Highlight is everything, its like the icing on the
cake. It completes the whole look by adding that last final touch of glow and
dimension to your face. You can either go subtle or OTT but in my opinion you
can never have too much freakin highlight; just saying.
Where to highlight
To hit the nail on the head, finding out where to
highlight is essential. You can do this by looking in the mirror facing a light
which will bounce off and reflect, those areas that should be beaming a
lil'more with highlight. I alway highlight the highest points of my cheeks, my
button nose, the bridge of my nose, cupids bow and brow bone. Sometimes if I'm
feeling a bit fancy i'll highlight my chin and above my eyebrows for that extra
sun kissed goddess look, in another words - a glazed doughnut.
However, I feel like this is unique to your face
shape and structure. For example, I never connect my nose highlight from the
bridge to my button nose because I don't feel like it will compliment me at all, but
my mum does and that looks great on her.
Using a creme/liquid highlighter underneath your
foundation
This step is optional. But going in with a liquid
highlighter before applying your base is another way to make your highlight pop
offffff. I have oily skin, so using a liquid highlighter after finishing my
whole base is a big no, cause it makes me look ridiculously oily. So for best
results I use it under my foundation, which makes your overall base look glowy.
Perfect for minimal makeup days and you can always choose whether you want to
take it to the next level and use powder highlight too.
Brushes matter
I only noticed this step recently and I now know
what brush to pick for the type of finish i want.
Large Ebay Brush - Now this one is the swooosh one, the highlight that just doesn't currrrrr she's uncontrollable and unapolagetic and way OTT but still cute.
Large Ebay Brush - Now this one is the swooosh one, the highlight that just doesn't currrrrr she's uncontrollable and unapolagetic and way OTT but still cute.
My all time favourite brush is the Morphe M501 -
this brush is bomb af. Its perfect for precise highlight, the type of highlight
that is controlled and knows the part they play in the game.
Elf Fan Brush - is what I use for that 'i have to be
out the door in less than five mins' type of highlight, its not that precise
but it does the job. It fits perfectly in between the brow bone so thats a plus.
Real Techniques Accent Brush - which was gifted to me
by one of my besties is the new MPV for my nose highlight - its preciseeee and
it will snatch that nose highlight like there's no tomorrow.
Pick up a little - Swipe, Blend and Repeat
This is the technique I always use, as it allows me
to build the coverage or the brightness and i feel like it's very important to
make sure its all blended in with the rest of your make up. Cause hun a big swoosh of unbelted highlight aint cute boo. Pick up with your
brush, swipe, blend the edges, find the reflection of your highlight in the mirror and the rest
is up to you, whether you want to build the intensity or not.
Lights and reflection
Now, you've followed all the steps and your
highlight is doing the absolute mosttttttt. I always get asked how i manage to catch my highlight in pictures and its all down to the ANGLES and LIGHTS.
There needs to be a mix between the lights hitting your face directly
and having your phone in an angle which will catch the reflection making it
pop. I usually just hold my phone up and swirl around the room until I find my
highlight reflecting. & POWWW that highlight is yours!
I hope this post answers your questions about all things highlight. Check out out my previous post about my all time favourite highlight here.
Hope xoxo
I hope this post answers your questions about all things highlight. Check out out my previous post about my all time favourite highlight here.
Hope xoxo
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