Variant: Exhilarate
- “I did finish Enlighten and also Exhilarate”
- “I actually bought both of those shades again”
- Source: 50 products I actually used up (beauty empties I loved + hated) - Apr 22, 2026
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Variant: Enlighten
- “The Rare Beauty formula is so beautiful. There's nothing quite like it in my mind”38:22–38:27
- “It is the best highlighter ever”38:59–39:02
- “I know there are alternatives. I've tried the A Beauty Creations one. I've tried the Elf one. And they're both good, but they're just not as good as Rare Beauty”39:04–39:11
- “They put something in that formula. They did something to it. To me, it's just like a standout favorite”
- Source: 50 products I actually used up (beauty empties I loved + hated) - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Mesmerize
- “It's such a beautiful like rose goldie pink”37:34–37:39
- “I love highlighting. It just like takes me back right here”37:37–37:46
- “You can't tell me that that does not make you feel some type of way right there”37:46–37:48
- Source: My current makeup routine in depth tutorial - Jul 2, 2025
- “I will tell you the Rare Beauties are slightly more pigmented”13:14–13:22
- “Do you see this one's a little more copper? That's the rare”
- “The reviews are crazy on Sephora. They're like, 'These Rare Beauty ones break.'”14:25–14:28
- “Any baked product that's in a packaging like this is a drier formula. So, truly a trip and a fall and you're done for”14:31–14:38
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
- “If you slightly travel with them, if you have them in your bag, they will immediately break”29:22–29:26
- Source: Choosing my top 3 makeup products from every brand while walking around Paris - Feb 8, 2026
- “I do have on a little bit of a highlighter right now. This liquid one by Rare Beauty”8:38–8:41
- Source: Sephora sale favorites, recommendations and what's in my cart - Oct 31, 2025
Brand note
Rare Beauty is a color-first brand that leans into high-impact payoff and performance, especially in its blushes and brow gel. The Soft Pinch Liquid Blush is famously pigmented — a tiny dot goes a long way, and it wears all day — but it has a learning curve and can feel overpriced per ounce. The Brow Harmony gel is a standout for strong, non-flaky hold that works on a range of brow types, though it can look a little white or flaky if over-applied. This is a brand for people who want noticeable, long-wearing color and don't mind a bit of technique.
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