shimmery [SEP] i did not buy this from amazon directly but only because there were not enough reviews for me to actually purchase it so i ordered you light up my life the gold looking oneit is very sheer which is why i chose stars but pretty my skin is tan which is why i went with the gold i am not much into makeup so i went with something that would mostly blend into my skin but still shine this is primarily because the last thing on my face is a mattifying powder that tends to flatten out the appearance my skinmy swatches of it are of the highlighter blended into my skin and then with and layers to see if it was buildable it does not build too much but i am not a makeup artist so maybe someone else can do a better job than i can the photo is in direct light and the second is in less direct lightit has a magnetic closure which is unseen and there is a protective film on the little mirror