BECCA First Light Priming Filter, $38

BECCA Backlight Face Primer totally slays, and I love it so much that I always keep a bottle on standby!
But you know?I just don?t understand this new purple version of it, the new BECCA First Light Face Primer ($38).
Like Backlight, it?s a pearly face primer that you apply before foundation to hydrate your skin and help it look more luminous and less lackluster, but where Backlight is a peachy beige pearl, First Light is a sheer, cool-toned violet pearl.
First Light also has a citrus scent, while Backlight is unscented.
I?ve been testing First Light for about a week now, and ya know?it doesn?t do anything for me. My skin looks more or less the same after I apply it. I suspect that the violet pearl is just too subtle for me.
BECCA First Light Priming Filter, blended and un-blended

I?ve tried it by itself on bare skin, beneath foundation, and I?ve even added it to tinted moisturizer. Whichever way, I really can?t see a difference.
Maybe that?s purposeful, and I?m just not the target market. Bottom line, this one?s way too quiet for me. I think I?ll be sticking to my tried-and-true Backlight.
First Light does get great reviews, though. It currently has 4 1/2 stars out of 5 on the Sephora website, so there are lots of people out there who love it.
If you?re interested, it?s available now at BECCA counters, Sephora, Ulta and online. It?s $38 for a 1-oz. bottle.
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