Hey guys!
So this is going to be one of my most favourite and also highly expected post. It’s
all about glow and how you can look like you’ve swallowed the whole sun itself.
I am a highlighter fanatic and that explains why I have collected
so many of these highlighters over the past few months, and there are a few in
my bucket list. I love this trend as you can do so much with your overall
makeup look by just choosing the intensity and the location of your highlight. Can
we just take a moment of silence for this majestic product?
Here are the highlighters that I own and use for different
kinds of looks and if I’m feeling extra I just wear all of them together and I have no
shame in admitting that.
Wet n Wild megaglo
highlighting powder in Precious Petals
This has to be the absolute favourite highlighter that I
have. It has an amazing creamy, soft texture. The colour itself goes so well
with my skin tone and it does not accentuate my pores at all. You can build it
up and it will still not make you look oily. It’s just a glow gone right. You
can apply just this and nothing else on your skin and you’re still good to go.
I’m so thankful that this highlighter exists.
Camelia de Chanel
This of course had to make a feature on my post. It’s one of
the first highlighters that I bought and with every use I get a little sad as this
is a limited edition highlighter and I probably won’t ever find it again.
Anyways this pearl coloured highlighter is best suited for a natural glow. You
can build it up but it doesn’t have a blinding effect that most people love. The
down point of this highlighter is that sometimes it leaves little chunks of
glitter however it’s not exactly a glittery highlighter. The little fragments that go all over the place can easily be dusted of with a clean brush.
Smashbox Spotlight
palette in Gold
To start off with I was a little disappointed with this
highlighter palette as I thought all the three pans will show glows of
different intensity. These are quite powdery however if you work with all the
three together they’ll give you the best natural glow. The gold shades
complement with my skin and the intensity is perfect for an everyday look. They are a little powdery, specifically the first shade - Turn it on. It has a little bit of a chalky feel but it provides a good base for the other two highlighters to work with.
Maybelline master
strobing cream in Pink
This is the only liquid highlighter that I own (for now :P).
The pink undertone of this strobing cream gives a healthy finish to your skin.
I usually apply this under my foundation but you can even apply over it, alone
or paired up with a powder highlight. Whatever works for you. As all liquid
highlights have quite high intensity I like using it under my foundation. It
goes well with foundations as it has a tacky feel after it dries off hence
won’t let your foundation move around.
Here are the swatches of all the highlighters side by side.
So everyone has their own way of applying highlighter.
Here’s how I glow for the day moreover some tips to help you REFLECT like a
diamond.
- For people with texture on their skin this is for you. Usually people have pores on the medial side of their cheeks so make sure you want to apply your highlight as far away from it as possible. Wearing highlight on your pores or bumps will just make them more prominent.
- To make your nose look short, pointed and cute just apply the highlighter on the tip of your nose. And if you want to make your nose look a little bigger add that glowy shit to the bridge of your nose too. Create an exclamation point, missing a little part just above the tip of your nose as doing so will make your nose look pointed too.
- If you’re going for an everyday look and just want to wear highlight, you can spray some primer water, like the one from smashbox which I always use. Wait for it to dry just a little and then you can go on dusting that highlighter of yours.
- The last tip is to make any highlighter intense, spray some water or a primer water on the brush which you’re using to highlight with and then dip it in your highlighter and apply it. This method will make you look like the glowing goddess that you are and will also help your highlighter last longer.
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| Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water |
Also the brush that I use for my powder highlights is from
P.A.C. cosmetics. It is a fluffy angled brush and hits right on the high points
of my face. The size is decent enough to help me highlight my nose even.
So bada boom, bada bing! Here’s how you become the queen of
glow land. Blind them folks with your shine. This was all about my highlight routine. I hope you find it helpful.
Please leave a comment if you did find it helpful, would like to share your
ideas or just some random suggestions about any future posts.
