Once I first began carrying make-up, I bear in mind my mother telling me that blush was the one product that may make my face “look alive,” and my teenage self actually took that to coronary heart. Due to this, including coloration to my cheeks has all the time had a particular place in my coronary heart (and in my routine), so after I received the possibility to strive the brand new Saie Glow Sculpt ($32), a hybrid highlighting blush, I knew from the beginning that it’d simply be the product of my desires.

What’s Saie’s Glow Sculpt?

Over the previous few years, Saie has made a reputation for itself within the magnificence house for its high-performance formulation made with sustainable packaging and practices. As the sweetness business has shifted to a deal with natural-looking pores and skin and make-up made with skin-friendly components, Saie has excelled as a premier model within the house. Whether or not you are utilizing their beloved Glowy Tremendous Gel ($28) or their new Glowy Tremendous Pores and skin Basis ($40), you realize you are getting a high-quality method made with superior components.

Following that very same ethos, Glow Sculpt is a multi-use cream highlighting blush with a silky texture that melts proper into your pores and skin. The method is made with skin-loving components akin to hyaluronic acid and konjac root, each of which assist to hydrate your pores and skin and provide you with a healthier-looking complexion.

The product is obtainable in 5 shades: Mauveglow (a cool-toned mauve), Peachglow (a pinky peach), Quartzglow (a heat bronze), Pinkglow (a cool pink), and Bronzeglow (a wealthy, reddish bronze). Every compact comes with a mirror and is refillable. Meaning you should purchase the entire set for $32 and, from there, buy refills for $25 every. You can even seize the accompanying dual-ended Double Brush ($30), which is ideal for making use of in your cheekbones and even your eyelids for an additional pop of coloration.

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The Shades

I had the possibility to check out all 5 shades, which I examined out on each my eyelids and cheekbones.

Quartzglow

On me, Quartzglow leaned extra in the direction of a straight highlighter than a highlighting blush. Whereas it added only a trace of coloration, its greatest payoff was as a luminous highlighter for my cheeks.

Pinkglow

For days that I need a highlighting blush that delivers a 60/40 highlighter to paint ratio, Pinkglow might be my go-to. Whereas Bronzeglow, Peachglow, and Mauveglow all give a beneficiant quantity of pigment, Pinkglow offers a extra refined coloration with numerous radiance.

Bronzeglow

This lovely shade has fairly a little bit of pigment! On my lighter pores and skin tone, I discovered that I wanted to use it with a lighter contact than the sheerer shades, like Quartzglow and Pinkglow. The reddish bronze coloration is gorgeous, although, and I particularly liked carrying it on my lids.

Peachglow

Good for summer season, Peachglow is a moderately opaque pinky peach that provides an immediate flush to the cheeks. Whereas not similar, this shade is much like the cult-favorite NARS Orgasm Blush, with a well-known coloration pay-off and glow.

Mauveglow

I’m a sucker for mauve in any sort of make-up, so earlier than I even tried it I knew this shade would seemingly be my favourite. The cool-toned coloration works completely to sculpt my cheeks, including a ravishing spotlight with a properly buildable coloration.

General Ideas on Glow Sculpt

Having tried most of Saie’s different merchandise previously, I knew moving into that the model is aware of methods to carry luminosity into the pores and skin. In my thoughts, its formulation all the time excelled of their skill to provide pores and skin a wholesome glow with out ever making it appear like a disco ball—they merely make it appear like a extra naturally-glowy model of itself.

As somebody with extra refined cheekbones (a pleasant method of claiming I actually don’t have them in any respect), the intent behind Glow Sculpt actually appealed to me. A pop of coloration plus the looks of cheekbones? It appeared too good to be true. However—as you’ll be able to inform from the photographs—it delivers on that promise after which some.

When carrying Saie Sculpt, my barely-noticeable cheekbones actually pop. The product provides radiance and coloration with out ever trying too shiny or achieved up, and its creamy texture melts superbly into the pores and skin. I did discover that sure shades had been extra pigmented than others on my pores and skin, with Bronzeglow, Peachglow, and Mauveglow offering probably the most coloration payoff. Nonetheless, for those who’re in search of a highlighter with simply the slightest trace of coloration, Quartzglow and Pinkglow are nice choices.

All to say, Saie has achieved it once more, bringing a glowing product to the market that everybody might be speaking about. It is the product of my desires, certainly.