Clionadh Phoenix Embers Highlighter Review & Swatches

Phoenix Embers

Clionadh Phoenix Embers Powder Highlighter ($14.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a light-medium pink with warmer undertones and flecks of blue, green, and gold shimmer and faint sparkle throughout that shifted to a strong, peachy gold paired with a metallic finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out effortlessly. It wore beautifully for nine hours before fading visibly.

Presently, with the brand’s updated website, the description of the formula has disappeared, but the highlighter formula was described as buildable, which was the biggest “con” of this product.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$12.50/0.21 oz. - $59.52 Per Ounce

There's not much that describes the formula other than it has a "soft, buildable application." They tended to be quite pigmented--semi-opaque to fully opaque--with soft, smoother textures that weren't too dense nor too softly-pressed into the pan. For sheerer or more buildable application, I'd highly recommend using a lighter hand a less-dense brush to do so.

The texture was typically smooth, slightly dense and a bit thicker than most powder highlighters on the market, so they often needed to be really buffed and diffused on the skin. The finishes were often more intense, leaning toward metallic, and occasionally, they emphasized my skin's natural texture when worn at higher coverage levels. They wore between eight and nine hours on me for the most part.

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Ingredients

Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Dimethicone, Caprylic/ Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Myristate, Tin Oxide, Iron Oxide, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Carbonate, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Kaolin, Silica, Allantoin, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Stearate. May Contain: +/- Ultramarines, +/- Chromium Oxide Green, +/- Ferric Ferrocyanide, +/- Bismuth Oxychloride, +/- Manganese Violet.

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