That pop of pink in the middle is a new shade of BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed
BECCA’s been surfing this — what feels like a long, continuous wave of limited edition highlighter palettes — for what, months? Years? It seems like there’s a new one every couple months.
Surprise! the current one is called Light Waves ($34, available now), and it has three shades of their famous Shimmering Skin Perfector pressed Powder. two are shades you might already be familiar with — good ol’ golden Moonstone, which has been around for years, and shimmering light purple Prismatic Amethyst, which is newer.
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Sturdy plastic packaging with a mirror
Side note: I shied away from purple highlighter for years thinking that it was only for lighter lasses, and that, as a tan-skinned babe, I couldn’t wear it… Boy, was I wrong! It’s actually really flattering on darker skin tones, too.
From the top: Moonstone, Pink Sapphire and Prismatic Amethyst
The new, new shade is smack dab in the middle of the palette. It’s called Pink Sapphire, and it’s a really pretty duo chrome golden pink that flashes to peach.
I’m wearing it on my cheeks here, although, ya know, I had to build it up, because it isn’t as pigmented as Moonstone and Prismatic Amethyst.
Not a big deal, though, because it’s not like I had to put on tons of it. I did two layers for these glowing, opalescent cheeks.
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Wearing Pink Sapphire on my cheeks
These powders are typically BECCA in that they’re smooth, silky, soft and long-wearing. even after 12 hours, I notice very little fading.
They also spare the driest patches of my cheeks additionally despair (you probably know this already, but I have combo dry/oily skin). Basically, you can wear them without the shimmer settling on any flaky bits or drawing attention to your “experience lines,” as I like to call them.
There’s something kinda ’80s about these colors, yeah?
Overall, this is a flexible, functional highlighting palette that must see a lot of use. It also suits a lot of skin tones and skin types, but really, how lots of highlighting palettes does one actually need in their life? — because I normally end up using the same highlighter nearly every day (creamy MAC Hush).
If you decide to get this one (it’s LE and available now), I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. It’s pretty, and pretty inexpensive at $34, and you can also use the powders as eyeshadows, or as shimmery toppers for lipgloss, lipstick and even mascara.
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Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,
Karen
P.S. Wouldn’t it be cool to see BECCA build up other areas of their collection? Yeah, their highlighters are great, but how about a new eyeshadow palette? Or a new blush palette? That would be amazing.
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