Highlighter 101: Here’s How And Where You Need To Be Applying Your Highlighter!

Highlighter 101: Here’s How And Where You Need To Be Applying Your Highlighter!

Remember the time when Kim K took the makeup world by storm with that perfect sun-kissed highlight? Post that, this obsession snowballed into strange, strange things that nobody anticipated. From weird highlighting products like the unicorn, rainbow, or even the black highlighter, to applying a full face of the product — people took highlighting quite seriously.

Since this makeup trend seems as important as getting a flawless base, knowing where to apply it is absolutely essential. Basically, by adding the product to the high points of your face, when you highlight you bring the perfect glow to your skin.

While it would be nice to look like a disco ball this party season, there are actually just seven points on your face where you should apply it. You essentially need to apply the product where the light would naturally hit your face — like your cheekbones, brow bones, bridge of your nose…

Want to know where exactly that shimmery highlighter should go? Watch our video to know more!

Tatiana Dias

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