The Loreal Magic Shimmer Primer is a popular makeup product that helps to create a radiant and glowing complexion. This primer is designed to be applied before foundation and works to even out skin tone and texture while also adding a touch of shimmer and luminosity. One of the main benefits of the Loreal Magic Shimmer Primer is its ability to create a radiant and glowing complexion. The primer contains light-reflecting particles that help to scatter light and create a soft-focus effect on the skin. This can help to minimize the appearance of imperfections and create a more youthful and radiant look. Another great feature of the Loreal Magic Shimmer Primer is its ability to even out skin tone and texture.
Editor's tips: Regardless of your skin type, make sure you’re following a regular skin care routine, prior to applying your primer. Your skin will thank you later!
Some Beauties will hate this though when it s mixed into your foundation, you can t totally set the foundation even with powder your foundation will naturally move around a little bit. Once you ve completed the final step in your skin care routine, apply your primer in small dots onto your skin, then blend in a circular motion over your face.
Another great feature of the Loreal Magic Shimmer Primer is its ability to even out skin tone and texture. The primer has a lightweight and silky texture that glides onto the skin effortlessly, creating a smooth and even canvas for foundation application. It helps to fill in fine lines, pores, and other imperfections, creating a flawless base for makeup.
Reviewing some L’Oreal Goodies; Infaillible Magic Essence Drops, Glow Mon Amour Highlighting D
During one of the last Priceline sales, where makeup was reduced by 40 or 50%, I picked up some L’Oreal makeup out of curiosity. I used to love L’Oreal makeup back in high school. For me it was a ‘fancier’ and more grown up drugstore makeup brand and you know, I was fancy and all that 😜🤗😂😂 As such, the brand is a little nostalgic for me. I decided to try some sort of new products from the brand, in order to broaden my makeup horizons…
I picked up the Infaillible Magic Essence Drops (Brightening Primer Drops) because the primer looks like it has the consistency of a serum and is blue in colour! Curiosity peaked for sure! The Glow Mon Amour Highlighting Drops has a pink base and golden peal shimmer through it. I thought it looked like quite a sophisticated liquid highlighter, also worth trying. The last product is a makeup setting spray. The word ‘glow’ in it’s name caught my eye because I love ‘glow’ – who doesn’t right?! If you’d like to hear more about these products, keep on reading ☺️
Infallible Magic Essence DropsTired, dull looking skin got you feeling blue? Meet our new Infallible Magic Essence Drops!Priming drops specially formulated with blue toned light diffusing technology to counteract sallowness and revitalise and restore radiance to dull looking skin.Enriched with a cocktail of Acai, Kiwi and Goji plus Hyaluronic Acid, the formula deeply hydrates skin for up to 24 hours with no greasy or sticky residue. The thin veil of product absorbs quickly into the skin and helps to create a flawless base for smoother makeup application.
- Blue toned brightening technology for all day radiance.
- 24h deep hydration with no sticky residue.
- Lightweight water texture for a fresh feeling and quick absorption.
- Perfect base for smoother makeup application.How to Use1. Start with a well cleaned, toned and moisturised face. 2. Apply a couple of drops directly to the face and gently massage in until the blue colour is undetectable and your skin is evenly covered. 3. Follow with your foundation and enjoy the smooth, even application and long lasting results.Ingredients Aqua / Water, Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Steareth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Water / Kiwi Fruit Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Parfum / Fragrance, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Hexyl Cinnamal, Maltodextrin, Sodium Benzoate, Lactic Acid, Tin Oxide, Potassium Sorbate [+/- May Contain: Ci 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Ci 42090 / Blue 1 Lake, Ci 75470 / Carmine, Ci 77510 / Ferric Ferrocyanide]. (F.I.L. B225707/1).
