Burberry fans

[nsl]

Has anyone tried their Fresh Glow luminizer? I need more makeup like I need a hole in my head, but the swatches I'm seeing look gorgeous. Since I don't have a Burberry counter nearby I'd love to hear any firsthand reviews before I hit the "Buy" button at Nordstrom.com.

Also, THANK YOU to the people who recommended Rosewood, Midnight Brown, and Pearl Grey eyeshadow. I received them last week and they look divine.

[mfluder]

Depends on what you want to use it for.

Its definitely a subtle highlighter - cafemakeup has some great swatches. Personally, I didn't find it showed up well as a highlighter (on cheek bones, etc), but really like it under foundation, almost as a primer. It really brightens up my skin and gives a pretty glow within.

I like more shimmer though for my highlighter - right now that's nars illuminator. But I imagine that's also a person thing, on how subtle you like things.

On the plus side, it is a goregeos subtle highlighter, with really pretty packaging. Yeah, packaging is a plus ;D.

[nsl]

Does it work as a primer? The product descriptions are a bit vague on the subject.

Oh, and packaging is definitely a plus. Burberry hits it out of the ballpark on that front.

[mfluder]

Well, I'm not sure I'm the best to ask, because nothing seems to last longer on mine (any primer lol). I use to blame my oily skim, but apparently I can't blame that anymore. So I skip primers generally, but I do use this - it certainly doesn't hurt? Ringing endorsement, huh?

I'm a sucker for the packaging, but I feel like if you're paying for high end makeup it should be nice (talking to you Chanel).

[nsl]

I do have a good primer already (have you tried Hourglass? It works amazingly well on my oily skin) so I was hoping that this wouldn't do double duty. Fewer excuses to buy when I already have a HG product in that area.

[mfluder]

Sept 16, 2012 20:37:56 GMT -5 nsl said:

I do have a good primer already (have you tried Hourglass? It works amazingly well on my oily skin) so I was hoping that this wouldn't do double duty. Fewer excuses to buy when I already have a HG product in that area.

I do - I wonder if I'm using too much (but I use just a little) - and I swear it slides off my face faster. I don't understand what I'm doing!

[nsl]

It may just be that your skin chemistry isn't interacting well with a component of most primers. How frustrating!

[mfluder]

Sept 16, 2012 21:47:50 GMT -5 nsl said:

It may just be that your skin chemistry isn't interacting well with a component of most primers. How frustrating!

Agreed lol!

Oh, so no I don't think the face glow is actually a primer. Its almost a serum like consistency - very light.

[Kore]

I had a sample of it. The Burberry beauty official tutorials on YouTube used it with eyeshadow to make the colors more vibrant. I ended up using my sample like that. It worked well, but that wasn't a good enough reason for me to buy it.

[mfluder]

Sept 17, 2012 14:44:36 GMT -5 Kore said:

I had a sample of it. The Burberry beauty official tutorials on YouTube used it with eyeshadow to make the colors more vibrant. I ended up using my sample like that. It worked well, but that wasn't a good enough reason for me to buy it.

I keep forgetting to try it this way!

[midnightrae]

Link to the eyeshadows you bought? I think I "need" them.

[nsl]

Here you go! shop.nordstrom.com/s/burberry-sheer-eyeshadow/3118747?origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=0

[midnightrae]

Awesome! Thanks.