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Close-up of a newly-opened Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter.
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Do you remember the great highlighter resurgence of 2017?
Thats the boron nitride in the formula, explains cosmetic chemistGinger King.
It also contains tapioca starch.
Close-up of a newly-opened Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter.
Yes, the tapioca like that of a boba drink, King says.
It absorbs oil for longer wear.
My go-to shade is Exhilarate, a champagne that looks cool against my medium-tan skin.
you could press in the glow making it look more skin-like and less powdery.
Senior editor Jesa Marie Calaorbeforeapplying the Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter.
Senior editor Jesa Marie Calaor after applying the Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighterwith a powder brush.
Senior editor Jesa Marie Calaor after applying the Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighterwith a wet sponge.
When using a brush, I found that the finish was much a more-intense, mirror-like glow.
(Look at how the light just bounces off of the area with the powder swept onto it.)
Senior editor Jesa Marie Calaorbeforeapplying the Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter.
With the damp-sponge method, the radiance is diffused.
My skin looks more like skin, and less like skin with highlighter on it.
Not to say either method is better, but I prefer the latter end result.
Senior editor Jesa Marie Calaor after applying the Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighterwith a powder brush.
It’s a dreamy highlighter, made even more otherworldly with its price point.
The Rare Beauty Positive Skin Light Silky Touch Highlighter just won a 2023Best of Beauty Award.
It’s available for $25 at Sephora.com right now.
Senior editor Jesa Marie Calaor after applying the Rare Beauty Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighterwith a wet sponge.
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