Becca x Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector Champagne Pop

Yes I know this is everywhere in the bloggersphere at the moment so this is a quick post with my thoughts and some comparison swatches to Beccas' other shimmering skin perfectors.

Jaclyn Hill-YouTuber MUA with over 2 million subscribers.  I'm going to fess up here and say I didn't know who she was until recently so this is definite 'bandwagon jumping'.  She has collaborated with Becca to basically produce the love child of 'Opal' and 'Moonstone' in pressed highlight form.  The guy serving me in Sephora Ceasars Palace in Vegas practically threw this at me telling me to buy it!  I heard this week that the first day this was launched Sephora online sold A THOUSAND EVERY MINUTE.  That is insane.

I am currently obsessed with highlighters.  Like obsessed.  I think I bought 6 powder highlighters in the States recently.  How many highlighters does one girl need?  All. Of. Them.

Champagne pop is a peachy warm highlight that can look more white gold in some lights.  The pan kicks up quite a lot of powder when I put my brush in (and I found flecks of powder all over my desk) but it doesn't flail around on the face and stays where you place it.  But it's not as creamy as my Opal and Moonstone versions.  It is quite frosty if you build it up but it's not glittery or chunky.  You can go subtle or full on.  It's really pretty on the skin and I would imagine would work well on a variety of skintones.  But if you own Moonstone and Opal, in theory you don't need Champagne Pop as if you layer the two that's basically this highlighter.  I say in theory but make up junkies are going to buy this highlighter regardless I feel!  Having said that, Opal is one of the most god damn beautiful products I have ever seen in my life and definitely worth checking out if you can't get hold of Champagne Pop.

I took twenty eight photos of me wearing this highlight but I just couldn't get one where I didn't look terrible so arm swatches is as good as it's getting!

Have you tried to get this highlighter? Tell me your favourite highlighter-am always up for being enabled!

Becca and Space NK

It will come as no surprise to hear that I love Space NK.  I love their light and airy stores and the vast array of unique brands.  I love the fact that they ship to Dubai for those times when I need a fix and am not in the UK.  And I love the fact that they have NDulge their loyalty programme which allows you to swap points for prizes as they accumulate.

Recently I realised I had amassed £60 which I was able to redeem.  In May I went a bit mad in the UK stocking up in Space NK so there wasn't a huge amount I was lusting after.  Then I read this post on Heather Davern Makeup which is a blog that was recommended to me in the comments on one of my posts.  I am so glad it was recommended as it's now a firm favourite.  Look how flawless Heather's skin is in the FOTD post linked here.

I saw Heather has used the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl.  This is a product I have seen reviews of here and there and always been interested in, but it is quite expensive at £33 and I didn't know how much use I would get out of it.  So I decided to redeem some of my NDulge points and treat myself.

I chose the lightest shade 'Pearl' as I am pale but there are 4 shades in the range in total.

This product can be used in various different ways-it can be applied as a base to the whole face or mixed with your foundation or with your moisturisor for a dewy, radiant finish.  It can be used as a spot highlighter on cheekbones, nose and cupids bow.  It also contains SPF25.  You get a massive 50ml of product which will last for ages, especially as I found one pump was enough to cover my whole face.

Difficult to pick up on the picture but 'Pearl' has an almost blue based shimmer-it doesn't look glittery or frosted, it just looks like it leaves a healthy radiance and glow to the skin.  This is like the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder but in liquid form.  It's ultra light and diffuses imperfections and gives luminosity to the skin.

This is my first Becca product and so far I am impressed.  What else should I be checking out from the range?