Guerlain Holiday Meteorites for Holiday 2017

There are new Meteorites. Therefore I had to pick them up during the Sephora VIB Rouge sale. What's better than new Meteorites? New Meteorites at 20% off! If you're looking for a super-detailed analysis of this product, this isn't the post for you.  I'll be giving you a quick look and my thoughts, and following up later today with a second post because I'm feeling that holiday spirit as of late.

The Guerlain Meteorites Gold Pearl retail for $65 and contain 0.7 oz of product in a luxe gold container. It was bothering me for a full week and I finally know what it reminds me of. 

Anyone remember the Julep 20s collection in their old school nail box? The one with the mini lippies? There was a lip scrub in the same packaging!!

Let's focus back on the Meteorites. It's futile to swatch.

These remind me of the last gold meteorites- Holiday 2015? (*QBB does some research... yes, 2015. The one that looks like a snow globe.)

I'm talking about the one in the lower left with the gold in the middle of the globe

The main difference is that these don't have stars, and are a little more subtle but yet gold. I like them- they're pretty standard holiday offerings from the brand.

I'd highly recommend this for the packaging. I can't wait to cover myself with a little glitz as the season of glitz approaches.

Guerlain Meteorites Birthday Candle Pearls

I have a dirty little (expensive) secret I've been keeping from you, dear readers.

I'm a ball-a-holic.

No, wait, that came out wrong. Unless you were a frequenter of that thread in the old school Specktra forums. Then, welcome!

What I meant to say is that I've been honest about my nail polish hoarding, my taste for pricey lipsticks and makeup... but somehow even though I've blogged on and off for four years I've never mentioned that I'm obsessed with Guerlain Meteorites.

Part of my Meteorites collection PART.

Perhaps it's because I'm slightly embarassed to collect hand-rolled balls of powder that retail for $62 each? I'll explain why I love these after I talk about the latest LE release- the Meteorites Birthday Candle Pearls. As of writing this review, they're still available at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Dillard's.

For your $62, you get the latest limited edition release that celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Meteorites- and whose case reportedly is similar to the original.

Let me take a minute to talk about why I love this product. It's a lovely finishing powder, but more than anything else, it just makes you feel good using it. There's something reminiscent of a forgotten era when you swirl your brush into one of these tins.

I like the effect that these finishing powders produce, but I also love the way they make me feel. And that's worth every penny.

According to the brand, this iteration contains "gold pearls to fight dullness, pink pearls to reveal glow, and champagne and white pearls to reflect the light."

It's almost impossible to show a real impact on the face, so I'll just show you how shiny my hand is. These are glowy.

When these are blended out, they don't look powdery on the face.

Still I kept thinking that these reminded me of some other versions in my collection. I pulled a few close comparisons;

They're the closest to a glowier version of the old Teint Beige (which was reformulated into Medium and lavender added).

Bottom Line: I love these but I'm also a collector. They're close to a product likely in your collection, and I wouldn't necessarily recommend one of the glowier versions for the first set of Meteorites in your collection. The collector in me feels so happy to have these, and I've been enjoying them.