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Brighten Your Skin Using Illuminating Makeup

The effect of illuminating makeup is subtle (think shimmer, not glitter), and wearing it is easy. Here's where and how to shine

Brighten Your Skin Using Illuminating Makeup
Bill Phelps
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When you want to highlight your chest without being too showy, glowing makeup can…

Fake a sun-kissed sheen. Brush a bit of glimmering powder across your collarbone, which is where sunlight would touch your skin first.

Accentuate your bust. Dip an oversize powder puff in reflective powder. Pat it onto the skin along the tops of your breasts and blend. “It gives the impression of a fuller bosom,” says Victoria’s Secret makeup artist Linda Hay. (For an even more voluptuous look, sweep bronzer in an upside-down smile above each breast, atop the powder.)


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