The other day I was in Boots and saw that in place of the Prestige stand there was a new range of Soap & Glory cosmetics. I swatched a few things on my hand but the one thing that stood out to me was the Glow All Out Luminizing Radiance Face Powder. I'm a bit obsessed with illuminators and when I tried it on my hand it looked like a beautiful iridescent pink highlighter. So I bought it and I have to say I'm a little disappointed.
First of all the outer packaging looks really great. Flashy, gold, cute, retro, typical of the Soap & Glory aesthetic. But once you open it up the actual product is in a fairly non-glamourous cardboard compact. It feels fairly cheap in your hand although it is light to carry about & does have a mirror which is always a bonus. The embossed logo on the powder is a nice touch. The back of the product tells you to 'Sweep a brush lightly across powder surface, then dust lightly onto your face, neck & shoulders'. Once I swatched it on my arm at home it became apparent that it wasn't going to work as a highlighter on me. So I got out a blush brush and applied it as a normal blusher. The fallout in the compact is really bad so I'm not expecting it to last a very long time. However once applied as a blush it actually looks quite nice. It gives me a really natural peachy glow. I think I'm just too pale for this product. I imagine that on anyone darker than me (which is probably 90% of the world) this would work really well as a way of adding a glow to your face & body. But for me this is a nice way of adding a healthy glow to my otherwise vampiric pallor.
oh my god i love soap and glory, their breakfast scrub is my favourite thing ever. the colour hear is reall nice...as a blush, but like you my sister in pale skin, anything designed to make me "glow" makes me look a bit daft! x
ReplyDeletei was gutted when prestige left Boots - i love their eyeliners. but i'll have to go have a nosey at these.
ReplyDeletethanks for your honest review x
It looks quite pretty on you! I love the packaging! x Can I ask what you're using for your brows? :)
ReplyDeleteeven though the blush is pink it actually looks coral on yoru cheeks. its really pretty! i hope soap and glory cosmetics come to canada soon
ReplyDeleteThey didn't have half of the stock when I went in to find the range, this looks really nice so I'm a bit gutted I couldn't get hold of it!
ReplyDeleteThat's a really gorgeous shade! It looks so nice, I might have to grab me one!
ReplyDeleteLovely shade, the packaging is so cute as well!
ReplyDeleteEmma x
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i was tempted by some of the new soap and glory bits the other day but was a bit put of by the price....now the packaging's putting me off :s x
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty colour, great for winter :)
ReplyDeleteohh i love soap and glory :)
ReplyDeletewill definately have to give this a try, it looks lovely :) xo
Not really looked at much of the S+G make up but I do own the eyebrow pencil they do and the lip glosses which I love. I am absolutely in love with your eyebrows btw!!! xx
ReplyDeleteIn that case it will probably be too pale for me as well :( shame. Lovely packaging though x
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