Halo Glow Liquid Filter
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Liquid Filter delivers a radiant, non-glittery finish with light to medium coverage, though application method matters — Taylor Wynn found it builds to high medium coverage with a brush. Professional makeup artist Makeup By Nikki La Rose calls it the most effective drugstore product for "healthy, glowy, luminous" skin, while Anna Pothier reports it looked dry and smelled horrible. Several creators praise its versatility as a primer, skin tint, or foundation booster, and it contains SPF with 80-minute water resistance.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “The E.L.F. Halo Glow Liquid Filter is one of the best things that could have ever happened to me in my makeup journey”2:56–3:03
- “Whenever I discovered that Halo Glow plus Spot Concealing is like the perfect duo for me, changed the game”3:03–3:11
- “It is this gel-like sort of consistency. The doe foot is huge. It applies on your face so beautifully”3:28–3:33
- “It's very, very minimal coverage”
- “A lot of people use this as primer and not just like a skin tint or foundation”3:42–3:49
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
Variant: 4 Medium
- “I have used the e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Liquid Filter for at least a year and I love it”
- “Both of these have a beautiful finish. Beautiful non-glittery, non-shimmery finish”
- “I just place these on the high points of my face. That gives a nice highlight, a nice dimension to my face”5:56–6:00
- Source: Affordable makeup dupes that perform like high-end - May 28, 2025
- “The most effective product at the drugstore to pick up is by far the Elf Halo Glow Liquid Tint”3:39–3:45
- “In terms of ease of use, you can't beat this”3:46–3:51
- “You have instantly created a cheat sheet to healthy, glowy, luminous, lit from within skin”4:29–4:35
- “You'll get compliments on your skin”
- “You'll be able to use less foundation if you're putting foundation on top”4:37–4:42
- Source: Anyone can use these drugstore makeup products - May 2, 2026
Variant: 2
- “If you love glowy makeup and you also like a light medium coverage, this duo is amazing”1:08–1:14
- “Only those two products are on my skin and it's already looking hydrated, glowy, got a little bit of coverage going on”1:54–1:57
- Source: Full face drugstore makeup 2026: expensive look, budget price - Apr 9, 2026
Variant: 2
- “One that I really previously hadn't gotten that much use out of, but I'm realizing, hey, I'm liking this one as well”1:04–1:09
- “It's very radiant”
- “You can wear these under foundations and kind of adjust the look and make a standard foundation look more luminous or wear them on their own”1:21–1:24
- “Add in concealer, add in setting powder, and you've got a full look there”1:29–1:33
- Source: Glowy not sticky coverage faves and how I apply them - Apr 14, 2026
Variant: 2
- “You spend any amount of time on TikTok for example, somebody’s swiping this stuff on”9:14–9:19
- “I am wearing this today kind of to serve as my foundation”9:21–9:28
- “It gives me a lot of glow”
- “It’s on the glowier end”
- “I can wear it all day and be happy with it if I’m setting it and doing those additional steps”10:42–10:47
- “I’ll give it a thumbs up because I think it does a good job”10:09–10:14
- “In the broader scope of makeup land, I probably prefer the Rimmel multitasker better than filters a little bit more than this, just cuz I think it does a little more for my coverage compared to this and isn’t off the charts glowy”10:11–10:18
- Source: Best-selling elf makeup at Ulta - but is it really the best? - May 26, 2026
Variant: 6 Light Cool
- “That is not light coverage, folks. At least with the brush, that is high medium. That looks really flawless and I feel like that color is actually really nice”6:28–6:31
- “It's looking heavier than a skin tint. Like it does it it is sitting on my skin more like a foundation. And I would not call this light coverage. This definitely has high medium coverage. But it's looking very pretty”6:37–6:43
- “I like it enough that I would wear it again. I think the shade is actually perfect match for right now at least”7:01–7:05
- “I like that it has SPF in it and it's water resistant for 80 minutes”24:20–24:26
- “my initial impression on the Halo Glow is that I would definitely wear it again”
- Source: Affordable drugstore makeup under $15 - Jun 3, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “Same issue with the RM Beauty, but this just looks really dry and it smells horrible”
- Source: Worst beauty products I've tried in 2025 so far - Aug 10, 2025
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4 / 5 from 8 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Dewy finish (5) · Easy to use (4) · Long-wearing (3) · Medium coverage (2) · Dewy glow (2)
Product details
Details
- Type
- complexion booster
- Finish
- dewy
- Shade
- —
- Key ingredients
- Squalane, Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin, Vitamin E, Sunflower Seed Oil
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