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Holy chic
Vieve Holy Chic Nova Glow Highlighter ($37.50 for 0.42 oz) is a light-medium peachy gold with rich, warm undertones and a matte finish. Between the slightly thicker/denser feel of the powder and the size of the shimmer particles, it felt a bit heavier on my skin and tended to accentuate skin texture/pores (which I don’t think is that common on me).
The powder had an opaque color coverage, but the texture itself was dense, somewhat firm, and on the drier side. I was surprised that it wasn’t difficult to pick up, but it didn’t apply “seamlessly” or like an “off-white” highlighter as it’s marketed. It lasted eight hours before it noticeably faded.
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formula overview
$37.50/0.42oz. – $89.29 per ounce
The powder highlighter formula is said to have “the texture of a powder but the finish of a cream” so it “blends seamlessly into the skin.” The powder was denser, slightly thicker and more firmly pressed into the pan, although I had no trouble picking up color with a traditional tapered highlighting brush.
The highlighters mostly had an opaque to opaque pigmentation with a more metallic finish that slightly emphasized my skin texture. I didn’t feel like it sat on my skin like a cream or “seamless”. However, the formula was mixable and lasted about eight hours on me.
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ingredients
TALC, MICA, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, DIMETHICON, MAGNESIUMSTEARAT, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, TOCOPHERYLACETATE, MYRICA CERIFERA (BAYBERRY) FRUCHTWACHS, DIMETHICONOL, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, TROPOLIDE, TIN TANOXID ), EISENOXIDE (CI 77491, CI 77492 , CI77499)
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