Beauty Care: Pat McGrath Golden Moonlight Divine Glow Highlighter Review & Swatches

Golden Moonlight

Pat McGrath Golden Moonlight Divine Glow Highlighter ($48.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a medium, golden peach with strong, warm undertones and fine pink and gold pearl throughout that gave it a shiny, metallic finish on skin.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, not too firm or too loosely-pressed
Picked up readily with dry brush, blended out evenly
Can emphasize skin texture sightly at full opacity
Long-wearing (9 hours is typical)

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Pat McGrath Golden Nectar (P, $48.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Urban Decay Spotlight (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Pretty Vulgar Glow Up (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Got Glow (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Pat McGrath Lunar Nude (LE, $60.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Lancome Rose Twinkle #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

bareMinerals The Brilliant Sunset (LE, $26.00).
Dior #001 (DC, $56.00).
Too Faced Sweet Peach Illuminator (PiP, ).
Becca Opal Flashes Jade (LE, $34.00).
Smashbox Gilded Rose (LE, $39.00).

Formula Overview

$48.00/0.17 oz. - $282.35 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have an "ultra-reflective finish" and "silken feel" to give a "high intensity glow." The texture felt more emollient, almost wet to the touch, though it was distinctively a powder-based formula in practice.

It had mostly opaque, buildable color coverage with a very thin, lightweight texture that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out with ease. The finish was "high intensity" but didn't emphasize my skin's natural texture. It wore well for eight and a half hours before fading a bit.

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Nylon-12, Silica, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Tin Oxide, Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Hexylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol. (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxide (Ci 77491, Ci 77499).

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