I get all kinds of stupid excited for new highlighters – even moreso when a brand expands on a highlighter that they already had in their lineup and creates more colours!
Before I get into it… I mean… hello… just LOOK at that packaging! /sigh
Too Faced has had some version of a “Candelight” powder for as long as I can remember. (To see an older version of it, click here for a favourites post from 2014!) They changed up their Candlelight powder relatively recently and made it a duo that had a light beige shade and a pink shade that could be swirled together for a lovely glow. The intent, of course, is to capture how damn stunning everyone looks by candlelight – “Advanced PHOTOLITE technology refracts light to soften and diffuse the appearance of imperfections for skin that looks more youthful, lifted, and radiant.”
With their Spring 2016 launch, Too Faced came out with a warm toned shade they appropriately named “Warm Glow“. (The other powder is called Rosy Glow – I don’t own it.)
Warm Glow has a pale cream side, and a nice warm pale peach side. And of course, to sucker us even more into loving the product – it has a beautifully embossed chandelier smack dab in the center.
Swatched out, the shades are as you would expect from a highlighter: soft, gentle and luminescent. There are no chunky particles or glitter in this powder – it’s smooth, blendable and creates a beautiful sheen.
On my face… well… it’s stunning. I’ve applied it to the tops of my cheekbones and it *really* illuminates the area!
Even closer up. You can see my pores, but that’s not something that’s ever bothered me. (Sidenote, why do people CARE so much about hiding their pores? Everyone has them!) I love the sheen of Warm Glow and how ethereal I feel when wearing it.
Final Thoughts
Too Faced‘s Candlelight Warm Glow is a freaking must have in my collection of highlighters now as I’ve been reaching for it every other day! While the shade is not especially unique (let’s be real, all highlighters are really quite similar), what is unique is that you get two shades in the single compact, giving you three separate colour options! Personally? I’ll be swirling my brush through both shades so I can get as much impact out of this beautiful product as I can! If you’re looking for a stunning highlighter, you really cannot go wrong with Warm Glow!
Too Faced Candlelight Warm Glow can be purchased on sephora.ca for $38 CAD or on sephora.com for $30 USD.
Giveaway!
I received two of the Too Faced Warm Glow powders and the brand consented to let me give away one of them to you guys!
Giveaway Rules
- This giveaway is open internationally!
- This giveaway starts on March 10, 2016 and runs for one week.
- Please be aware that all entries will be double checked to ensure fairness.
- One winner will win the Too Faced Candlelight Warm Glow Highlighting Powder Duo.
- The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my e-mail. If they fail to respond within that time frame, I will pick another prize winner. (And so on.)
- “Giveaway accounts” will not be considered for this prize. (If you want to know what I mean by that, please click here.)
The product featured in this post was sent to me for consideration.
This is a must have product. Not only is the packaging spectacular but the highlighting effect has an ethereal quality that would make any woman look and feel beautiful. I would love to try Too Faced‘s Candlelight Warm Glow. Thanks Chelle for the opportunity to win!
Good luck to you! I really do looove this powder!
Oh man, I’m not a huge highlighter person (because I have oily skin) so I only have a couple! But so far, I love the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Liquid. So pretty on the cupid’s bow!
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Ahhh I haven’t tried BECCA’s liquid formats yet! That’s still on my list!!
I’ve been using Colourpop’s Lunch Money, but I’m looking for a powder highlighter and was actually thinking about this!
Oh man, so many people recommend Colourpop highlighters but I haven’t tried them yet! Good luck Joey!
This sounds lovely- and in regard to the pores- yours aren’t bad at all! I guess I have issues with mine because they feel like craters (personal opinion I suppose) and smooth skin would be nice haha -thanks to photoshop and magazines for giving an unrealistic standard of beauty! 😉
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It was funny, I did a pore strip with my husband one day and when I yanked his off, I could SEE his pores and I was like OMG is THIS what people talk about? They were huge and cavernous! lol
I think we’re all a lot more judgemental of our own faces (which is a shame). Photoshop keeps blurring out pores and it’s like… but everyone has those!
OH BABY! The other highlighter from Too Faced didn’t really appeal to me with the pink, but this!! Helloooooo
Yeah I’m definitely more into the warm toned one – I’m not sure how I would play off the pink on my cheekbones.
AH you did a gorgeous job capturing this highlighter (I find them so hard to capture on camera) and it really does look stunning. ALL THE GLOW PLEASE.
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My favourite highlighter urmmmm Champagne Pop? Can’t resist…
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Can’t go wrong with that one at all.
