Contouring as we know it, despite its face-narrowing, cheekbone-carving powers, is not for everyone. Can’t master the skill it takes to contour your entire face? Even if you have mastered the technique of perfectly sculpt yourself the sharpest cheek bones, that adds a ton of time and products in the routine.
It’s time to ditch those expensive contour palettes with too many color options,Meet the anti-contouring: Strobing.
So what is strobing? It is a technique which involves highlighting the areas of the face that light would normally hit giving your look a fresh glow. a high emphasis on dewy skin and highlighting to give a bright, glowy look. Strobing (or reverse contouring) supposedly started as a French trend, as a way of of emphasizing the beauty in a person’s face rather than changing the face altogether through contouring. Basically, it’s contouring without the dark bits.
There are pro’s and con’s to using strobing over contouring. Strobing can definitely make you look more youthful, and so it’s great if you’re looking for a make up look that is anti-aging. It also allows you to highlight the parts of your face you want to make more prominent, and hide the parts you want to keep concealed. However, you do not get the sculpted Kim K look that contouring became so famous for.
Since its all about enhancing your features by using only a highlighter and natural light,so you won’t be caking on tons of foundation, which makes it’s perfect for the summer makeup can sweat off easily.Pick up one simple highlighter that’ll do all the work for you.
A little guide on how to do strobing. When using products for this look stay away from anything matte the point of this look is a dewy finish!
While it sounds like it's totally less maintenance than contouring, don't be fooled—this look requires healthy, naturally-glowing skin as its base, which, as you know, calls for a disciplined skincare regimen(cleansing and moisturizing daily) and a clean healthy diet. Plus, if you want to take it a step further, bi-weekly face masks you can try at home are a necessary extravagance
As far as application, here are two tried-and-true tips for a strobe-like effect:
1) Fuse your skincare and makeup together as much possible for a dewy, wet-shine finish. For example, if you're going to use concealer, add moisturizer to it.
2) Add shine to the areas of your face that catch light naturally, this is the most step of strobing: highlighting all the right places. It’s all about brightening up your face, so think of where the light naturally would hit you. Dab a highlighter onto the apples of your cheeks, the bridge of your nose and your cupid’s bow to highlight the main areas of your face. You can also apply it to the inner corners of your eyes, your brow bone, your chin and the center of your forehead
A little guide on how to do strobing. When using products for this look stay away from anything matte the point of this look is a dewy finish!
While it sounds like it's totally less maintenance than contouring, don't be fooled—this look requires healthy, naturally-glowing skin as its base, which, as you know, calls for a disciplined skincare regimen(cleansing and moisturizing daily) and a clean healthy diet. Plus, if you want to take it a step further, bi-weekly face masks you can try at home are a necessary extravagance
As far as application, here are two tried-and-true tips for a strobe-like effect:
1) Fuse your skincare and makeup together as much possible for a dewy, wet-shine finish. For example, if you're going to use concealer, add moisturizer to it.
2) Add shine to the areas of your face that catch light naturally, this is the most step of strobing: highlighting all the right places. It’s all about brightening up your face, so think of where the light naturally would hit you. Dab a highlighter onto the apples of your cheeks, the bridge of your nose and your cupid’s bow to highlight the main areas of your face. You can also apply it to the inner corners of your eyes, your brow bone, your chin and the center of your forehead
Mac Strobe cream ,Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle,Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Opal and Benefit High Beam Face Highlighter.Can be great options for this new technique
Yes, it’s really that easy. So get ready to glow with this amazing new makeup technique that’s trending all over the selfie world.
In my opinion I think I love contouring too much to get rid of it 100% but strobing is pretty. For day time strobing is more suitable and I would contour at night. And also strobing can be a turn down for me as I am not blessed with a super smooth skin, but anyone who posses a good skin can rock the look.
Would you guys say bye to contouring and say hello to strobbng?
Stay Gorgeous,
Ma'as Salama