Hello everyone,
2012 was the year of what I like to call the "Highlighting effect". Everywhere you turn girls were all going highlighter crazy. Highlighting has been around for ages but since Kim Kardashian's makeup artiste has revealed some of his secrets. Highlighting and contouring are just a few of these amazing secrets.
The issue with this Highlighting craze is that it has moved from being natural to almost drag queen in nature.
How many of us have watching makeup videos where the individual is showing us how to highlight using heavy cream or liquid foundations that creates an amazing effect on camera but when translated to the everyday setting is WAY too harsh and unrealistic. I am sure there are people who can do that makeup look everyday but for me I hate the feel of ALL that makeup on my skin.
A very popular technique for highlighting is using a cream concealer such like MAC studio fix in a shade that is at least 2 shades lighter than the person who is applying it. So someone like me would use MAC NW 40- NW43 studio fix concealer under the eyes and other sections of the skin that usually call for highlighting.
Enough with the chatting what is Thompson's Tip.
My tip is simple: Use a highlighting concealer in YOUR shade. These highlighting concealers while they are referred to as concealer are not for concealing but for highlighting the area in which you want brightening. You can apply your concealer in your shade to under your eyes and then apply the highlighter. What it does is highlight your skin as if you have a natural glow or provides that dimension that you loose when you apply your foundation without the harsh look that lighter shade concealers provide.
A highlighting concealer that I would recommend is the Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer or the L'oreal Studio Secrets Magic Lumi Highlighter
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