Hi Lovelies! I hope you are also enjoying the summers as much as I am although summer isn't really a season to enjoy because we literally burn up in heat! Lol! But from makeup point of view I love this season because I get to glow up my face like no other day! #happy
So today I am bringing a highlighter review for you all. PAC recently launched their Baked Highlighters in the market & I grabbed a few shades from the range. I am reviewing shade 04 today. So let's see how it is!
About PAC Baked Highlighters :
Highlights the skin with a sheer wash of shimmering color. Infused with Vitamin E.
Price :
INR. 850/- (They have not mentioned the net weight, expiry date or any such important information anywhere either on the product or their website).
Buy Them From Amazon/ Flipkart or their own page.
Amazon Link -> http://amzn.to/2nu96Z7
PAC Link -> https://www.paccosmetics.com/product/baked-highlighter-02/
Ingredients :
Packaging :
The highlighter comes in a tin container with a glass right underneath the lid. Although packaging is a personal choice and everyone has their own, I did not like this packaging at all. This is a very bizarre packaging for a makeup item & a highlighter in particular!
The container seems a bit sturdy, however with the mirror right under of the lid, there are chances that if at all there is a dent in the lid during travelling, the mirror might break.
The packaging is a major turnoff for me! #sad I have MAC Soft & Gentle which is also a baled highlighter and is packaged so well. When I compare this one next to that, the PAC one looks damn cheap.
The Color & Texture :
02 is a cross between champagne & a golden highlighter. The champagne color is definitely the dominant one in the highlighter.
The highlighter has a marble finish to it because it is a baked one. The texture of this highlighter is super smooth & creamy. Although it is a powder highlighter, the texture is very buttery! When swatched with the fingers, you can see no powder like effect.
After swatching from the fingers to the arm, there is still a lot of product remaining on the fingers, because the product sticks to the skin which is great for a highlighter!
Pigmentation :
The highlighter when swatched with the fingers looks very pigmented, but when applied with a brush, I feel at least 2 times application is a must for the highlighter to be noticeable. This is a little weird because the finger swatches are damn impressive but brush swatches aren't that good. Also when u swatch from your fingers to the hand, the swatch becomes sheer.
From the swatches you can also see that the highlighter is not grainy or glittery but finely milled into a smooth cream-like consistency.
Staying Power :
Staying capacity of this highlighter is the best! It lasted for 6 hours on my skin and as the time passed, the highlighter seeped into my skin making it look more natural & skin glowy but also fading as the times passes. I did apply the highlighter 2-3 times on the tops of my cheek bones though. But that is how I like my highlighters to be. For as long as the highlighter stayed on my skin, I could not help noticing the glow!
Comparison to MAC Soft & Gentle :
When people saw this highlighter, a lot of them compared it with MAC Soft & Gentle. So I have swatched them for you. MAC S&G is more pinkish brown in color as compared to the PAC one. The PAC highlighter looks almost golden next to the MAC one.
The swatches of the 2 highlighters are different as well. MAC one is more pink & PAC one is golden.
Pros of PAC Baked Highlighter 02 :
Cons of PAC Baked Highlighter 02:
So today I am bringing a highlighter review for you all. PAC recently launched their Baked Highlighters in the market & I grabbed a few shades from the range. I am reviewing shade 04 today. So let's see how it is!
About PAC Baked Highlighters :
Highlights the skin with a sheer wash of shimmering color. Infused with Vitamin E.
Price :
INR. 850/- (They have not mentioned the net weight, expiry date or any such important information anywhere either on the product or their website).
Buy Them From Amazon/ Flipkart or their own page.
Amazon Link -> http://amzn.to/2nu96Z7
PAC Link -> https://www.paccosmetics.com/product/baked-highlighter-02/
Ingredients :
Packaging :
The highlighter comes in a tin container with a glass right underneath the lid. Although packaging is a personal choice and everyone has their own, I did not like this packaging at all. This is a very bizarre packaging for a makeup item & a highlighter in particular!
The container seems a bit sturdy, however with the mirror right under of the lid, there are chances that if at all there is a dent in the lid during travelling, the mirror might break.
The packaging is a major turnoff for me! #sad I have MAC Soft & Gentle which is also a baled highlighter and is packaged so well. When I compare this one next to that, the PAC one looks damn cheap.
The Color & Texture :
02 is a cross between champagne & a golden highlighter. The champagne color is definitely the dominant one in the highlighter.
The highlighter has a marble finish to it because it is a baked one. The texture of this highlighter is super smooth & creamy. Although it is a powder highlighter, the texture is very buttery! When swatched with the fingers, you can see no powder like effect.
After swatching from the fingers to the arm, there is still a lot of product remaining on the fingers, because the product sticks to the skin which is great for a highlighter!
Pigmentation :
The highlighter when swatched with the fingers looks very pigmented, but when applied with a brush, I feel at least 2 times application is a must for the highlighter to be noticeable. This is a little weird because the finger swatches are damn impressive but brush swatches aren't that good. Also when u swatch from your fingers to the hand, the swatch becomes sheer.
From the swatches you can also see that the highlighter is not grainy or glittery but finely milled into a smooth cream-like consistency.
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| PAC Baked Highlighter 02 (Seen in the sunlight) | Makeupforeternity |
Staying Power :
Staying capacity of this highlighter is the best! It lasted for 6 hours on my skin and as the time passed, the highlighter seeped into my skin making it look more natural & skin glowy but also fading as the times passes. I did apply the highlighter 2-3 times on the tops of my cheek bones though. But that is how I like my highlighters to be. For as long as the highlighter stayed on my skin, I could not help noticing the glow!
Comparison to MAC Soft & Gentle :
When people saw this highlighter, a lot of them compared it with MAC Soft & Gentle. So I have swatched them for you. MAC S&G is more pinkish brown in color as compared to the PAC one. The PAC highlighter looks almost golden next to the MAC one.
The swatches of the 2 highlighters are different as well. MAC one is more pink & PAC one is golden.
Pros of PAC Baked Highlighter 02 :
- Good Color
- Good staying capacity
- Texture is smooth as butter
- Easy to blend on the skin
- Looks very gentle & makes the skin glow
Cons of PAC Baked Highlighter 02:
- Packaging is a major turn off for me.
- Pigmentation could be a little better for 1 application.
- Price point, considering this brand is just started to fix it's feet in makeup market.
- Net weight & expiry date not mentioned anywhere on the packaging
Overall, I do recommend this highlighter for you if you like me, can get past the weird packaging.
Is this shade 02 or 04??
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DeleteI want this product 😍 dupe of MAC highlighter
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