The Dolphin Skin For The Best Glow

Paris

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October 24,2020

The glowy complexion still has a bright future ahead of it! This is evidenced by the new make-up trend in vogue in recent months: the dolphin skin that is all the rage on Instagram.

What is Dolphin skin?

Dolphin skin is a trend that aims to get skin so fresh and glowy that it gives the impression that it emerges from the water. It has been named after the ultra-smooth, shiny skin of generally well-liked marine mammals. The make-up artist behind the trend is none other than Mary Phillips, a make-up artist, who recently explained to Allure magazine: "My signature look has always focused on hydrated, dewy and radiant skin, so I'm happy to see that the trend is on the rise"." Before adding: "Dolphin skin is a new beauty term used to describe a shiny, bright and fresh make-up look." And that's certainly the secret of the one who signs the beauty looks of celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, or Hailey Bieber, who are known for their glowy skin to wish.

How to adopt dolphin skin?

To display skin as shiny and dewy as dolphins, you will need to resort to highlighter, but not just any! Indeed, it is to the particular brilliance offered by the liquid highlighter that you will have to entrust your face because this galenic is the most able to mimic to perfection the radiance of water on the skin. Besides, to create this trendy wet skin effect, the secret is to play with several shades of liquid highlighter mixed on strategic areas of the face. Take, for example, a very light shade that you can apply by touch everywhere, another more golden one that you will place only on certain areas, and another pinker that you can add at the cheekbones to enhance the mine and give it a very fresh appearance.

The technic for the perfect dolphin skin

Step One: Even if this glowy makeup trend is not based on skincare, it is still essential to prepare your face for makeup by applying a moisturizer beforehand. As part of making a dolphin skin makeup, you are even advised to opt for a treatment that offers a real hydration shot to the skin if you have any, as it will tend to accentuate the glowy effect of makeup when used as a base. Why not bet, for example, on a sheet mask that instantly plumps the skin?

Step 2: Apply a glowy base, after hydration, you can add a layer with a bright foundation. In addition to blurring the skin grain (which will later help to achieve this Ultrasmoth effect like a dolphin skin), it is very useful to participate in illuminating the skin because often consisting of micro-nacres that reflect light (without glitter effect, promised).

Step 3: Make way for the make-up itself. Start by retouching your complexion to camouflage dark circles, redness, and possible small pimples with a good concealer. As for the choice of foundation, I advise to turn to a fluid texture and a bright finish because that is the secret of a successful dolphin skin. It is best to avoid choosing one that is too covering to let the brightness of the base applied just below shine. A tinted cream will do just fine too!

Tip: For a Flipper-like finish: two small drops of vegetable oil added to the foundation will make it even easier to apply and help it beautifully reflect light.

Last step: Drop a few drops of illuminator in line, on the bulging areas of the face that catch the light the most, i.e. on the top of the cheekbones, the top of the forehead and chin, not to mention the temples, before mixing and brushing them to melt them to the skin. Apply the highlighter by making two or three illuminator points on each area and making sure to put two different shades of illuminator on most of them. Only reserve the pink shade of highlighter to your cheeks, an area on which you proceed the same way, mixing the shades.

Finally, put only a small touch of the lightest liquid illuminator on the edge of the nose as well as on the cupid arch. Here you are with an irresistible dolphin skin!