So first things first. I generally don’t use a dedicated makeup primer when wearing makeup (or foundation more specifically). I don’t find that makeup primers make my makeup last longer or look better. The only primer I have come to like is the Tatcha Silk Canvas It’s not perfect – but it helps to minimise pores when they seem to be extra large or open (when it’s very hot and humid) and helps skin look extra smooth and beautiful, especially under matte or long wearing foundations. I like that it works as a ‘protective layer’ between the skin and foundation. Besides the Silk Canvas, I think primers are just not necessary, especially when you apply a dedicated sunscreen under your foundation (otherwise, there’s too many layers and sunscreen is much more important than a primer). But a blue liquid makeup primer?! How interesting…. gimmicky? Maybe? 😉
After noticing that the makeup primer drops are blue, you’ll notice that there is fine shimmer in the formula. It’s super, super fine but in the bottle they do stand out. Secondly, the texture and consistency is very thin – almost like water. The primer drops melt into the skin very, very quickly and I think this is thanks to the alcohol in the formula evaporating. The alcohol isn’t that much of a problem for me because I do think it evaporates almost immediately and there are good hydrating ingredients in the formula to offset any drying effects you might expect from the alcohol (glycerin and sodium hyaluronate specifically).
Does the blue tint translate onto the skin. No 😅 It pretty much disappears upon application. The shimmer in the formula is almost undetectable on the skin. Does it brighten and make the skin look less shallow/tired? I don’t know. I’m leaning towards saying no. If it does, the effect is minimal. If you apply foundation on top of the primer drops (as you are supposed to – it is a makeup primer after all) then you can’t see any effect left by the Magic Essence Drops. Does it make my makeup look fresher or last longer? Also no lol… I struggle to see what this product does. I think to get anything at all out of the drops, you would have to apply them to bare skin and leave it at that (going makeup free).
The Magic Essence Drops don’t leave a sticky residue on the skin which is a plus (so this claim is legit!) but you can feel that these is something on the skin. It’s almost like you’ve applied a super light serum. I wouldn’t say it’s particularly hydrating but it isn’t drying either. It’s very much a ‘meh’ product for me. Great in theory, but non-existent in delivery lol! If you find that you need a makeup primer underneath your foundation and hate the texture of traditional makeup primers, then this might do the trick for you. I also didn’t find that the drops break me out or make me more oily during the day. The product is dispensed via a dropper and the bottle is glass, which is surprising.
The primer does sit well under all different types of foundation but this could be because the product pretty much disappears when applied to your skin – and it is incredibly light. I think that maybe L’Oreal were going for a skincare-makeup hybrid type of product with this creation, but it just doesn’t deliver either on the makeup side of things or skincare (hydrates skin for 24 hours? No).
Do the drops have a scent? It has a very very faint scent – nothing that’s OTT or very noticeable. BUT some noses may pick up a slight alcoholic scent. Again, it’s super, super slight and faint. After application, no scent is detectable.
Would I personally repurchase these drops? No. But I will try and use them up on makeup free days for a boost or something 🧐🤨 The Infaillible Magic Essence Drops retail for $31.95 AUD (not cheap right…) but you should be able to pick them during a sale or promotion at Priceline for around $20 AUD.
Glow Mon Amour Highlighting Drops, 04 Melon Dollar Baby
It’s time to skip the snooze button and get up and glow, with new L’Oréal Paris Glow Mon Amour highlighting drops in Melon Dollar Baby!The perfect highlight for your no-makeup makeup look! Use the concentrated drops under your foundation for a natural-looking glow, mixed with your foundation, primer or moisturiser to add radiance, or use alone for a highlight that pops. Dial up the highlight by adding more drops for customised look. A highlight that’s so natural and luminous, they’ll think you woke up like this!How to Use 1. Use alone as a highlighter: Dab a small amount onto your fingertips and gently tap onto the top of your cheekbones, down the centre of your nose, under your brow-bone and over your cupid’s bow. 2. Apply under your foundation: For a natural no-makeup makeup look, apply the highlighter before your foundation. Place a couple of glow drops on your cheeks and forehead, then blend seamlessly for a luminous finish. 3. Mix with your foundation: For a subtle illumination, add a couple of glow drops to your favourite liquid foundation or primer. 4. Mix it with your moisturiser: Mix the Glow Drops with your favourite body moisturiser to create a shimmery glow all over your body! Ingredients Ingredients: Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Isododecane, Isononyl Isononanoate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter / Shea Butter, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Cocos Nucifera Oil / Coconut Oil, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Dimethiconol, Parfum / Fragrance, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tris-Bht Mesitylene, Linalool, Tocopherol, Benzyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, [+/- May Contain: Mica, Ci 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, Ci 75470 / Carmine, Ci 77491 / Iron Oxides]. (F.I.L. B228041/1).
