Make Up Trend: What is Strobing?

Face contouring continues to get more complicated.

We’ve had colorless contouring, hair contouring and even cleavage contouring. Just when it seemed like wardrobe contouring was poised to be the next thing, there’s a new beauty trend that is getting attention. Put down that contouring palette for just a sec, because there’s a new way to highlight your face.

Strobing makeup is the latest makeup trend that you need to know about.

Here’s the lowdown on strobing makeup:

What is it? When you heard the name, you probably thought about strobe lights, which is the right line of thinking. Strobing is about highlight the face with light and only light. Think that dewy, I-have-four-green-juices-a-day glow mixed with a very good facial.

How is it different than contouring? As any contouring diagram will tell you, contouring features a mix of darker shades for chiseling and lighter shades for highlighting. Strobing is a technique that only uses light to enhance your face. There is no bronzer or dark powders involved here.

So, it gives your more of a shimmery look? Yes, but it is more luminizing than sparkly. You’re not covering your face in glitter the way you did for sixth grade dances, the idea is a lit-from-within glow..."

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