The emotional support highlighter
PRODUCT REVIEW category: Makeup
Product: Clé de Peau Beauté Luminizing Face Enhancer
Price Range: Premium ($$$)
Vibe: The softly spoken friend who doesn’t need the spotlight to be radiant.
Aweness Verdict: 5 out of 5 sighs—lasts us for years and (sorta) replaces our need for more regular lasers and delivers the kind of lit-from-within glow that never looks overdone—just expensive, rested, and emotionally balanced. But yes, it comes at a Cle de Peau price point that could feed you lunch for a week. Still? Worth every swipe.
First Impressions
Opening the compact feels like unwrapping a tiny work of art. The powder itself is intricately pressed like faceted crystal—beautiful to look at, but more beautiful on skin. It’s soft, never chalky, and has zero fallout. One light sweep and suddenly, your face looks subtly lifted, alive, and like it finally took a breath after a long day.
Key Ingredients
This formula isn’t skincare-heavy, but it does contain some conditioning ingredients and skin-loving light diffusers.
Here are the actual listed ingredients (common to most shades):
Mica – for that smooth, natural radiance
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite – a safe, synthetic pearl for refined shimmer
Dimethicone – smooths skin and helps with blendability
Silica – blurs and diffuses light (read: your pores stay chill)
Squalane – lightweight hydration
Tocopherol (Vitamin E) – antioxidant protection
Hydroxyapatite – mineral-based glow enhancer
Sodium Hyaluronate – a pinch of plumpness
Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide – for colour and coverage
It’s talc-based, so those with talc sensitivities—heads up.
Why We’re Obsessed
Because no matter what foundation or skin phase we’re in (glowy, dry, hormonal, ugh), this one somehow always plays nice. It gives an almost bouncy light—a whispery veil that highlights bone structure without harshness. It’s the only highlighter we trust at 8am and 8pm.
Who It’s For
Highlight minimalists who hate glitter
Over-35s who want light but not texture exaggeration
The ones who want the kind of glow that says: “I drink water. I set boundaries. I know when to leave the party.”
Aweness Tip
Apply it on the high points of the face after setting spray for a glow that clings to you like a secret. Want a glass-skin moment? Mix a little with balm and dab on lids or the bridge of your nose. It also works as a “mood reset” mid-day if you’ve been looking at a screen for too long and forgot you had a face.
Final Words
It’s not loud. It’s not trendy. It doesn’t give “Instagram Face.”
But it gives you your face—just better lit, gently sculpted, and oddly serene. Like you just made peace with something you didn’t know was weighing you down.