Still Hunting for a HG Highlighter

So I ended up returning the MAC MSF in Smooth Merge the other day. ; ( I really wished that I could like it. I really tried to work with it, w/ diff brushes and w/ a light hand. It's still too shimmery for my taste. As a highlighter, the shimmer kinda travels all over my face, the effect is bleh.... As a blush, the shimmer sinks into my pores and acne scars..... not a very pleasant sight. I'd love to keep it, but I could get so many more practical things for $27+taxes..... So I decided to give up on my 2nd MSF (1st one being the Medium Dark/Natural & Shimmer, and I rarely touch the shimmery side).







Some people recommended me to get Porcelain Pink, and I've seriously thought about. But it just doesn't show up on my skin at all..... And I even begin to doubt... do I really need a highlighter, esp I kinda have oily skin?????









On a brighter note, remember I got a Jane mineral blush the other day at walgreens for like $1.39..... The color is in Outspoken Pink. It's a very pale pink color that is mostly matte but has some sheen finish. I would never have bought it at the original price because it's too pale to show up on my olive skin. But since it's on sale, and I would probably never be able to find Jane products again, I just bought it.














It happen to be a pretty decent good highlighter. I just sweep this powder under my eyes and and down along my nose (see below). It provides a subtle brightening/concealing effect. You can also use it to blend out your blush.











Here is my attempt to show how you can use Outspoken Pink to blend out pigmented or over-shimmery blush (but kinda failed).

From left to right: Outspoken Pink + Jane shimmer strip blush in Peony, Peony, Outspoken Pink

I've been grabbing for this blush everyday now. It's not a HG or anything, but for now it mends the hole that Smooth Merge has left, both mentally and economically. =)