How do I know what color of highlighter I should choose?

Nov 9, 2014

Isabella K.

So I decided to get a becca highlighter, but I just don't know what shade! I'm NW20 at mac and usually the seco d lightest shade in evvery foundation.

Nov 9, 2014

Rissa G.

Do you have a warm under tone or cool?

Nov 9, 2014

If we're talking the shimmering skin perfectors (liquid highlight) :
If you have a warm undertone, then I'd say moonstone, it's more golden so it looks best on medium tanned skin tones.
If you are lighter and cool, I think pearl would look best because of the silver shimmer and its stark white color so it wouldn't look off as if it were opal or moonstone.

Here are the swatches of the three (not my picture) - left to right: opal, moonstone, pearl.

Nov 9, 2014

Rissa G.

As for powder, I think Nymph shimmer powder would look good for cool undertones

Nov 9, 2014

Sapphire K.

Normally, ironically, warm in Mac tends to mean cool to the rest of the world... So I would suggest pearl. However, if you're paring it with a more bronzy look or you like your bronzer I'm general, you might be happy with moonstone

Nov 9, 2014

Rissa G.

As for powder, another for cool would actually be moonstone in the powder.

and warm, opal

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