L'Oreal Paris Wake Up and Glow Mon Amour Highlighting Drops Review

In the past, I have not been the biggest fan of liquid highlighter and would rather opt for powder. This, however, was a great product to push me out of my comfort zone and I am now converted to the liquid highlighter way of life.

I decided to try these out in a few different ways. I added them to my primer to create a glowy base before foundation and this gave me a subtle glow throughout the day.

The next day I added them to my Fenty foundation for more of a glow. I was really happy it did not change the way the foundation applied and wore throughout the day. This is something I was most worried about. My partner even commented on how nice my make up looked on this day too!

Next, I used them as a traditional highlighter across the tops of my cheeks. A tiny amount on my damp beauty blender created a stunning glow that blended in seamlessly with my blush. By using the beauty blender I avoided that striped look that some times happen.

This a beautiful product that can be used as a variety of ways. It's a little messy if you are not careful so have a facecloth or makeup wipe on hand.

This is a lovely product to use. It works perfectly mixed into your foundation to give a soft, glow from within type look. Also, if you tap it on the high points of your cheeks and blend it in, it makes for a blinding, gorgeous gold highlight! It's nice and easy to use with the dropper bottle and a little certainly goes a long way!

If you are hoping that this will give you the similar "glowing" look of highlighter - think again. This might be your lazy option of foundation substitute over winter to go to supermarket, or to "thin out" your hard-formula foundation, but it's nothing more than that. I've tried this in four ways: as a base, mixed with my foundation, mixed with a concealer and as a liquid highlighter.

As a base - it was below average. I honestly didn't see much of dewiness, or glowing feeling from my face. I was hoping that this would cover my dull face in case I forget to do my skincare routine - but I still looked dull without my usual beauty regime. I applied my foundation over the base, but it was gone before lunchtime (in a cool workplace!?). I definitely wouldn't re-use this as a base.

Mixed with my foundation - for summer time, I don't think this was a great idea so will try this in winter time again. I have a combination skin where my skin outside is a bit oily but it's dry inside. Mixed with foundation, my base make up disappeared around lunchtime again.

Mixed with concealer - I've tried mixing this with my fav Nars concealer and only used the area that I wanted to "highlight." I applied with my usual brush and it wasn't so bad.

Liquid highlighter - I had my highest hope as it seemed very pigmented. It was average - it wasn't as pigmented as I hoped it to be on my face. But that being said, if you are looking for very natural highlighter (like barely-there sort of highlighter), then I guess this could work with you. You also don't need much as a liquid highlighter as you can't layer it up.

I have trialled this product strictly as a highlighter so far, and found good points and not so good points.

I was super excited to try the dropper style application, but unfortunately I found with this product that the dropper was quite chunky which made it a bit clumsy. It also meant that one drop of product was way more product than I needed directly onto the face, so I would definitely recommend dropping the product onto a brush or palette and using that amount for more than one area.

The liquid was a soft, smooth texture and did blend very easily into the skin. So this was definitely a delivery on the promise of a product that blends seamlessly.

The colour (01 Sparkling Love) was beautiful and quite natural with my skin tone. The shimmer factor is definitely dialled up. So for me I would definitely use this more as a feature highlighter on small areas rather than an all over base or mixed into foundation. Very eye catching and certainly gives you a shimmery glow.

If you love a bit of sparkle and a good highlight then this product is definitely for you. Overall I am a fan, but will definitely use this in more of my evening make up routine rather than a ‘wake up and glow’ product for day time at work.

I don't use liquid highlighters, and have never tried to get a glowy look. However, I received this product in a trial so I decided to give it a go.

I put a drop on under my liquid foundation and left my skin lovely, dewy and glowy. I did look slightly more oily than usual so I had to blot with powder to ensure I wasn't too shiny. I noticed throughout the day that the high points of my face did look shiny and highlighted.

This product really confused me. I had to look it up on the L'Oréal site to understand how to use it. I applied it blended with make up, on top, underneath, and with a base of moisture only. None of the application techniques worked for me, I didn't see as much of a shimmer as I expected and was left with a oily feeling on my skin.

I don't think I would use this again on my face as the oil slick, wet shimmer result was just gross. However I will try it mixed with moisturiser on my body for a golden dawn glow and see how that works.

Love the bottle, super classy, and the dropper is a great idea as a little goes a long way.

These highlighting drops are a new favourite and was surprisingly easy to use. The consistency is thick but very easy to blend onto my makeup for a targeted highlighting effect. I like that it has multiple ways of applying and can be mixed into your foundation or moisturiser for an all over glow, or just used on specific areas over your foundation or moisturizer. I liked that it has small particles that imparts a natural glow and is infused with coconut oil. It has a very light pleasant fragrance that is not bothersome at all. It comes in a 15ml bottle that I'm sure will last me a long time as only a couple of drops are needed at a time and I was a bit concerned that quite a lot of product sticks to the dropper, but I found if you shake it well as instructed, it has a much thinner consistency and easier to use. The packaging is good and easy to use and the price is reasonable for a drugstore product. I would use this again if I run out and found it to be much better than powder highlighters and the fact that it can be used in multiple ways.

This product is overall very nice. The packaging is pretty, however the dropper isn't really necessary - a dipper type applicator would probably do the same job.

In the bottle the highlighter looks really intense and glowy, but it's actually quite sheer and natural when you blend it into your skin - especially over top of foundation. I had to be careful when dabbing it in when I was wearing foundation because it can mix with the foundation and change colours. However that is pretty typical with liquid highlighters, so it's probably something you can work around.

I did wear this highlighter without foundation on and it was much brighter, and overall looked a lot nicer. This product is recommended as something you wear under makeup to give your skin a subtle glow, and I think this is how it should be used.

What a highlighter!

I love to glow and am a bit of a highlighter addict. I've never tried drops before!

The bottle is like a medicine dropper, you know, Rescue Remedy style. It's cute, and does keep this liquid product mess-free.

You can use these in lots of ways. You can massage them all over your face as a primer, mix them to your foundation for more dewy finish, or just apply them as you would a cream highlight.

The sheen is luminous, it's super pretty, but you can opt for a more subtle look, or full on mega wattage.

Great product, great price. LOVE.