Relatively new on the market are the MAKE UP FOR EVER Star Lit Powders! They’re essentially a loose pigment type formula that come in predominantly subtle, neutral shades, but there are a few in the lot that really enticed me with their brightness.
The Star Lit Powders are an “ultra-fine shimmering powder that can be used to highlight your eyes, lips and cheeks. The micronized ingredient technology allows for ease of application that can be applied wet or dry, to customize coverage intensity and luminosity.”
I feel like packaging is always an inherent problem with loose pigment. MAKE UP FOR EVER tried to solve the “powder flying everywhere” problem by creating a sifter that’s big enough for your brush to fit in to, but small enough to keep the opening from being enormous. While it does work better than the usual pigment packaging with a huge open neck, I still don’t find myself in love with the delivery system. And honestly, I think that’s just going to be a problem with pigments in general – I really don’t think there is a way to make the packaging not suck. This is the best solution so far, but I’m still not over the moon about it.
The two colours I chose to try out are at very different ends of the scale. Shade #5, Frozen Purple, is a white base with a violet duochrome. It’s one of those shades that is near impossible for me to photograph correctly – but trust me when I say there is a definite purple hue when that pigment catches the light. Shade #19, Ultramarine, is an in-your-face electric deep blue. It can occasionally look matte in some lights, but there is some shimmer running through it.
Application was interesting on these. The powder is finely milled, but there is a weird sensation that feels similar to chalk. I don’t even really know how that works, but it’s there. It was more apparent on the purple shade and the end result was an interesting combo between matte and luminous (again, I have no idea how that works, but that was my impression of it!). The Ultramarine shade is hella pigmented and applied to the eyes beautifully. Go easy with this one as the colour is intense and it will spread easily!
One thing I need to point out is that I had inconsistent application on certain areas of my eye while using these products. In the end, I found I needed a sticky base to make sure the product adhered properly to my eyes when used dry. I think that may be as a result of the chalk-like texture I encountered. So keep that in mind if you’re going to be using these on your eyes!
As is my nature, I tried out some of the more “out there” shades in the range. There are a whole bunch of subtle white-gold, champagne and rose gold hues if you’re looking for something a bit more “wearable”!
The MAKE UP FOR EVER Star Lit Powders can be purchased at sephora.ca for $25 CAD each or on sephora.com for $21 USD.
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