I recently discovered indie makeup brand Looxi Beauty on Instagram, where I saw a lot of people that I follow posting swatches of their amazing highlighters. And...since I'm a highlighter junkie, I had to see what all the fuss was about!
I had such a hard time choosing which shades I wanted to try, but I narrowed it down to four. Let's take a closer look and get my take on these, plus see my swatches.
Looxi has a few options when ordering:
1. Their single highlighters in a compact are $15 each, and while it was tempting to do that, I wanted to try as many shades as possible and it would have cost me $60 to purchase four of them.
2.They also offer just the individual pans for $7.50 each, so if you have a Z-Palette, you can order them that way and they're half the price.
3. But since I have never owned a Z-Palette, I decided to build my own highlight palette on their website instead...for $35, you get a small Z-Palette and 4 highlighters of your choice!
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| Top Row: Ever After and Goddess Bottom Row: La Belle and Bombshell |
The pans came wrapped separately from the Z-Palette and I was really impressed with how well Looxi packaged everything. It was all wrapped up tight with tons of bubble wrap to make sure nothing would break on the trip from Illinois to Connecticut. Right now Looxi has a notification on their website that says that orders can take up to 2 weeks to ship out because they make everything to order by hand. My order arrived much sooner than that so I was really happy to see it in the mailbox before I was expecting it. Still, depending on the demand, it could take a longer or shorter time depending on what's going on.
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| Clockwise from top: La Belle, Ever After, Goddess, Bombshell |
Looxi's Highlighters are soft and very pigmented, and the color range is so beautiful!
Ever After is a stunning beige with a violet undertone. I've never seen a highlight this color but it's so gorgeous and unexpected.
Goddess is a light peachy pink with gold undertones. I'm almost pale enough to get away with wearing this as a blush but not quite. Instead, I layer it over my blush and bring it up slightly higher on my cheekbones for a beautiful glow.
La Belle is a light, soft gold with a metallic, shimmery finish. It's such a pretty color and goes well with my cooler skin tone.
Bombshell is a reflective champagne gold and is really popular on Instagram right now...it seems like this is everyone's top choice next to Ever After. I felt like it might be too warm on me but I wanted to be able to swatch it for you guys in case you were interested in it.
But actually, I didn't find them to be exact dupes. Bombshell is a little bit lighter and not quite as warm, but they're definitely very close. I have seen other people's swatches where the two looked identical so I'm wondering if the batches may vary a little bit since they're hand made.
Here's a quick video I posted on Instagram yesterday that really shows the beauty of these shades and the way they catch the light!
Overall, if you're a highlighter junkie like me, I definitely recommend checking out Looxi Beauty! They have some really unique shades, and the quality is excellent!
You can find these at Looxibeauty.com