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QuestionWhat does a highlighter do?Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.Highlighter creates brightness and draws the eye in; it also counteracts darkness and shadow. It's great for enhancing the cheekbones, emphasizing the brow, softening a pronounced chin, and making the inner eye pop.
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QuestionWhat do you do with an illuminator?Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.An illuminator is a type of highlighter and can be used the same way you use highlighter. Try applying it to your brow bone, the top of your cheekbones, and the tip of your chin.
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QuestionWhere do you put highlighter on your face?Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.You can apply highlighter to areas where you want to draw the eye and places where light naturally hits. The tops of the cheeks, in the cupid's bow, and just under the arch of the brow are common choices.
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QuestionHow can I tell where on my cheeks to apply highlighter?Christin Birckhead is a Makeup Artist and the Founder of Conceptual Beauty, a beauty service based in Washington, DC specializing in wedding services such as engagements and bridal parties along with fashion shows and executive headshots. She has over 20 years of makeup and beauty consulting experience. She is also the lead makeup artist for Ascender Communications and freelances with the local NBC news team in the DC metro area. Her clients include Nancy Pelosi, Nancy Cartwright, Armin Van Buuren, Hugh Jackman, Vashawn Mitchell, Richard Smallwood, Benjamin T. Jealous, Colin Powell, Wanda Durant, and Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.I like to apply blush to the apple of the cheeks, then apply highlight on the cheekbone above the blush.
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QuestionWhat if the stick melts in my makeup bag?Community AnswerMaybe you could keep it inside or don't travel with it too often. Apply a fair amount in the morning so you don't have to touch up.
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QuestionWhat if the stick rubs off my foundation?Community AnswerTry applying it lighter and build up the highlight with lighter layers. If this doesn't work, you might need to use a powder or liquid highlighter instead.
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QuestionWhat do I do if I accidentally get it on the carpet?Community AnswerIf a piece chunked off, pick it up carefully so it doesn't crumble. Take a makeup wipe or cloth wish makeup remover and wipe it up as much as possible.
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