#highlighting tutorial

This is my current go-to makeup routine. I love this because it looks good in person but also photographs really well. I wore my makeup like this to a concert a few days ago, and it held up through the whole night! *all photos are unedited so you can see how it looks in person*

here’s how to get the look:

1. Start with a clean, moisturized face. For my skincare routine for sensitive, acne-prone skin, click here. 

2. Apply a BB cream. I really love Maybelline’s Dream Fresh and Dream Pure formulas, because they’re very lightweight and have a nice semi-light coverage. I usually use Dream Pure, as it’s made for more acne prone skin, but you can use any bb cream or light foundation that you like (just make sure it’s noncomedogenic so it won’t clog your pores!). I like to just squeeze a penny-sized amount onto my ring finger, rub it between my fingertips, and then dot it all over my face, focusing on red areas or any acne I might have. Then I just blend it out with my fingers. Don’t forget to bring some down onto your neck to prevent the dreaded “makeup line.”

3. Go ahead and get your eye makeup out of the way. I forgot to take pictures while I was doing my eyes, but I can do a separate tutorial for that if anyone wants it. Just apply a matte nude eyeshadow similar to your skin tone, and then do your eyeliner like you normally would. You can leave mascara for later -- the only reason I like to do eyeshadow and eyeliner immediately after bb cream is because it’s easier to clean up any mishaps when you don’t have to worry about smudging your concealer or  messing up your foundation. 

4. Concealer. I’ve been using Maybelline’s cover stick (as you can see, I love Maybelline and most of the products I use are from them -- I promise I’m not getting paid to endorse them or anything) since I was in middle school. It’s a really great product, and you can double up and use it to cover acne and redness as well as under-eye circles. I just apply it in upside down triangles under my eyes, then go through and dab some anywhere that looks a little red (which is usually my nose, forehead, and chin); see the picture below. Then I just blend it out with my fingers.

5. Highlighter. They do make products now that are specifically designed to highlight, but those are expensive and, honestly, you can achieve the same thing with eyeshadow. Really the only eyeshadow I ever use is Coastal Scents’ Revealed palette (all the colors from Naked and Naked2, but for twenty bucks). For highlighting I like to use the shimmery white-silver color on the top right (as you can see, I use this color quite often). Just get some of the shadow on your ring finger, and then rub it in a straight line down the bridge of your nose, on the high points of your cheekbones, on your brow bones, and on your cupid’s bow; see picture below. Then, use your other ring finger to blend it out a bit. Don’t worry if it looks a bit too shimmery --  you’e going to cover it with matte powder. But now, wherever you applied the highlighter, those areas of your face will catch the light (especially in photographs!), making them look more prominent in a much more natural-looking way than contouring would. 

6. Blush. I’m using a Clinique blush, but unfortunately I can’t link you to the product because it came as part of a gift set that someone gave me a few months ago. I don’t even know what this color is called, so just look for a nice, natural pink that compliments your skin tone without looking too obvious. People with darker skin than me (which is most of the world tbh) could probably use bronzer instead if they wanted to. Suck in your cheeks, and LIGHTLY apply the blush (or bronzer) to the hollows under your cheekbones for a very slight contouring effect; see picture below. Be careful and start small, because it’s easy to overdo it. Once you’re satisfied with the amount, blend it out with a clean brush and/or your fingers.

7. Set everything with powder. This step is super essential if you have naturally oily skin or if you’re going to be doing a lot of activity during the day. I’m using Maybelline’s Fit Me powder (we’re back to Maybelline again!), and I like to use a clean fluffy brush instead of the little powder puff thing that comes with it. Just load the powder up on the brush and PAT it (don’t use a sweeping motion as this can actually wipe off some of the liquid makeup you worked so hard on) all over your face and neck, concentrating on your forehead, nose, cheekbones and chin. You can keep building it up until you are satisfied with the matte finish (although the areas you highlighted will look slightly glowier than the rest of the face. that’s what we want). 

8. Add a volumizing mascara. My all-time favorite is L’Oreal’s Voluminous Butterfly formula. You can curl your lashes beforehand with an eyelash curler, but I find that it’s easier to wait until after you apply the product, and then curl them with your fingers while it’s drying.  

9. The final step is the lips. Honestly, you can wear any shade or any formula. A matte or semi-matte red would probably look really nice if you’re going somewhere formal or just feeling fierce, or you could keep it more natural with a clear or nude pink gloss. Personally, I’m a big fan of matte and semi-matte lipsticks (just look for formulas that don’t dry out your lips). I was really feeling pink today, so that’s what I went with. This specific color is L’Oreal’s Colour Riche lipstick in Peony Pink (I really think L’Oreal and Revlon have the best drugstore lip colors). 

