

This formula wore eight hours on me on average.īrowse all of our Makeup by Mario SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Perfector swatches. It performed and looked more like a bronzer with fine pearl to it. The finish was more lightly luminous than radiant-definitely not an intense highlighter by any means. They applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well without emphasizing my skin's natural texture. The powders had a smooth, finely-milled texture that wasn't too loosely-pressed into the pan but also not overly powdery. Otherwise, you'll want to do a good swirl and tap off excess, then apply, but sometimes it made it easy to over-apply product. It might be more suitable to use the more bronzing side initially and then the lighter, more highlighting side as a secondary product. The gradient design made it more challenging to get an even layer of color as some parts would be lighter/darker, depending on where one started. This formula is supposed to have "sheer coverage," but it was fairly pigmented and harder to get sheerer coverage given the need to swirl the brush in a circular motion to get an even layer of product. I'm not entirely sure why the range only has five shades when the coordinating balm has six shades. It's supposed to "perfect, illuminate, blur, and set" with a "radiant glow." Ultimately, it is supposed to be part bronzer, highlighter, and finishing powder.
