How to Highlight your Face, a Step by Step Guide
Highlighter is a beauty trend that looks good on everyone, adding a touch of radiance to areas of the face where the light hits. It also helps to enhance your best features by drawing focus to them. This look is incredibly easy to achieve, and can be adapted to suit a daytime or evening occasion. If you’re looking to perfect the art of how to highlight and illuminate your face, this comprehensive guide will help you achieve a flawless application that looks effortlessly chic and glamourous. We’ve sourced the best highlighter makeup products to simplify your search.
There are several types of highlighter to choose from, depending on your the type of finish you prefer…
Powder Highlighter
Powder highlighter is universally flattering and suits all skin types. These finely milled powders are formulated to sit well on top of existing makeup products, so you can be sure your base won’t be interrupted.
High pigment Powder Highlighters
As the first option, you can opt for a powder highlighter that’s highly pigmented, such as the Illamasqua Beyond Powder, which delivers an intense metallic glow. The shade ‘OMG’ is a unique champagne tone that has light-reflecting pigments. It looks incredible on all skin tones and can even be used as an eyeshadow. The shade ‘Epic’ is more tailored towards deeper skin tones as it falls in the bronze spectrum.