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The Kevyn Aucoin Prismatic Highlighting Trio

February 28th, 2018 by Karen 5 Comments

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Holla! Or rather, holographic. Or prismatic. Or prismagic.

WOW! These highlighters are chunky, but more on that in a sec… I was actually drawn in by the packaging at first. The Kevyn Aucoin Prismatic Highlighting Trio ($48) looks like Hollywood movie magic. It shifts colors at different angles, going from yellow to blue to orange to purple, and sometimes all of them at the same time, which is cool, but also CRAZY.

It’s also quite representative of what’s inside.

There are three glittery highlighters, and they don’t look like much in their pans. On skin, though, we’re talking unicorn-level glitter and shine, and the flecks of green, blue and orange glitter are BIG and flashy — so not at all what I’ve come to expect from Kevyn Aucoin.

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kevyn aucoin prismatic

I mean, the shadows feel fab. They’re almost creamy-caliber bouncy and soft, so they’re easy to pick up with a finger or a brush. They’re a lot like the awesome metallics Urban Decay did in the Heavy Metals Metallic Eyeshadow Palette from the Holiday 2017 collection, but with much larger bits of glitter.

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Wearing Illusion on my lids (see how it ended up in my lashes?)

You can also wear them on your cheeks, lids and lips, so they get points for flexibility, but I don’t think I’ll be using them as cheek highlighters because…they’re just so glittery. And pigmented, especially for glittery shadows like these, which are usually quite hard.

Ultimately, even though I like how soft the shadows are, they XL glitter flecks are a little too rainbow/disco for my taste.

They could be fun for a mega splash of shimmer one of these days or nights. They certainly bring the drama to the table.

If you feel like going buck wild, you can find it now at Sephora.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The Kevyn Aucoin Prismatic Highlighting Trio / Originally published February 28th, 2018

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  1. Rachel Runyan says

    February 28th, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    I think they’re all really pretty! I don’t mind sparkly, as long as the glitter isn’t big and chunky.
    Rachel Runyan recently posted … Eyes On The Prize: 14 Eyeball Items That’ll Make You Cry With Joy

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  2. Linda Libra Loca says

    February 28th, 2018 at 10:52 pm

    If I´d go to a festival, I would reach for something like that. But these days festivals and other occasions are pretty rare…
    Linda Libra Loca recently posted … pixi Rose Caviar Essence – It is what it is

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  3. kellly says

    March 1st, 2018 at 11:15 am

    OOOOOoooooooh, I like the shine and sparkle! I love using shine and sparkle on my eyes!

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    • Karen says

      March 1st, 2018 at 11:22 am

      It’s got plenty of that shimmer, girl! You can have fun with this. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Michele DiCola says

    March 1st, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    I like glimmer sometimes !
    When I putting s look together I might swipe some on top of my shadow

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