Make-Up

I cannot, for the life of me, finish a tube of lipstick. I have more than 30 lippies in my collection and some of them have been left untouched for months. I even got several glosses that I never use. It’s great that brands are coming out with mini lipsticks so lazy lasses like yours truly could try out different shades without the full commitment of finishing the entire tube.

As mentioned in a previous post, I bought a couple of items during Sephora’s site-wide sale, one of which is the Kat Von D Mother of All Mini Lipstick Duo. This wasn’t the first time I bought a mini lip duo from the brand but this specific item, I like better than the last. I guess I like this better because the shade, Mother, is more flattering to my skin tone. I’m getting ahead of myself though, let’s review:

What is it: Kat Von D Mother of All Mini Lipstick Duo

According to Kat Von D, the Kat Von D Mother of All Mini Lipstick Duo, the product features a dusty mauve pink that “works for everyone.” The shade comes in two of Kat’s “awesome lip formulas: Everlasting Liquid Lipstick and Studded Kiss Lipstick!”

Our long-wear, pigment-rich Studded Kiss Lipstick is formulated with Color Cushion Technology™ to keep your pout feeling comfy and velvety soft. Just swipe it across lips to lock in bold, badass color with unstoppable wear.

The lippies could be worn individually or layered together to extend their staying power.

Quality and Packaging

The packaging is okay, it’s not really worth writing home about. The lippies were packed in a cardboard box. The products themselves were wrapped by paper wrapping.

The liquid lipstick’s packaging is a slim plastic tube. It has a doe-foot applicator and the end is flattened a bit to disperse the product evenly on the lips. The lipstick tube, on the other hand, features Kat Von D’s distinct studded lipstick tube. The packaging doesn’t look cheap but they don’t look high end either.

Performance

The liquid lipstick has a thin consistency and the application is smooth. It is opaque in a single layer and layering is no problem at all. As it dries down, the liquid lipstick doesn’t feel like it’s sitting on the lips. It’s light and comfortable to wear.

Although the liquid lipstick has impressive staying power, the wear isn’t as lengthy as the other lippies I have from Kat Von D. I feel that this product faded on my lips fairly quickly especially after a meal. Superia, which is the ultraviolet lippy from another Kat Von D duo that I have in my collection, is so freakin’ hard to remove.  It won’t budge even when I used an oil-based makeup remover. This shade, however, I can remove it with a wipe of my fingers while eating. I was a bit disappointed.

The lipstick, on the other hand, isn’t as pigmented when swiped once. It has to be layered a couple of times for full opacity. I love the creaminess of the lipstick. It’s comfortable on the lips and isn’t drying at all.

Initially, I thought the staying power would be just as lackluster because it’s a traditional lipstick formula. But I was surprised, the staying power is phenomenal for a cream lipstick. Even when I ate a piece of fruit and drank plain water, the lippie stayed on.

Swatch Party!

I love this shade, it’s flattering as hell. It brightened my skin tone, as you can see and it blurs my ugleh lip lines!

Final Thoughts

I love this lip duo and I thought this was a great buy. Sure, the liquid lipstick cannot survive a meal but it will stay pristine for hours unless you eat something. The liquid lipstick does fade quickly but it doesn’t come off in patches, you know? The lipstick formula, on the other hand, is a revelation. The staying power is great for a traditional lipstick and the shade is deep and rich!

I love how highlighters give the skin a mesmerizing sheen. I love it even more if the formula is dense powder! I have a love-hate relationship with cream formulations though I tend to avoid them at all cost!

It took me a while to write this review, no? Hahaha! This product is a part of Becca’s most successful collab with makeup guru Jaclyn Hill. It’s the BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Splits in Champagne Pop and Hyacinth. I got this product by mistake. For some reason, Sephora PH added this to my purchase although I wasn’t charged for it. I didn’t return it because that’s too taxing.

What is it: BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Splits in Champagne Pop and Hyacinth

The BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Splits in Champagne Pop and Hyacinth is a limited edition split pan highlighter and blusher in one. It features the brand’s iconic Champagne Pop highlighter shade and Hyacinth, a bright pink powder blush on.

Quality and Packaging

The packaging is so luxe, I gotta say. Becca always does a great job of presenting its many products so I understand the hype. BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Splits in Champagne Pop and Hyacinth is housed in a beautiful yet sturdy compact with pale gold and brushed metal accent.

The cardboard box is consistent with the compact’s design. It’s done in a metallic finish, which is really eye-catching.

Just for fun, here’s a comparison of the BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Splits in Champagne Pop and Hyacinth and the regular rose gold highlighter:

Opening up the compact and it reveals the split pans. Every time I open this compact I feel like all the angels in heaven are singing, hahaha!

