Just when we thought we had mastered contouring, in comes strobing, another technique coveted among beauty enthusiast and makeup junkies alike. Strobing is basically the complete opposite of contouring. An hour-long obsessed search on strobing and an entrancing stalk of beauty bloggers and makeup artist, Desi Perkins’ Instagram account tells us that strobing a.) focuses on light; break out those highlighters. ?Lighting up? those parts of your face where light naturally hits (cheekbones, bridge of nose, forehead, and chin) or any part you want to ?bring forward,? hence the upper lip, b). can require as little as one product, and c.) makes you look angelic, even on days when you?re running on four hours of sleep.
That second tip sold me on this beauty trend, seen and apparently perfected by the Kardashian and Jenner sisters. I trekked over to the nearest drugstore; on a budget I picked out two highlighters: NYX Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator in Sunbeam ($7) and Maybelline New York Master Strobing Stick in Light/Iridescent ($8). I?m fair skinned and most, if not all, masters on strobing suggest using a highlighter that most closely matches your skin tone. However, for a more dramatic effect, go ahead and layer those champagnes over pinks.
I followed makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic?s technique, as he demonstrates strobing on none other than Kim Kardashian West. Mario applies a strobing stick directly onto KKW’s cheekbones, nose bridge, center forehead, eyebrow bone...