Keeping The Glow This A/W: Cream & Liquid Highlighters For A Dewy Base

I always feel that as the seasons grow colder, my skin gets drier so my favourite thing right now is applying a cream or liquid highlighter just on it's own or under a power based highlighter to really give a dewy, healthy, 'lit from within' base. 

Cream Highlighters 

I think that cream highlighters are really lovely but can look a little bit cakey if you go over board with product or aren't blended out properly. But isn't that the same for everything if you don't blend out properly? 

The NARS multiple stick in Copacabana is one of my favs for applying straight onto the skin, sometimes I apply this to my fingers first and then blend onto the skin or apply directly onto the high points of my face and blend using a kabuki brush for a seamless finish. The same goes for this highlighter by Milk Makeup in the shade Lit (which it is by the way, it's LIT). 

Copacabana is a beautiful light pink champagne shade which is actually quite thin whereas Lit is a thicker formula and really gives a golden glow cause the shade is gold - duh. This one requires a little bit more blending and I usually spray a little bit of my Pixi Milky Hydrating Mist over my face and then blend everything in with one of my Sigma Kabuki brushes for a really beautiful natural finish. Once applied you can either just leave it, which looks utterly stunning and natural, or you can add a little bit of power highlighter over the top which will really pop. 

Liquid Highlighters 

If you want ultimate dewy skin goals, liquid highlighters will be your new best friend. As well as applying these over the top of your foundation, you can apply these before application for a really illuminated base. 

Starting with something I only have a sample of is the Mac Strobe Cream. I have a few of these which came with some Mac deliveries and they have lasted me a very long time (I'm still using up the first one!). I know this is called a cream but to me it's very liquidy, hence, including it in the liquid highlighters section. This actually comes out as pure white with gorgeous pearly iridescent reflects, but don't be worried about blending it out as it's very thin. I believe this is actually a moisturiser but I like to use it over the top of my base makeup patted into the high points of my face with a little bit of powder highlight over the top. I think any moisturiser placed over the top of your makeup gives a really dewy radiant glow but this is just on another level. 

Finally, we have the most majestic liquid highlighter. This is the Cover Fx Custom Enhancer Drops in the shade Moonlight. This comes out as molten champagne goodness and when blended into the skin is just so majestic but still quite natural looking and not at all cakey. Because these come out as drops with a little pipet, t's really easy to add a little bit into your foundation for a really radiant finish. The only downfall with this product is the price but having said that it's a beautiful high quality product and you really pay for what you get. 

(From top to bottom: Milk Makeup: Lit, NARS: Copacabana, Mac: Strobe Cream, CustomFx: Moonlight)

I hope you've enjoyed reading this post about my dewy highlighter favs and that your skin makes it through this winter without drying out, may the skin gods be with you. 

Til next time xxx