Our pick
Senna Light Tricks Highlight Duo, Shade 2, 0.1 oz
Shade 2: Golden Pearl with Matte BeigeMatte + glow endsSmudge-proofWith sodium hyaluronateTravel-size pencil
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Buyer question · Highlighter
What highlighter pencil gives a matte and a glow finish in one?
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Short answer
Senna Light Tricks Highlight Duo in Shade 2. It is a double-ended crayon: a matte beige tip that brightens and covers, and a golden pearl tip that adds glow. Senna made it to brighten brow arches, inner eye corners, lips and cheekbones, in a smudge-proof, long-wear formula.
At a glance
Best for
- Brightening under the brow arch, inner eye corners and cupid's bow
- Lifting tired-looking eyes and covering small shadows
- Touch-ups on the go
Skip it if
- You want no shimmer at all: the glow end is a pearl finish (the matte end alone has none)
- You avoid carmine (an insect-derived color)
- You want a twist-up pencil: this one needs sharpening
What we like
- Two finishes in one pencil
- Matte end brightens and covers
- Smudge-proof, long-wear
- Hydrating sodium hyaluronate for easy blending, per Senna
Good to know
- Needs a sharpener
- Use the matte end alone for a no-shine look
- Contains carmine
Why two finishes beat one
Matte where you need cover
Senna says the matte tip precisely accents, brightens and covers, so it can sit under the brow or around the eye without shimmer.
Glow where you want light
Senna says the glow tip gives luminosity, and lists strobing and highlighting cheekbones among its uses.
It blends, then stays
Senna says the formula is smudge-proof and long-wear, with sodium hyaluronate for easy glide and blending.
What buyers say
"I like this for lightening up the shadow under my undereye bags."
"Easy to use. Blends well"
Shade 1 or Shade 2?
Senna makes Light Tricks in two shades and gives no skin-tone guide, only the colors:
| Shade | Glow end · matte end |
|---|---|
| Shade 1 | Champagne glow · matte vanilla |
| Shade 2 (this page) | Golden pearl · matte beige |
Shade 2's golden pearl and beige are the warmer of the two.
How to use it
- Use the matte tip where you want to accent, brighten or cover without shine.
- Use the glow tip where you want luminosity: Senna lists brow arches, inner eye corners, lips and cheekbones as the places to use Light Tricks.
- Blend well with a finger or a brush.
- To brighten eyeshadow, apply it on the lid first and use it as a primer.
- Sharpen as needed for clean, precise lines.
Based on Senna's own directions and its description of each tip.
Use it with
- A pencil sharpener. Senna recommends its Makeup Pencil Sharpener to keep the lines precise.
- Senna Sketch-A-Brow. Senna markets Light Tricks to define arches and lift brows. Read our page on it
Key details
- Ends
- Matte beige and golden pearl glow
- Wear
- Smudge-proof, long-wear
- Key ingredient
- Sodium hyaluronate
- Size
- 0.1 oz, per a retailer listing
Full ingredient list
Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Synthetic Wax, Silica, Stearyl Dimethicone, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Hydrogenated Polydicyclopentadiene, Synthetic Beeswax, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol. May contain (+/-): Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Mica CI 77019, Iron Oxides CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Carmine CI 75470. As listed by Senna.
From the maker
Contains Carmine CI 75470 as a color additive.
Questions buyers ask
What's the difference between the two ends?
The matte end brightens and covers; the glow end adds luminosity.
Is the glow glittery?
Senna describes the glow end as a pearl finish. For no shine at all, use the matte end on its own.
Will it smudge?
Senna calls the formula smudge-proof and long-wear.
Can I use it under my eyes?
Senna says to use it to brighten inner eye corners and reduce the look of tired eyes, and a buyer this year uses it to lighten the shadow under her eyes.
Does it need sharpening?
Yes. Sharpen as needed for precise lines.
The bottom line
If you want one pencil that brightens without shine and glows where you choose, Light Tricks Shade 2 gives you a matte beige end and a golden pearl end in a smudge-proof formula.
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Smoov Discovery wrote this page from the maker's own product information and from customer reviews published on other retailers' sites, listed below. We did not test the product ourselves. Ratings and quotes come from those sites, not from Amazon.
Sources
- Senna: Light Tricks
- Alcone: Senna Light Tricks
- LovelySkin: Light Tricks reviews
- LovelySkin: older Light Tricks listing
Photos: Senna Cosmetics (sennacosmetics.com).
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