Learning to apply makeup using the strobe technique is easy if you follow the detailed step-by-step instructions. For the perfect make-up, it’s important to observe three rules:
- Apply the necessary funds in the prescribed manner;
- Lighten the face in certain places;
- Apply the highlighter in the right amount, and sometimes - it’s better not to get enough than to sort out.
To perform the technique, you will need only a few tools: cream and powder highlighter, brushes, matting fixing powder.
Step 1
Sit down and look at your face in daylight. Select for yourself the most illuminated areas of the face, which will need to give an additional glow.
As a small life hack, you can take a picture of yourself in the mirror and, using any photo editor, add an image of contrast. You will immediately see how the bright areas stand out. Usually these are protruding areas - the upper edge of the cheekbones, nose, chin.
First of all, apply the cream-illuminator (highlighter) on the upper part of the cheekbones and thoroughly blend it with a makeup brush, as shown in the photo above.
Step 2
Apply powder on top of the cream highlighter. This should be done carefully and carefully: without crossing the border, without pressing the skin too much, but also blending well.
Step 3
After staining the cheeks (cheekbones), we proceed to staining the nose. Its back must be highlighted with a vertical strip in the center. The amount of highlighter cream used depends on the type of skin: for dry, you need more funds, for oily - just a little bit.
Step 4
As in contouring, the lower border of the face under the cheekbones is emphasized. Using a cream highlighter, make a strip and blend.
Step 5
Now we turn to the design of the eyelids. We don’t touch the lower one, we focus on the upper, as well as the areas in the corners of the eyes and under the eyebrows. Apply satin or other shimmer shadows. This method allows you to get a lifting effect, hide fatigue and make your look bright and fresh.
Step 6
Highlight the dimples above the upper lip. To make lips more voluminous and give them a clear light contour, go highlighter along the edge of the dimple above the upper lip, which is also called the “Cupid's bow”.
Step 7
The final step is to consolidate all the makeup. In order to enhance the radiant effect of the technique, transparent powder with a matting effect is applied to all areas where a contour is usually made. This will remove the oily sheen and make the makeup smoother. You can take the advice of Romero Jennings, the main makeup artist of M.A.C Cosmetics. Romero advises applying powder according to the “cat's feet” method. To do this, two identical fluffy brushes made of natural material are applied in turn to the contours, dusting the skin evenly and imperceptibly.
In these seven steps is the simplest technique. However, this does not mean that strobe is exclusively light pastel colors. With the help of powder in different colors, you can achieve a unique image.
Major Strobing Errors
In principle, there is nothing complicated in strobe, however, there are nuances that can ruin the whole image and, instead of the effect of wet shine, you can get a greasy butter pancake.
Therefore, it’s better to start learning technology with common mistakescommitted by beginners:
- To be sure of your dazzle, it is better to try the technique at home when there is enough time available. Experience is a key factor in high-quality make-up, so you should not experiment before a meeting, date or going out.
- Highlighter is easy to confuse with bronzer, but they are significantly different - bronzer will add yellow pigment, emphasizing tan, and in strobing it is completely inappropriate.
- With a highlighter it is easy to overdo it, so at the initial stages its amount is best minimized by training on the wrist, for example. The illumination of the illuminator should be light and elusive.
- The technique is intended primarily for evening makeup, so with its use in the daytime you should be extremely careful.
- Smooth lines are good in contouring, while strobeing requires smoothness and good shading.
- If you decide to brighten your face with highlighter - forget about bright makeup. Strobing itself is quite bright and successfully combined with soft blush, black mascara, pastel or matte lipstick. An emphasis on lips is acceptable, but shadows, flashy colors of lipsticks and thick eyeliner in strobe are contraindicated.
- Before applying the highlighter, make sure that the skin is ready for it. Illumination requires a perfect tone - any irregularities, rashes, scars and dots must be masked in advance with a cream, tonal or corrector, so as not to emphasize flaws once again.
Strobing is, in fact, one of the simplest makeup techniques. With its help, you can make your face radiant, natural and fresh. And how do you prefer to be painted in everyday life? Share ideas and don't forget subscribe to our channel!
