By Annie HeilNow I know what you may be thinking, “strobing”? What on Gods green earth is “strobing” and why would I ever want my face to be “strobed”? Well in the non-makeup world strobing is usually associated with strobe lights flashing sporadically. In the world of makeup, however, strobing is the new, all-natural highlighting technique that uses bright products to accentuate the high points of your face. Think of it as the sister to contouring because by drawing attention to the features of the face that naturally accentuate light, the parts of the face that aren’t highlighted sink inwards, mimicking contouring. Many refer to strobing as a “glowing from within” look that can completely redefine and sculpt your face. It focuses solely on highlighting and is much less time-intensive than contouring and highlighting your entire face. In fact, according to PopSugar strobing is “the brilliant new face-sculpting hack for lazy girls”. What two words go perfectly together? College and lazy, and what word holds these two together like glue? Cheap. So makeup junkies on a budget fear no more because below I have created an extremely affordable, foolproof guide on how to achieve the perfect strobed makeup look. ☺ First things first, decide which strobing makeup products to use and how intensely you wish to apply it. It is important to pick a highlighter or illuminator product that matches your skin tone to avoid an overwhelming frosty, shimmery mess. Fair Skin, stick to soft white gold and champagne tones. Light to Medium skin; go for the pink/peach champagne tones. Olive Skin, you are going to want to grab golden tones. Dark Skin, terracotta tones are the ones for you. Below are four different inexpensive illuminators and highlighters, which can be found at any drugstore. e.l.f. Illuminating Palette $6.00 & e.l.f. Shimmer Facial Whip $1.00 NYX Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator $7.50 & e.l.f. Baked Highlighter $3.00 Next, identify the parts of your face where light would naturally hit your face and begin softly highlighting it. Less is definitely more when it comes to this look and avoid spreading the product all over your entire face. This means focus on applying your highlighter above your cheekbones, brow bones, and the center of your forehead, down the bridge of your nose, above your Cupid’s bow and center of your chin. If you are using a shimmery loose powder, applying the makeup using a different sized brush for each unique section of your face. For example, apply highlighter below the brow bone, down the bridge of the nose and above your cupids bow with a small powder brush. A large fluffy blush brush is perfect for the cheekbones and center of your forehead where as a more stiff powder brush is perfect for the center of the chin. If you are using a liquid illuminator or lighter shade of foundation, applying the product with your fingers works just fine. Just make sure to blend, blend, blend and respect the shimmer! Strobing can be intimidating and the last thing you want is to walk around campus looking like you just stepped out of Libby Lu.
So embrace the hottest makeup trend of the year and prepare to get the compliment “you look like you’re glowing!” a lot. Happy strobing ☺ xoxo, Annie
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Meet Abby!Abby is a passionate and fashion forward Twin Cities native majoring in Retail Merchandising here at the University of Minnesota. She loves to capture the beautiful small moments in life with her camera. You’ll probably find Abby sipping on a latte whilst adventuring in the city or curled up in bed with a good book! Check her out on the "beauty" section of Twin! Categories
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