Although late in reviewing, I guess I will do enough justice to this review. When people were crazy buying NARS and all sorts of stuff from online sites and bragging about it, there was a hidden gem found by me. Immediately I and Rashmi of Indya beauty got this and trust me, we would have regretted if we didn't have it.
Estee Lauder's Pure Color Illuminating Powder Gelee in Modern Mercury is not a new launch. It just took its well deserved time and patience to hit the Indian shores and trust me, it did with a bang.
(Btw the box and the packaging is pathetically prone to finger prints)
I bought this uber chic product from Estee Lauder Store at Palladium for 2712 INR.
It comes in their signature Estee Lauder glossy navy blue box with a luxurious EL imprint in a shiny blue. The golden print over the box truly feels rich and gives a touch of understated elegance, something what Estee Lauder is known for.
The case is a plastic case in golden color with Estee Lauder embossed on it. Not only is it elegant and luxurious looking, it is also sturdy and practical.
I would explain this highlighter as a shell pink champagne iridescent pearl that add highlights to any part of the face wherever used. The intensity is buildable and can go from a subtle aura to really intense dramatic results by just adding a couple of brush strokes.
It certainly gives an appearance of POLISHED SKIN.
The formula of this product can be a bit tricky to categorize. It looks like a hybrid or a tribrid between a powder, a jelly and a cream highlighter. It feels like a refridgerated chocolate mousse or cheese cake in texture. To elaborate the explanation, I would share my points,
- On appearance it looks a powder but is designed in such a way that if feels like it is moving in the case.
- On touching the product, it feels like jelly. That means, the surface is smooth and slippery and so soft that you could burrow your finger into the powder.
- When applied on the face it looks like a creamy highlighter. It does not have the heaviness of a powder product and looks as if it is floating on the skin.
There is a sponge tip applicator provided with it and is of good quality. But like all other applicators that I know of, provided in the casing, this one has limited usage. I would specifically not recommend it to highlight the face subtly as it does pick up a lot of product although it diffuses it very well.
The best part of all the talking about the review is that, even after heavy application or swatching, the fish scaled embossing on the product went through minimal damage and defacement. The formula is intense on pigments and I would advice a light hand and layering than an aggressive digging within.
So lets see how to use this highlighter....