To think that once upon a time, many, many moons ago, gorgeously glowing skin was just something that happened sometimes on one of Mother Nature’s whims.
“Ooh! My cheeks are a little oilier than usual today? Woot! That means my skin will glow like Sheila’s, the cave-girl who lives down the way.”
Well, OK, that’s probably not exactly how it went down back in prehistoric days…but throw a girl a bone here please! I had awful insomnia last night (stayed up too late watching TV), so it’s the best I can do under the circumstances.
I did have a point though…
Now that we’re modern women living in modern times, we have access to a much wider range of illuminators than ever before, from frosty highlighters that leave your cheekbones lookin’ like Rihanna’s in a video (shine bright like a diamond!), to shimmers so soft that you can barely see their candlelit glow on your skin, and everything in between.
Dolce & Gabbana’s new six-piece holiday 2014 collection has a very interesting illuminator named Eva ($51, called The Illuminator in Eva; there’s also a bronzer in the collection called Desert), a creamy beige face powder blended with tiny flecks of gold glitter. It has a soft, sheen-like finish that reminds me of the Hourglass Ambient Powders, only the sparkly flecks seem finer…
They create a slightly different effect that’s flat-out gorgeous.
Available now in a limited edition holiday version with a pretty design on the pan (but also available in the permanent line) online and at Dolce & Gabbana counters.
Mighty lovely… I don’t know why, but I always crave Dolce & Gabbana more this time of year. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
OMG! So glad you did a review on this. Take my money! The price point isn’t too bad (I was thinking it would be way more).
I love the pretty pattern on it!
Hi, Elena. Dolce does amazing holiday collections. They’re really great about nuanced finishes too. Hope you had a nice day! What are your plans for the weekend?
The bronzer and highlighter are like a work of art. I love the classical influences too. I studied a little Greek and Roman art as electives in college! Not that I need another highlighter…or bronzer.
As for the weekend, I work part of the weekend and have Sunday off so I will probably relax. I hope you have a great weekend Karen!
Oh that’s neat! You’ll appreciate the beauty of the pan, for sure. It broke my heart a little to dig into it, le sigh.
Thank you, enjoy your day off! 🙂 I am visiting family this weekend. Tabs is happy to be hanging with his pet sitter. LOL
Classic Red and Gold! Gorgeous collection at a sane price point! Love that lip color on you! 🙂
You’re looking lovely Karen! Love the glow of the illuminator!
That packaging and the print is very pretty. Feels a lot like holiday.
Such a pretty illuminator, Karen!
You’re looking so pretty!!
The illuminator looks so pretty, I love the red packaging! I also like how sparkly that Pure Gold eyeshadow is!
What a gorgeous illuminator! And it gives such a lovely glow.
Meh. Love the packaging but Eva looks terrible swatched. It looks beautiful on you but I think it may be too pale and chalky for darker skin tones. If I didn’t know any better I would have thought it was a setting powder lol
I literally let out a little ‘oh!’ at the sight of that highlighter! It’s sooooo pretty :-O
Eva is nice!
The The Illuminator in Eva is gorgeous. I haven’t tried this but have been wanting to. I will now!
Gorgeous in the pan and on the skin.
HOW gorgeous is this combo of makeup! You are glowing Karen 🙂 Love the photos in this post too…so festive!Toxic tale looks so pretty on you too! What do you have on for eyeshadow in this pic?
The nailpolish and the pure gold are pretty
This is gorgeous. I’m not sure what Eva has to do with a Roman-looking coin but whatever it is, I like it! And I love your eye look, too. 🙂