How to Make Your Own Highlighter at Home

Illuminator, or highlighter, is a cosmetic that complements foundation perfectly. It is applied right after it to show off radiant, bright skin. There are different recipes available to make your own highlighter at home.

Our first recipe only requires foundation and eye shadow from your makeup box. Read this article if you want to make your own foundation - you won't need to visit the cosmetics store in a long time.

Ingredients

• Light foundation: Choose a foundation that's about 2 shades lighter than your usual one. If you're already using light foundation, use that one. Here you can read what foundation is best for your skin type.
• Silver or white eyeshadow.
• Orange stick or small spatula.
• Lidded jar.

Preparation

1. Add a small amount of foundation to the jar you'll use to store your homemade illuminator. It may be sufficient with 1 or 2 teaspoons, but you can add more depending on how much quantity you want to get.
2. With the orange stick, scratch a bit of eye shadow into a fine powder and add it to the jar. Note that if you choose a silvery shade, the highlighter will be more intense than if you choose a white color.
3. Remove the two ingredients with the help of the orange stick or spatula.
4. Check the shade you've obtained and add a little more eyeshadow or foundation according to your preferences.
5. Spread a small amount of product on the back of your hand to check the tone and the final result.

Unlike the previous recipe, this version of homemade highlighter is prepared with a facial moisturizer, so it will have a great nourishing effect for your skin. In order not to take unnecessary risks, it is better that to use your usual moisturizer, since you already know what suits your skin's needs.

Ingredients

• Facial moisturizer
• Light eyeshadow (it can be shimmery) in beige, white or silver.
• Orange stick or small spatula.
• Lidded jar.

Preparation

1. Place some facial moisturizer in the jar.
2. Turn the chosen eyeshadow into fine powder. To do this, you just have to scratch off the surface of the makeup with the help of an orange stick.
3. Blend well by mixing and turning.
4. Check the tone of your new highlighter by applying a small quantity on the back of your hand and adjust the amounts if necessary.

Now that you've made your own highlighter at home, you can use it whenever you want to give more freshness and light to your skin. Our advice is that you apply it when you notice that your face looks dull and shows signs of fatigue.

As discussed above, highlighter should be applied after unifying the skin tone with foundation. It is key to apply it strategically to illuminate those parts of your face that will make all the difference.

• Eye area: Apply highlighter around the inner corner of your eyes, between the lacrimal and nasal septum, below and above the arch of the eyebrow and below the lower lashes in case you want to hide dark circles or eye bags.

• Other areas of the face: You can also apply highlighter on top of the cheekbones, nostrils above the nasal septum, on the middle of the forehead and in the middle of the chin.

Place a small amount of highlighter in those areas and blend with a brush until you see that it is completely merged with the foundation that you have applied previously. For a more lasting effect, apply a light dusting of translucent powder all over the face.

If you want to find out more details to put your new homemade highlighter to good use, see the article on How to apply highlighter makeup and the Best makeup tricks to brighten your face.

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