Essence Circus Circus Highlighter Powder It’s Magic – Review & swatches

I cannot imagine leaving out a highlighter in my daily makeup routine. I love how it adds a gorgeous glow to my skin instantaneously.

Circus Circus Highlighter Powder in 01 It’s Magic (limited edition)
Curtains up for a perfect complexion! The subtle highlighter powder not only brightens up your complexion, but your eyes too! Delicate shimmer particles set enchanting accents on your face, neck and décolleté for a splendid finale in the circus arena!

Essence Circus Circus Highlighter Powder It’s Magic

Essence Circus Circus Highlighter Powder It’s Magic

Essence Circus Circus Highlighter Powder It’s Magic

Essence Circus Circus Highlighter Powder It’s Magic - Swatch

Essence Circus Circus Highlighter Powder It’s Magic - Swatch

My thoughts
I am pleasantly surprised by the product. This is hands down the best drugstore highlighter I have come upon to date. I was blown away by the texture and pigmentation of this product the first time I tried it. The texture is soft and applies like a dream. Also, it’s richly pigmented – little goes a long way! I love the embossed circus tent on it; I think it’s cute. It comes in a huge 9g pan which is plenty to last me a few years. The packaging is well-made and the lid locks properly which makes it good to travel with.

It’s Magic is a universally flattering, light champagne gold with minute light reflecting shimmer. I've been wearing it almost daily during day time and I don’t think it makes my face look outrageously sparkly. As I said, it's very pigmented so make sure you keep a light hand while applying. It wears for good five hours and gives just the right amount of glow to my face without turning me into a disco ball. I noticed that it slightly emphasizes pores and other imperfections which is the only snag that I could find but it doesn’t bother me a lot as it doesn’t appear frosty. It leaves my skin with a perfect golden sheen and gives me that sun-kissed radiance which I love! The one thing that could bother you is that there is a lot of fallout in the pan which makes it look dirty after each use. I don't consider it to be much of an issue though; I just sweep my finger across the rim of the pan and it's clean again.

All in all, I think this product is great value for the price. Unfortunately, it’s an L.E so if you’re planning on getting this, better hurry up!

You might like it if…

• You want add a glow to your skin
• You fancy champagne gold highlighters
• You think it’s travel-friendly
• You expect good pigmentation and wear time
• You think it has a soft texture that applies smoothly
• You love the price

You might not like it if…

• It slightly enhances pores and other imperfections
• Fallout in the pan bothers you

My rating

4.5/5

Essence Circus Circus Highlighter Powder It’s Magic is priced at PKR 460 and can be purchased online at Just4girls.pk. Join Essence Pakistan on Facebook to stay updated.

What do you think about it? Have you tried it yet?