On Its Own

I love to layer powder foundation on as much as the next highlighter junkie, but sometimes that just doesn't glow the way I want it to. Illuminating drops solve that problem for me. Just a couple strategically placed drops are all I need to get a full impact, megawatt glow. No fan brush necessary. To be honest, I like to use my fingers to blend it out. It gives a more natural-looking finish. (Not that natural is what I'm going for.)

Products Used:

From top left to bottom right

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector – Rose Gold

Manna Kadar Glo Illuminator

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Champagne

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Luminous Gold

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Rose Gold

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Starlight

Layered Under Foundation

This is where the fun starts. Because the highlighter is a liquid, it won't slide right off if you apply a liquid product on top of it like a powder would. This means you can cover your face in liquid highlighter before you put on your foundation and you'll look like you have a radiant glow coming from within.

To show you what I mean, I added a very thin layer of Milk Makeup Blur Liquid Foundation over the liquid highlighter swatches so you can really see the difference between the shades. Pro tip: You can always add more layers of foundation to tone it down if the radiance seems to be a bit much.

Products Used:

From top to bottom

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector – Rose Gold

Manna Kadar Glo Illuminator

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Champagne

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Luminous Gold

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Rose Gold

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Starlight

Mixed Into Foundation

This is probably my favorite way to use these drops. I have oily skin all year long so a foundation with a dewy, radiant finish is out of the question. I don't like for my foundation to look so matte that it's dull so a couple of drops of illuminator mixed into my usual foundation saves me! All I do is pump out my usual amount of foundation on to the back of my hand, add a few drops of illuminator and mix them together. I apply that mixture like I would my foundation and, bam! I have a radiant finish without any extra oiliness.

To show you what these look like mixed, I used equal parts foundation and illuminating drops. I would normally use more foundation than highlighter, but again, I wanted you to really be able to see what I'm talking about with the added radiance. I mixed each highlighter with Milk Makeup Blur Liquid Matte Foundation.

You can add as much or as little liquid highlighter to layer or mix as you'd like.

Products Used:

From top left to bottom right

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector – Rose Gold

Manna Kadar Glo Illuminator

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Champagne

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Luminous Gold

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Rose Gold

Makeup Revolution Liquid Highlighter – Starlight

Now that you know the tricks of the megawatt highlight trade and the tools that will help you elevant your radiant look - test the waters. If you really want to have fun with it, you can mix different liquid illuminators together to make a custom shade! That's the fun part about make-up - you can really do whatever you want. You better glow girl!