The BECCA Be a light face palette in “Medium to Dark” (there’s also one called “Light to Medium”) on my face and cheeks
If we’re talking about a palette from BECCA, invariably I’m gonna compare it to Chrissy Teigan’s, because it’s the best one BECCA’s ever made. even after a year, I still go “HOT DAMN, THAT’S GOOD!” each time I bust it out.
So the question I faced (haha) today is, “Do the new BECCA BE a Light palettes kick Chrissy’s palette to the curb?”
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The BECCA Be A Light face palette ($46, two versions — Light to Medium, and medium to Dark)
With the two Be a Light palettes, BECCA is introducing a new powder formula to their line. Allegedly, the powders bounce light and blur pores like the hourglass Ambients…and they do!
That’s great, right?
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They aren’t exactly dupes, though. The Ambient powders are finer, and I think they do a better job overall, but that’s not to take anything away from these.
“Introducing the next generation of glow. This palette features sheer glow Filter Powder, a brand new, skin-smoothing powder, in four different finishes developed to blur, brighten, contour, and add a radiant flush of color. Microfine, luminescent pigments diffuse light to soften the look of skin and blurring pigments even skin’s texture so light bounces off it much more effortlessly. The light-as-air, buildable shades brighten, blur, and softly define the complexion to create a sheer, natural glow—effortlessly. Unlike heavier powders, the oil-absorbing formula retouches and sets without disrupting makeup, making it your ideal 3pm-pick-me-up in a palette.”
— sephora.com
Medium to Dark (top) and Light to medium (bottom)
In fact, if it weren’t for one thing, I’d be proclaiming my undying love for them. I even love the way they look from the outside (the rose gold is pretty!), but dang the shade selection, though!
The girls in the middle like me are getting the short end of the stick. The “Light to Medium” palette is too light for me (I’m an NC42 in MAC), while the “Medium to Dark” is a smidgen too dark.
To the powers that be, why didn’t you make a dedicated medium version?! That said, I can get medium to Dark to work for me, but only if I use the sheerest application and do an annoying amount of buffing.
If the shades work for you and you have combo or straight-up dry skin, you’re in luck, and the powders will do what they’re expected to. Your skin will look effortlessly satiny and beachy with a touch of glow. Very, very BECCA.
On the other hand, if you have oily skin and want to completely matte everything down, well…you’ll be much more shiny than dewy after a few hours (which is what happens to me on the oiliest spots on my face, like my forehead). The lack of oil control is another weakness, but, on the flip side, the powders layer really well, so even if you have to touch-up often, these powders won’t look heavy, which is always a plus.
As for the blush, it’s not my fave… It’s awfully shimmery, but at least the pearl particles are fine, so your pores shouldn’t look crazy big.
INGREDIENTS: THE BLUSH
Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Diisostearyl Malate, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Stearate, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Nylon-12, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Tin Oxide, synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate. may include (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 7 (Ci 15850)
INGREDIENTS: THE BRIGHTEN POWDER, BLUR POWDER and CONTOUR
Talc, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isostearyl Sebacate, Diisostearyl Malate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Lauroyl Lysine, Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate, Aluminum Hydroxide, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Maltodextrin, Tin Oxide, Sucrose Dilaurate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate. may include (+/-): Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492, Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Chromium Oxide greens (Ci 77288)
Lastly, if you’re OCD about keeping your palettes good and tidy, brace yourself, because each time I pick this up, it’s always covered with fingerprints and has dusty powder grains all over the place on the inside… It isn’t the easiest palette to keep clean.
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2 out of 5 hearts.
Your friendly neighborhood charm addict,
Karen