BIONIKE DEFENCE COLOR LUMINIZER {REVIEW}

This is only the second make-up item from the Italian cosmetic brand 

BioNike

that Ive tried, the first was their Defence Pretty Touch Blusher, which was my 

"go to" blusher during the 2017/18 summer, as it was such a flattering, 

easy wearing everyday blusher.

To read that review

BioNike Blusher

I have seriously lost count of how many concealers/luminizers/brighteners, 

whatever you like to call them, I have used over the years, all in the hope of

 concealing darkness under the eye area, even out the skin tone, brightening the area 

and counteracting any signs of fatigue its seems to be a never ending quest

 and whilst some do a wonderful job others 

can fail miserably.

I was sent the BioNike Defence Color Luminizer to try and I was excited to put it to the test especially after my success with the Blusher from the same collection.

This click pen luminizer claims to conceal dark circles and small imperfections, while highlighting 

facial contours and it all sounds very similar to the iconic 

YSL Touche Éclat 

I worked for YSL many years ago and this product is what truly launched

YSL onto the make-up scene, as the original and now iconic face highlighter/concealer

  claimed to 

"instantly give you 8 hours of beauty sleep in a click"

The Touch Éclat has been so coveted over the years, that nowadays there are several

good affordable options that do a very similar job, however personally I have never 

found a perfect dupe.

I was curious as to what made this luminizer different to others that I had tried 

and its main 3 properties are all what I look for in this type of product :-

Hyaluronic acid: 

a moisturiser, makes the texture silky soft.

Texturising agents: 

allow to blend product easily for a very lightweight finish and a soft-focus effect. 

Glow Factor: 

a special set of anti-oxidant and stress-relieving ingredients. 

As always the Click pens have to be primed and clicked several times until the

product oozes onto the brush tip.

The product has a fluid texture and is easy to apply and blend with

either your finger tip or a make-up blender and can be applied under foundation or over.

However I wasn't prepared for the great concealing effect that it had on

the blue area towards the inner corner of my under eye.

(The blueness is always there, as its the capillaries that can be seen under the 

skin due to that areas skin covering being very thin) 

and I'm sure many of you can relate to this blue tinge and whilst it didn't cover 100%

(that's a very difficult ask from any product)

 it did an excellent job on me.

I find that I use the Colour luminizer on the mid line to the inner corners and then another more heavy duty concealer for the outer areas.

The luminizer also brightened up my under eye area very nicely and it can also 

be used to illuminate and highlight the cheekbones.

I used shade 101 and there are only 3 shades available.

Ophthalmologically tested on sensitive eyes.

Fragrance & Preservative Free 

Its also suitable for contact lens wearers.

I think I could have found the best dupe for the YSL Touche Élact 

considering it doesn't carry the same hefty imported price tag and more importantly 

its far easier to obtain,

 as all Dischem's countrywide stock BioNike.

This is now the 2nd colour product from BioNike that I have been super impressed

with and hopefully I can find you some more BioNike make-up gems.

BIONIKE 

DEFENCE COLOR LUMINIZER

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