Review: Moonchild Glow Kit by Anastasia Beverly Hills

By M.C. -
Okay, so I know that I'm super late to the Moonchild Glow Kit party. I think this glow kit has been out for more than a year, but I just picked it up about a month ago because it took forever to come to Ulta. I was tempted to buy it so many times, but I just kept telling myself "no! wait until it comes to Ulta; it will come to Ulta!" I was immediately attracted to this glow kit because the shades are just so me. I love cool toned highlights in general, and I really enjoy purple and pink toned highlights in particular.

Anyway, this glow kit finally came to Ulta and I ordered it online with a gift card. When the palette arrived at my apartment, two of the pans were shattered. So, of course, I had to return the palette and order a new one. Long story short, I've been on quite an odyssey with this palette, but I've had it for a while now and I've formed an opinion, so I'm ready to review it.

First of all, let's talk about the details of the palette. This glow kit contains six highlights and costs $40. That works out to approximately $7 per highlight, which seems pretty fair. Each pan is 0.16 oz, which works out to 4.5 g for the entire palette. The pans are smaller than traditional Anastasia Glow Kits, but you're getting two extra shades, so I'm not mad at it. Overall, I think the price is pretty fair for a high end highlight palette.

The six shades are:
  • Blue Ice ( described as "diamond white with an icy blue reflect")
  • Purple Horseshoe (described as "sparkling lavender with a blue reflect")
  • Lucky Clover ( described as "shamrock-infused gold with yellow diamond reflect")
  • Star ( described as "platinum with a silver reflect")
  • Pink Heart (described as "pearl white with pink opal reflect")
  • Blue Moon (described as "frozen blue with a silver reflect")

Now, lets get to the actual review. First of all, I want to talk about the shades. This palette isn't really designed to be an every day, subtle highlighting palette. These shades are supposed to be a bit experimental and super metallic. These highlights are geared towards more extreme, artistic looks that are off the beaten path. I know that these sorts of iridescent, holographic-that-aren't-really-holographic highlights are really in right now, and I know that currently there are a lot of palettes out that have this sort of color scheme, but I'm pretty sure the Moonchild palette was the first to really experiment with these shades. 


I know that many people don't like these sorts of palettes because they don't find the shades to be very wearable. I disagree; I think these shades can be very wearable if you use a small amount of product and go in with a light hand. I feel like I can easily wear these highlights on an everyday basis and wear them to work etc. However, as always, wearability depends on your preferences Personally, I think the shade selection in this palette is great. I live for the purples, pinks, and blues. I don't think I have a favorite shade in the palette, but I really to mix Blue Moon and Purple Horseshoe on my cheeks, and I like to use Blue Ice as a nose highlight.

I have mixed feelings about the actual formula of these highlights. I feel like these highlights are sort of dry, powdery, and patchy. The shades are beautiful, but the blendability is quite mediocre. I don't know if it's my skin type or what, but I just find these highlights to be difficult to apply. It's not like they're terrible or anything, I just feel like the texture makes them difficult to work with. I don't know if all Anastasia highlights are like this (because I don't have any of the other glow kits), but, if they are, I don't think Anastasia highlights are for me.  

I'll definitely continue to use this palette because I like the shades, but I'm just not the biggest fan of this formula. If you love the shades in this palette and are willing to do a little extra work for them, I would recommend this palette. If you're indifferent to these shades, I would recommend springing for a Makeup Revolution highlight or a Sleek highlight; in my opinion, those formulas are much better (and they're much cheaper).

Final rating: 6.5/10

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