I was SHOCKED I managed to capture it to be honest. I’ve done it with another highlighter now, and it works. My only “trick” is to stand in front of a well-lit, but shaded window and angle my face off to the side (the looking into the distance shot). So far it’s worked for this and an upcoming BECCA Pearl post. I’m like YES I’VE UNLOCKED THE PHOTOGRAPHING A HIGHLIGHTER SECRET!!!!
I really like Nars Copacabana for a blam! highlight
I’ve only heard good things about that one!
the payoff is beautiful!
It really, really is!
I could never capture highlighter on my face the way you did, it looks freaking lovely on you! I was just commenting on Natalie’s blog asking if she thinks Warm Glow would suits my medium skin tone and now you’re giving away one! Entered and thank you for the opportunity. My current favourite highlighter is Champagne Gold, it’s freaking stunning.
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Honestly, this was the first time I managed to get it accurately! I was so pleased with how the photos came out because every other attempt over the years has been terrible!
I think this would ABSOLUTELY suit your skin tone, and if anything, it would potentially look a lot better on a medium skin because of the warmth to it. Good luck Shireen!
Oooh so pretty! I just bought a Joe Fresh highlighter (the cool toned one) and it’s sooooo pretty!
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Powder or stick? I think they have both! I tried the stick one in a white shade and it was kind of hard to apply (maybe I got a bad one?).
Powder! Creams and I don’t get along very well.
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Girrrl look at dat glow! Is this the red Kryolan liner?
No, this was still my Inglot gel liner. Getting it to go on was kinda annoying (even with the Duraline), but it looked okay enough for these shots! I still haven’t gone to pick up the Kryolan one yet!
That is stunning! I’m going to have a baby in the next month – I’ll need all the highlighter I can get to draw the eye away from the dark cicrcles. 🙂
HAH! That’s a good way of thinking about it!
And congratulations on your pregnancy! Only one month to go! Ahhhh! That must be terrifying/exciting all at once!
I love moodlight tom ford!
Ooo a pricy one! I’ll have to go look up swatches of it!!
Hmm favourite highlighter…honestly I have a few that I love and I switch them up based on what look I’m going for. Some days I go cooler (pink toned) and other days I go for golden. On Valentines day I picked up the NYX contour palette and I love the highlighters in it. They’re long lasting, easily blendable and incredibly affordable. I also picked up Watts Up and finally got around to using it today. I love the texture and glow it gives but it doesn’t seem to last very long 🙁 I also have MUFE’s pro sculpting duo and I really like that highlighter. Much more than the contour shade that came in it.
Ahhhh! You’re a highlighter fiend! I love it!
I also change up my highlighter depending on my makeup so I know how hard it can be to choose a favourite!
I have a mini of the Watts Up and loove it – that stinks that it doesn’t stick around on your skin though! Boo! Also love the MUFE one you mentioned- and I definitely love the highlighting side way more than the “contour” side. Let’s be real… that’s not a contour shade!
I like to use Guerlain Meteorites as a highlighter. So expensive though! This product looks great. Would love to try it. We all look so nice in candlelight.
My favourite highlighter is Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder.
Ooo which shade?
Ughn. Pretty. I’m still looking for my HG highlighter. I usually just use Hourglass, because it’s subtle enough that it doesn’t emphasize texture on my skin.
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Which particular Hourglass shade? I’ve only used Ethereal Light and it really doesn’t seem to do much for me. 🙁
Oops on the email reply… I use Incandescent light from the palette mostly to highlight. It’s got a lot of glow to it. I also like to swirl in the whole palette and finish my face that way.
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Haha it’s okay. I’ve got a few people that do that and it’s totally cool.
lol “ALL OF THE PALETTE. ON. MY. FACE.”
LOL. Pretty much exactly that! Weirdly enough, with the palette, if you’re pale the shade on the left (which I am spacing on the name for) makes a really pretty, natural contour.
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Never used it before 🙁
Oh man, it’s one of my favourite things to apply to my face! 😀
My favourite highlighter is from Tarte’s holiday palette: Light of the Party palette. It’s a lovely warm pink with gold shimmer and it makes me feel amazing!
Thanks for all the amazing giveaways lately!
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Oh WOW! That sounds gorgeous! I’ll have to look up swatches because I’m not familiar with that shade!
