Luv Carat Face Powder Highlight Pearl

If you're looking for a bling-bling highlight powder for nights out on the town, then Luv Carat Mineral Finishing Loose Powder (Highlight Powder) may be for you.

Luv Carat's signature is their crystal-encrusted packaging. The packaging itself is actually just a simple tub design with the crystals arranged in a neat, snug fashion.


I had a minor accident when I was peeling off the sticker covering the small holes in the inner lid. The lid popped up and spilled some of the powder all over my hand.

You can see how intensely shiny the face powder is. The powder feels very lightweight and finely-milled.

When patted on with the included puff, the powder shows up as a refined sparkle. This is too bling to apply on the cheeks so I would use it only on the decolletage or pat a little bit on top of my eyeshadow.

The powder is formulated with squalene and hyaluronic acid to help skin moisturised. It also claims to help control oil but if your skin is a oil factory like mine, you would probably need something with more powerful mattifying properties than this powder. Luv Carat also makes a couple of non-shimmery face powders that are designed for covering up pores and a more natural finish.

The face powder retails for S$29.90 on BeautyCarousel.com and S$39.90 at Sasa stores in Singapore. You can see pics of the other three Luv Carat Face Powders over at Makeupstash.com.

EOTD: Luv Carat Eyeshadow Palette Princess Pink

Luv Carat is a Japanese makeup brand that is known for its crystal-encrusted compacts. In Singapore, the line can be found at Sasa stores. Pictured below is the Luv Carat Eyeshadow Palette in Princess Pink which retails for S$39.90 at Sasa.

The lid is all blinged out with clear and pink crystals. According to the product packaging, it is designed in Japan and made in Taiwan.

Given the name and packaging, one would expect intensely shiny eyeshadows but the trio of powder eyeshadows have a soft glimmer and a satiny finish. There are no glitter bits, thankfully. The eyeshadows apply sheer at first but can be layered for greater intensity. The purple shade complements the pink shade very nicely for a sweet, feminine look.

I used the included sponge applicator to apply the white shade over the browbone area down to the inner corners, the pink shade from the upper lashline to the crease, and the purple shade along the upper and lowerlashline.

The eyeshadows lasted well on me over more than 5 hours of wear without fading, oxidising or creasing. (I also used Testimo Bright Up Eye Base as the primer. What I found impressive was that the purple shade lasted very well on my lower lashline without falling into the fine lines, fading or smudging like some other eyeshadows or eyeliner tend to do.


I used Majolica Majorca's Lash Bone Black Fibre In and Lash Enamel Glamour Volume On on my lashes. Again, I encountered the clumping problem which fortunately could be fixed by just gently pressing the excess mascara out using my fingertips. (The pics are taken after I removed the clumps.) My lashes stayed curled without any flaking or smudging over several hours of wear. I'm going to try using Lash Enamel Glamour Volume On by itself without Lash Bone next to see if it reduces the clumping.