Morphe Lit High Impact Highlighter Review, Photos, Swatches

Lit

Morphe Lit High Impact Highlighter ($14.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a pale gold with warm yellow undertones with a soft, frosted sheen. The powder had a smooth, velvety texture that was firmer but not too dense and still soft enough to pick up well with a tapered, highlighting brush. It had opaque color payoff that applied easily to bare skin and blended out with little effort. The effect was noticeable but stopped shy of emphasizing my skin’s natural texture. This shade wore well for eight and a half hours on me.

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Urban Decay No Angel (LE, $26.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Anastasia Sunburst (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Tarte Daylight (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Anastasia Summer (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
Urban Decay Now's the Time (LE, $26.00) is darker (95% similar).
NARS Albatross (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Becca Citrine (LE, $38.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Becca Vanilla Quartz (P, $38.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Kat Von D Gold Skool (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Electrify (P, $20.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
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Formula Overview

$14.00/0.28 oz. - $50.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have a "creamy" finish that is "weightless" that have an "explosive, prismatic effect." A few shades (like Extra, Spark, and Stardust) had a softer sheen--more shine than shimmer--that I think might appeal to some, while other shades are intensely metallic and much more shimmery on the skin (like Mirage and Boom). The texture of the ones that weren't quite as shimmery felt smooth, firmer and denser, but not stiff to work with, and I didn't have any trouble applying or blending them out. The more shimmery shades felt creamier and denser but less firmly pressed in the pan, so it was even easier to pickup product with a typical, tapered highlighter brush. They wore well for eight to nine hours on me before fading. One thing to note, I don't think the term "prismatic" is a good descriptor of these, a only one shade had true shift (Stardust was a duochrome), and I'm wondering if the brand understood the term before using it (as it's not a case where I can see an attempt at a duochrome--the range includes very standard highlighting shades).

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Ingredients

Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyethylene, Magnesium Myristate, Polypropylene, Nylon-12, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin. +/- May Contain/Peut Contenir: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163).