Strobing - Trend Alert

Drop your contour palettes, it's all about illuminating highlighter. The Kim K inspired chiseled look is being traded in for a softer, more natural, dewy finish. 'It's about using reflection on high points of the face that catch the light to create brighter, spot lit areas' clarifies Alex Box, make up artist and creative director of Illamasqua. People are really embracing this trend which could be because although perfecting that strobing technique can be challenging, it's refreshing not to be stressing about that shiny face look we have now learnt to love, particularly for those with oily skin.

strobing shares all the awesome principles (to slim and enhance your best angles) but instead of caking on the dark, shadowy make-up, strobing uses light to cheat definition. Make-Up Artist and Creative Director of Illamasqua, Alex Box, explains, “It’s about using reflection on high points of the face that catch the light to create brighter, spot-lit areas,” these highlights will enhance your angles, similarly to contouring – minus the heavy make-up.

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I'm all for this luminous look and it seems many others are too, strobing has taken social media by storm not only through Twitter and Instagram but strobing based Youtube tutorials have racked up hundreds of thousands of views. As you can imagine this craze has created a considerable amount of success for the make up industry and according to retail analysts, NDP Group, sales of illuminating highlighter which is used to create strobing had risen by a huge 48.5% in the first 8 months of this year. 'Make up is really driving growth in the prestige beauty market fuelled by the popularity of the selfie' explains NPD's director of beauty for the UK.

Kim Kardashian has become somewhat of a make-up icon, and unsurprisingly she too is a lover of the strobing trend. You can even learn from the make up master how to strobe like a pro by watching her step-by-step how-to tutorial which she has posted on her website (I will leave the link at the end of this post).

Strobing is officially the new buzzword in beauty and Kim Kardashian West has jumped straight on the trend, by uploading a step-by-step how-to video onto the her website KimKardashianWest.com. Ever wondered how the Kardashian get that hyper-real glow? Well now you can find out...

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My highlighters are by far my favourite products in my make up bag, so if you haven't attempted the strobing technique yet, or you haven't found the perfect illuminating highlighter to give you that gorgeous glow I have three products I would highly recommend! Copacabana - Illuminator - Nars (£23), this is perfect if you're looking for a light glow, I even use it as a base to go underneath a powder based highlighter. Streak - Naked Flushed - Urban Decay (£22.50), this gives a really bright shine with a slight pink tone which I love and also comes in a palette along with a fabulous blusher and bronzer which is handy. Soft and Gentle - Mineralize Skinfinish - Mac which gives a really dewy golden glow, this works a treat over the top of Copacabana by Nars (my favourite combination to date!)

I have to say I think that this current obsession with strobing within make up is part of a bigger trend, at the moment we all seem to love all things shiny and glittery! maybe an idea for another blog post.. so keep your eyes peeled.

Kim Kardashian's website: https://www.kimkardashianwest.com/

Love, Isabella x

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