How pinpoint powdering hack will come in handy this summer

SUMMER is around the corner and in a country where the temperatures can get unbearably high, it’s important to be armed with a make-up hack that will prevent your make-up from literally melting off your face.

Those who have oily or combination skin (dry in some areas but oily in others) know the struggle of leaving the house with dewy or glowy skin, only to notice a while later that their skin is closer to looking wet than anything else.

Glowy make-up looks have been growing in popularity in the beauty community, leaving most people to struggle with finding and maintaining the balance between looking glowy but not oily.

Luckily, there is a new technique that has been trending on social media, thanks to the famous make-up artist Nikki DeRoest.

She refers to the technique as “pinpoint powdering”. It’s basically about selectively applying loose powder to areas of the face that usually become shiny, using a small fluffy brush.

Although the technique has been in practice for years, it has recently become popular on TikTok, with users being shocked by the results.

In an IGTV video, DeRoest explained that the technique helps to maintain glowy beautiful skin, without looking like a disco ball.

To achieve the balance between glowy and matte skin, there are a few important things that the make-up artist for celebrities like Hailey Bieber and Emma Roberts, suggests.

First, the type of brush to use. DeRoest suggests a small fluffy brush. In her video, she used an eye blender brush, as it makes it easier to pinpoint where the powder goes, instead of a traditional powder brush, which is bigger and would make it harder to target specific areas.

Second is the type of powder to use. In the video, DeRoest uses a loose lightweight translucent powder, which she says is the best for keeping the look natural.

Third is where to apply the powder. The idea is to go for areas of the face that tend to get oily and avoid the areas you want to highlight.

DeRoest begins by applying some powder between her eyebrows, spreading the product to the centre of her forehead, but leaving the sides powder-free.

Then she gently applies some powder to the sides of her nose and finishes off with a tiny bit on her chin.

For those who experience some shine in their under-eye area, she suggested adding a tiny bit of powder because too much might dry out the skin and lead to magnified fine lines.

DeRoest said the technique can make the highlighted points of your face glow even better because of the dimension of matte vs radiant.

Since the technique started doing the rounds on TikTok, some users shared their thoughts.

A fellow make-up artist said: “It definitely defused the pores, I think it looks great.”