I mentioned before last week that Estée Lauder Malaysia is having a busy April because they are launching three new makeup and skin care product range altogether. I have introduced to you the NEW Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Shine Sculpting Lipstick last week, which I’m currently head over heels in love with. I’m not saying that because they sent me a lipstick. I’m saying that because it is in fact the best lipstick formula at the moment. Just read all the positive reviews online and you’ll understand why 😀 . Even better if you tried it on your lips over Estée Lauder counter.

Today, I’m going to introduce you to another new makeup launch from Double Wear range. Estée Lauder Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter is the second new launch product that caught my attention almost immediately because it is similar to Ideal Light Brush-On Illuminator that I’m currently using. We’ll get to that soon.

Estée Lauder’s best long wearing liquid foundation by far is still Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup. It is great for oily skin like mine and I believe if you have used this foundation before you will agree with me. The brand do take Double Wear’s iconic perfecting and long-wear benefits seriously so they have created and came up with two new makeup product by coupling them with new instant radiance and skin care ingredients – NEW Double Wear All-Day Glow BB Moisture Makeup SPF 30 +++ and NEW Double Wear Brush-On-Glow BB Highlighter.

Estée Lauder Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter, hereinafter referred as BB Highligher is created to give instant and lasting radiance, moisture and wear in a highlighter. It not only helps to brighten and conceal but it also works well in diffusing light and minimize the look of imperfections all day long.

There’s something about brush-on type of makeup product that I like. First of all, the brush is designed to be ideal on-the-go touch-ups which makes it so convenient to use and to tote around in the bag. There’s no worries about the cap flew off the tube because trust me the cap is densely closed up with a loud “click” sound, there no worries that the content will ooze out or leak out from the tube, I can control the amount of product to be dispense out and the best part is that I can control the amount of product to apply onto certain area on my face. For first time user, you will need to keep twisting the bottom until it get slightly tighten. And when you start seeing BB Highlighter emerging from within the brush bristles, stop twisting the bottom. Consecutively you will just need to twist slightly to get some of the product on the brush and then apply!

Estée Lauder Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter comes in six radiant shades including one universal shade brings an effervescent light to the face and seven other brightening shade to correct and airbrush away imperfections. I don’t find this to have any scent at all. Besides free from any fragrance, it is also Ophthalmologist and Dermatologist-tested.

Another thing that I like about this BB Highlighter is that the amount of product that I twisted out from the tube is on the right amount each time. I do like the fact that it doesn’t ooze out in a large amount as I can always twist for more as and when needed. So maybe because of that I get a perfect consistency texture. It is not too runny, not too thick and it dries down pretty fast. That means it sets well without the long wait. The shade that I have with me is #1C LIGHT, which is the lightest shade of the bunch. It’s perfect because I do need one product to conceal, brighten and highlight. All at once.

I don’t know about you but here’s how I use Estée Lauder Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter on daily basis. I’m pretty much still at the contouring and highlighting stage but finding the right product for either contour or highlight is quite difficult. It’s either the concealer is too dry on me or it’s too dark on me. I’m glad to say this Estée Lauder Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter in 1C LIGHT suits my skin tone perfectly. Always remember, you need lighter shade to achieve the brightening and highlighting effect.

What I’m doing below is to conceal dark circles, brighten the eye area / under eye area and to highlight. These three steps is all done with just one product. I’ve prepped my skin prior with skin care, sunblock, makeup base and liquid foundation. And of course I’ve also done up my eye makeup just because it looks nicer on photo LOL. The main thing for me is to conceal dark circles. Instead of drawing just a line on the eye bag, I took advise from most beauty bloggers from the net and did a triangle shape. This is apparently the correct way to cover dark circles AND brighten the area at the same time. Next is highlight. I drew stripes on my forehead near my eyebrow, a stripe along my nose bridge and some smaller stripes on my jawline.

Next is blend, blend and more blending. For the under eye area, I would use my ring finger to gently tap, bringing the BB Highlighter up till my inner eye corner. This will help to “lift” the eye. It’s a trick I learnt from…nah, I can’t disclose here 😛 . Sometimes I feel that I need more coverage so I will add a bit more BB Highlighter. You must be wondering why I’m using ring finger right? Ring finger is said to have the right pressure and warmth for delicate eye area. Next I would also blend + swipe in small stroke on every other area that I’ve highlighted earlier.

Here is the Before and After. Light naturally will hit all the right areas on the face giving the face a nice glow. Love the effect!

I do think that this Estée Lauder Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter gives a good coverage for my dark circles, thanks to Photo Optic™ Technology that helps to erase the look of fatigue and dark circles. Like I said earlier sometimes I feel that I under applied so I’ll add a bit more as I blend. The formula is superb. It doesn’t settle in the fines lines at all. Although at first I was a bit concern as it does looked dry but I’m pleasantly surprised to see that my eye area is well hydrated. The reason behind this is that it contain glycerin, a hydrator agent that immediately infuse and lock-in replenishing moisture while smoothing skin for an instantly refreshed look and silky feel. It also contain pearlescent powder that works by capturing and reflecting light to brighten shadows and highlight facial features. Another main ingredient is selected reflective platelets. This platelets works by minimizing imperfections such as blemishes, dark circles, fine lines and wrinkles, while maximizing light reflection so skin never appears masky. Don’t worry, this pearlescent powder and reflective platelets is not visible on the skin surface. It works behind the scene so that explains why you can’t see it.

Besides the usual conceal, brighten and highlight, I’m also using Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter to conceal all the acne marks on my jawline. I’ve never have been able to do so with any other concealer and now I can. Initially I feel the shade is different but somehow it sets into my skin tone.

Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter VS Ideal Light Brush-On Illuminator

I was first introduced to a brush-on highlighter not from the famous YSL Touche Eclat but by a friend who gifted me with a tube of Estée Lauder Ideal Light Brush-On Illuminator back in 2012. She told me that Ideal Light Brush-On Illuminator is not available in Malaysia and she got it from US. It used to be sold in Malaysia many years ago but it was discontinued. I was mainly using it to conceal acne marks and to clean up mascara smudges. I love it so much that I ask my friend to get me another one as backup. This is my second tube 🙂

I can’t really do a proper comparison on both brush-on product because of the shade difference. But I can tell you both is very similar in certain way. Ideal Light Brush-On Illuminator is more thicker and drier, while the NEW Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter have better consistency and texture. Both have good coverage so no complain on that 😀 . It was until last year that I find myself becoming more fairer so Ideal Light Brush-On Illuminator is too dark for my skin tone. Whenever I do spot concealing on my acne marks, one can definitely see patches of dark spots on my side jaw. It’s hilarious!

Now you know why I’ve already set my eyes on the NEW Estée Lauder Double Wear Brush-On Glow BB Highlighter even before it was made available. It is similar to my favourite Ideal Light Brush-On Illuminator but most importantly the new formula, the texture, the long wearing, coverage and the color true is exactly what I need. I don’t see any fading after a full day with makeup on at all or even after my face oils up. If you have dry skin or fine lines around the eye area, rest assured that this BB Highlighter does not settle in. All you need to do is to gentle smooth out the eye area using your finger after applying finishing powder.

Disclaimer: Product was sent to me for review consideration. This doesn’t affect my judgement in the review in any way.