So you might not have noticed but I am actually paler than casper the ghost meaning a lot of highlighter shades don't work on me. I often look like I have a really beautiful stripe of colour which lets face it is never a good luck. Today I thought I would show some of my favourites so if you are pale skinned you can see if any of these will work for you.
Benefit Watts up - This is one for if you want something a little bit easier to wear and that isn't so blinding. Watts up is a gorgeous champagne cream which is a nice as it gives us pale people the ability to wear a little bit of gold on the face. I find a lot of cream highlighters have a lot of glitter in them however this one hasn't which is something I love about it. I also find this one looks gorgeous as a base for a powder highlight.
Urban Decay Afterglow highlights in Fireball and sin - Fireball is the darkest shade I am going to mention today. It is a gorgeous pink with a gold shift, despite this looking super dark in the swatch it is now way this dark which makes me super glad I didn't going into store as I don't think I would have picked it up. The other shade is sin which is probably the best if you aren't a fan of a coloured highlight. Sin is very similar in colour to Watts up and looks incredible over the top of it. It also looks super intense and gorgeous by itself.
| Watts up, Fireball, Sin, Dandelion, Charming pink, Snow rose. |
Benefit Dandelion twinkle - I love dandelion blush so was very intrigued when this was released and super glad it actually matched my skin tone. This is a gorgeous pale pink shade. It looks incredibly natural on the cheeks and just adds the most stunning healthy glow to the skin. I think on many people this would actually be to light but for me it's perfect.
Laura Geller Charming pink - I feel like everyone talks about Gilded honey but on me I find it to be too dark on me. I love the formula however so I figured I would give another shade a go. Charming pink is a gorgeous pale pink shade, this one is definitely a more intense highlight than dandelion but it is a very similar shade.
NYX Snow rose - This is one of the duo chrome highlights from NYX, it is a beautiful duo chrome gold and pink shade. In the sun this one reflects a peach pink but as you can see in the swatch it looks super gold on camera. I am normally not a fan of drugstore highlights as I find they often breakdown and just leave you with a strip of glitter on the face which is not what I want.
So that's it for today I would love to know what your favourite highlights are and what skin tone you have!
Hands down the Sleek highlight from the Face Form Palette in Fair! It's the best I have ever used and literally the only one I use now. (P.s I also have an extreme Caspar the Ghost - like complexion too, haha). I've tried Watts Up but didn't love it as I think I'm to addicted to madly intense highlighter! <3
ReplyDeleteI need Benefit Dandelion Twinkle, it seems perfect for my fair skin!
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Watts up is one of my favourite ever highlights, I love it when I'm a bit more fake tanned. xx
ReplyDeleteI don't have snow white skin obviously but I actually love a lot of these highlights too! NYX in Ice is a really good one and it's sold in a single pan so is only about £3.50 I believe. A great highlight, I love Watt's Up, thank you for sharing x
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Ah this is such a handy post as I find it hard to shop for highlighters too! I love the look of Dandelion Twinkle as I love Dandelion anyway! Also really recommend Becca Moonstone for pale skin, it's pricey but my absolute favourite!
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