I literally squealed when I walked into my local Ulta Beauty and spotted the new NYX Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powders ($7.99 each) along with the rest of their Spring 2017 line. NYX has really been stepping up their game lately, and since I loved the Strobe of Genius Palette that came out last year I had a feeling I’d like these too. They were almost completely sold out when I was there but I was able to get four out of the five shades to review and swatch for you today. Let’s take a look!The Details:Light up your features with NYX Cosmetics’ Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powder. Available in glowing shades, these silky powders blend like a dream for a fresh-faced look. Their breathtaking formula’s light-catching pearls deliver a luminous finish that looks different from every angle. Brush this illuminating wonder along the highest points of the face – such as the cheekbones, bridge of the nose and Cupid’s bow.Price: $7.99Available at: Ulta Beauty Stores, Ulta.com and Nyxcosmetics.comPackaging: The Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powders come in round plastic compacts with a latch closure. They don’t include a mirror and each hold .21oz of product. For reference, a Becca highlighter contains .28oz of product and a Tarte highlighter contains .20 oz. Shades: Twilight Tint- White base with blue duo chromatic pearls. This one looks kind of silvery in the pan but the blue really comes out when you swatch it!Twilight TintSnow Rose- White base with pink and lilac duo chromatic pearls. This is a gorgeous white highlight that looks pink or lavender depending on how the light catches it and the angle you look at it from. Perfect for fair to light skin tones!Snow RoseLavender Steel- Soft lavender with pink and lavender duo chromatic pearls. This one goes on a little bit more subtle than the first two…maybe it’s because the pearls don’t contrast with the base color as much. It’s a beautiful shade and looks great with my cool-toned complexion!Lavender SteelCrushed Bloom- Dusty Rose with pink and light blue duo chromatic pearls. Looking at this one in the pan, I was positive I could use it as a blush. But once I blend it out on my cheeks, it doesn’t add a lot of color…just some shine. On deeper skin tones this would be a gorgeous highlight but on me it makes a nice blush topper.Crushed BloomFormula:The Duo Chromatic Illuminating Powders are super soft and easy to pick up with no chunky glitter particles. They show up easily on the skin like the Becca highlighters do…I didn’t find that I had to keep layering it on to make it noticeable. Check out my swatches in motion here and you can really see how the colors change as you move.Left to right: Twilight Tint, Snow Rose, Lavender Steel, Crushed BloomHere, I’m wearing Snow Rose on my cheeks. It’s the prettiest highlight if you have fair skin and it shows up beautifully, even in photos (and I have the worst time getting highlighters to show up on camera). I think when you’re as pale as I am there’s not enough contrast to make the highlighter pop!Final Thoughts: These are gorgeous, affordable highlighters that are right on trend with the duo chrome finishes and they really perform like the higher-end brands do. Definitely worth picking one up (or two or three).Grab them now at Ulta.com and Nyxcosmetics.comFor more, please follow my new blog www.beauddiction.com
