sure if it is going to be a permanent item.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Moon Child Glow Kit (0.15 oz/4.2 g each) - This palette contains unique shades and I remember when you weren't able to purchase it in Canada. Sephora was late to the game stocking this palette but better late than never right? I love both of my Glow Kits and I have an entire review on this palette with full swatches!

I have gone through several highlighters in the past such as: MAC Soft & Gentle, The Balm Mary Lou-Manizer, ColourPop Super Shock Highlighter in Wisp and a highlight from ELF many years ago that was discontinued.

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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Amrezy Highlighter - Anastasia Beverly Hills | Review & Swatches

Hey everyone! I have been eyeing this gorgeous highlighter for quite some time now and when Sephora was having their VIB Sale, I had to act fast! Today I'll be sharing swatches of the Amrezy Highlighter and giving my honest review.

What's It About, Claims & Packaging

This is a collaboration between Anastasia Beverly Hills and the Instagram beauty herself, Amrezy aka Amra Olevic. This highlighter claims to be an illuminating powder with an ultra-smooth formula and a radiant finish. It also claims that it's a universal shade meant for highlighting the face, eyes and body. You can use the formula wet or dry and or you can even mix it with an oil for an all-over glow. It comes with a nice size mirror and the packaging is definitely luxurious. The theme is rose gold and black with stars on the front of the highlighter packaging. There is a rose gold button that you need to press to be able to open the compact. The stars are in rose gold as well as the names of the people involved in the collaboration and if you flip the compact over, the bottom is also in rose gold covered with a sticker with some more information. I think that most of the claims made are true but using this highlight shade on a deep skin tone would make them look ashy.

Where To Buy, Price & Size

I purchased mine during the Sephora VIB Sale and it retails for $36 for 9 grams of product or 0.31 oz. This is an individual highlighter that is limited edition. It's free from: parabens, sulfates and phthalates. It's also cruelty-free and made in Italy but distributed in the USA.

How It Performed, Swatches & Is It Worth The Money?

It's a light gold that looks gorgeous when the sun hits it! I'm on the more fair side right now but I can definitely wear this when I have more of a tan. Honestly, I encourage you to swatch it in store because I took dozens of photos but it doesn't do the product enough justice. Also, 9 grams for a highlighter is a lot of product that will last you quite some time and I would know because I'm a highlighter junkie! The ColourPop Super Shock Cheek has 4.2 grams, Wet N Wild Precious Petals has 5.4 grams and MAC Trip The Light Fantastic Powder in Luna Luster has 6.5 grams of product. This is a unique highlighter from the pattern of the actual product itself to how it looks applied on the skin. It's not a glittery highlighter. 

 Like I previously mentioned, it's a limited edition product so if you are even thinking of trying this out, now is the time to do so and if you love this highlighter, buy a back-up or two while they're still available because once they are gone, that's it! I've really been enjoying using mine lately and it's been sitting front and centre on my vanity! This is the perfect summer highlighter than you can rock just about anywhere!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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Anastasia Moonchild Glow Kit Review & Swatches

Hey everyone! I have been trying to get my hands on the Moonchild Glow Kit for nearly a year and I am so excited to share this product with my readers! I was instantly draw to these unique and gorgeous shades. You can really do so much with them and Anastasia has never done me wrong!

Overview & Layout vs. Nicole Guerriero's Glow Kit

This palette is much smaller than the Nicole Guerriero Glow Kit and each pan is 4.2 g in the Moonchild Palette compared to 4.5 g in Nicole's palette. The pans in this Glow Kit are square and they are circular in her palette. The Moonchild Glow Kit font is Holographic which is the same on Nicole's Glow Kit. 

Shade Range & Packaging

Some of the shades may look similar in the pan but when you swatch each one, they are definitely different from one another. I feel like Lucky Clover is very unique because you don't really see any green highlighters on the market. The packaging is very lightweight and it is made out of hard cardboard with a magnetic closure.

Swatches & How To Apply

These are all very pigmented and they are buildable depending on how strong of a highlight you are going for. My favourite method of application is to dip my finger directly into the pan and then apply it generously over the high points of my face. I then use my makeup sponge to blend everything out seamlessly. I originally tried using a duo fibre brush but that wasn't my favourite way to deposit the highlighter onto my face. 

