Beauty Care: Sydney Grace Luminous Light (Medium) Face Palette Review & Swatches

Luminous Light (Medium)

Sydney Grace Luminous Light (Medium) Face Palette ($28.00 for 0.88 oz.) includes one highlighter, one bronzer, and two blushes (one matte, one more shimmery). All four shades were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing, though the bronzer wasn’t quite as blendable as the blushes/highlighter were! I was pleasantly surprised to find the highlighter was glowy but not prone to emphasizing my skin texture as it seemed quite metallic when swatched.

Ingredients

Luminous Light (Medium)

PPermanent. $28.00.

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Outglow

Outglow is a light copper with moderate, warmer orange undertones and a slightly lighter, golden sheen.

Opaque color payoff
Smooth, slightly dense but not stiff or thick
Picked up well with dry brush and diffused evenly on skin
Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading noticeably)

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

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Makeup Revolution Liquid Bronze Gold (P, $9.00).
Tower 28 Sun Coast (P, $20.00).
Lancome Glowing Lights (P, $30.00).
Becca Smoky Quartz (LE, $38.00).
MAC Into Eternity (LE, $36.00).
ColourPop Freak Like Me (DC, $12.00).
MAC Desire Fire (LE, $44.00).
ColourPop Morning After (PiP, $12.00).
Phytosurgence Dew of Dawn (P, $26.01).
ColourPop Acting Up (P, $11.00).

Formula Overview

$9.00/0.25 oz. - $36.00 Per Ounce

The highlighters are supposed to be "smooth and pigmented" that "blend like a dream" and "last all day long." The majority of the shades in the range are incredibly pigmented with a creaminess to the texture that makes them a cinch to apply and blend out on my skin.

I was most impressed by how soft, almost cream-like the powders were, yet they weren't too loosely-pressed nor were they prone to powderiness. Some of the finishes are very metallic or frosted, so when worn at semi-opaque or higher coverage levels, they can emphasize my skin's natural texture slightly. They have worn between eight and nine hours on me.

Browse all of our Sydney Grace Highlighter swatches.

Ingredients

Silk Mica (Mica (77019), Boron Nitride, L-Lysine Mica (Mica 77019 and Lauroyl Lysine), Carnauba Mica (Mica 77019 and Carnauba Wax), Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Myristate, Zinc Stearate ((+/- Mica (77019), Fractionated Coconut Oil (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI77289), Chromium Green (CI77288), Iron Oxide (CI 77499, 77491, 77492), Tin Oxide (CI 778161), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ultramarines (77007), Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc (CI 77947), Bronze and Copper Powder (CI 77400), Nylon 12, Carmine (75470), Aluminum (77000) Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, and Hexylene Glycol

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Outglow

PiPPermanent in Palette. $9.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

Total

Awestruck

Awestruck is a brighter, medium-dark pink-coral with moderate, warm undertones and a luminous sheen.

Opaque color payoff
Smooth, not too powdery nor too firmly-pressed into pan
Applied evenly and was easily blended out on skin
Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading noticeably)

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

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NARS Lovesick (LE, $30.00).
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ColourPop Drive Me Crazy (P, $10.00).
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Phytosurgence Singe (P, $17.07).
Estee Lauder Wild Sunset (P, $34.00).
Chanel Tweed Coralline (LE, $45.00).
MAC Painted Canyon (LE, $24.00).
Chanel Fleurs de Printemps (Blush) (LE, ).
NARS I Need a Man (LE, $30.00).

Formula Overview

$9.00/0.25 oz. - $36.00 Per Ounce

It's a more pigmented blush, so it favors those who need or want richer coverage achieved with less product or in one layer, but those who prefer sheerer, more buildable blush may find there is a learning curve. The formula was very blendable and easy to work with, so I think it is more forgiving, particularly shades with some shimmer in them. The matte shades can be slightly powdery but do not look dry or dusty when applied, though they can darken a bit if not applied over drier or more matte skin (or a base). They wore between eight and 10 hours on me before fading noticeably.

Browse all of our Sydney Grace Pressed Blush swatches.