How to... highlight your face
Beauty blogger Eliza Ashe shows how to perfectly highlight your face.
Talk the textured talk
When it comes to convenience, liquid highlighters are as flattering and easy to wear as it gets, but if you’ve taken a shine to a compact or loose powder foundation, it pays to use a powder-based highlighter as layering a cream or liquid can cause the product underneath to look patchy.
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St Tropez highlighter
4 of the best highlighters to try:
- Available in three shades, Violet, Rose and Gold, to suit all skin tones: St Tropez Skin Illuminator, $29.95.
- The built-in applicator brush makes it perfect for touch-ups on the go: Benefit High Beam, $45.
- Iridescent, without looking frosted: Inika Mineral Illuminisor, $45.
- Oil-free, so it won’t irritate problem-prone skin: Clinique Up-Lighting Liquid Illuminator, $48.
Highbeam highlighter
Think before you bin
So you were a little heavy handed with the shimmer? Try blending any excess product along the décolletage and shoulders, or mix it with your everyday body lotion for a subtle, all-over glow.
Powder highlighter
Over to you now…
What’s your all-time favorite highlighter product?
Have you tried the cupid’s-bow trick?
Are you a powder or liquid girl?
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