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Clio Prism Highlighter
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About this product

CLIO Prism Highlighter is a sheer, luminous highlighting powder designed to create a soft, radiant glow on the complexion.

Full ingredients

Dimethicone, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Vinyl Dimethicone/​Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Hexyl Laurate, Nylon-12, Dimethicone/​Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Diglyceryl Sebacate/​Isopalmitate, Magnesium Myristate, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/​Hexastearate/​Hexarosinate, Synthetic Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Propanediol, Silica, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tin Oxide (Ci 77861), Mica (Ci 77019), Carmine (Ci 75470)

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2 of the 3 takes here are sponsored by the brand. That leaves a single independent take, which is not enough to verify a score, so we are holding it back rather than publishing a number built on paid reviews. The takes are below, each labeled.

What they liked

  • Sheer, buildable glow without overwhelming
  • Range of shades for deeper skin tones

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

    What the gurus are saying

    The sheer, buildable formula delivers a soft glow that reviewers praise for looking luminous without weight. Pat it onto key points like the inner eye, tip of nose, and cheekbones, or blend it down with a brush if it feels too intense. CLIO has a strong reputation for affordable makeup quality.
    Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take September 2025

    Type

    Blush & BronzerPowder

    Formula notes

    Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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    What the gurus are saying.

    Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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    ✓Yay
    "The other shade I have is Lavender. [...] Cream Fizz gives you a little bit of a nice highlight, and it's 15 bucks. Lavender is supposed to be for cool-toned skin, and that's the one I picked up first and I really liked it. Fizz is supposed to be more for warm-toned skin, but to be honest, I don't really notice. I think I'm pretty cool-toned, but I didn't notice that it made too much of a difference if you pick the wrong one. So, really nice shade options."
    ✓Yay
    "These look stunning. I love Clio, Clio is a very affordable brand. [...] I have some of their mascaras, they're just a really really great brand. If you're ever shopping [...] and come across Clio, they're a good brand to go for. These look stunning, I like how they have some other shades here that can be used on deeper skin tones. I like their highlighters, they do some of the best highlighters, so I really like them."
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    All 2 takes from Robert Welsh
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    "I've had these for a while. These are the Clio Prism Highlighters, [...] and this is in the shade Cream Fizz. I don't know if it shows up on camera very well, but we have a pinky champagne and more of a gold-toned highlight. This is quite strong, so I'm just going to do a tiny bit at a time. You can see it already has a strong effect."
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    "These look stunning. I love Clio, Clio is a very affordable brand. [...] I have some of their mascaras, they're just a really really great brand. If you're ever shopping [...] and come across Clio, they're a good brand to go for. These look stunning, I like how they have some other shades here that can be used on deeper skin tones. I like their highlighters, they do some of the best highlighters, so I really like them."
    ✓Yay
    "This right here is one of my favorite powder highlighters. This is the Clio Prism Highlighter in 01 Gold Sheer. The tones are very different, and [...] the Clio highlighter is lighter, I would say. It's not the biggest difference in formula, but there's a huge difference in price point. When it comes to the difference between cheap products and luxury products, there's kind of a curve that happens. Typically with powders and drugstore products, like I said, there's going to be more filler."
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    "It doesn't end up making you look like such a glazed doughnut unless you want it to, and I respect it for that. I like the versatility. It's gorgeous, it's such a beautiful shade, and because it's more sheer I feel like it'll work on more skin tones, which is really nice. I'm obsessed with it. It's the only highlighter I've been using, and I love it. I'm wearing it everywhere basically right now: cheekbones, nose, eyes, everywhere."
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    "This right here is one of my favorite powder highlighters. This is the Clio Prism Highlighter in 01 Gold Sheer. The tones are very different, and [...] the Clio highlighter is lighter, I would say. It's not the biggest difference in formula, but there's a huge difference in price point. When it comes to the difference between cheap products and luxury products, there's kind of a curve that happens. Typically with powders and drugstore products, like I said, there's going to be more filler."
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    "My powder highlight is the Clio Prism. Maybe Clio is a little bit more golden, but it's a powder highlight, you know? When I'm having those really bad skin days, it can intensify my texture. [...] I love that one too. I just have to be having a really smooth skin day, you know what I mean."
    How to look Glowy NOT Oily
    "What I love about the Clio Prism Highlighter is that the base of it is slightly more on the sheer side but it gives the most beautiful glow. [...] It's in the shade One Golden Sheer, so beautiful. [...] It's got a slightly more sheer, translucent base, and it gives this beautiful glow, this stunning reflect, but there's nothing opaque about it, nothing overwhelming about it."
    Beyonce’s makeup is perfection
    "I'm going in with my Clio Prism Highlighter, which is kind of like a sheer gold. I'm using this ever so slightly on my brow bone, ever so [...] slight, because I didn't want it to be too much. Then, obviously, patting it out, because her skin looks pretty matte, to be honest. I'm using that to really create that glow on the very inner and lower part of the eye, and got to hit the tip of the nose. I mean, you don't have to, but whatever. Then the tops of the cheekbones."

    What the evidence says.

    Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

    Sunscreen filters

    Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

    Source: DermNet

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