Highlighting, highlighting, highlighting it’s a trick that most people do not use in their daily make-up routine. I ALWAYS use highlighter, it’s a fast simple step that makes your skin look fresh, bright and basically like a spotlight is following you around all day-who doesn’t want that?
Here are my best tricks to getting fresh lively skin:
1. Use an illuminating primer or moisturizer to start
Simply prime your skin with all over soft shimmer to make your skin look alive. My top three are:
Smashbox Artificial Light-this product is great because it comes in three colors. Glow, a tanned color. Diffuse, a silvery pale color. Flash, a pink/blue tone reflective color (my favorite). ($26.99)
No 7 Highlights Illuminating Lotion-this product is light pink with silvery tones. It is great to mix with your face lotion and can also be used as a cream highlighter ($12.99)
L’Oreal Magic Lumi-this product is one of my newest finds. This is the closest dupe I have found for Smashbox Artificial Light in Flash but honestly I actually like it much more. I feel angelic in this primer and usually use it with just a little concealer to keep my glow intact. ($12.99)
2. Use a mineral powder (if you use powder). Mineral powders have much more glow factor to them than regular powders that can sometimes remove all the natural glow from your skin. My favorites are:
Mac Mineralized Skin Finish ($29.00)
Avon Smooth Minerals ($12.00)
Bare Minerals Powder Foundation ($29.00)
3. Highlight the Cheek Bones and right down the center of the face with a powder highlighter.
My favs are:
Physician’s Formula Powder Palette Mineral Glow Pearls-this product comes in four colors but my absolute favorite is Translucent Pearl. I couldn’t live without this product! ($13.95)
Benefit High Beam– This is a cream highlighter that blends easily. ($26.00)
Bare Minerals Rose Gossamer– This is a pink toned highlighter that I have used for years. Bare Minerals has loads of colors to chose from but this one is my favorite. ($45.00 with kabuki brush)
I hope this run down will encourage you to try highlighting your beautiful faces! Let me know what you think of your skin highlighted vs not.
Happy Highlighting loves!
xo
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