Earlier this month, the brand’s first drop (aka “Leak”) came in the form of Amplify Flexi Powder, an Italian-sourced flexible pigment disc that can be worn wet or dry on lids, cheeks, and elsewhere on the face and body. (Our beauty director likened the texture to thin pieces of leather.) I’ll be super honest: I’m very comfortable with makeup (so much so that I did my own bridal glam), and even I had a serious learning curve with the stuff. Swatched dry, I wasn’t getting the color payoff I wanted, so I went back to the drawing board. My preferred method ended up using a clear highlighter balm like the discontinued Makeup by Mario Master Secret Glow as a base for the pigment to “grip” onto — Tower 28 makes a similar product that’s still available. On the brand’s social media channels, Androulakis has recommended misting your shade(s) of choice with a single spritz of your preferred setting spray (I like MAC’s Fix+ for this) and picking up the product with a small brush.
