The fall of matte make-up has been a long time coming and things in the beauty world have become increasingly shinier since matte reigned supreme around ten years ago. We’re now instructed by those in the know to glaze our faces feature by feature, starting with glass skin, alighting on glossy lips, and now via powder blush.
Once solely a matte product, powder blush has fused with highlighter to give it a modern finish — but, crucially, with the lasting power of powder. Before this new frontier of powder blush, make-up artists would often blend liquid blush and highlighter for a similar effect, but doing so on a day-to-day basis has two disadvantages. First, it’s a bit of a faff as getting it right relies on getting the precise right blush to highlighter ratio, and, second, liquid blush by nature doesn’t necessarily last as long, and might not be a good fit for oilier skin.
