L'Oreal Paris Wake Up and Glow Mon Amour Highlighting Drops Review

This incredibly pretty pot of pearl shimmer evokes those nail polish editorials- those glossy pages with enticing pools of lacquer that give you a rush on sight.

I was concerned with dropper delivery system that I would look like a trophy on application but this formula was weightless and subtle, like all the best gems. Like Chanel's use of costume jewelry, this economical beauty bling ($29.99) looks golden but without the high cost.

I used the fruity-fragranced drops, infused with coconut oil (!), as a highlighter over my medium-neutral cheekbones and down my nose's ascent. You could use it as a base, under foundation or alone, or you could mix it into a more matte foundation to add warmth.

I have trialled this product strictly as a highlighter so far, and found good points and not so good points.

I was super excited to try the dropper style application, but unfortunately I found with this product that the dropper was quite chunky which made it a bit clumsy. It also meant that one drop of product was way more product than I needed directly onto the face, so I would definitely recommend dropping the product onto a brush or palette and using that amount for more than one area.

The liquid was a soft, smooth texture and did blend very easily into the skin. So this was definitely a delivery on the promise of a product that blends seamlessly.

The colour (01 Sparkling Love) was beautiful and quite natural with my skin tone. The shimmer factor is definitely dialled up. So for me I would definitely use this more as a feature highlighter on small areas rather than an all over base or mixed into foundation. Very eye catching and certainly gives you a shimmery glow.

If you love a bit of sparkle and a good highlight then this product is definitely for you. Overall I am a fan, but will definitely use this in more of my evening make up routine rather than a ‘wake up and glow’ product for day time at work.

This product is overall very nice. The packaging is pretty, however the dropper isn't really necessary - a dipper type applicator would probably do the same job.

In the bottle the highlighter looks really intense and glowy, but it's actually quite sheer and natural when you blend it into your skin - especially over top of foundation. I had to be careful when dabbing it in when I was wearing foundation because it can mix with the foundation and change colours. However that is pretty typical with liquid highlighters, so it's probably something you can work around.

I did wear this highlighter without foundation on and it was much brighter, and overall looked a lot nicer. This product is recommended as something you wear under makeup to give your skin a subtle glow, and I think this is how it should be used.

I purchased this highlighter in the last beauty vault. The shade was 01 sparkling love which is kind of like a light pearl with pink tinge id say, this colour suits my pale skin tone perfectly. I have been using this highlighter underneath my foundation is the places where id usually put highlighter. I find it really easy to use and love how it gives me such a natural glow. My skin is oily so i usually have to set my foundation really matte which is why this is good because i still have a subtle shimmer without looking oily. The bottle is huge for the amount you use at a time, i can already tell this will last me a long time.

Mega glow from this product. Beautiful healthy appearance. Mix a tiny bit with foundation and look well rested.

I was lucky to get on the Beauty Review trial for these Highlighting drops. The glass bottle is quite cute. Fits in the palm of my hand. It has a shiny, rose gold top with a white grip tip, which looks like an ink dropper. (Sounds weird, but it looks cute.) You can see the highlighting drops liquid through the tiny glass bottle. It looks like shiny, nail polish liquid in a pale, light colour that glistens. The shade is 01 Sparkling Love and there's 15ml of Glow Mon Amour in the little bottle.

The lid is easy to twist off and when you do so, the ink dropper is covered in the highlighter drops which has a similar consistency and look to nail polish. It has a slight fragrance which is pleasant. It's not too strong, it's a subtle scent. I tested this out on my hand first by squeezing the dropper tip and then swatched it on my hand. It came out as a 'drop' then I rubbed it across my skin on my hand. The swatch looked a shiny, pearl-like colour. I have olive toned skin so this shade was lighter when applied to my skin but once it's rubbed it, it does highlight. It is Metallic and when I moved my hand, I could see it shimmering. I rubbed it in more and it blended in good with my skin.

I first tried this as part of my morning make up routine. After I washed my face and moisturised I applied Glow Mon Amour.

The dropper tip is easy to use. A few drops on different areas of my face was enough. You don't need a lot. Just highlight areas where the light hits your face naturally. The drops are cool to the touch when they drop onto your skin. I used my blender sponge to dab it in. It absorbed into my skin and I could see it was metallic and shimmery. After that, I applied a light coat of light Thin Lizzy 6-in-1 mineral powder all over my face lightly. Areas of my cheekbones, nose, chin and on the side of my forehead were highlighted and looked glowy. When I looked in the mirror and tilted my face in different directions. I could see Glow Mon Amour luminating parts of my face.