Price & Where To Buy

You can either purchase yours on the Sephora web site or the Anastasia Beverly Hills site. It retails for $40 USD or $52 CAD. Aforementioned, it did take quite some time for this palette to come to Canada and I'm just glad that I was able to get my hands on it! 

Final Thoughts

You can have a lot of fun with this palette and it is definitely the most fun palette in my collection! Lucky Clover will be absolutely perfect to use on St.Patrick's Day and it will be travelling with me on my trip that I am taking in the fall due to it's compact size. These fun, metallic highlighters do not look crazy on the skin and you really only see the actual colour of the highlighter when the sun reflects that shade on your skin.

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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Essence Makeup Review & Swatches

Hey everyone! I have been hearing about Essence Makeup for quite some time now and I wanted to share with you my thoughts as well as some swatches of 3 different makeup products by them! I have seen Essence at Shoppers Drug Mart and Real Canadian Superstore (RCSS) for all you Canadian shoppers. You can of course purchase them online on their web site or at Walgreens and   Ulta if you live in the USA. If you live in Europe, check out their European web site. 

Essence All About Matt! Fixing Compact Powder - $4.99 CAD

I have very oily skin and I am instantly drawn to any product that claims to help mattify my skin. This along with all their other products, are very affordable and this powder was very soft. You have to be careful not too apply too much because this can leave a white cast if you overdo it and can make you look cakey! 

Essence Sun Club All-in-One Bronzing Highlighter #01 Sun Light - $4.50 - $5.99 CAD (Approximately) 

This claims to be for blondes and lighter skin. I am very fair right now and although I am not blonde, I can still get away with wearing this. It also mentions that it is for: eyes, face and body. The shades are quite pigmented and you can use a smaller brush if you want to be more precise when using just one colour, or you can take a fluffy brush to get a mixture of all the shades!

Essence Longlasting Lipstick in #10 Cotton Candy - $2.50 - $2.99 CAD (Approximately)

When I swatched it, I noticed that it was rather creamy, it was pigmented and it had a typical lipstick smell to it (which I do not mind.) This is a fun shade for the Spring and Summer which I will definitely get much wear out of!

I have a friend that loves their Express Dry Drops ($2.99 - $3.99 CAD - approximately) and I have seen her use them in front of me. They make such a difference and they are great for when you are in a rush or when you need your nails to dry very quickly. They do work and I want to pick up a bottle of this next time I visit the drugstore! I also heard that their I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base is great and doesn't crease!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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ColourPop Swatches & Haul

Hey everyone! A few days ago, ColourPop was having a sale where for every $20 that you spent, you received a free highlighter. With that being said, I received 3 free highlighters due to the amount that I had spent. That promotion only was happening for 24 hours. 

Another promotion that ColourPop is generously offering to their international customers is free shipping over $50 USD (after all discount codes are applied.) Or if your total doesn't meet the threshold, they are offering $4.99 flat rate shipping for their international fans! Currently, they are having a 20% off sale that you should check out on their web site!

I really love the packaging! The colours are beautiful and it was a lovely presentation!

I purchased: 2 Lippie Pencils, 1 Lippie Stix, 4 Ultra Matte Lips (M), 4 Ultra Satin Lips (S) and I received 3 complimentary Super Shock Cheek highlighters that I got to choose on the web site because of the promotion they had at the time. Three of the lip colours came in the set.

'Out & About' Trio

Viper (M), Baracuda (S), Times Square (M)

(Right to Left)

Baracuda (S), Viper (M), Times Square (M), Hutch (S), Are & Be (M), Femme (S), Dopey (S), Beeper (M)

(Top to Bottom)

ColourPop Lippie Stix in Cami (Matte x)

ColourPop Lippie Pencil in Bound

ColourPop Lippie Pencil in Lumiere

(Right to Left)

Swatches down below

Super Shock Cheek (Left to Right)

Over The Moon, Lunch Money, Candy Man

I didn't include swatches of the highlighters because they didn’t show up well in photos. Only Candy Man did because it is darker in colour. 

