Highlighting and Strobing Methods
Brighten Up, Babes: Mastering Highlighting and Strobing Like A Pro MUA!
Hello, beautiful souls! If you've ever felt the siren call of the illuminating arts and dreamed of accentuating those delightful cheekbones of yours, boy, do I have a treat for you.
Today, we're diving headfirst into the dazzling world of highlighting and strobing. Yes, strobing—a term that sounds suspiciously like something you’d find in a discotheque. How groovy is that?
Let's get lit with facts:
Highlighting and strobing might sound like conjoined twins in the makeup world, but they’re actually unique in their heavenly glow-giving purpose. Highlighting focuses on creating a light reflection on the face using products with a bit of shimmer, while strobing amps it up with pure, unadulterated gleam. Imagine a moonlit goddess. That’s you.
Want everyone to think the sun personally delivers rays to your front door every morning? You can with these makeup artist skills and techniques.
Let's do this!
- The Highlighting Prep:
- Prep, prime, and pluck (figuratively... not literally, please!) your gorgeous canvas face meritoriously. Layer some glow juice (uh, hydrating face serum for the Muggles among us) and follow with a lightning bolt—your fav dewy-finish foundation. The world’s your runway, after all.
- Tools of Radiance:
- Grab your best fluffy brush or damp sponge (imagine paws with wings). Dip, dab, and gently wave them over areas you want the light to kiss: tops of your cheekbones, the bridge of your nose, the cupid’s bow (don’t forget this—super important for ALL the ‘Smooches ahead’ strategic planning). Turn it into a dance—a secret catwalk disco of dreams.
Spot of advice: Never highlight your forehead unless you're feeling particularly extraterrestrial. No one likes a blinding forehead—keep those eyes down to Earth.
Strobing Sin:
So strobe those cheekbones as if your name appears in glittered lights. The skinny on strobing is that it takes us on the express train to gleaming, translucent ethereal vibes, without the baggage of contouring shadows bringing you down. Highlighters with reflexive properties? Yes. Shy corner dust? No.
But WAIT. Elevate, don’t flap halfheartedly. Optimum spots for stroBlack-lighting—ehh, sorry, I think I meant Strobing—remain integral: sides of temples, above eyebrows, and the tip of your chin. Sparingly though. We paint with the intentionality of poets!
Now, for the finale of our glittering concert, set and go! Setting sprays. Choose: twinkle pearl burst or matte-finish-magic-mist—I’m talking rock concert, crowd-cheer claps of misty finish glory.
Signing Off, Shimmer-stars!
So there it is! A carnival of light for the face to enjoy, an RGB of reflectiveness that says, "I'm here, and yes I sparkle". Remember: in the game of strobing, nothing is too ridiculous. Those cheekbones can make history or mystery.
Until next time, stay jazzy. And never let anyone dull your sparkle.