Patrick Ta has perfected his cream and powder highlighter duo to allow anyone and everyone to achieve luminous skin with ease. Here’s everything you need to know about this innovative highlighter palette, including how to apply highlighter like a pro.
Benefits of Cream and Powder Highlighters
Highlighter adds a subtle yet impactful glow to the skin that instantly illuminates the complexion. By adding a light-catching luminosity to the skin, it simultaneously creates the illusion of a lifted look, enhancing your natural features. It’s our favorite tool for elevating our base makeup and achieving a head-turning radiance.
Cream and powder highlighters both look stunning on the skin, each offering their own unique benefits. We love how cream highlighters impart a sheer and dewy finish on the skin, creating a fresh and natural look. Meanwhile, powder highlighters are our go-to choice for show-stopping shine.
Our go-to technique? Using both a cream and a powder highlighter at the same time. We’ll talk more about that below.
Patrick Ta’s Major Glow Highlighting Duo
Patrick Ta created his iconic highlighter duo to meet his high standards. The new and improved formula (which went through 76 rounds of rigorous testing in the lab!) features an intentionally translucent base and the optimal amount of ultra-refined shimmer for a sophisticated glow.
This vegan, cruelty-free, and talc-free highlighter duo is designed to let your real skin shine through, elevating your makeup with a dreamy luminosity. Available in five beautiful hues, this is the best highlighter duo for an effortless radiance.
The luxe crème highlighter gives the skin a dewy look without any stickiness. It’s infused with hydrating squalane, shea butter, and mango butter, which allow the crème to melt effortlessly into the skin. The final look? A fresh, glossy finish with a lit-from-within glow.
The weightless powder highlighter diffuses evenly onto the skin. The silky formula is made with silica to create an ethereal, blurred finish on the skin. It’s joined by artist-level pearls for a high-impact shimmer that isn’t overly sparkly. It catches the light perfectly for a radiant look.
With this palette, the opportunities are endless. Of course, both of these highlighters look gorgeous on their own. That said, if you’re looking to replicate Patrick Ta’s signature red carpet glow at home, you’ll want to try his signature technique: layering the crème on top of the powder. This is his secret to achieving a statement-making, multidimensional makeup look.
How to Apply Highlighter for Maximum Glow
Ready to learn how to apply highlighter like a makeup pro? Here’s a step-by-step look at Patrick’s cream-over-powder technique – the ultimate method for maximum glow.
Start by applying the powder highlighter. Take the fluffy end of the Dual-Ended Highlighter Brush, and sweep the powder onto the skin. Continue building until you’ve reached your desired look.
Once you’ve applied the powder, it’s time to add the crème. Use a sponge or the dense end of the highlighter brush to press the highlighter into the skin, working it into the areas where you’ve applied the powder.
The pressing motion helps add the crème to the complexion without disrupting the makeup underneath. It simultaneously melds the powder and crème together for a gorgeously glossy, multifaceted glow that lasts all day long. Once you’re done layering, be sure to use the brush or sponge to blend away any lines.
As far as where to apply the highlighter, we always love accentuating and lifting the cheeks by applying it to the tops of the cheekbones. That said, you can also apply highlighter on the bridge of the nose, on the brow bones, on the cupid’s bow, and in the inner corners of the eyes.
Pair Your Highlighter for the Perfect Look
For even more glow, reach for Patrick Ta’s Glow Balm. This multitasking balm delivers a radiant finish that melts seamlessly into the skin. Finally, complete your beauty moment by pairing the Major Glow Highlighter Duo with the best blush palette. This blush palette adds a stunning pop of color to the complexion that works harmoniously with the highlighter. Available in a wide range of shades, you’ll easily find the hue that suits your skin tone and style.
Luminous skin is always in style. This pairing is here for a glowy complexion that will steal the spotlight.
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