NYX Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder ($7.99) light-catching pearl highlighting powder that gives skin a gorgeous glowing finish. This new highlighting powder launched in five shades with the NYX Spring 2017 Collection and I picked up two of the five shades to review.
Here’s a look!

I don’t really migrate to highlighting powders like this. Typically I have a minor obsession with pretty highlighters from brands like Lancome, Guerlain, and Givenchy. But in recent years, I curbed my highlighting hoarder ways and I don’t have as many in my beauty vault as I once did. Something as basic looking as NYX Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder would typically be passed over by me. These come in a simple (0.21 oz) clear plastic compact with a black backing. I’m all about the pretty but I’m also one who doesn’t really use highlighters all that much due to a lack of application skills and fear that I’ll look like a disco ball. My blog is an hompage of sparkly looks that I’ve done and failed at in the past. So, yeah, I tend to try avoid sparkly highlighters and leave them to the experts. But recently, while at Ulta the new NYX Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder in Synthetica was too gorgeous a shade to not try out. This stunning and vibrant golden orange looked like it would make a fantastic blush shade.
Trust me, it doesn’t especially if you’re as heavy handed as I am. Word to the wise, it’ll make a great blush as it is pig...