Lava shine: 10 proven highlighters for a wet effect
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Strobing and other more everyday magic tricks with highlighter do not lose their fashion status - it is not only relatively simple, but still very beautiful. In the summer experiments in our latitude, not everyone will benefit from a bronzer, but to try all sorts of different shines is just the right time. We show ten proven highlighters that will help to achieve not a delicate shine.
Highlighter in Glossier Haloscope Stick
£18
The product in the style of the brand, well received by the audience - despite all its attractiveness and the promise of the perfect "natural" makeup, this stick will have to adapt. In the middle - a solid oil containing a mixture of castor, coconut and almond oil, which give the effect of wet radiance and add joy to the feeling of care.
The outer layer is responsible for the pigment, to which real crystals are added: which ones are easy to guess from the name of the Moonstone, Quartz and Topaz shades. For the fair-skinned ones, the first two are good, bluish holographic and pink-beige. It is worth avoiding if you are afraid of oily shine and oils on the face, and everyone else is recommended to try: despite the foundation, the highlighter is not absorbed for a long time, does not flow, and is especially comfortable on dry skin.
Chubby Stick "L'Etoile Selection" Voile De Peau
674 rub.
A successful series of L'Etoile Selection chubby-sticks, which includes bronzer, two shades of highliders and four shades of blush. They win against competitors in terms of price adequacy, but otherwise they are just not inferior to more expensive products. The shimmer is very neat in them, the shades are universal - both the light beige Volupté and the pinkish Plaisir fit well both on very light and dark skin.
They are intended primarily for natural make-up with one movement and work very simply: it is easy to put light reflections with a rather dense, non-oily stick and to shade them with your fingers. A more intense shine can be achieved by gently driving a tool straight from the stick and shading it with the same driving movements. Due to the base of a mixture of waxes hold as poured and do not smear tone.
Fenty Beauty Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick Shine Stick
$25
Rihanna is five minutes past the queen of modern make-up and a big lover of shining textures, so you can't do without the Fenty highlighters in the summer cosmetic arsenal. Shining sticks exist in ten shades, including red, purple and orange, the product easily overlays to a very noticeable shine, and it is also durable: even on oily skin, the “wet” effect persists most of the day.
On dry skin does not fall too evenly because of the rather dense texture, but this problem is solved by pre-moistening. The most interesting thing is to play with color shades, but if you need a color that blends perfectly with fair skin, the pink-beige Starstruck plays on the versatility field.
Benefit High Beam Skin Shine
2190 rub.
Perhaps the most famous highlighter from the discharge of liquid - Benefit made these compact jars even before the general fashion for strobe. This is not a super-moist means, but very plastic and suitable for experiments: a fluid, but pleasant texture easily spreads to the right places, it does not freeze at once, it shines with a touch of pink champagne.
The product is sufficiently pigmented, for a complete make-up one drop is enough, and if you want an ultimatum shine, you can gently layered the highlighter or fix it on top with a dry, glowing product - he is also friends with other textures. There is also a mini-version that will be cheaper, but it will also suffice for about a hundred years.
Liquid highlighter L'Oréal Paris Alliance Perfect
955 rub.
The absolute hit from the mass market is a sort of analogue of the MAC Strobe Cream, but in fact an interesting product in itself with the functions of a shining primer and a full-fledged highlighter. This is an easy-to-use highlighter - not too liquid to leak during the application process, and therefore suitable for first strobing experiments. It is well applied with fingers, tightly stuffed with a brush or a wet beauty brand - in the latter case it will give the effect of a slight radiance, while other techniques will allow you to create a dazzling wet shine on your face.
Illamasqua Beyond Powder Highlighter
3849 rub.
Usually, the creamy texture gives the wet effect, and the dry ones are responsible for the velvety play, but this Illamasqua highlighter is capable of anything. It is gently and evenly brightened with a dry brush, the shimmer remains invisible, and the coating looks uniform. Another secret: if you apply it with a wet brush or a beauty lens, you can get a beautiful moist shine like with cream products - you just need to monitor uniformity when applied over the tonal tool and not smear it, but gently drive in powder. Suitable highlighter to all skin types, as it does not dry and does not give a dangerous oiliness. The best shade is rightly called OMG - it is cold light gold, a similar color is difficult to find from other brands.
Shining cream Berrisom 24 Oops! My Aurora Cream
1490 rub.
An interesting tool of Korean origin: the expected form of the game and the coolest wet highlight. The desired dose of cream is squeezed out by pressing on the surface of the jar - at the beginning of use it is not very convenient, but then the process becomes habitual. You can use it as a radiant base, mixing a small amount of cream with a tonal base, and as a highlighter for accents. Despite the frighteningly pigmented appearance, on the skin the cream looks just transparent, it is easy to layered and shade. Alas, this is a shimmer in an oil base, so combining it with other liquid and silicone-based bases is not the best idea, but if you're looking for the wettest highlighter in the world, it's in front of you.
Sleek Makeup Solstice Highlighting Palette palette
985 rub.
Holy Grail for budget lovers. In the palette, one cream highlighter, which is convenient to use as a base, and three powdery ones - all textures, by the way, are slightly different. The main similarity is that all shades shine like the last time, without requiring any special tricks when applied.
They love this palette and for the fact that the shades in it are not simple: light sunny Subsolar and purple-pink Hemisphere can hardly be called banal (on the skin, however, they do not look colored, but leave a slight “cooling” shade). Colors can be mixed and applied at the same time, and if today is not the day of unicorns and mermaids, the Equinox golden peach will provide a natural play of color.
Cream for the eyelids and face, giving shine Estée Lauder Genuine Glow
1850 rub.
The Asian-style Estée Lauder experiment is a cream highlighter with a cushion sponge. It contains barely noticeable glitter, it lays down with a barely perceptible moist film and gives the skin a moist glow in just one application: if it is not enough blinding, you can easily add more. The tool is very plastic and equally well-tinted with both fingers and sponge at the end of the pencil.
One of its most pleasant properties is that the highlighter obediently falls even on unprepared skin without underlining any irregularities. The hue of Gleam Glow hints at tanning and Bare Blush is perfect for the start of a warm season.
Balsam Pencil Brightens, Ciaté London Dewy Stix
1949 rub.
Another oily stick, designed to create a wet effect - requiring skill, but still good. The tool resembles Glossier from the top of the list: it is also a balm containing caring ingredients, and again not similar to the usual shining textures.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t fit well with dense tonal bases, but in the company of a cushion or on bare skin it will give a reference wet highlight - application should be controlled not to get a sticky balsam stain, but this is a simple task. The Ciaté London brand should actually be a budget one, but after its arrival in Russia something went wrong again - we advise you to feel the stick and stock up on them in trips to the UK.
Photo: Glossier, Harvey Nichols, L'Etoile (1, 2), CH Tralee, Sleek, Pudra, Articoli, Mecca