BRIGHTEN UP YOUR VALENTINE’S DAY WITH HIGHLIGHTER

When applying highlighter products, keep them within a subtle one to three shades lighter than your current skin tone. 

HIGHLIGHTER COLOR CHOICES FOR DIFFERENT SKIN TONES:

If you have a dark or deep dark skin tone, don’t use highlighter products that contain a white undertone. They can make your skin appear ashy-looking. Choose instead to use highlighter products that are honey-colored.

LIGHT/PALE SKIN TONES WITH A YELLOW UNDERTONE: 

Choose pale champagne colors or ivory/off-white colors that contain pale yellow undertones.

LIGHT/PALE SKIN TONES WITH A NEUTRAL UNDERTONE: 

Choose ivory/off-white colors that contain both pale yellow and pale pink undertones.

LIGHT/PALE SKIN TONES WITH A PINK OR REDDISH UNDERTONE: 

Choose ivory/off-white colors that contain pale pink undertones and/or pale silver undertones.

MEDIUM SKIN TONES WITH A YELLOW UNDERTONE OR OLIVE UNDERTONE: 

Choose champagne colors, pale gold colors, or pale honey colors with pale yellow undertones.

MEDIUM SKIN TONES WITH A NEUTRAL UNDERTONE:

Choose champagne colors, pale gold colors that contain both pale yellow and pale pink/red undertones, or pale honey colors that contain both pale yellow and pale pink/red undertones.

MEDIUM SKIN TONES WITH A PINK OR REDDISH UNDERTONE:

Choose champagne colors, pale gold colors that contain pale pink/red undertones, or pale honey colors that contain pale pink/red undertones.

DARK SKIN TONES WITH A YELLOW UNDERTONE: 

Choose gold and bronze colors with yellow undertones or honey colors with yellow undertones.

DARK SKIN TONES WITH A NEUTRAL UNDERTONE:

Choose gold and bronze colors with subtle orange undertones or honey colors with subtle orange undertones.

DARK SKIN TONES WITH A REDDISH UNDERTONE:

Choose gold and bronze colors with subtle rose or red undertones or honey colors with subtle rose or red undertones.

DEEP DARK SKIN TONES WITH A YELLOW UNDERTONE: 

Choose bronze colors with yellow undertones, honey colors with yellow undertones, or browns in light-reflective textures, with yellow undertones.

DEEP DARK SKIN TONES WITH A NEUTRAL UNDERTONE:

Choose bronze colors with subtle orange undertones, honey colors with subtle orange undertones, or browns in light-reflective textures with subtle orange undertones.

DEEP DARK SKIN TONES WITH A REDDISH UNDERTONE:

Choose bronze colors with copper or red undertones, honey colors with copper or red undertones, or browns in light-reflective textures with copper or red undertones.

TIPS:

* To test a highlighter product before purchasing it, apply it, turn and tilt your head from side to side while looking into a mirror to see how the product reflects light. A good highlighter product will subtly reflect light. Any highlighter product that’s overly light-reflective will not look natural and isn’t a good choice.

* To create a highlighter product, mix a drop of facial moisturizer, such as Bella Vida Santa Barbara’s award-winning Playa Ocean Mineral Restoring Cream, with a facial makeup product such as an eye makeup color in an appropriate color and texture. 

* To highlight the skin without a highlighting product, set your makeup with powder everywhere, except where you desire a highlight to be. The areas that are left unpowdered will reflect light and act as a highlighter. 

* In a pinch, you can use a little non-menthol lip balm or clear lip gloss as a highlighter.