Beauty Care: Moira Cool for Summer Sculpt and Glow Duo Stick Review & Swatches

Cool for Summer

Moira Cool for Summer Sculpt and Glow Duo Stick ($12.00 for 0.39 oz.) includes a pearlescent, golden beige paired with a light, rosy-toned bronzer with a matte finish. Both shades were fairly pigmented, blendable, and easy to work with whether applied onto bare skin or over foundation as they were not prone to lifting up. As the formula was cream-to-powder, they both had good longevity and weren’t prone to migration.

Cool for Summer

PPermanent. $12.00.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

Cool for Summer (Highlighter)

Cool for Summer (Highlighter) is a light-medium beige with moderate, warm undertones and a subtle, pearly sheen.

Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
Lightly emollient, spreadable
Applied evenly on bare skin and over foundation
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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ColourPop Happy Thoughts (LE, $8.00).
Urban Decay NSFW (LE, $26.00).
Chanel Metal Peach (LE, $80.00).
Milk Makeup Blitzed (P, $28.00).
Sydney Grace Rhythm (P, $9.00).
Lancome Rose Twinkle #3 (LE, ).
Pat McGrath Lunar Nude (LE, $60.00).
ColourPop Uoeno (P, $10.00).
Pretty Vulgar Glow Up (P, $32.00).
ColourPop Lantern Fest (LE, $10.00).

Formula Overview

The formula is described as a "cream-to-powder" one that will "last all day" and is "non-sticky." The consistency was lightly emollient, thin while retaining enough glide to apply well to bare skin as well as layered over foundation. The pigmentation was semi-opaque to opaque in a single layer, but it remained blendable and easy to sheer out. I found the formula played particularly well with stippling brushes for a sheerer, more buildable-level of coverage.

It dried down in about 10 seconds to a more matte finish, so it did not appear dewy, but it wasn't flat and could still be gently blended on the edges without it lifting up base products or becoming patchy. The pearl was fine and noticeable when the sun light hit my cheekbones but might be too subtle for some people's preferences. It wore well for eight and a half hours before fading noticeably.

Browse all of our Moira Glow Stick swatches.

Ingredients

Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Isodecyl neopentanoate, Synthetic Wax, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Ozokerite, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, MAY CONTAIN/ PEUT CONTENIR/PUEDE CONTENER (+/-): Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide Red (CI 77491), Iron Oxide Black (CI 77499), Tin Oxide (CI 77861).

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Cool for Summer (Highlighter)

PiPPermanent in Palette.

A-

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Cool for Summer (Bronzer)

Cool for Summer (Bronzer) is a light, rosy brown with subtle, warm undertones and a natural, matte finish.

Opaque pigmentation but easy to sheer out/apply less if desired
Lightly emollient, spreadable
Applied evenly on bare skin and over foundation
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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Haus Labs Light Level 3 (P, $38.00).
ColourPop Opening Act (LE, $8.00).
ColourPop Avila Beach (P, $12.00).
NARS Vallarta (P, $38.00).
ILIA Drawn In (P, $34.00).
Hourglass Eternal Bronze Light (LE, $52.00).
Iconic London Sun Kiss (P, $27.00).
NABLA Cosmetics Ambra (P, $26.00).
LYS Beauty Motivate (P, $18.00).
Charlotte Tilbury Medium (2) (P, $55.00).

Formula Overview

The formula is described as a "cream-to-powder" one that will "last all day" and is "non-sticky." The consistency was lightly emollient, thin while retaining enough glide to apply well to bare skin as well as layered over foundation. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, but it remained blendable and easy to sheer out. I found the formula played particularly well with stippling brushes for a sheerer, more buildable-level of coverage.

Browse all of our Moira Sculpt Stick swatches.

Ingredients

Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone, Phenyltrimethicone, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Isododecane, Stearyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Silica, Mica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Octadecene, Phenoxyethanol, C18-38 Alkyl HydroxyStearoyl Stearate, Lecithin, Polyhydroxystearic acid, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Aluminum Hydroxide, Euterpe Oleracea Sterols, Persea Gratissima(Avocado) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isostearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Propylene Carbonate, Tocopherol, MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR/PUEDE CONTENER (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide Yellow (CI 77492), Iron Oxide Red (CI 77491), Iron Oxide Black (CI 77499).