Too Faced Absolutely Invisible Candlelight Powder

This is another post that has been done for a while that I forgot to publish. Seems to be a theme lately. I honestly thought this had already been posted. Anyways! Here today I have for you a quick review of Too Faced Absolutely Invisible Candlelight powder.

Front

Back

open - comes with a sponge applicator

open

closeup

Swatches

swatched over bare skin - no primer

Top - swatched heavily

Bottom - blended out

Sooooo, now is the time to tell you an embarrassing story. I very much had no idea what this product was supposed to be used for. I thought it was like good for under eye circle or something, Truth, if you paid attention you will see I had indeed used it twice for this use. (here and here) And then I thought maybe it was a finishing/setting powder. Thank goodness I never tested out that theory. I decided I would use it as a highlighter. -GENIUS- So this my friends is not any of the things I ever thought it was. This just goes to show, if you don't know much about makeup, you can end up looking crazy if you do the things that I did!

Now as far as a highlighter goes I would say this is quite nice. It would definitely not be a great daytime product for people who do not want to be sparkly, but would work for nighttime (candlelight, get it? I do!) This will totally impart a pretty golden sparkle to the areas you apply it to. Almost as if your face was being illuminated by candlelight. I think this would be great for a night out with the girls, or a nice dinner with your beau.

What do you think of highlighters? I have a slight obsession with Benefit's Watt's Up!

Do you have any embarrassing makeup stories?

theBalm - Mary-Lou Manizer Swatches

When I was on a highlighter kick, trying to find a bunch I wanted to test out, I saw that they had this on HauteLook and scooped it up. This is in my regular rotation until I find a highlighter I like better.

Swatches

I do like this as a highlighter but if you are not careful, you can use too much and look oily. I think this would look good on most people as it is a nice golden shimmer. I would say this is somewhat frosty but the good news it that there are no chunks of glitter in it like some highlighters do. I like to pat this over Benefit Watt's Up!

Too Faced Pink Leopard Bronzing Powder Swatches

After much thought and consideration on what highlighter products I wanted to try, and after getting a recommendation from WitchHazel, I decided to pick up the small sample version of Pink Leopard to try it out.

Swatches

swatched over bare skin - no primer

 

swatched individually 

swatched heavily - blended out

I love this. It is not seriously sparkly. I would not use this as a bronzer as I am pale and totally afraid of using one. I think this is a great highlighter though. It has a subtle sheen when used lightly and adds a beautiful glow to your face. I like to use this alone, or to set Benefit's Girl Meets Pearl. They are somewhat similar in color so I feel it works well together.

What do you think of this product? Do you use it as a bronzer?

Do you use highlighters or find them unnecessary? What is your favorite?