Snow Queens out there can rejoice: there’s finally a highlighting shade pale enough out there for you! And it’s all wonderfully packaged into one of the best performing highlighting brands ever: BECCA!
It was so strange… for the longest time, BECCA Cosmetics had Pearl as a staple colour in their Shimmering Skin Perfector liquid and poured line up. But never in a pressed form…. until now!
As the name would suggest, Pearl is a very, very pale highlighting powder and it actually packs a significant white pigment punch. While most highlighters are chockful of shine and occasionally shimmer and glitter, there’s usually very, very little apparent pigment. (You know what I’m talking about – when you swatch a highlighter and all you get is sheen? That’s what I mean.)
So here’s a comparison between the newly pressed Pearl and Champagne Pop. While Champagne Pop definitely looks like it’s got some colour to it, when you swatch it on the skin…
…it’s Pearl that comes across wayyy more pigmented. Surprising, and yet somewhat impressive.
On my cheeks, Pearl adds an incredible white sheen. I may actually be slightly too dark in tone for the highlighter, but I do not freaking care – I love how this makes me look I’ve been snow-kissed. This is such a stunning highlighter for the winter months because I feel like snow angel.
Here’s a close up shot. You can see the added whiteness in the pigment really helps to brighten up the skin on my cheekbones.
Final Thoughts
I fell madly in love with BECCA‘s Shimmering Skin Perfectors when I got my hands on Champagne Pop last year and Pearl is keeping that flame burning! If you’re a very pale person who is in need of a highlighter that won’t look too dark on you, this has the potential to be your absolute holy grail item. (If you’d like to see Pearl in action, I used it in a recent makeup tutorial.) The product itself is smooth, blendable and I experience no fading throughout a 10 hour work day.
The BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Pearl can be purchased on sephora.ca for $46 CAD or on sephora.com for $38 USD.
The product featured in this post was sent to me for consideration.
so stunning! I’m not sure if this is actually too white for me I’ve been more tempted by moonstone but becca highlighters are perfection!
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It does pack a significant white punch. I wear it, but I wonder how it would look if I had more of a tan.
I was thinking Snow Queen before I read your snow-kissed comment. 🙂
You know what? I actually started to highlight, woo! I guess I’ll have to get one of those babies into my stash at some point…! 🙂
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Haha yesssss! I’m so glad you’ve tried highlighting! What have you been using??
I received the Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Summer Glow Illuminator for review and I’ve really been loving it! I just can’t get a good picture of me wearing it… my post is so overdue. 🙁
Ooooo all of the Bronze Goddess stuff always looks sooo freaking stunning!
wow, such a lovely shade! would be great for my pale skin haha
and loved your eye makeup here <3
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I think this is absolutely one of the best shades for pale people out there! And thanks – I kept getting asked to do a makeup tutorial for it. I may get around to it at some point!
Oh my goodness! So white! This would be great for winter. I’ve yet to get into proper highlighting, but this product looks awesome!
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Definitely white! I’m not as pale as some people, but I can still carry it off which makes me really happy!
Oh no now I want another one. This and Moonstone need to be mine.
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The never ending list of makeup products to buy! *glances at phone that contains my list*