High cheek bones, dewy skin and the highlighting and
contouring craze has been all the rave in recent years. TheBalm has been
dominating this area of beauty for a while now with one of their best selling
highlighters. For less than AUD 30 this product is amazing!
TheBalm’s May-Lou-Manizer has got to be one of the best
highlighters that I have ever used. This product has also been raved a lot on
YouTube for its quality and I can definitely see why. Due to the success of
this highlighter TheBalm has released two other shades as far as I am aware.
Packaging
The highlighter comes in a travel compact form, which is
convenient for on the go (though why on earth you would want to that but
whatever I won’t judge you) and saves on space. It holds 8.5g of product and
has a decent size mirror. I find myself reaching for this one when I cannot
find my bigger mirror to do my face.
Product
The phrase “a little goes a long way” certainly applies to
this product. This is one light swipe of my finger and gosh it is pigmented for
a highlighter. When I first swatched it at Myer’s two years ago I was amazed at
how much pigmentation it had and to be honest I was kind of put off by it. I
was afraid that it would be too much and too obvious. I wanted a subtle yet
amazing shine.
In the above photo, I have blended it with my finger. As you
can see there is still a lot of shine but it is not as opaque anymore. I
sometimes apply the highlighter using my fingers and it works well but I prefer
using a narrow powder brush or an eye shadow brush to apply it and it give the
same effect. It looks beautiful on the skin. The highlighter is shimmer and not
glitter, which makes it blend seamlessly on to the skin. It does not highlight
any of my pores, which is another plus. I find with or without a primer it will
last on the skin for a good 8 hours. Even after the 8 hour mark, you can still
see some of that beautiful shine.
Overall
I think this is an excellent highlighter. For years I have
been using a limited edition highlighter from MAC thinking it was the best
because it is MAC and sometimes I would use a sheer eye shadow but they do not
compare to this highlighter by TheBalm. Sure it is not cheap but the quality of
the shine and lasting power is just incredible. I personally got mine from Asos
because it is cheaper there. I highly recommend this highlighter!
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