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Fresh and dewy seemed to be the running theme at Saint Laurent and Marchesa, with models sporting only illuminator and highlighter to give a youthful glow to otherwise bare skin.

HOW TO highlight LIKE A PRO

What is highlighter?

Highlighters are light-reflecting products enhance your complexion and give skin a brighter, dewy glow as well as making cheekbones look more prominent. They also reawaken dull or ageing skin and accentuate your favourite facial features in a subtle, natural way – they’re not meant to make you look shiny or glittery, instead they bring light to an area.

Enhance your features

For an all-over radiant glow, mix a few drops of highlighter with your moisturiser or apply after your foundation to the areas you would like to add radiance.

Apply highlighter to the inner corners of your eyes to open them up and sweep under the arch of your brows to define the brow bone and finish by highlighting the tops of cheekbones, blending the highlighter right up to the temples.

If you want to give the illusion of bigger lips, apply highlighter to your cupids bow and the centre of the lips, meanwhile, to slim the nose apply highlighter to the bridge.

Choosing the right highlighter

Your highlighter should suit your skin tone - if you have olive skin opt for golden, peachy coloured highlighter, while those with fair skin should choose rosy, silver hues.

Match the texture of your highlighter to your foundation, if you’re using liquid foundation, choose a liquid formula. However, it’s important to consider what will work best on your skin type. For example, powder highlighter may not work well on dry skin types, but oily skin may welcome its mattifying effect.