This is gorgeous! I don’t have many highlighters because I have other favourite products (mostly lipsticks and eye palettes), but I do love wearing them! I think my favourite that I own is still Soft & Gentle from MAC so far 🙂
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MAC’s Soft & Gentle was my very first highlighter and definitely a staple in my collection. Such a gorgeous shade.
Wow! Thanks for hosting yet another amazing giveaway! I’ve been using the Gosh highlighter, but I’m not too crazy about it. The Becca is next on my list.
Hi Jolie! I’ve been quite lucky to have been sent a few duplicates lately and I’m so glad the PR companies are happily letting me give the items away! The BECCA ones are also gorgeous!
I’ve been eyeing the Champagne one. I guess at the end, we’re the lucky ones 🙂
Thanks again for hosting!
The Candlelight Warm Glow looks very flattering on you :).
Thanks so much!
holy glow!!! good luck to everyone who entered!
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So pretty, right???
my current favorite highlighter is mac soft n gentle
That was my first ever highlighter and I still love it!
I love my Loreals highlighter. My new beauty favorite is my new lipstick from Clarins- I realllly love it! (I also love my boyfriend who gave it to me:D )
Ooo I’ll have to look into the Clarins one! I’m not too familiar with their highlighters…
One of my favourite highlighter is BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed! Fingers crossed!
Looove the BECCA ones! Do you have a favourite shade?
I’ve just discovered the magic of green colour corrector to offset red marks on the skin! A godsend!
I’ve never actually tried it myself! I’m glad it’s working for you!
My favourite highlight is my becca shimmering skin perfector in champagne pop and THEN I also love my liquid becca shimmering skin perfector in moonstone. Becca is my go-to brand for highlighting, but I’ve never tried toofaced for highlighting so things may change! I’m super loyal to toofaced when it comes to bronzer. I love their milk chocolate matte bronzer! It smells fantastic and it’s pale enough for my skin!!
I loved this comment so much because I kept nodding my head to everything you said! Love BECCA for highlighters – I’ve only only tried the pressed ones in Pearl and Champagne Pop and my god… HOW DO THEY DO IT???
Totally in love with Too Faced’s bronzers as well. I mean… how do you beat a chocolate smelling bronzer? (Answer: you don’t!). Good luck Melanie!
Nars Copacabana is my fave of all the time
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A lot of people recommending that one – I’ll have to check it out!
What a beautiful giveaway Thanks so much for the chance to win #TwoFacedCandelight beautiful cosmetics. Happy Weekend !!!
Of course! Good luck Christine!
I love Benefit’s High Beam. It works really well with my skin tone.
I’ve only tried Watts Up from Benefit (which I LOVE), I’ll have to take a peek at High Beam sometime soon!
I just love watching all your videos. Always learn so many useful techniques and you always look perfect when your finished Beautiful and Flawless. Happy Monday To You !!!
Thanks so much Christine!
This highlighter looks awesome ! I’ve never worn one before.
I feel like once you start wearing them, you never go back!
I don’t have a favorite highlighter just yet but I’m on the hunt for one 🙂 And I love Too Faced!
Good luck Kassie!
I have a few I like. The ones I usually grab for daily are Hardy Candy’s Bronzer in Tiki or Wet n Wild’s Fergie highlighter in Hollywood Blv.
I loooove Hard Candy Tiki! Such a great highlighter! And somehow it always ends up at the back of my drawer – I’ll have to pull it out and use it more!
I like the one by Benefit.
Watts Up? Looove that one!
I reach for my Champagne Pop more than any other highlighter, however I do love my Benefit Girl meets pearl. Other than that, Hope you’re having a good day!
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Champagne Pop can seriously do absolutely NO WRONG! Happy Wednesday! 😉
The only highlighter I have ever used is Mary Kay. Not even sure if they carry it anymore. I love this one as I recently discovered Too Faced. Can’t wait to be able to get my hands on the PB&J..
PB&J is everything to me right now. I love that palette so, so much!
I would love to try this highlighter, looks so beautiful mixed together.
It’s such a stunner. Good luck Jayden!
I love Becca – Champagne Pop! It is the most versatile!
I’m madly in love with that highlighter too! <3
honestly, i am not that familiar with highlighters — i think they look great!
I have a lot of highlighters and while I should say my Hourglass is my fave, my The Balm Cindy Lou Manizer is the thing I reach for the mooooost.
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You knowwww, I’ve still never tried any of The Balm ones. AND YET EVERYONE GOES ON AND ON ABOUT THEM!
This looks so lovely! Especially because you get the 3 in one. I love my champagne pop, but this actually looks quite wonderful too!
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