Strobing: how to make fashionable makeup that will transform your face in 5 minutes

The desire of girls to appear perfect, like top models from the covers of glossy magazines, gives rise to new beauty trends. Previously, with the light hand of Kim Kardashian, the female world went crazy for contouring with clearly defined facial features and embossed cheekbones. But in the last couple of years, makeup artists around the world have declared facial sculpting out of fashion and suggested using more natural makeup methods – e.g. strobing.

Highlighter facial correction method creates an attractive effect of healthy skin radiance. And although venerable beauty bloggers are aware that makeup artists of famous cosmetic brands invented strobing about ten years ago, it has become one of the main makeup trends only in the last couple of years – in the era of mass selfies.

How to make a fashionable make-up that transforms the skin and the whole face in just 5 minutes – read in the material estet-portal.com.

How to use the strobing technique for a glowing face

Strobing as a make-up variant, in which the bulging parts of the face are highlighted with a highlighter to brighten and give the effect of light coming as if from inside the skin, came from the catwalks and the world of high fashion. Among world stars, Jennifer Lopez, who loves brightened, sparkling skin, is considered the most devoted fan of strobing makeup.

To look no worse than J. Lo, it is enough to learn how to use the highlighter correctly, because radiant glossy skin adorns any lady, making the appearance visually fresher and younger. Main – do not overdo it with the notorious highlighter!

"Use lightweight foundations with reflective particles – they look imperceptible on the face and allow you to create the effect of flawless skin,” teaches her audience her own main beauty secret for creating a successful selfie, the popular Instagram blogger Amelia Liana.

It also reminds of the obvious positive moment of using one of the main modern beauty trends.

To create that very radiant effect, you need a flawless "canvas"; - well-groomed smooth skin, so you will have to work hard not only at the mirror before going out.

The main rule of successful strobing, which does not cause additional questions from others – thorough shading of highlighter borders. And it is best to do this not with a brush or sponge, but with your fingers.

So, shall we try?

Strobe step by step:

1. Choose a highlighter according to your skin type.

For dry and normal skin, a classic cream highlighter is suitable, for oily skin, some brands produce powder with a skin highlighting effect. If the skin on the face is of a combined type, you can use cream and powder on different parts of the face.

2. Before starting makeup, prep your skin with a matching foundation or a quality moisturizer.
3. Conceal imperfections (pimples or breakouts) before applying foundation and highlighter, not after. There are special correctors for this.
4. It is better to choose a tonal foundation with a matting effect (with the exception of – dry skin of the face), since after a few hours a traitorous oily sheen may appear on the face, which does not combine very nicely with a healthy glow of the skin.
5. After applying the foundation, proceed directly to the strobing itself – correct application of highlighter. Apply small doses of the product (use the highlighter very dosed!) Apply to the protruding places and areas of the face – the middle of the forehead (center above the eyebrows), under the eyebrows, above the cheekbones, on the bridge of the nose and back of the nose, notch above the upper lip and the center of the chin.
6. Use your fingers to carefully blend the borders between the highlighter and the main tone so that there are no clear boundaries and everything looks as natural as possible.

As you can see, if you fill your hand, then the whole make-up will take literally 5-10 minutes.

The rule "the less – the better" perfect for strobing. Your skin should be radiant and shimmery, not sparkle like a Christmas tree and sparkle like a disco ball in a nightclub.

If you're not sure how much highlighter you'll need for a natural effect on your face, it's best to practice on your wrists first.

Note that strobing is not for everyone.

It is contraindicated for women with obvious age-related changes on the face – shine and radiance will only emphasize wrinkles and flaccid skin. All make-up artists are unanimous in this opinion – when creating aging makeup mother-of-pearl and radiant tones should be avoided.

You should also be extremely careful when using the strobing technique for girls with very oily skin: the sexy shine of supposedly wet skin and the oily greasy shine of the skin of the face – far from the same thing, and if one overlaps with the other, then a fashionable failure is inevitable.

Otherwise, estet-portal.com recommends that all ladies try such a fashionable makeup technique as strobing. An expressive glow really does wonders for almost any face. Take advantage of our tips – and feel no worse than professional makeup artists and fashionable beauty bloggers!