The next couple of days, I tried these highlighter drops, doing the same in my makeup routine each morning. During the day, I got compliments from my family that I was 'glowing'. I like the glow look it gives although, I probably won't be using Glow Mon Amour every day. I would recommend using these if you're having date night or Girl's night or got an event to get glammed up for or, if you like to put on full make up every day. They do make your skin glow though. I would say, less is more and one bottle would probably last awhile.

I will be continuing to use Glow Mon Amour and see how it goes until this product is empty. I don't think I would purchase myself as I'm more of a moisturiser and powder foundation gal but I will be recommending to my friends who are into face highlighters.

Wow! Turn on your high beams, ladies, this highlighter is not messing around. Highly pigmented and very glittery, a little goes a VERY long way.

For my first application I used it under a full face of foundation - I used a full drop swept mostly over my cheekbones and a little on my forehead, cupids bow, and nose and then applied my foundation over top - and it was still quite a punchy highlighter look. The rest of my applications were with a much lighter hand - just a tiny, tiny little brush of product on the same places and that worked nicely for a more subtle no-makeup look.

I'm not quite sure what they were thinking with the packaging - the dropper is very unnecessary, as you get more than enough product (and then some) on the outside of the dropper. Trying to apply drops without just getting the product that's clinging to the dropper everywhere seems pretty unlikely, not to mention that I don't think I'd ever want to use that much. There's also a big white sticker on the back of the label with a little 'peel here' arrow, but if you peel it then it never quite sticks back down properly, but if you try to take it off it unwinds to take the whole label off the entire bottle, leaving a tacky mess behind. Small details, but they did slightly cheapen the overall feel of the product.

It definitely requires a bit of care if you're wanting subtlety, but overall I'm very impressed with the product quality, blendability, and staying power. I'll definitely be using this regularly going forward.

I've really got into my contouring and highlighting, but have struggled to find a highlighter that gives me that really strobed look. So when I saw these highlighting drops, I was keen to get my hands on some concentrated looking highlight.

I love the bottle, it looks like expensive liquid gold and I'd love me some liquid gold.

In terms of performance, it actually isn't as concentrated as you think because it gets blended in, but it does have a luminous glow.

I also mix it in with foundation or primer sometimes to create a subtle dewy glowing look when I'm wanting that and only have more matte products on hand.

So there is versatility and glow, but I'm still looking for the highlight that strikes just right.

I got LÓreal Paris Wake Up and Glow Mon Amour Highlighting Drops in the '01 Sparkling Love' shade. My review is a bit of a mixed bag in that I really loved this product and wanted to keep using it, but for some reason my skin reacted to it.

These highlighting drops are attractively packaged in a small, see-through glass bottle, with a rose gold lid and white drop applicator. It looks luxurious and sparkles inside the see-through glass bottle.

The dropper is a bit unusual in that I assume it's meant to suck up the liquid and squeeze it out, but instead the liquid seems to stick to the dropper - perhaps because the formula is quite thick in texture. It doesn't come out of the dropper as cleanly as it appears to in the picture above. Not a biggie, but the dropper just doesn't seem to act as a dropper should so perhaps a wee bit of a design flaw there. I ended up kind of 'dabbing' a few of the drops on to my finger tips rather than attempting to squeeze the liquid out of the dropper. You only need to use a few drops at a time, particularly if you use it solely as a highlighter. A little seems to go a long way, so it's economical.

It's also a versatile product. You can use it purely as a highlighter, you can mix it in with your foundation, apply it after your foundation or even use it as a primer. If your skin is reasonably blemish-free and even-toned, you could even get away with using it INSTEAD of foundation. I guess it depends on how much coverage you need and what skin issues you may or may not have. It's up to you how you use this product. It's definitely a multi-tasker. I chose to use a few of these drops over the top of foundation. I blended it in evenly and it made my skin glow and took away any dullness instantly. WOW!! My skin looked luminous, it sparkled and I felt younger, like a Queen ...for about 5 minutes...until the stinging sensation started to occur.

Unfortunately my skin reacted to these drops, which was a shame as I really did love how this product looked once applied. It made my skin sparkle and glow and was the perfect way to counteract any dullness. The stinging sensation increased so I had to get the makeup remover out pretty quickly. I don't have overly sensitive skin and hardly ever react to makeup products, so it really was disappointing and if I hadn't had a reaction, I'd probably still have those lovely luminous drops on now!

This product is a great way to get your glow on because it makes your skin look radiant, dewy and gorgeous. But I obviously can't personally use it. That's not to say you shouldn't. Everybody's skin is different and just because I had a reaction doesn't mean you will. It definitely does what it claims to do and gives your skin a healthy, radiant glow. So I can't criticise it at all in that regard, I can only say that it's not for my skin.