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Ellana Super Sparkle Finishing Powder in Yellow Submarine

December 22, 2009

I wasn’t expecting much from this product. I just wanted a highlighter in loose powder form so I can mix it with my Ellana Finishing Powder, which I find too matte for my taste. However, as most Ellana products tend to do, I am surprised by how good the Super Sparkle Finishing Powder is!

I’m sure you’re already intimidated by the name - Super Sparkle. It brings scary mental images of faces that look like disco balls and oily disasters. I thought it’s going to be chunky and glittery, but I flipped my misgivings aside since this is only P200. 

The powder doesn’t look yellow at all, as the name suggests. It’s white and the texture is fine. You won’t see any glitter here! After I saw the powder I was a little worried that maybe this doesn’t have the shimmer I was looking for. Wrong again. 

Is this gorgeous or what? The powder, once blended on the skin, shows off a lovely light gold shimmer that is just perfect for highlighting or dusting over one’s foundation. It can also be used as eyeshadow, for highlighting the browbones. Apply it thinly on your eyebags to reduce darkness. I love it! I love it even more since my original misconceptions about it were so wrong.

The only thing left to do is to mix it with my Espresso Con Panna finishing powder and I’m all set. This is such a good buy for only P200 bucks!


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Previous Comments

Hey, this is nice! I’ve been looking for a highlighter as well. I might try this one, too :)

Posted by Mara at December 22, 2009, 11:23 am

i find ellana a bit oily…i guess it was because of the essential oils they mentioned their products have like vitamin e, etc…

Posted by sunmom at December 23, 2009, 9:43 am

tita mara: promise, it’s nice! very flattering as well.

bianca: yeah, i get oily with ellana too. but i’ve learned that using a base such as tinted moisturizer can really help control the oiliness a bit. :D

Posted by projectvanity at December 23, 2009, 1:27 pm

You’re right about the finishing powder being too matte. While I love the oil control, I find that my face looks a little too even and flat after. I think I’ll try this out too! Er, how do you intend to mix it? Like, in a separate container?

Posted by Lauren at December 26, 2009, 1:11 am

i mixed it in the 6gram container of my Espresso Con Panna finishing powder kasi i used like 20% of it already. i used a small cosmetic spatula and put 3 scoops of the highlighter in the finishing powder. i stirred it then shook it up to mix it thoroughly.

if you want to be safe, you can get half of the finishing powder and place it in a sifter jar. meron sa watsons for P30-50, depending on the size. usually included na yung spatula. dun mo na lang ihalo so you have a matte and glowy finishing powder at the same time, if you want.

Posted by projectvanity at December 26, 2009, 7:29 am