As spring rolls around, I always find myself wanting to spruce up my make up routine. So, in attempt to find out what to do, I searched around on youtube to gain some knowledge from my all time favorite beauty gurus. After one to many hours on the internet, I concluded that to liven up my make up look it was all about highlighting and bronzing. Now, I would in no way call myself a beauty guru AT ALL. However, what I can say is that I've tried it all. From foundation to eyeliner I have tried every possible product that you could imagine and I have narrowed it down to a decently small (not really) make up collection that I swear by.
Highlighting
Now, the trend of highlighting started about 6 months ago and originated from the highly innovative and trendy make up world in Asia. Highlighting is all about adding a product either under your foundation so that it will subtly shine through when the light catches it or adding a different type of product to the high points of your face to enhance and illuminate your complexion. All in all, highlighting helps to add a little sparkle and give your skin that luminescent, dewy look. Now for highlighting I have two products that I use, Burberry's Fresh Glow, Luminous Fluid Base and Benefits High Beam. I use the Burberry product under my foundation, or if I am having a good day and do not need a lot of coverage I use it just as the only product I put on my face. This product provides a nice base for your foundation, gives a little coverage and adds a nice sparkle that will shine through your foundation just a little when it catches the natural light. I LOVE this product. It is an investment but very very very worth it. Now for Benefits High Beam, I use this after I have applied all of my foundation and concealer. I dot this on my cheek bones, cupids bow, down my nose, brow bones and sometimes in the tear duct of my eye to make me look more awake. This product adds a healthy glow to the skin and really enhances my complexion. This product is so easy to use and is something I would never go out the door without putting on!
Bronzing
Now ladies, I am all about looking tan and coming from a very fair skinned girl like myself I can say that self tanning, when done safely and well, can become a girls best friend. I am all about adding a little color to my face, or my whole body for that matter, and when it comes to this I turn to two of my favorite products: Benefits Hoola Bronzer and Stila's Stay All Day 10-in-1 HD Illuminating Beauty Balm. The Hoola Bronzer I have been using for years and it is my go to bronzer. It gives a light, natural looking bronze to my face and is never over powering, just the perfect color. I use this with my Bare Escentuals flawless face brush to contour my cheek bones, sides of my nose, forehead and jaw line. I swear by this bronzer and would recommend this for anyone who is looking for that "natural" sun kissed glow. Stila's Stay All Day 10-in-1 HD Illuminating Beauty Balm is one of the best face products I have ever used. After I have applied my Burberry illuminator I will mix this Stila product with my foundation and apply it with my beauty blender. I like to explain this product as being liquid bronzer. Now that does not mean that it makes you look like an orange compared to the rest of your body rather it adds a nice and subtle glow to your face, as if you have been sitting by the pool in Mexico for a day or two. It is a great product as it has some coverage, adds some glow and also helps to protect and clear your skin, as it has SPF 30 and active acne healers in it (a win win!).