STROBING PICTORIAL.....THE NEW H & C?

Hey Beauties,

Hope we are all good today? I have been busy, super busy with many plans but I finally got around to making this pictorial for you guys. Yay!

So now we are strobing. While you may wonder what the hell happened to H & C (highlight & contouring), it would be better for you to learn first then ask later. There is no time oooo...tomorrow we will definitely be on to something else...lol

In a nutshell though, strobing, in my own opinion is not a new technique. It has been around since time immemorial. Someone(I don't know who), just seemed to help revive the technique. It is simply playing with light to bring back dimension to the face, without contouring. 

Please note that you can strobe with creams also. But it would be best to get the hang of it with powders first before delving into the arena of creams lest you come out looking like you have been eating oily puff-puffs all day. 

Then I think for gals with oily skin, powder products would be safer. So let's get strobing!

N.B. All products used before and during strobing are listed below.

Just as with H & C, you only begin to strobe after your foundation and powder are in place. So, you take your highlight powder and apply strategically to the under eye area and sweep up to the temple for good measure.

Next, you take a small brush, and you apply the same product down the bridge of your nose.

Using the same brush, apply the product to your cupid's bow(that's the top "v" of your lips).

Next apply the same product to your chin.

Now this is where we cheat a little bit. Whenever I decide to strobe, I always, as a rule of thumb, ensure I wear dark coloured blushes. This somewhat gives the illusion of a contour. So guys, a blush is paramount in your strobing journey! Here, i combined these two blushes just because I can.

Finally, You want to define that 'contour' you have created with your blush. For this, just take your favourite foundation and simply trace a perfect line just beneath your blush to neaten the area and define the cheekbones. And you have perfected the art of strobing my darling!

Pictures taken with natural light

Pictures taken with a reflector

Pictures taken with an external flash

To be honest, I didn't care so much for this technique, but it has been a life saver for those days when I do not have the time for H & C and I still want to look fabulous. As someone said, this method is contouring for lazy girls. It takes all of 5 minutes to do!

So try this method and tell me what you think. Will you be abandoning your H & C anytime soon?

PREP

Neutrogena Toner

BlackUp fluid matifant

EYES

blackUp CGS 01

Loreal Gel liner in espresso

blackUp Full coverage foundation in HC 06 & 08 for brow highlight

blackUp Matifying Fluid foundation in NFL 13 to define brows

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Glazzi gold eyeshadow (as a base for my glitter)

EyeKandy Liquid Sugar (Glitter Glue)

BH Cosmetics glitter in Silver and Baby Pink

Inglot gel liner in AMC 77

Red Cherry Lashes in 205(top lashes)

Red Cherry Lashes in 104(bottom lashes)

blackUp Green Water proof Khol Pencil in KS 04

Guerlain intense mascara

LIPS

Beyond Beauty Matte Lipgloss in 42

FACE

blackUp Concealer palette in COR03 (for colour correction and spots)

blackUp Matifying Foundation in NFL 13

Mac Powder in NW45

STROBING PRODUCTS

blackUp sublime powder in NPS 03

blackUp blush in NBL 03 & 07

blackUp Matifying Foundation in NFL 13