Beauty Care: Iconic London Rosy Glow Blush & Highlight Duo Review & Swatches

Rose Glow

Iconic London Rose Glow Silk Glow Blush and Highlight Duo ($39.00 for 0.21 oz.) included a gel-powder blush and highlighter, though the highlighter was less consistent than most gel-powder formulas on the market–it was just drier and more powdery, whereas the blush was more consistent and had the signature seamless/melted finish on skin.

Ingredients

Rose Glow

$39.00.

B+

8.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

87%

Total

Rose Glow (Left)

Rose Glow (Left) is a medium pink with moderate, warm undertones paired with lighter, warmer gold pearl throughout.

Semi-opaque coverage in one layer
Moderately-dense, firm but not stiff texture
Gel-powder formula, so best with a moderately-dense brush
Applied/blended evenly, looked “melted” on skin
Long-wearing (8 hours)

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

Top Dupes

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Fenty Beauty Petal Poppin' (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Hourglass Surreal Effect (LE, $40.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Swindle (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
NARS Manava (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Rayo (P, $38.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Cover FX Mojave Mauve (Right) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop More is More (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Milani Pink Play #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Kevyn Aucoin Rose Cliff #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Court of Miracles (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).

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Formula Overview

The formula is supposed to have a "gel-powder" texture that yields a "flush of color in one weep" and gives a "radiant" finish.

The texture of the blushes was denser and firmer, though not stiff, but the classic gel-powder formula that works best with moderately-dense brushes in order to pick up product evenly. There was no powderiness, and the blushes applied evenly and "melted" on skin for a seamless, luminous finish. The pigmentation was more opaque in a single layer, though it was easily dialed down by using a lighter hand.

Unfortunately, for the highlighters, they seemed on the drier side and didn't have the signature seamless/melted finish as the blushes or gel-powder formulas typically have. They weren't bad per se, just that they weren't as blendable and had a little more texture to them.

Both blush and highlighter formulas lasted around eight hours on me.

Browse all of our Iconic London Silk Glow Blush swatches.

Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Silica, Glycerin, Dicalcium Phosphate, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Aqua (Water), Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Gellan Gum, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (Cocos Nucifera Oil), Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Calcium Chloride, Dimethicone, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Leuconostoc/ Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hydroxide. May Contain (+/-): Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77007 (Ultramarines), Ci 73360 (Red 30 Lake).

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Rose Glow (Left)

PiPPermanent in Palette.

B+

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

89%

Total

Rose Glow (Right)

Rose Glow (Right) is a light-medium, golden peach with warmer undertones and a smooth, luminous sheen.

Medium, somewhat buildable coverage
Slightly dense but more yielding and slightly powdery
Gel-powder formula but did not “melt” and seemed drier
Applied evenly but took longer
Long-wearing (8 hours)

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

Top Dupes

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Kosas Tropic Equinox (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Chanel Or Rose (LE, $70.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Becca Year of the Pig (LE, $38.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Tarte Moonlight (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Cover FX Moonlight (P, $34.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Benefit Dandelion Twinkle (P, $29.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Dior Precious Rocks (001) (DC, $56.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
OFRA Bali (P, $29.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Suqqu Yawakouki (05) (P, $34.00) is darker (90% similar).
Hourglass Euphoric Strobe Light (LE, $40.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

The formula is supposed to have a "gel-powder" texture that yields a "flush of color in one weep" and gives a "radiant" finish.

Both blush and highlighter formulas lasted around eight hours on me.

Browse all of our Iconic London Silk Glow Highlighter swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Silica, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Aqua (Water), Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2- Hexanediol, Gellan Gum, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (Cocos Nucifera Oil), Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Calcium Chloride, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Leuconostoc/ Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491, Ci 77492 (Iron Oxides).