I mean, honestly, who needs a highlighting tutorial? Not many of you (and no offense to those of you who do, yay, this won't have been in vain) but I was bored and figured I'd whip out the camera and take some pictures. Bear with me. At the very leat this might introduce some products you might not have though of using, OR, better yet, encourage you to step up your highlighting game. Like concealing, it's essential, sort of.
Me, with powder and bronzer and nothing else: 
Excuse the goofy expression.
Step 1:
Apply concealor under the eye. If you don't reguarly use concealor under the eye, that's fine too, you can skip to Step 2, which I often do. Still I would invest in a liquid concealor for the under the eye area. Liquid, not cream (it has a tendency to be heavy, sticky, and/or crease). How exactly women are using mineral concealor is beyond me. Someone please message me with some insights on that. 
Now that funny looking brush is a pointed foundation brush and the best thing since sliced bread. Check it out at aDesign Brushes.
Step 2:
Apply Liquid Luminizer (is that an actual word???)
In this case I used MAC's new Studio Lights in Smooth Spice (it is love). You could also try the ever popular Touch Eclat by YSL. I haven't tried this product but Specktralites rave about it. I've also used Stila's Liquid All Over Shimmer in #6 (discontinued, but not impossible to find). The key is to pat this on smoothly as not to disturb the concealor that you may or may not have just applied. 
... and after 
Step Three:
Dust Natural MSF in a shade or two lighter than your skintone (in mycase Medium Dark) under the eyes and the inner corner of the eyes... 
above and around the brow.... 
and over the cheekbones 
Finally, using a stippling or duo fiber brush, dust a highlighting powder, (I am using Stila's Sun Sunlight, it is AMAZING ladies!) over the across the cheekbones and the jaw line. 
The end result is a very sophositcated face with nuances of light.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Highlighting - A Tutorial of Sorts
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5 comments:
ou la la! I love the tutorial...
i was doing everything wrong..just applying (somehow) some blush on my cheekbones and calling it a day!I've jotted down the steps and i might need to come back and do it step by step when i am doing my make-up. So you recommend liquid concealer instead of a creamy one? i've been using the studio stick concealer for three years now..
and for studio lights, do you apply it on the cheekbones or under the eye as well? is smooth spice very creamy? or sheer? thanks for the great tutorial :)
Personally, I think liquid concealer is the best choice for under the eye because creamy concealers have a tendency to crease. Also the under-eye area is really delicate, of the consistency of stick and cream concealers requires more blending, more working, which is a bit extra for that area.
It's really preference though.
You can apply Smoothspice anywhere you want to highlight, so on the cheekbone, on the bridge or sides of the nose, and of course under the eyes. It's creamy in texture but fairly sheer in application. I feel like a MAC MA - Do you here that MAC, Hire Me!
thank you...
well as soon as i run out of my studio stick, hello liquid concealer!
I've just received my studio lights..that tube is the TRUTH..love it:)
you've got gorgeous skin! & i'm glad there's another nappy head in love with MAC!!!
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