"Phantom" Light-Reflecting Glow:
- Synthetic Fluorphlogopite (Base): This lab-created mica alternative provides an ultra-smooth, pearlescent base with exceptional light reflection and minimal texture. It creates the signature "phantom" effect – a visible glow that seems to come from within the skin, not a layer sitting on top.
- Bismuth Oxychloride: Adds intense metallic shine and pearlescence (common in all shades). While some find it irritating, it's key for that high-impact, wet-look sheen.
- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) & Mica: Provide brightness, opacity, and additional soft-focus light reflection (present in all shades, especially G01/G04).
- Color Pigments (G02/G04): CI 77491 (Iron Oxide Red), CI 15510 (Red 7 Lake - G02), Iron Oxides (G04) add warm/cool undertones to the base glow for flattering shade variations.
Weightless, Seamless & Blendable Texture ("Powder-to-Skin" Feel):
- Silicone Dominance (Dimethicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Methicone): Creates an incredibly smooth, slippery base. This allows the powder to glide onto the skin, blend effortlessly without patchiness, and feel virtually weightless ("phantom").
- Lauroyl Lysine (Amino Acid Derivative): A natural-derived powder modifier that adds exceptional slip, silkiness, and helps pigments adhere smoothly to the skin. Reduces any chalky or dry feeling.
- Hexadecene: A lightweight emollient hydrocarbon that adds fluidity and helps bind ingredients without heaviness.
Longwear & Adherence:
- Film-Forming Polymers (HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer): These create a flexible, breathable film on the skin. This film locks the pigments and shimmer in place, resists fading, smudging, and transfer, contributing significantly to the "longwear" claim.
- Triethoxycaprylylsilane: A silane coupling agent that helps bind silicone ingredients to pigments and powders, improving adherence and water resistance.
- Silica: Absorbs excess oil (sebum) that can break down makeup, helping the highlight stay fresh-looking longer.
Velvety Smooth Application & Soft-Focus Effect:
- Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer: A spherical texturizing powder that gives a velvety, soft-focus feel and helps blur minor skin texture.
- Magnesium Stearate: A lubricating powder that adds slip and contributes to a creamy, blendable application.
- Calcium Sodium Borosilicate: Smooth spherical beads that enhance slip, improve texture, and add subtle luminosity.
- Silica (again): Also contributes to a silky, non-gritty feel and helps control surface shine around the highlight.
Reduced Glitter & Enhanced Sophistication:
- Tin Oxide: A very fine powder used to coat other particles (like mica or bismuth oxychloride). This coating helps disperse light more evenly, reducing harsh sparkle and creating a smoother, more refined, molten-metal shimmer instead of chunky glitter. This is crucial for the "high-end" highlight effect.
- The specific combination of silicones, spherical powders, and surface treatments: Works synergistically to ensure the shimmer particles lay flat and reflect light diffusely, minimizing glitter fallout.
Stability & Safety:
- Phenoxyethanol & Ethylhexylglycerin: Standard broad-spectrum preservatives ensuring product safety and shelf-life.
In Essence:
This GOGO TALES Phantom Highlight Powder leverages advanced silicone chemistry, precisely engineered light-reflecting particles, sophisticated texturizing powders, and film-forming polymers to achieve its core benefits:
- A Supernatural Glow: Creates intense, buildable luminosity that appears fused with the skin ("phantom"), not a superficial layer.
- Effortless Luxury Feel: Delivers an unbelievably smooth, weightless, and blendable texture that feels expensive and comfortable.
- Flawless Finish: Minimizes texture, avoids chunky glitter, and offers a refined, sophisticated shimmer.
- Staying Power: Formulated to resist fading, smudging, and migration for lasting radiance.
- Shade Versatility: The core benefits are consistent across shades, with pigments (in G02/G04) adding nuanced undertones to the luminous base.
This isn't just shimmer powder; it's a meticulously engineered blend designed to deliver high-impact, long-lasting radiance with an exceptionally refined, lightweight, and skin-like feel. The "Phantom" name aptly describes its ability to create a striking glow that seems to emerge magically from the skin itself.
