Tourmaline
Auric Tourmaline Glow Lust Radiant Luminizer ($45.00 for 1.13 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with subtle, warmer red undertones and a natural sheen. The pearl throughout was beautiful, so it almost didn’t even look like it had shimmer; itt just added a bit of glow to the skin as it wasn’t too dewy applied and blended out (or mixed with a base product).
The coverage was buildable and depended on how it was used. It sheered out readily if desired, mainly when mixed with other products, while it had more semi-sheer to medium, buildable coverage when applied on its own (as a standalone highlighter, or in my case, more like a glowing bronzer).
The texture was smooth, lightweight, and spreadable with good glide across my skin, including over foundation, as it did not lift base products. It didn’t feel tacky or wet after being applied and blended. It wore well for nine hours as a standalone cheek/highlighter product, and it did not impact the longevity of my foundation.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like the scent).
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- Auric Axinite (P, $45.00) is darker and cooler (85% similar).
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- MAC Bronzejour (LE, $28.00) is shimmery, lighter, and warmer (85% similar).
- Auric Goldstone (P, $45.00) (80% identical).
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Formula Overview
$45.00/1.13 oz. – $39.82 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have buildable coverage so that it can be used “alone” or “blended” with skincare/foundation or “used as a highlighter on top of foundation.”
The consistency was creamy, slightly thicker than many liquid luminizers (but not heavy or overly thick), and it seemed more pigmented in its base compared to other liquid luminizers.
It had magnificent pearls that added luminosity and a subtle-to-light glow to the skin with light dewiness. The shimmer was nearly undetectable when applied and diffused as a standalone product but still delivered a noticeable uptick in glowiness to my skin, whether used alone or mixed in.
It was easy to mix in with moisturizer, primer, and foundation, and it also worked well patted on top of the high points of the face, whether my skin was bare or on top of the foundation. When applied on top, I didn’t have issues lifting my base products–set and unset–. It dried down, for the most part, retained light dewiness to the eye, and wasn’t tacky.
As a standalone highlighter, it wore well for nine hours before fading a bit, and I didn’t notice any impact on longevity when combined with base products.
It felt more like a cross between Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Flawless Filter (which is thinner, a little runnier in comparison, and has more pronounced pearl/shimmer) and Natasha Denona’s original Face Glow formula (which was a thicker, creamy consistency that squeezed out of a tube and was very glowing but not as visibly shimmery).
If you mix these types of products with moisturizers or foundations, differences get more and more minimized (as they tend to sheer out, as they are supposed to). I wouldn’t expect that if you’re still working your way through something else and enjoy that, you’d have to run to get this, but it is certainly worth trying in the future if you like the idea of a subtler sheen but like this type of product. Browse all of our Auric Glow Lust Radiant Luminizer swatches.
