They're not kidding when they say "let yourself shine". I bought Peach Goddess (a pink shift rose gold) and King Tut (golden bronze) from the Jeffree Star Cosmetics website for approximately $35 at the time of the exchange rate. It was relatively quick delivery and they arrived securely packaged.
The barbie doll pink compact is huge (but smaller than the Marc Jacobs Instamarc compacts) holding 15 grams of product which is double the size of a standard highlighter. Personally, highlighters don’t need to be this big especially if they’re pigmented.
The compact has a good quality mirror where I can see my entire face so I find that it’s perfect for travel despite being quite weighted and big. When comparing the 2 compacts I find that King Tut is difficult to open; it’s more rigid whereas Peach Goddess almost pops open. The King Tut pan is also not centred (i.e. the star point is not pointing at the mirror) whereas Peach Goddess is in perfect alignment.
The product has a buttery smooth consistency with very fine shimmers. I was worried it would look glittery but under the light both shades give a very strong sheen almost shiny (and unfortunately almost greasy for oily skinned beauties).
I really wanted to love these highlighters but unfortunately they’re not my favourite. When using a light hand, Peach Goddess is a buildable highlighter that is not overly pigmented. I can see a lovely pink shift on my cheekbones but over the next few hours the pigment is gone and I’m left with a sheen which by the end of the day it just looks like too much shine.
King Tut is beautifully pigmented and you can easily look like the gold lady on Guardians of the Galaxy 2. If not blended properly it can emphasise the texture of your skin but also look quite stark under lights. I find this performs better than Peach Goddess but it’s still quite shiny on my skin by the end of the day.
I think these would be fantastic for a night out where you want that shiny wet look but I won’t be repurchasing anymore from that range. I prefer a highlighter that stays in place and gives me a glow as opposed to shine.
I have the skin frost in the shade Summer Snowcone, surely I can't be the only one that thinks it's terrible? I try my best but can't seem to get any pigment out of it, I tried wetting my Morphe M501 brush with my Gerard Cosmetics setting spray and I get the teeniest bit of pigment out of it, someone suggested scraping a couple of layer off the top which I tried doing on some of it and it didnt even help all that much, plus i don't think it's fair to have to scrape some layers of a highlighter off to have to get some pigment out of it. I think it's a BEAUTIFUL shade and i would love to wear it but just can't seem to make it work for me.