Essence

Pure Nude Highlighter.

Blush & Bronzer

About this product

An affordable powder highlighter from Essence designed to give skin a natural, luminous glow at a drugstore price.

Full ingredients

Talc, Mica, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Octyldodecyl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Petrolatum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)

Guru Score

82%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

2Gurus

2Yay

0Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Blends seamlessly into skin
Subtle, natural-looking glow
Drugstore price, high-end results

What they flagged

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

What the gurus are saying

juicyjas calls it the best highlighter and her all-time favorite drugstore pick. Andrea Matillano has loved it for over a decade and says it can't be topped.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take July 2024

Type

Blush & BronzerPowder

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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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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Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"I do have one rec and that is the Essence Pure Nude Highlighter. This is so beautiful. [...] It really just blends into the skin and it just looks so natural."

All 4 takes from Allie Glines

Johnny Ross MADE ME BUY IT 😳 Let's try everything..

"This is the one that we both gushed over in the video we filmed together and I know you guys love this so much too the essence Pure Nude Highlighter I'm just gonna kind of apply that to the high points of the face"

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"It has an ability to just blend into the skin like nothing else. It just melts, and when I buff it in with a brush first and then press it in with a sponge, it's gorgeous. I go back to it time and time again. It's like a few dollars, probably around $4 or something like that, so inexpensive. I find myself reaching for this over so many of my high-end highlighters which are way more expensive. It's been one of my favorites for a long long time. It has a nice sheen to it like it's not glittery. It just looks like you're glowing from within."

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"This is the Essence Pure Nude, and I own both of those in fact. I love that."

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"I do have one rec and that is the Essence Pure Nude Highlighter. This is so beautiful. [...] It really just blends into the skin and it just looks so natural."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"The Essence Pure Nude Highlighter is hands down my drugstore favorite highlighter of all time. Great one to try if you're looking for a very subtle highlight. It just makes your cheeks pop a little bit without looking icy or like an obvious highlight."

All 3 takes from HotandFlashy

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"I use the Essence Pure Nude Highlighter."

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"I'm going to use the Essence Pure Nude Highlighter."

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

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Essence Pure Nude Highlighter?

An affordable powder highlighter from Essence designed to give skin a natural, luminous glow at a drugstore price.

Is Essence Pure Nude Highlighter worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Essence Pure Nude Highlighter's Guru Score?

Essence Pure Nude Highlighter holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.