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Pressed highlighter

Highlighting Powder

by Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown’s pearl-infused highlighting powder, a gel-powder hybrid sold for luminous cheeks and eyes.

  • Gel-powder hybrid
  • Pearl-infused
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An open compact of pearly champagne pressed highlighter.
An illustration of a pressed highlighter — not a photograph of this product.

What a pressed highlighter is

A light-reflecting powder for the high points of the face.

How it is used. Tap onto the tops of the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose and the cupid’s bow.

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The techniques

Strobe
Highlight the high points alone, with no shading to set them against.
Sweep
Long, light strokes that deposit a veil of product.

What to apply it with

Tapered highlighter brush

Fan brush

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