Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter Mini Review 💅🏼👄
This was not the first highlighter I purchased, but it’s the first one I like. In my vanity, I had highlighters that showed too silvery, too glittery, too unnatural. Knowing Becca’s reputation as skin-perfecting magicians, and having heard much especially about their highlighters, I dove in, encouraged by the low-commitment travel size.
Becca’s mini pressed highlighters come in four of the ten original shades available at Sephora in Italy. The mini (2.4g) is 18 euros while the full size size (8g) is 39 euros. Although you pay more for the product in the mini version, I don’t see myself finishing the full size, even after years of use, so the travel size is a no brainier for me. As it comes with a tiny mirror inside too, this highlighter is the perfect travel companion, and a lovely purchase if you want to try out Becca’s famous highlighter at a recused size and price. The shade Opal works well for my light to medium skin, but is usually recommended for darker skinstones than mine.
This tiny and compact highlighter is following me everywhere I go, especially because of its multi-functionality. In fact, not only do I use it on my cheekbones as a highlighter, but also on my eyes as a beautiful, natural glow that makes me look effortlessly fresh. This is perfect for the days where you don’t want to look like you’re wearing makeup, but you still want to do a little more than just a concealer and a mascara.
For an easy eye look, you could blend a natural brown shade (you could use your bronzer) in your crease and pat the highlighter on your eyelid with your fingers. This is incredibly effortless but looks like a complete eye look. Worn by itself on the eyes, the highlighter gives a youthful, fresh glow. I really recommend using your fingers in this case too, as the shade shows up more pigmented this way. Matching your eye shade to your highlighter shade will give your face a look of cohesion and elegance, so it looks lovely when you have a little of this highlighter on your cheeks too.
What does it look like? 👀
For a light-medium skintone, I would recommend the shade I have, which is Opal. Because the colour is so close to that of my skin, the effect is a pure glow, which I find delicate but impactful. The highlighter has a little bit of glitter too, but it’s not chunky and it’s not too glittery. It’s just enough to make your skin glowy, not just wet-looking. The effect is a beautiful natural finish which makes you look healthy and awake.
I actually purchased the “Opal Glow on the Go” kit (20 euros) which includes a liquid highlighter - the Shimmering Skin Perfector Spotlight - on top of the pressed one. However I would recommend purchasing the mini pressed highlighter by itself, which performs better than its liquid companion, both on the cheeks and on the eyes. Unfortunately, the liquid highlighter simply does not compare, and you might buy the kit only if you think it’s worth spending 2 more euros for an extra product, but I would recommend to be minimal with your purchases, and to only buy what you think you are going to use.
The pressed highlighter is one of my best recent purchases, and after both using it at home, travelling with it, and keeping it in my handbag (the tiny mirror does come in handy sometimes), I wouldn’t go anywhere without it. It makes me look fresh outside when I feel groggy inside, and brings a minimal makeup look to the next level.
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