The latest launch in BECCA‘s Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed formula is Dreamsicle! What initially confused me about this launch was why there’s a big “?” on the box – but maybe I missed the build up to it? However, the back of the box indicates that “100 lucky BECCA Beauties will find a Glow Ticket inside – follow the directions on your Glow Ticket for a BECCA surprised & a chance to go to our next BECCAscape!” So maybe the “?” is an “are you a winner?” type question?

The “mystery” BECCA shade comes in white plastic packaging with their signature gun metal round sphere on top. It’s an interesting choice from the brand, but I do like the summery vibe it gives me when combined with the shade on the inside.

The new Dreamsicle highlighter is a “a soft, tangerine shade infused with white gold pearls”. It’s a limited edition product thought… or at least it’s listed as such. BECCA is renowned at this point for creating a limited edition highlighter, testing the market with it, and then re-releasing it several months down the road as a permanent product. That being said, you can’t always rely on them to go that route, so it’s always worth picking up asap if you’re super into the shade.

Of course, I love the imprint on the powder – I’m an absolute sucker for embossed powders! It adds a little extra flare to an already gorgeous colour.

When I first saw Dreamsicle, my initial reaction was that it was incredibly gorgeous, but I had to wonder just how similar it was to Champagne Pop. I was also really curious if this would work on my skin tone too. I love colourful highlighters, but there’s something about this shade that made me think it might not work so well on fair skin but may be better suited towards medium-deep.

Swatched out, you can see that Dreamsicle is definitely more orange and deeper than Champagne Pop. Champagne Pop has a paler cast, and I can definitely see more gold in Dreamsicle. While they are different, I wouldn’t call them dissimilar really. Dreamsicle is the bigger sister with more experience when compared to Champagne Pop.

The real test was on my face though. Fundamentally, Dreamsicle lacks the amount of reflective power that Champagne Pop has, and I think it’s just because on my skintone is fair, and Dreamsicle is deeper than my skin tone. The colour is beautiful, and it does impart a tangerine hue to my cheeks, but it’s a softer, subtler look than I’m used to with Champagne Pop. I feel like deeper skin tones would love this shade a lot because the colour would appear lighter on them without coming across ashy.

Final Thoughts

The limited edition Dreamsicle colour is as buttery soft and smooth as BECCA‘s previous highlighter launches and just as easy to apply with no glitter particles in sight. What’s different for me with this launch is that the reflection on my cheekbones is a bit more subdued, but that may be down to the colour being darker than my own skin colour. Regardless, it gives off a beautiful hue, and while I think it works on my skin tone (around a MAC NW/NC20), I think this would look even better on someone who is medium to deep in tone.

The BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Dreamsicle can be purchased on sephora.ca for $46 CAD or on sephora.com for $38 USD.

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