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TheBalm Mary-Lou Manizer Reviews
#156 in Makeup

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    March 10, 2016

    This powder highlighter is amazing!!! I keeps the highlight glow all day long. I love how light weight this power is but also how much it can be built up to leave a lasting highlight. It's a beautiful shade that would work on all skin tones.

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    January 16, 2016

    This is my favourite powder highlighter. It is so pretty and shimmery and it doesnt look tacky at all like glitter. you just apply to your cheekbones and it gives you a nice glow. I also sometimes use it as a eyeshadow or colour for the corner of my eyes since its so glowy it makes you look really awake and fresh. The price is decent if you order it off amazon its a little cheaper.

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    4.5/5
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    December 20, 2015

    This is a little on the pricey side, but I was lucky to have a friend that was selling hers, so she gave it to me for only $10. It has beautiful pigment. I love this highlighter with a passion. Be careful not to go overboard of course, but it's phenomenal. A little goes a long way. I like the packaging as well.

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    4.8/5
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    July 03, 2015

    I LOVE THIS PRODUCT. I received a sample in my Ipsy bag, and loved it. I ended up purchasing it full sized twice so far. It lasts a very long time. It leaves a great dewy sheen without a ton of glitter like many highlighters do. I also love to use it as a eye shadow on my "No makeup" days where I don't put on a full face of makeup, or on my upper brow area as a highlighter with full face makeup.. It helps brighten my eyes. I've gotten a lot of compliments on my skin wearing this.

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    February 22, 2015
    British Columbia, Canada

    Most amazing, finely milled, perfect and gorgeous highlighter I have ever owned! It gives off a candlelit glow to the face and is so creamy for a powder base product. The texture makes blending a breeze. This would work for ALL skin types and i find it applys best just using your fingers. On another note, you can beat the packaging. Perfect size and sturdy with a big clear mirror and cute hot pink box! There's so much product inside although it it is quite pricey (30$CND at london drugs) it's worth every cent! If i were to ever run out, id for sure be buying a second one!

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    4.7/5
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    September 15, 2014

    Mary-Lou Manizer is a pale, golden-champagne colour. What makes it so great (to me anyhow) is everything that this highlighter doesn't have: no pieces of shimmer or glitter! This is a finely milled, soft powder that applies with a good dose of shimmer, but a glowing, lit from within shimmer. While it can pack a punch, it is easily blended out and creates a really pretty glow. I wasn't sure if the golden tones would work well on my skin tone, but it isn't so warm that cool tones can't use this and have it look great. The compact is also HUGE. I doubt that I'll ever finish this, but you never know... it can be used as eyeshadow as well.While on that note, it does make a beautiful, brightening eyeshadow.

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    August 27, 2014

    For my cousins wedding, I decided to splurge and convinced Mary-Lou to move in with me. We got on right away. The only highlighters I had were very Albatross-like, and were too yellow to look natural on me. The colour (a neutral gold) of Mary-Lou may look a little bit plain when swatched, but that's a good thing: it proves that it will look good on many skintones (maybe except for really dark ladies).
    I couldn't really care for the packaging much really, don't really like it nor hate it, but it's really sturdy! Don't have any issues opening it - but I heard the powder is fragile so I wouldn't travel with it though. Also, the mirror she carries is always convenient.

    But oh my goat, it is SO pigmented. Even after a tiny dip with my brush in the powder, I still need to tap some product off - although I have to mention that I like really subtle highlights. Some said that it just 'sits' on your skin and looks too obvious, why yes of course it does, if you don't blend it in. If you know how to blend it correctly and use a fan brush, it can be as subtle (or as intense) as you like. That's the biggest tip I can give you with this. (I use a firm brush (from ebay) to blend it out.)

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    August 24, 2014

    Highlighter and eye shadow.

    Use a light hand!!!

    Great to highlight with. golden hue. Also nice to use in the corners of the eyes for a POP!

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    4.7/5
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    August 06, 2014

    This highlighter is quite possibly the best highlighter I've ever encountered in my life. It is so highly pigmented that it will literally last me forever because I barely need half a swipe across this silky powder to highlight my face. It's so gorgeous. I can't get enough of it.

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    May 03, 2012

    This is an awesome highlight, but it is expensive I got mine in a kit at TJmaxx for $10 with a lip gloss, mini kabuki and nail polish. I would not pay the full price for it because I feel $24 is to much for any makeup product. It has a nice shimmer but is not glittery it is also great for adding shimmer to eye shadow. The great thing is that it only takes very little product to get a nice effect.

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