What It Is: Laura Mercier L’Amour Exotique Face Illuminator is a luxurious, limited-edition highlighting powder designed to give skin a radiant, multidimensional glow. Its silky, finely milled texture glides effortlessly over the skin, delivering buildable luminosity that can be customized from a soft, natural sheen to an intense, high-impact highlight. The versatile formula can be used on the face, eyes, shoulders, and décolletage for an allover luminous finish.
What It Does: The high-pearl formula reflects light to enhance the high points of the complexion while creating a smooth, luminous appearance. The buildable texture allows you to control the intensity, whether you're looking for a subtle daytime glow or a more dramatic, strobe-like effect. The powder applies smoothly and evenly without a heavy or cakey feel.
Key Ingredients:
- Synthetic Fluorphlogopite: Creates a smooth, light-reflective effect for luminous-looking skin.
- Mica: Provides natural-looking radiance and a soft, light-reflecting finish.
- Silica: Helps create a smooth, silky powder texture.
- Dimethicone: Helps the formula glide smoothly over the skin.
- Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate: Helps provide a smooth, comfortable application and creamy powder feel.
- Zinc Stearate: Helps improve powder adhesion and application.
Benefits:
- Creates a luminous, multidimensional glow
- Buildable from subtle radiance to high-impact illumination
- Smooth, silky texture blends effortlessly
- Provides long-wearing, radiant color
- Can be used on the face, eyes, shoulders, and décolletage
- Helps enhance the appearance of the skin's high points
- Versatile enough for both natural and dramatic makeup looks
Results: Skin looks instantly more radiant, luminous, and beautifully highlighted. The complexion appears enhanced with a sophisticated, light-reflective glow that can be customized to your desired level of intensity—from an effortless everyday sheen to a more dramatic, high-beam finish.
How To Use: Using a highlighting or finishing brush, lightly sweep the powder onto the high points of the face, including the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, forehead, and cupid's bow. For a softer, diffused glow, use a fluffy brush and apply lightly. For more intense illumination, use a denser brush or apply with fingertips. The powder can also be swept onto the eyelids, shoulders, and décolletage for an allover luminous effect.
LAURA MERCIER: Born in Provence and trained in Paris and New York City, world-renowned makeup artist Laura Mercier founded her eponymous brand in 1996. Known for her famous "flawless face," Mercier's collection includes makeup, skin care and fragrance, all with a focus on enhancing natural beauty. Laura Mercier products repeatedly receive "best of" magazine awards.
Size: 14.5g / 0.5oz