Check out my video to see finger swatches of these three gorgeous highlighters!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY

Berrz

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Tarte Energy Noir Clay Palette Review

Hey everyone! I really love the presentation of this palette! Let's start swatching some shades and explore this gorgeous Tarte Energy Noir Clay Palette more in-depth shall we?

The Packaging
I love the gorgeous purple colour on the exterior packaging paired with gold surrounding the palette and on the bottom of it too! There is a nice sized rectangular mirror that would be awesome to do your makeup in! 

What You're Getting
I plan on bringing this when I travel next because you get: 6 square Amazonian clay eye shadows (4 matte and 2 shimmer,) 2 rectangular shaped Amazonian clay eye shadows that are both matte, one Amazonia clay highlighter that is the same size as the two aforementioned matte shadows and you also get an Amazonian clay 12-Hour blush. I do like that it comes with a step-by-step guide to recreate two different eye shadow looks using the shades in the palette. Another thing I did like is that it came with a plastic insert telling me the names of each shade but I feel like it can be easy to lose. I wish the names of the shadow were somehow incorporated directly into the palette on the packaging for easy reference.

The Pans Inside
Keep in mind that the blush is almost full size (in this palette, the blush is 1.91 oz and a single Amazonian clay blush from Tarte is 0.2 oz retailing for $35 CAD on the Sephora web site.) However, I couldn’t find a single of the full sized version of Unearthed which is the name of the blush in the palette, on the Sephora web site. The same thing with the highlighter Crystal Spark. If you love these shades enough, you will have to buy the palette again until they come out with singles or refillable palettes.

Swatches

I am not trying to sound picky but I do wish that there was a matte black and a matte white shadow in this palette. That would make it absolutely perfect! I am a highlighter junkie and I do wish that it was larger in size because dipping my brush into the shade may be a little awkward but I’m sure that I’ll make it work! 

I swatched the top three eyeshadows and the blush. The brown eyeshadow I found to be patchy.

I will be getting a lot of use out of this palette in the fall because the colours will be perfect to use during that time of year! 

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

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ColourPop Cosmetics Haul & Swatches

Hey everyone! I recently placed my second order with ColourPop Cosmetics and wanted to share with you some of the items that I received in my package! I can't get enough of their hand written note!

They were nice enough to send me this complimentary Limited Edition Lippie Stix in the shade Poppin because they have reached 2 million ColourPopettes which is a huge milestone! It is very opaque and pigmented! I will definitely get some good use out of it in the upcoming Spring and Summer days! The only thing I must warn you about is removing it. It can be quite messy and you may need to rub the area a few times to fully get the product off.

I am also in need of a new nude lip liner because my current one is almost finished. I decided to purchase the Lippie Pencil in the shade Brink. I really like it and it is a nude/pink. It will be easy to match almost any lip colour to this lip pencil. The only thing I noticed about their Lippie Pencil packaging is that the cap comes off VERY EASILY. If you do decide to put this in your purse or your makeup bag, make sure you put the cap on very tightly before placing it inside.

I have been looking for the perfect brown lip colour for quite some time now and I think that I have finally found it! This is a Ultra Satin Lip product in the shade Mess Around. It applies very opaque and like the name suggests, it delivers a satin finish. It is not drying and feels very comfortable on the lips. I didn't notice much cracking when wearing it and it is long wearing but it is not completely kiss-proof.

My favourite product currently from them is...

The Super Shock Cheek Highlighter in Wisp! It is such a gorgeous colour that will look amazing with a tan! On the web site, it is described as a golden champagne colour which is my go-to for highlighters! It is a pearlized finish and the formula does feel a little bit "wet" just like the eyeshadows do. The only thing that I do not like is that there is a little gap between the lid and the actual packaging itself that houses the pan. It is very minor, but still bothers me.

The best thing about ColourPop is that they have a wide range of colours and shades that retail for a very affordable price point! They also offer a $5 off coupon on your first purchase when you subscribe to their newsletter which is amazing and can equal out to a free product!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

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