Versed High Points Illuminating Stick
by Versed · makeup
Editor's Take
For once, a clean-leaning glow stick spends its money where you see it: polished shimmer, sturdy wax structure, and no greasy cheekbone tax.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.2 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 9.8 / 10
- Sustainability: 8.8 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy is Strong at 8.2, and clean is Excellent at 9.75, so this is more than a pretty mica balm. Mica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, and Tin Oxide give a dimensional sheen, while jojoba oil, sunflower seed wax, and Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride keep the stick creamy without turning slick. Technology is Modern at 7.8, helped by a steady pigment suspension instead of loose sparkle swimming in oil. Sustainability is Very Good at 8.8, with the main trade-off being synthetic optical helpers and mineral pigment sourcing; worth it for a polished cheekbone highlight that wants glow, not glitter.
Full INCI list
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Octyldodecanol, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Pentaerythrityl Adipate/Caprate/Caprylate/Heptanoate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Mica, C10-18 Triglycerides, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Stearyl Behenate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Silica, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Silica Silylate, Propylene Carbonate, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Tin Oxide, Blakeslea Trispora Mycelium Extract, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491).