Strobing Makeup

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Strobing makeup is a new trend that has been growing in popularity over the last few years. The idea is to use brighter colors to create a strobe effect on your face. This can be done with a variety of products, including eyeshadow, lipstick, and foundation. Here are some great strobing products available today.

HourglassMini Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder

Size: 0.04 oz/ 1.3 g·ITEM: 1982693

Color: Incandescent Light

2.5K Reviews

$40.00

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Hourglass Brilliant Strobe Light...I wanted to give Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder a try. Online it says it offers an illuminating strobing powder which is designed to sculpt the face with light- creating depth and dimension for a redefined highlight. ...Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder, Hourglass

What it is:

A travel-size Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powder—an illuminating strobing powder designed to sculpt the face with light-creating depth and dimension for a refined highlight.


What it does:

Perfectly sized for travel, each mini compact of strobe lighting powder is formulated in a sheer base with concentrated ultra-fine micro pearl particles in varying sizes and refraction levels to give off a naturally luminescent highlight to the skin without a heavy metallic finish.

DIORForever Glow Luminizer Highlighter

Size: .2oz / 6g·ITEM: 2836427

Color: 02 - gold halo

281 Reviews

$70.00

As with Dior's other highlights, this line includes multiple finishes (Halo, Strobe and Sequin) and Halo is glitter free with a more natural, lit from within glow. ...I also adore the light scent that is pretty consistent with my other Dior makeup! Bonus points because the packaging is beautiful!

What it is: Dior Forever Glow Luminizer Highlighter powder is reinvented with 2 new light-reflecting finishes*. Infused with hyaluronic acid for added hydration.


What Else You Need to Know: The unique, gel-base formula is highly concentrated in shimmering pearlescent micro-pigments that blend evenly & diffuse light. This long-wearing highlighter powder is available in 2 new finishes: Halo for a crystal glow, Strobe** for a duo-chrome shimmer. Available in 4 shades.

MAC CosmeticsStrobe Cream Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer and Hydrating Highlighter

Size: 1.7 oz / 50 ml·ITEM: 2837474

Color: Bronzelite - Copper, red and gold for a warm bronze glow

194 Reviews

$53.00

A MAKEUP STAPLE...Can not go wrong with this strobe cream and will definitely not disappoint you...Glow On the Go: MAC Strobe Cream in Bronzelite...MAC's Strobe Cream in Bronzelite is my new secret for radiant skin!

What it is: A tinted moisturizer that boosts the look of dull skin with iridescent particles—the ultimate quick fix for luminous skin.

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Cream

What Else You Need to Know: Strobe Cream boosts the look of dull, flat, or tired skin with nutritious vitamins and a mega-dose of green tea. The brightening formula provides radiance while hydrating and adds the softest, highlighter-like glow to skin.

HourglassAmbient Lighting Blush Collection

Size: 0.15 oz/ 4.25 g·ITEM: 2378586

Color: At Night - a brick red combined with radiant light to recreate a vibrant fireside gleam

2.3K Reviews

$64.00

I'm not much of a blush wearer but I do wear this when I am doing a full on makeup....If you don't like much highlight, you may want to look at an ambient lighting blush instead of a strobe blush, but I have and love both.

What it is:
A groundbreaking hybrid that combines the customized lighting effects of Ambient Lighting Powder or Strobe Powder with a spectrum of breathtakingly modern hues.

What it does:
While traditional blush tends to be flat, the Ambient® Lighting Blush Collection uses Photoluminescent Technology to exhibit depth and dimension with seamless blending. The handmade powders are formulated using an advanced miscelare technique—which means "to mix" in Italian—creating the perfect balance of pigment and powder. No two look alike.

The Ambient® Lighting Blush Collection features airy, lightweight blushes to flatter a range of skin tones.

MAC CosmeticsStrobe Beam Liquid Blush

Size: 0.15 oz / 4.3 ml·ITEM: 2837409

Color: Nitelite - Dirty Cool Mauve with Pink Pearl

137 Reviews

$46.00

MAC Strobe Liquid Blush in NITELITE...The MAC Strobe Liquid Blush in NITELITE is a stunning, lightweight blush with a radiant glow. ...MAC Blush Strobe is as gorgeous as it gets! ✨🩷...MAC Cosmetics Beam Liquid Blush Strobe in the Starlite shade is a gorgeous, iridescent blush with a unique strobing effect.

What it is: An iridescent liquid blush with sheer, buildable coverage in artist-developed shades to strobe, sculpt, shape, and underpaint for personalized payoff.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan.

What Else You Need to Know: Get extra cheeky with this iridescent liquid blush made for the sunlight or the spotlight. It can even be dabbed onto lips for a pop of iridescent color. Each sunset- and sunrise-inspired hue is infused with a conditioning blend that feels as good as it looks on your skin.

$54.00

As a lover of vintage fashion and makeup this is a new staple!...It feels elegant and modern, fitting perfectly in my makeup bag. Plus, the environmentally friendly refills make them a sustainable choice, aligning with my values while offering a high-quality product.

What it is: Hourglass introduces Red 0, a 100% vegan special edition shade featuring its namesake ingredient.

Formulation Type:
Lipstick

Benefits: Long-wearing

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Red 0: A patent-pending vegan replacement for carmine.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Hourglass is proud to introduce Red 0, a patent-pending vegan replacement for carmine (the beauty industry’s go-to red pigment produced from crushed female insects). Red 0 gives this lipstick its brilliant red hue.

Fenty Beauty by RihannaDemi'Glow Light-Diffusing Highlighter

Size: 0.16 oz·ITEM: 2746444

Color: 01 pretty purlz - soft pearlescent shimmer

106 Reviews

$54.00

I switched from rare beauty bc mine broke in makeup bag. This does same thing, broke in my makeup. ...But you’ll love this highlighter if you’re not a huge fan of the “strobe” effect, or a glitter effect. This gives a nice, natural radiance to the high points and melts into the face.

What it is: A skin-tone-based highlighter with a silky-soft feel that’s infused with superfine pearls, designed to flatter every tone for a low-key glow.

What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight, long-wearing formula delivers a natural-looking, radiant finish. The smooth-glide, no-grit feel blends into skin without disturbing makeup. It improves the appearance of fine lines and resists sweat and humidity. The superfine pearls are delicate, so handle with care. 

MILK MAKEUPDewy Cream Highlighter Stick

Size: .24·ITEM: 2693703

Color: Strobe - gold

979 Reviews

$33.00

Doesn’t disrupt my makeup...Loving Strobe...When I say I’m obsessed with Milk Makeup Highlighter in Strobe that was gifted to me by Milk Makeup it’s an understatement !

What it is: A clean, dewy cream highlighter stick with a nourishing formula that builds and blends seamlessly for a radiant, shimmery glow.


What it does:

Highlight and nourish your cheekbones in one easy swipe with this shimmering, smooth, cream highlighter in a pearlescent champagne shade. It’s infused with micro-shimmer and hydrating ingredients like mango butter, peach nectar, and avocado oil, so you’ll glow with the good stuff. Plus, Milk Melt Technology helps it instantly absorb and blend upon contact with body heat, leaving you looking lit-from-within.

$34.00

Everyone is complimenting me that my skin looks fresh and young with strobe cream. I appreciate luminosity. Time will tell if it'll do anything to skin structure. ...Nice in the summer when you don’t want to wear heavy makeup.

What it is: A new generation of tinted, light-reflecting balm-to-powder skin-transforming illuminators that blur and add a soft, lit-from-within glow all over the face.


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Upsalite: Absorbs excess oil and sweat.

- Vegan Squalane: Blurs and retains moisture.

- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

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