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Textarea highlighter

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Textarea highlighter is a jQuery plugin for highlighting text in textarea

1. INCLUDE JS FILES

<script src="/bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="/src/jquery.textarea-highlighter.js"></script>

2. HTML

<div class="translation"> <div class="source">some cool text is <span class="hoge">here for</span> you to translate. And <span class="match">[[text here too]]</span> some more to translation for you. some cool text is <span class="hoge">for they</span> you to translate.<span class="match">[[text here too]]</span> add some more <span class="hoge">for me</span> and some more <span class="fuga">for them</span> and me</div> <textarea class="target" placeholder="Type your text here">some cool text is here for you to translate. And [[text here too]] some more to translation for you. some cool text is for they you to translate.[[text here too]] add some more for me and some more for them and me</textarea> </div>

3. JAVASCRIPT

var brackets = ['[[text here too]]']; var glossary = ['here for', 'for they', 'for me', 'here too']; var misspelling = ['for', 'for them', 'here']; $('.translation').find('.target') .textareaHighlighter( matches: [ 'matchClass': 'matchHighlight', 'match': brackets, 'priority': 2 , 'matchClass': 'hogeHighlight', 'match': misspelling, 'priority': 0 , 'matchClass': 'fugaHighlight', 'match': glossary, 'priority': 1 ] );

4. OPTIONS

These are the supported options and their default values:

$.textareaHighlighter.defaults = matches: [ // Array of matches with matchClass & word array 'priority': 1, // if there is overlap with other matches it will highlight a match that has a higher priority 'match': ['this is a test', 'text to match'], // will highlight text in this array 'matchClass': 'match' // this class will be added to the matching string ], word_base: true, // Word base language is English, German etc. Set to false when it's Japanese, Chinese etc. isAutoExpand: true, // Set to 'false' if you don't want to expand textarea on input typingDelay: 30 // Typing delay in milliseconds maxlength: -1, // -1: disable, some int number over 0 maxlengthWarning: '', // Class name to add to text when it's over max length maxlengthElement: null, // jQuery element to update letter count in the view debug: false, // Flag to show debug mode ;

5. METHODS

updateMatches

Update matches that needed to be highlighted

var matches = [ 'matchClass': 'match', 'match': ['a','b'] ]; $('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('updateMatches', matches);

updateStyle

Update style added by plugin, use this when the textarea layout changes etc…

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('updateStyle');

updateHeight

Update textarea & plugins extra div’s height

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('updateHeight');

destroy

Remove all added HTML/CSS and plugin related event bindings etc..

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('destroy');

debugModeOn

Turn debug mode on

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('debugModeOn');

debugModeOff

Turn debug mode off

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('debugModeOff');

6. EVENTS

textarea.highlighter.highlight

This event is triggered when all the highlighting is complete.

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Gossamer Veil: Pearl-Pink Shimmer on Lids, Cheeks, Lips, and Nails (Good Back-to-School Makeup Option)

This is a very soft “radiant” look that doesn’t emphasize any one feature in particular, but just provides a satiny sheen on the lids, cheekbones and lips so you look dewy but feel matte. It’s also an easy look to throw on in the morning when you need to get to work or school, but if you have oily skin, you can skip the cheek highlighting or keep it a bit softer.

Remember products used are just a suggestion! If you have similar ones (especially the brown cream shadow and face highlighter; there are tons of alternatives that give the same effect in the drugstores). They might come in different packaging; e.g. a brown cream eye shadow in a pot from Maybelline or a pressed highlighter (or even an eyeshadow) that is a soft pearl that’s suitable for highlighting.

It’s more the method of layering that gives a similar result.

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The Skin

I began by evening out the complexion with a light BB cream or sheer foundation, and concealing flaws. (Below is a reference to where I usually apply a highlighting corrector.)

You don’t always need to conceal all the same areas! It depends on where you feel you need a bit of correcting. This is just a demo.

If you are combination/oily, it’s especially important to apply setting powder on your T-zone, inner cheeks, chin, and any other oily area. To prevent creasing and a “crepe-y” texture due to laugh lines and crow’s feet, powder only under the inner corners of eyes, and right at the outer corners just to set concealer a bit. Don’t dust a lot all over.

To mimic a glowing complexion, apply highlighter (I used MAC Silver Dusk) to the brow bone, and ABOVE the peak of the cheekbones, concentrating under the temples, and then fading inwards. Avoid shimmer too close to the inner cheeks or wherever pores are more obvious.

To choose a highlighter shade that is flattering on your skintone, you can check out some suggestions here.

Again, you don’t need to pack it on this strong (although you can if your highlighting powder is very fine and not all glittery and sparkly). I did that so the camera would catch it.

Tip: Using the same brush you used for foundation application (like I did above) will allow a less powdery-looking application. The last bits of moisture and the flat surface of the brush helps the highlighter to meld with the skin and look more like natural sheen.

Apply a matte pink to the peaks of your cheekbones, overlapping some of the highlighter. This creates a nice transition from matte to shimmer, and mimics the glowy effect of a cream blush, without the greasiness.

Product note: La Femme blushes are super-cheap and super-pigmented, and can be purchased on makeupmania.com, but they don’t ship outside of the US. Just look for a bright pink matte!

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The Eyes

Tip: Dampening your brush in an alcohol-free toner (like MAC Fix+) before using it to blend cream shadow can reduce streaking and patchiness.

Tip: Use the same powder highlighter used on the cheeks for a subtle, coordinating glow.

I used a soft brown so there would be definition around the lash line, but it wouldn’t be too harsh or dark.

This step is optional. If you have it use brown mascara. The point is to keep everything soft. I don’t have one on-hand so I applied black mascara and lightened it by dusting over with a little brown shadow.

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For the Lips:

I picked a semi-translucent gloss (MAC Cultured Lipglass) with a pink pearl sheen to complement the cheeks and lids.

On the Nails: