Try This and Make Your Skin Glow

The scary thing about highlighters is the wrong one can make you look radioactive.

We take this risk though because the right one can make your skin radiant – and there’s nothing more beautiful than that.

Read on for my favorite illuminators along with application tips…

TBG PICK: Make Up For Ever Uplight. It’s an oil-free luminizing gel with a slight hint of
shimmer, which makes skin dewy. The gel comes in many shades ranging from sparkling golden copper to pearly pink flesh.

TBG Tip: I don’t usually wear makeup to the beach. But, if/when I do or if/when I want a sexy summery look, I’m all for a bit of Uplight, a swipe of waterproof liquid eyeliner and hint of coral lip stain.

TBG PICK: Other winning formulas that promise glowing skin — DuWop Doubleglow 7 and Fresh Twilight Freshface Glow (see photo below).

Fresh's cream highlighter comes out white (see swatch on upper portion of hand), disappears into skin, leaving behind a lit-from-within glow. DuWop's balm-like formula has a sheer, pinkish tint (see swatch on bottom portion of hand) that makes skin equally luminous.

TBG Tip: Application matters as much as the product you pick. Highlighter should be dabbed on the tops of cheekbones, the bridge of the nose and brow bones. For a no-makeup look, swipe the excess product from your fingertips onto naked eyelids. This gives eyes a little something without looking done. Be sure to blend well with fingertips. The more you dab and blend, the more natural and flawless your complexion will look.