
My only advice is to grab these sooner rather than later, as shades are already selling out. If you've never tried a liquid contour, blush or highlight before, these are a great way to try the trend. Halo Glow Beauty Wands are dupes for the Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wands. Though the two brands' products have slight differences, like their packaging, they provide very similar results on my face. For that reason, I'd say the E.L.F. While they're still new to me, I don't hesitate to recommend trying the E.L.F. wands, especially if you've been itching to get your hands on the Charlotte Tilbury ones. Halo Glow Beauty Wands dupes for Charlotte Tilbury? wands had it, too, as I can foresee a potential mess. I appreciate that detail in the packaging and wish the E.L.F. While the Charlotte Tilbury wands have the same squeeze mechanism, the tubes have a twist-to-lock mechanism that prevents the makeup from leaking through the sponge. To use the wand, you need to squeeze the slim tube until the liquid formula comes through the sponge-tip applicator. My only gripe is with the wands' packaging. $9 at Ulta What I dislike about the E.L.F.

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All together, the wands provide a sculpted, luminous look to my skin with little effort, thanks to the easy-to-blend liquid formula. The liquid highlight gives a gleam without looking glittery, and it layers well on top of the blush. The highlight hue called "Champaign Campaign"-one of three shades available-adds even more glimmer to the skin when I apply it to the tops of my cheekbones and the other high points of my face. The blush is available in three other shimmery tones, too. The shimmery pink "Rosé You Slay" shade reminds me of the Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Highlighter Wand in the beloved color "Pinkgasm." It gives my skin a luminous, subtle flush that wears well throughout the day. The blush wand's formula blended out just as easily on my cheeks as the contour color. offers up five shades ranging from very light to deep, which makes it easier to find a color that'll complement your skin tone. While the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wands are only available in two shades, E.L.F. The liquid formula blends out easily using a makeup brush and the cool-toned, light shade gives my face a natural-looking sculpted effect. I own the contour wand in the shade "Fair Light," the blush in "Rosé You Slay" and the highlight in "Champagne Campaign." I apply the contour shade in the hollows of my cheekbones, along my jawline and on my temples to add definition to my face. As Reviewed's beauty editor, I received a set of three wands- contour, blush and highlight-to put to the test.įor more beauty, makeup and hair reviews and tips follow us on TikTok What I like about the E.L.F. Last week, the affordable cosmetic brand launched the Halo Glow Beauty Wands ($9), which appear to be dupes of the cult-favorite Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wands ($42). Cosmetics proves that notion to us all the time with its consistent A+ products. Purchases made through the links below may earn us and our publishing partners a commission.Īmazing makeup doesn't need to come at a high price. Top tip from TikTok: If you’re after a Tilb-like Pinkgasm glow, try the blush shade Rosé You Slay.- Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed's editors. However, if you do end up loving the effect of the lower-cost contour wand, you might also be interested in trying out the brand’s newly-launched Halo Glow Blush Wands, £9 here, and Halo Glow Highlight Wands, also £9 here. We’ll let you make your own mind up about the dupe status of the £9 wand. Meanwhile, others say they “prefer” the Elf formula, with one noting: “Elf looks so much better and pigmented than the Charlotte Tilbury.”

Kelly’s comparison has sparked a debate in the comment section with several Tilbury fans claiming the product isn’t a great dupe, with one writing: “I like the CT side better, but only because you didn’t keep blending the elf blush enough and you put too much on.” “I’m using the shade light/medium in the Elf wand and it is a little lighter than the light Charlotte Tilbury shade, but Elf does have five shades available while Charlotte Tilbury only has two,” she explains.

User Kelly Strack has a top-liked video titled: “Putting the new elf halo glow beauty wands to the test next to the charlotte tilbury beauty wands to see if they’re a dupe” – and her side-by-side comparison of the two gives you a good picture of how they compare. If you’re searching for a review of how similar the Elf buy is to Charlotte Tilbury’s pricier wand, you only need to scroll through TikTok for the content. The five shades of contour swatched on the skin (Image: Elf)
