I was mooching through Primark one day and whilst browsing through their beauty collection (which is now HUGE!) I clapped eyes on the PS Bronze Highlight & Glow palette. It was square and looked pretty similar to the ABH Glow Kit so I had a peek inside to see that it was a great dupe for Sundipped.
Let's be clear, I don't normally buy 'dupe' products. I'm not hugely against them, but I prefer to buy products that resemble the quality of a product, rather than outright copies them (Let's leave the MUR & Charlotte Tilbury saga out of the comments...).
This was 'similar' to the Sun Sipped palette but still wasn't a complete copy. The shades were all slightly different, the packaging was a bit different too and the quality, whilst both good, are both different too.
The PS Bronze Highlight & Glow Palette costs just £4 and much like the ABH palette has four shades, titled 'Sunbeam', 'Siesta', 'Sundown' and 'Pool Party'.
As anyone who has used the ABH Glow Kit will know, they have a powdery yet buttery consistency without being grainy or glittery at all. With that said, to look at the glow kits do have a bit of chunky glitter in them although, this doesn't appear on the skin. The finish on the skin is incredible and one sweep of this will have you staring at your reflection all day.
With the ABH glow kit being so good, the Primark PS Bronze Highlight & Glow had a lot to live up to and at just £4, I wasn't expecting it to stand it's ground the way it is.
The packaging is flimsy in comparison to the ABH ones and there's not a way to remove one of the pigments to replace it the way there is with the ABH glow kit. At £4 though, who really cares?
Unlike the ABH Glow kits, the Primark PS Bronze Highlight & Glow hasn't got any trace of glitter or powdery texture, it is very buttery and applies beautifully with your fingers, a beauty blender or a RT setting brush.
For me, the shades are quite different. Unlike the ABH glow kit, these are quite opal and irridescent. I find these to have less pigmentation but are equally as glowy. I worked this into my skin twice to get the same result as the Anastasia one and it stayed glowy all day long.
One negative of the Primark PS Bronze Highlight & Glow is that I found the glow looks a little bit 'greasy' after a few hours. It moved a bit on the skin which I've never had with the Anastasia one.
Overall, If I ran out of my ABH Glow Kit, I wouldn't break my heart if I had to use this for a while. I'm a fan of it and would be inclined to use it but if it's hot outside, this is more likely to move on my skin so might stick to the Anastasia version in the Summer.
Have you tried the ABH Glow Kit Primark Dupe out yet?
H x
16 Comments
this is amazing, I might need to try this once my natural tan kicks in!
ReplyDeleteG x
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In the photos, it really doesn't look like there's much difference between those two! It's a shame that the Primark one is a little greasy but for £4, that's a pretty decent dupe!
ReplyDeleteAbbey 😘 www.abbeylouisarose.co.uk
For somebody who could almost never justify spending £40 on one piece of makeup, I'll take the Primark as a close second. At least with £4 if I forget to use it and leave it sitting in a drawer I don't feel so bad!
ReplyDeleteThis is from Primark? Really? I'm gonna have to get some for my wife!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like such a fun product. Normally I wouldn't seek out things like this .. but I might have to make an exception. Especially once my summer tan starts to appear!
ReplyDeleteI do love a good dupe, but as you say, only if the quality is actually any good - no point in buying a dupe that you're going to run out of 10x faster than the real thing! This does look really good though and for £4 you can't really go wrong can you?
ReplyDeleteAmy xx
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As a dupe this looks great. Shame about it being greasy, but still looks great.
ReplyDeleteSteph xx
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I don't tend to use bronzer as I'm quite pale. But £4 is pretty good compared to the branded one
ReplyDeleteI didn't notice much of a difference in the photos
I am going out this weekend for the first time in ages, so going to try and pick this up if I can, so I'm glowing all night!
ReplyDeleteAshleigh
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Sounds like a good product if you are on a budget really. I mean there is always going to be some issues but like you said for £4 you can't complain to much! X
ReplyDeletethank you for such an honest review, would love to give this a go!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good post and glad you share this honest review and It's so great to know the dupe's of this product
ReplyDeleteI feel like that this would be a bit too dark for me but it look SO pretty! Can't believe they are duping ABH now haha!
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This looks so nice! I'm not sure how much use I'd get from the darker shades but that glow is amazing ♥
ReplyDeleteI would never spend £40 on highlighter as... well.. I have a son and I would feel so guilty as I only work part time lol, I will definitely be looking out for the Primark one xxxx
ReplyDeletelucylovesbeautyxo.com
This palette looks so pretty and so comparable in shades to the abh one xxxx
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