Liquid & Powder Highlighters

I love a good highlighter and own many different brands and formulas. I think that highlighting makes such a difference to your overall look and adds a beautifully defined, sculpted look.
Here are a few of my ultimate favourites:

BENEFIT SUGARBOMB:
This is one of Benefits boxed powders and a lovely highlight with a delicate golden hue. The powder consists of 4 different shades-dark pink, light pink, mauve and peach. The idea is to swirl them altogether to create a delicate glow effect. I love this product, Benefit always create quality cosmetics and this is no exception. It can be layered to give a deeper effect which I love about powders as I feel you have more control. 12.0g. £23.50

ELF GOTTA GLOW:
I love this effort from ELF, a beautiful pure gold highlight that looks just gorgeous on the cheekbones and brow bone. A trick I heard somewhere is to also apply a highlight all around your jaw line- apparently this slims the whole chin/jaw area! I'm not sure how effective this is but what's to lose! I also apply this in a thin line down the bridge of my nose to slim it down!
Gotta glow is a blatant dupe of nars albatross for a mere £3.50 (saying that, ELF always have amazing deals going on- often 50% off! Eyeslipsface.co.uk) Even the packaging is similar, lovely sleek black casing that closes with a satisfying click! It also contains a small mirror for on the go and even has a clear window so you can see the shade you are selecting, great for me as I have MANY blushes from ELF :) Obviously you cannot expect the same quality as NARS, it is very loosely pressed and one swipe of your brush creates a big powdery mess but for me, this is a very small negative when you consider everything else. Big thumbs up from me.
4.8g £3.50

ELF LUMINANCE:
This is my ultimate favourite a) highlighter and b) product from elf. This is such a beautiful highlight with the perfect balance of shimmer & colour. It is lovely and natural but can be layered for desired intensity. I am onto my 3rd one of these, each has lasted me approx 6 months of pretty much constant usage!
5g £1.50!!!!!!

EYEKO EXTRA GLOW AND TINTED CREAM:
I know that technically the tinted cream is a liquid bronzer but I wanted to include it in this post as I use it in the same way!
I like these creams very much but it has taken me a lot of playing around with them to find what works best for me. I find them to be quite thick and not particularly easy to blend, therefore when applying to specific areas I found them to look cakey and greasy- not a good look. The way I would advise using these is to mix a tiny bit (and I mean tiny) with your day cream and apply to the whole face. In my opinion this looks beautiful and gives the complexion that "inner glow" we're all after. I also apply to my collar bone & shins during the summer or nights out. I do like these but would not repurchase.
28ml £8

BENEFIT HIGHBEAM:
Probably the most famous liquid highlight, this is a beautiful pearl pink with fine silver shimmers and looks amazing. The formula is lovely and so easy to blend, I love the packaging and nail polish style applicator. I used to own moonbeam too which is the apricot colour but I lost it somewhere :( A little goes a long way with these so although expensive, completely worth it!
13ml £18.50

ELF SHIMMERING FACIAL WHIP:
A well textured creamy formula which blend out so well, you can work as slowly as you want with these so the exact opposite to the eyeko creams.
I have these in Spotlight (White) and Golden peach. Spotlight is very pigmented and so you only need a little bit otherwise the effect will be too White, the silver lights to it are gorgeous and very fine, no horrid chunky glitters. Golden peach is exactly what it says- again, beautifully subtle when only using a small amount. Be careful though as the effect could go from just right to orange in a swipe.
These have the added bonus of smelling amazing, elf describes it as being "sugar orange" delish!
Spotlight is my favourite, I would like to try out all the shades eventually.
9.5g £1.50!!!

ELF SHIMMER PALETTE:
Another "NARSesque" compact containing four different shades. I like the texture of these which are quite oily/wet to the touch but almost turn to a powder when you blend. The lasting power isn't amazing but you can easily do on the go touch ups as it comes with a small brush and a mirror inside. Cute. I do like this and will continue to use every so often but to be honest I prefer the facial whips even though they are from the basic elf range whereas this palette is the "studio" line.
5.6g £3.50

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Which are your favourites and do you have any highlighting tips or tricks?!
Jennifer xx

NYX Round Lipglosses

I have recently discovered the American brand NYX and I'm so happy I have! They produce quality products at very affordable prices. NYX is not particularly easy to get ahold of here in the UK but I have heard that flagship River Island stores have started to carry a line- YAY! Failing that it's readily available online. I have purchased everything I own from Cherryculture.com which is an excellent website, I have always received my orders within a week and considering they come from America, it's brilliant! check them out!
So... Onto my review, I am going to be talking about the round lipglosses, these retail at around £1.50 apiece, bargainous! I have 5 colours and I adore them, I can safely say they are my favourite brand of lipgloss and I have definitely tested enough brands to come to that conclusion! They are very thin and moisturising, no stickiness at all which I hate in a gloss, obviously having a thin texture means they need to be reapplied more frequently but I would choose this every time over a gloopy, thick gloss- yuck!
You get 2.5ml of product which is probably more than your average for a fraction of the price. The glosses are lightly fragranced with a lemon scent, some people hate this I know, but I like it, either way, the smell fades within about 10 minutes anyway.
Here are the shades I own:

SORBET:
Sorbet is a beautiful light pink with multi-coloured sparkes. It's beautifully opaque and reminds of a glittery version of NARS Turkish delight. This gloss looks equally good worn alone or paired with a light pink/nude lipstick.

DOLL PINK:
A perfect blue toned barbie pink with very fine blue shimmers. Extremely pigmented- one coat gives full coverage. I pair this with a subtle, neutral eye when I want my lips to be the focus. Love love LOVE.

MAUVE:
My least favourite of all that I own, however this is just down to personal preference. The only "matte" colour of the lot, contains no sparkle/shimmer. It's a warm dark pinky/mauve. Again, very opaque, I think this colour would look best on a darker complexion than my own.

WHIPPED:
I adore this shade, this is my joint favourite alongside baby pink.
It's the perfect nude shade and contains gorgeous coloured fine glitters which catch the light beautifully. I wear this over nude lipsticks which I consider "too chalky" to wear alone- such as MAC Fleshpot & ELF natural nymph. If you're a fan of a nude lip this one is for you.

BABY PINK:
I have been searching for a colour like this for years. I'm not usually a fan of a frosty lip but this is just beautiful. Containing rainbow glitters it warms the shade up which contrasts perfectly with the frostiness. I wear this alone as it needs no help to shine!

If you haven't tried any NYX round glosses then why not!? I am definitely going to be purchasing many more of these, I have my eye especially on ballerina pink, natural and pinky natural.
What are your favourite NYX products? And what do you look for in the perfect lipgloss?
Jennifer xx