The makeup trend that uses highlighter as a complement is on the rise. Starting from Korean makeup styles and douyin makeup to Hollywood artist-style makeup tricks. Ladies, you must often find these makeup tutorials on various social media platforms and make you want to try them, right? But because highlighter is not a basic makeup for some people, it finally makes you hesitate to try it for the first time.
Highlighters can make instant glowing and sparkling effects. In the past, makeup using a highlighter was often used for important events such as wedding makeup or certain special moments. But now Ladies can use it every day because, in fact, a highlighter can freshen your face. The key is in how to use it.
Highlighter use for beginners
In order for the highlighter to give a glowing effect with a natural impression for everyday makeup, you need to know how to apply it properly. Here are tips that Ladies can follow:
1. Choose a highlighter that matches your skin tone
Even though the main thing in a highlighter is its glittery impression, remember that we always need to choose the color of our makeup according to our skin tone, including using a highlighter. Choose a highlighter that matches your skin tone to make your face look, fresher. If you choose the wrong color, usually the highlighter color will not blend with the skin color of the face, so it will ruin the makeup. You can also match the highlighter color according to the skin's undertone type. For example, a highlighter with a gold color can be an option if you have a warm undertone.
2. The right tools
To apply highlighter, we can only use our fingers. But for some brands, the use of highlighter using only fingers is not good because it doesn't blend perfectly. For that, you also need a tool to handle this. Choose a brush as the blend tool if you use a powder highlighter. As for the liquid highlighter, you can use a beauty blender. Use the ring finger to blend the highlighter for finger application because the pressure is softer than on the other fingers.
3. Identify the point of application
Usually, different face shapes have different places where the highlighter is used. For that, Ladies must know the shape of the face first. The point of the face where the highlighter is applied will certainly be different from the contour. Usually, the highlighter is applied to the cheekbones above the blush, in the middle of the nose for the effect of high nose bones and a sharp nose, above the temples, and on the cupid's bow.
4. Correction with powder
The powder is a savior for most of the makeup steps that are felt to be too much. Highlighter will indeed make a face glow, but if it is too much, it will usually make the appearance look oily, and the makeup will be less than optimal. Ladies, you can apply loose powder to cover up the excess highlighter. Blend until the powder is even.
So, Ladies, are you ready to try a new way of makeup using highlighter? Hopefully, these tips will help you!