Halo Glow Setting Powder
Summary of Reviews
e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Setting Powder gives a soft, silky finish that blurs and diffuses without looking chalky or fully matte — several creators call it radiant rather than highlighter-y. Former professional wedding makeup artist Morgan Turner calls it "overhyped" but notes it works well for adding a satin sheen, while others praise its ability to lock makeup all day and suit both oily and dry skin.
Full Reviews
Positive
- “I swear by this one. I've been using this one for a couple years now and it's still one that I rave about to this day”7:59–8:02
- “It looks flawless and it doesn't emphasize anything on the face that you don't want it to and it blurs, too”8:04–8:13
- “It provides a radiant glow rather than that mattified stale look that a lot of powders tend to do”8:13–8:19
- Source: Affordable drugstore makeup for mature skin under $20 - Nov 28, 2025
- “I love it for its silky texture”7:24–7:30
- “Perfect for those who don't want to have a chalky finish on the skin or you don't want to have that fully mattified look because what this does is it still allows for a bit of a glow to come through”7:29–7:34
- Source: Full Face Tutorial Drugstore Makeup Favorites Under $11 - Dec 27, 2025
Variant: Light Pink
- “Just so softening brightening on the skin”15:08–15:14
- “It's just not that sparkly cakey kind of powder, just really illuminating and pretty but will set your makeup”15:12–15:20
- “Took down all of the shine but I have like a very kind of perfected very polished look going on”15:25–15:34
- “The elf really helped to take down the dew of the foundation without it being drying heavy”15:34–15:42
- “If you lost your holy grail in the Shian powder that they reformulated last year, might want to give this one a try”15:44–15:52
- Source: Best drugstore makeup, ever - Feb 9, 2025
- “The original loose version is so pretty”1:16–1:22
- “Don't let the word glow in the name throw you off because it's really not highlighter-y at all”1:21–1:25
- “Looks more softly diffused and it locks my makeup in all day”1:25–1:31
- “It's such a pretty base”1:29–1:32
- Source: Best drugstore makeup under $20 - Mar 26, 2026
Variant: Light Pink
- “If you got to travel for a wedding, you want to take a good little powder with you. This has a full lock over the holes. So that's nice to have”5:20–5:24
- Source: All drugstore wedding guest makeup look - Jun 16, 2026
- “This reminds me so much of the Sweed powder because it has a luminescence to it”15:09–15:16
- “I find it nice as a finishing powder”15:26–15:28
- “You get a little bit of light reflection. It's not sparkly by any means, but it does give you a luminescence”15:33–15:35
- “I do actually like it for setting the under eyes”15:43–15:51
- “It looked really nice under the eyes because it kind of caught the light a little bit. It set the concealer without making it look flat”15:56–16:04
- Source: I bought everything e.l.f. cosmetics and I have thoughts - Jul 5, 2026
Variant: Light Pink
- “I set my under eye after I did that concealer. I set it with the e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Loose Powder in the light pink shade”17:37–17:42
- “This can give a decent amount of coverage”17:55–17:59
- “It’s a really nice feeling powder. Actually feels straight buttery to the touch”17:56–18:01
- Source: Best-selling elf makeup at Ulta - but is it really the best? - May 26, 2026
- “This product is so so good. Textures thin, silky, and actually if we compare these two, I would say that they kind of close to each other”
- “You can use such products if you have oily prone skin as finishing powders”15:36–15:40
- “Everyone can use such products in under eye area and they hold concealers quite well and if you use something slightly sudden in your under eye area, your lines, wrinkles, they would appear smaller and not that visible because of this lighting effect”15:27–15:32
- “If you have for dry prone skin, you can wear such products all over your face”15:32–15:38
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup 2025 - Dec 18, 2025
- “This is just going to give you a really nice soft matte finish”5:49–5:55
- Source: Affordable summer makeup that looks expensive - Jul 6, 2026
- “This is a beautiful high-end looking, not flat, not matte powder”20:31–20:40
- “It gives a beautiful realistic skin sheen to the face. You can see on my skin right here, it does have a little bit of a glow that it gives your skin”20:41–20:46
- “It is a really nice setting powder. You just kind of have to want to like that look. And again, the price is right”20:54–21:01
- Source: Best makeup under $10 that perform like high-end - Feb 10, 2026
Variant: Fair/Light
- “I don't remember how good this product is, but I don't remember anything bad about it”11:03–11:08
- “I thought I remembered this product having a bit of luminosity to it, but it's looking fairly matte so far”11:31–11:36
- “The e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow powder is a decent loose powder and I do like how it has a very subtle glow”27:58–28:02
- “It doesn't completely flatten you out when you're applying the powder and it does a decent job of setting your makeup in place”28:02–28:08
- “I just didn't love it under the eyes. It can look a little cakey, but that could just be because of user error”28:10–28:14
- “I'm still going to reach for my Huda Beauty loose setting powder because honestly that is a perfect formula in my opinion”28:14–28:20
- Source: Almost full face of e.l.f. makeup with 8-hour wear test on combo/oily skin - Jun 16, 2026
- “Beware. This is kind of shiny. So, if you do not like that look, if you don't want to go like overboard, especially in this heat, skip this part”5:25–5:30
- “I've been really enjoying this one”5:35–5:39
- Source: Heat-proof makeup that lasts all day - Jul 26, 2026
- “The one size powder is $7 an ounce less than the e.l.f. Cosmetics you are saving money”2:34–2:41
- Source: Drugstore is actually more expensive (doing the math) - Feb 27, 2026
Mixed / Negative
Variant: Light Pink
- “This is going to help keep the luminosity to the face. Like it has almost a satin finish. It's not extremely glowy”6:19–6:23
- “Even though I say it has like this slight tiny little bit of satinness to it, it's totally fine for the under eyes. Don't even worry about that”5:56–6:00
- Source: New and viral e.l.f. cosmetics drops review - Jun 29, 2026
- “Elf Halo Glow Powder Filter. Honestly, honestly, this gives a really pretty sheen over the face”0:49–0:53
- “Don't use it to set because it's glowy”0:55–0:59
- “If you want some glow, put a little bit of this all over”0:59–1:03
- “Overhyped, if you ask me”
- Source: 2025 powders ranked worst to best - May 24, 2025
What creators say
- Consensus
- 4.1 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Natural finish (6) · Matte finish (3) · Easy to use (3) · Blurring (3) · Dewy finish (3)
- Value
- Value for money (2)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with shimmer (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- loose setting powder
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
- —
- Key ingredients
- mica, tapioca starch, synthetic sapphire, bismuth oxychloride, polymethylsilsesquioxane, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, boron nitride, silica, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol
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