Hello my loves,
There's a word that's been floating around Instagram & Facebook over the past few weeks that i'm sure you've stumbled across. That word is *Strobing*
So what is it?
Strobing is a make-up technique, basically it's the anti contour. With contouring you shade areas you want to recede and disappear away. With strobing you highlight areas that you want to make pronounced. Strobing IS heavy handed highlighting on an illuminated base. It is a much easier technique for make-up beginners to master, far more forgiving if you make a mistake. It is young, youthful & fresh looking - it's the perfect summer makeup look.
Celebrities you see in this look:
The first celebrities that come to my mind when I think of this technique are the Victoria Secret Angels and Jennifer Lopez. It's that lit from within, fresh & dewy healthy skin makeup look. It picks up AMAZING on camera.
Here's some examples:
This is my interpretation of the look:
How do I do it?
Step 1: Start off with moisturized skin. My favourite is the Body Shop Vitamin C day cream.
Step 2: Take your favourite foundation and mix it with an illuminator. Mac's strobe cream is the first one people tend to go to for this, but Botanics by Boots do an amazing dupe of this product for a quarter of the price, that product is the Botanics all bright radiance balm.
Step 3: My top tip is to apply this mix with a damp beauty sponge. You can use your foundation brush if you please, but a damp beauty sponge will give you THE MOST flawless look. I use the Real techniques Miracle Complexion sponge.
Step 4: Your illuminating step. Taking a concealer that is 2 shades LIGHTER than you skin tone, conceal under your eyes, down the bridge of your nose, the center of your forehead on your cupids bow of your lips, on your tear duct and under the arch of your eyebrows. The concealer that I use for this is the Nars Radiant Creamy concealer in the shade custard. Blend this in with your beauty sponge or a small fluffy brush.
Step 5: Your highlighting step. Take a creamy highlighter of your choice. My preference is the Topshop Glow highlighter in Polished or Gleam, at €13 it is a beauty steal. Apply this to the high points of your face with a fluffy blending brush: down the bridge of your nose, directly on your cheekbones, on your cupids bow, under the arch of your brow and on the inner corner of your eye. Blend softly to avoid harsh lines, you want it seamless.
Step 6: Feeling extra glowy (optional step). Take a sheer powder highlighter, I recommend Urban Decay Naked illuminated shimmering powder and apply a dusting of this to the top of your cheekbones for an extra bit of wow.
Step 7: Skip the powder to set this look. Instead, take a makeup setting spray, I use NYX setting spray in dewy finish and I spray this all over my face to set the look in place.
So there we have it, strobing 101. I hope you all find this helpful. If you try this look let me know how it works out for you ♡
Much Love from,
Rebekah x♡
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