Performance

Now for the product itself, as far as the formula goes, the BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Splits in Champagne Pop and Hyacinth is just as high in quality as the brand’s regular highlighters. The highlighter is dense and pigmented. It’s the kind of product that you should control carefully if you don’t want to look like a walking disco ball, hahaha!

I do love the champagne highlighter, it will flatter peeps with warm undertones! The shade is similar to theBalm’s Mary Lou-Manizer although the shade is deeper, more golden. The staying power of the highlighter is impressive too!

As for the blush, it’s so pigmented that a little goes a long, long way. Staying power is just as impressive, it stays put for hours. The blush-on shade is nice although it doesn’t appeal to me that much. I like the coral version of the Champagne Splits because the shade of the blush is more flattering. Still, this is a free product so I really can’t complain!

Swatch Party!

Final Thoughts

Overall, the  BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Splits in Champagne Pop and Hyacinth is a great product worth the price. Yes, I got this for free but the quality, staying power, and ultra-luxe packaging of the  BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Splits in Champagne Pop and Hyacinth won me over. I still prefer my rose gold highlighter but the highlighter shade is just as flattering. Highly recommended!

I love a good highlighter but I don’t care for the blinding, chunky highlighters that are so trendy right now. I crave a subtle glow, just a hint of silky shimmer to highlight the highest points of my face. Becca offers some of the best highlighters in the biz so naturally, I was lusting over their skin perfectors!

Sephora PH’s Halloween sale presented the perfect opportunity to finally try one of Becca’s bestsellers: the Rose Gold Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter.

I picked the Rose Gold over the Opal shade (which is a cult fave) because the latter was so similar to my old Mary Lou-manizer highlighter (review here). Opal is a beautiful champagne gold while the Rose Gold is a pinkish bronze. I thought Rose Gold’s deep, warm shade would go well with my skin tone!

What is it: Rose Gold Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter

According to the brand, the Rose Rose Gold Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter is a “best-selling creamy highlighter powder to light up the features you love with a high-shine finish.”

Like a spotlight for your skin, Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter lights up your favorite features with high-impact, ultra-reflective shine. Inspired by the dazzling light of the midday sun, this iconic formula is enriched with ultra-fine, luminescent pearls that absorb, reflect, and refract light to amplify your natural radiance.

The multi-toned pigment pearls adjust to your skin’s natural undertones. Unlike traditional pressed powders, this unique formula blends pigments with liquids, to create an unparalleled, creamy feel that applies seamlessly to a silky finish that never cakes. The result: a high-shine, elegant finish that doesn’t look glittery.

Quality & Packaging

Right off the bat, the packaging took my breath away! The highlighter came in an elegant cardboard box. The product itself is housed in a coated compact with brushed metal accents. I’ll be honest, this highlighter is so pretty, I felt a little guilty using it.

Inside is a generous amount of powder highlighter, about 8 grams worth of product. It’s quite hefty for a compact too, so the product feels extra luxe when you hold it. The highlighter was so beautiful, I was actually sorry to use it!

As you can see, the rose gold is not as rosy, more like bronzy. It looks heavenly on peeps with warm skin tones. The shimmers aren’t chunky at all so when you buff the product on the skin, it gives a lovely glow that never looks fake. The more you buff the product on the skin, the more realistic the highlight becomes, like wet skin!

Performance

All my highlighters tend to perform really well, they stay put for hours on end. The Becca Rose Gold Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter was no different. I use the tiniest amount to highlight the highest points of my cheeks and temple using a fan brush. I never use dense brushes when applying highlighters because I like my glow subtle and natural-looking.

The product is finely-milled and is surprisingly pigmented. I have to control the amount of product I use because I can see the bronziness peeking through as I layer the highlighter. The effect is really nice if you want to warm up your skin but I don’t. Not a lot of Asians like bronzers because these products tend to darken certain areas of the face. I want my skin to be as vampiric bright as possible so I hardly ever use bronzers.

The product stays put for four to six hours on me. After the four hour mark, I noticed significant fading. The shimmers aren’t as uniform also, several hours into wear.

Swatch Party!

I wish I could take a picture of the highlighter in action but thanks to my crappy camera, it’s not showing clearly. I managed to create a short clip tho, please excuse my now-fat face, I had to take the video closely so the highlighter shows:

Cool, right? Using this highlighter, it’s as close as I could get to having chok-chok skin.

Final Thoughts

I loff this highlighter! It’s pricey for what it is but the quality of the product, the performance, and the packaging are worth the extra expense! Becca truly offers the best highlighters in the biz. Highly recommended, would repurchase in a heartbeat!