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You guys know how much I love my Météorites pearls by Guerlain. It is hands down the most natural looking illuminating powder I have ever tried, so when Guerlain released their compact version which comes from the Spring 2015 Collection I jumped right in as I wanna see if it's as nice as the pearls and compare for you guys as it might be helpful, so without further a do let's get on with the review of Météorites Compact as I would call it "a photoshop in a compact". The Perfect Neutral Eyeshadow
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First of all let's all take a moment and appreciate the stunning packaging and the gorgeous mosaic print. Man I can't even begin to tell you how much I'm obsessed with it. I can look at it all day and everyday. So darn pretty! The compact is actually in magnetic closure and is made of some sort of plastic material I think, but very high quality though as all Guerlain products are.
There are 3 shades available and I have it in 03 Medium which consists of 5 different colours such as purple, beige, peach, champagne and white. The purple, beige and peach are matte as opposite of champagne and white are actually quite shimmery. Those 5 colours work very well together in order to correct our skin tones and give light and life to the skin. As for the fragrance, it is the classic Météorites scent which is violet and you all probably know by now that it is my favourite scent in the whole wide world. Ahh let me just have another sniff of it... ... ...
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Now a little comparison of both pearls and compact for ya in case you are wondering which one to purchase.
Météorites Pearls | Météorites Compact | |
PROs | Very densely packed pearls which picks up just the right amount of product. | densely pressed powder as well but a lot more pigmented so have to be light handed. |
| Can mix and match i.e. if you prefer more matte finish then the white shimmery ones can be taken out as I did with mine, and those can actually be used separately as a subtle highlighter, very convenient and economical right?! | Handbag friendly, great for touch-up on the go. And love the magnetic closure. | |
| Looks gorgeous on the vanity. | Looks luxurious when touch-up in public. | |
| Good value for money as you do get 30g of product. | ||
CONs | Not travel friendly | A little more shimmery than I would normally go for. |
| Looks very natural and gives just the right amount of light on the skin. | A little bit too opaque and can look very “shiny" if go overboard with it. | |
| 10g of product in the compact but a little goes a long way. You really need a tiny amount or you’ll end up looking like a disco ball. |
So my verdict: It gets a thumbs up because it is just way too gorgeous not to purchase and the fact that it is so travel friendly, but as for performance, the pearls are my preference if I'm honest just because I prefer a more satin towards matte finish but if you have dry skin the compact is a must-have in my opinion, well both really. They are both very nice as far as illuminating and correcting the skin especially when you need to get your photos taken, your skin will look gorgeous on camera.
(Left to right: Hourglass ambient lighting powder in Diffused Light; Météprites Pearls in 02 Clair; and Météorites Compact in 03 Medium. I threw in the Hourglass one just because it is also an illuminating powder. It is obvious that the Compact version is more shimmery and opaque than the Pearls, and the Hourglass one is more yellow toned which is good for under the eyes and anywhere with redness, the powder itself is much "softer" to the touch as opposite of Meteorites which are dense. But I must say that all of them are awesome, they all create softness and light to the skin.)
FYI: if you don't know which colour to choose, I mean it really doesn't matter because all Météorites powders are very light as far as colour pay-off, especially Clair and Medium, you really can't tell any difference, shouldn't go wrong with either, even Doré which is the darkest shade in the range is not even that much darker than Medium. Very forgiving so ordering online shouldn't be a problem at all.
(No filter and no highlighter, just foundation and the Météorites Compact powder on top. Love the glow it gives but if you have oily skin you might wanna stay away from it, but that being said it looks absolutely gorgeous on camera.)
That's it. I hope this post is somewhat helpful. As always follow my blog as well as twitter/instagram @eflicciardello so that you don't miss out on future blogposts.
Thank you and see you all next week with my February Favourites! Take care beauties!
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