The Courier ? Product review: Technic High Lights highlighter

Highlighter appears to be one of the must have beauty products of the moment, helping create a contoured face with defined features. Alison Stainsby has discovered one to rival Benefit?s famous ?high-beam? at a fraction of the cost.

Those of you who, like me, weren?t born blessed with the cheekbones of a supermodel might understand why I have spent an abundance of time (and a little money too) in pursuit of a perfectly angular face. I can?t help but be jealous of British beauties such as Cara Delevigne and Kate Moss (honestly, Google their faces if you don?t know them already, you?ll be green with envy), but I know they probably have a combination of great genetics, and a talented make up team to maximise their assets. Bravely, without either of these, I have embarked upon the same challenge. Through the last couple of years, I have tried using darker shades of foundation to shadow my face, and bronzer to the same effect, but I never considered that the key wasn?t in shadowing, but in highlighting your face. Why not work with what you?ve already got?

It seems to have been only in the last several years that highlighter has come to prominence in the make-up world. Once just the secret of runway make-up artists, it is now available to you in high street shops for (semi) affordable prices. Whilst shopping for a highlighter, I came to realise that it is a fairly expensive commodity ? the cheapest one I could find was going to set me back ?18.50, and that was for Benefit?s notoriously good High Beam complexion enhancer. That was until I was scouring Amazon for bargains, and came across Technic High Lights: an almost identically packaged knock-off highlighter with good reviews, only costing ?3.00. What was there to lose?

It swiftly arrived 3 days later, and I was eager to test it out.

On a fresh face, I did my normal base of primer, concealer and foundation. Then I applied a small amount of highlighter to the tops of my cheekbones, as a series of dots using the nail varnish-style brush. I blended these in with the tips of my fingers, being careful not to veer too far away from the bone. I was left with very softly shimmering and slightly more prominent cheekbones. So obviously, being foolish and excitable, I applied more. This is where I give my first warning about this product: of course, it is meant to be shimmery. But when applied to large areas of the face, you may have the appearance of a 7 year old in glittery face paint. Furthermore, if you?ve got chubby apples of your cheeks, I would avoid blending the highlighter on or close to these.

I then, on the advice of my beauty expert friend, blended it just under the arches of my brows on the brow bone, and a small amount on my cupid?s bow. This had the excellent effect of lifting my brows and opening my face a little, and making my lips look plumper and more lustrous (without expensive and painful collagen fillers).

Overall, when used correctly, this highlighter gives a subtle sheen that really does give your face a touch of model beauty. Obviously I?ve got a way to go before I?m shooting for Yves Saint Laurent?s advertising campaigns, but for a product that cost ?3.00, I?m very satisfied with the results. I don?t feel that there?s a real need to pay another ?15 ? sure, the Benefit High Beam may last longer, but not long enough to warrant its highly inflated price. The Technic version had equal pigment to the Benefit one, and was the same consistency. Overall, I think you can?t go wrong ? save your money by buying a cheap highlighter, and spend it on something that?s really worth spending money on ? good foundation or lipstick, for instance.

Source: http://thecourieronline.co.uk/2013/02/product-review-technic-high-lights-highlighter/

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