Bare Minerals All-Over Face Color in Pure Radiance

Bare Minerals All-Over Face Color in Pure Radiance--the name pretty much says it all. This luminous, golden peach powder looks like love captured and bottled; it just radiates purity and beauty.

A dusting of this fine powder gives skin a dreamy glow and imparts just a hint of color to the skin.

Not only do luminizers like this product give skin a healthy look, their light-reflecting properties minimize complexion imperfections.

Simply apply it as you would your highlighter--over the cheekbones, down the bridge of the nose, and a tap on the forehead and chin.

Benefit Miss Popularity

Now I don't know if illuminated skin will make you popular, but it sure does punch up a look. But despite the fact that I'll forever be dedicated to the power of illuminating powders, Benefit Miss Popularity precision highlighter wasn't on my running list of must-have products...

...until I did a swatch test on my hand at Sephora. Once the lights hit the golden white shimmer, the dazzle was out of control. This little baby was coming home with me.

This highlighter can be used anywhere on the face, but I mainly use it to highlight the inner corners of my eyes. This no-fail trick makes eyes look wide and bright. It does require a little blending after it's dotted on, but a pat of the pinky is all it takes.

Miss Popularity travels well too--even though it's a loose powder, the wand and well packaging keeps it from spilling everywhere. The built-in applicator is super convenient too, and now there's no excuse for not having luminous skin, even on the go.

Revlon Skinlights

Ok readers, here is one of biggest beauty secrets ever: It’s Revlon Skinlights instant skin brightener, my secret weapon. Without fail, every time I wear it people compliment my skin. Random strangers even make remarks! It comes in 5 different shades, but I’ve always stuck with Bare Light, a luminous neutral tone. This looks amazing under Bare Minerals, and because it does such an amazing job of evening skin tone, you could skip foundation all together or just dust some sheer powder on top. As an added bonus, this product is oil-free and has SPF 15! It also contains vitamins A, C and E, and to tell you the truth, sometimes I skip my moisturizer and just put this on instead.

Such an amazing product sounds too good to be true, and it is--almost. My worst nightmare came true when Revlon discontinued it, but fortunately I have this product stockpiled. Don’t worry; you can still get your hands on it too, because it’s available at amazon.com. Now if I could just track down some bottles of Revlon’s Outrageous shampoo...