Makeup Look: Becca Highlighter + Lorac Pro 3 FOTD

It took a while for me to join the highlighting bandwagon. I was apprehensive about how it would suit my skintone, whether I would look like Edward Cullen, or if I would have to replace/alter/avoid other products in my makeup routine, and so on.
Some months ago, I had tried "strobing" with reasonably decent results (see here), so when I received the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in the Cult Beauty Summer 2016 Goody Bag (here), I experimented with it. Here are the results.

Scroll down for a full-face makeup look using Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector, Lorac Pro 3 eyeshadow palette, Giorgio Armani Maestro Foundation and Tom Ford lipstick.

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Products used on the face:

• Becca Ever Matte Poreless Priming Perfector
• Giorgio Armani Maestro Fusion Makeup Foundation: I would go so far as to say this is my favourite foundation of all time. Brilliant stuff. Second skin. Super-kind to my skin.
• Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector (liquid) in Moonstone: I love the pressed powder version in Opal, but this one is yellow enough to satisfy me.
• Laura Geller Bronze 'n' Brighten in Fair: I know it says "bronze". This is a nude blush on me.
• Nars All Day Luminous Powder Foundation in Stromboli: Setting powder
  

Products used on the eyes:

• Kat von D High Voltage Eye Primer
• Nars Creamy Concealer in Ginger
• Lorac Pro 3 Eyeshadow Palette: Review coming soon. I used Light Pewter on the lid, Medallion and Rose Bronze on the crease, and Blanc in the inner corners.
• Tarte Precision Long Wear Liner
• IT Cosmetics Hello Lashes Mascara
• Benefit Gimme Brow

Lipstick:

Tom Ford Lip Colour in 03 Casablanca: Dusty rose, of course.

Thoughts?

I confess, I prefer my face when it is not so highlighted. My skin is is oily enough as it is, and the highlighter makes the oil slick look worse through the day - all sweaty. Also, a bunch of people told me I "was wearing makeup". It actually looks subtler in photographs!
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Here are some other amazing makeup posts for this week - do check them out!

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