I really like using liquid or cream highlighters. There definitely look more natural on the skin. I’m also a fan of the ‘dewey’ almost wet look on skin and you can achieve this much more easily using a cream or liquid highlighter. The L’Oreal Glow Mon Amour liquid highlighters come in two shades; 01 Sparkling Love (a champagne gold) and 04 Melon Dollar Baby (a pink base with pale gold reflects). In some places online Melon Dollar Baby is called Melon Berry, I don’t know why. I HATE it when there are different shade names and colours for different regions and countries in the world, but that’s another story…. I chose Melon Dollar Baby because I thought it looked more unique than the champagne gold shade. Melon Dollar Baby does look very pink in the bottle, so I thought it would be very ‘brightening’ also.
Firstly, the texture of this liquid highlighter is much thicker than the Magic Essence Drops. It also comes in little glass bottle with a dropper applicator. Because the product is thicker, the dropper seems to struggle to pick product up and then deposit it. You can only get a little bit of product at a time. This is fine in the beginning, but I assume that once you are left with less and less product in the bottle, it becomes harder to dispense. It hasn’t been thought out very well.
The texture of the liquid highlighter is very, very emollient because it has an oil base (coconut oil). It’s incredibly slippy and shiny (the complete opposite to say the Becca Skin Perfector). The gold reflects in the formula are very small and subtle, so it is a sophisticated and more natural highlighter. What gives it it’s ‘oomph’ is the oil base. Some Beauties will hate this though – when it’s mixed into your foundation, you can’t totally set the foundation even with powder – your foundation will naturally move around a little bit. For Beauties who are fans of dewey skin and maybe even very dewey skin, this is a plus but for others it will be a negative. Tapped lightly on top of your cheekbones you get a lovely wet skin look. Don’t use too much or else your foundation underneath will move around.
Do the drops have a scent? It has a very very faint scent – nothing that’s OTT or very noticeable. BUT some noses may pick up a slight alcoholic scent. Again, it’s super, super slight and faint. After application, no scent is detectable.
In addition to its skin-perfecting benefits, the Loreal Magic Shimmer Primer also adds a touch of shimmer and luminosity to the skin. The primer has a subtle and natural shimmer that catches the light and gives the skin a healthy and radiant glow. This can be especially helpful for those with dull or dry skin, as it helps to revive and brighten the complexion. Overall, the Loreal Magic Shimmer Primer is a must-have product for those looking to achieve a radiant and glowing complexion. Its ability to even out skin tone and texture, while also adding a touch of shimmer and luminosity, makes it a versatile and valuable addition to any makeup routine. Whether used alone for a natural and dewy look or under foundation for added radiance, this primer is sure to enhance the overall appearance of the skin..
Reviews for "The glow-up secret: Loreal magic shimmer primer explained"
- Anna - 1 star
I was really excited to try the Loreal magic shimmer primer, but I was so disappointed with the results. The shimmer in the primer was way too intense and made my skin look greasy and oily. It also highlighted all of my imperfections and didn't do anything to minimize the appearance of my pores. I ended up having to wash my face and start my makeup routine all over again. I definitely won't be using this primer again.
- Sarah - 2 stars
I had high hopes for the Loreal magic shimmer primer, but it just didn't live up to my expectations. The shimmer particles were too chunky and noticeable on my skin, giving it an unnatural metallic sheen. It also didn't provide a smooth base for my foundation and made it difficult to blend. Overall, I didn't notice any magical effects from this primer and won't be repurchasing it.
- Emily - 2 stars
I'm not a fan of the Loreal magic shimmer primer. While it did give me a slight luminous glow, it also emphasized the texture on my skin. It made my foundation sit on top of my skin instead of blending seamlessly, leaving a cakey and uneven finish. Additionally, the shimmer particles were a bit too large and made me look like I had glitter all over my face. I would recommend trying a different primer if you're looking for a smooth and natural-looking base.