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The New Method of Strobing That Involves Lipstick

Photo: Instagram/@dominic_mua

Photo: Instagram/@dominic_mua

Just when we thought that the face-sculpting trend couldn’t get any more bizarre (Clown contouring, anyone?), a new method of chiseling the features surfaced on social media, and this one takes the cake when it comes to absurdity. Dubbed chroming, this method is similar to strobing—a face sculpting technique that focuses exclusively on highlighting features via illuminators—except instead of employing a highlighter, this technique involves a tube of lipstick.

But not just any lipstick—you don’t want to walk around with army stripes of bright red on your cheeks—Senior Artist for M.A.C Cosmetics, Dominic Skinner, who coined the term and the new trend, reached for the newly launched M.A.C x Mariah Carey lipstick in All I Want (US $17; AED/SAR 62), and instead of swiping it across the lips, he applied the shimmering lipstick across the cheekbones to create a light-catching effect.

To effectively “chrome,” apply a cream highlighter such as the Nars The Multiple in Copacabana (US $39; AED/SAR 143) over the cheeks, eyelids, brow bone, down the center of your nose, and on the Cupid’s bow. Next, use the M.A.C x Mariah Carey lipstick in All I Want (or something similar), in the same areas you highlighted and then blend. Easy right?

While the multi-purpose makeup trend looks great, the idea of applying lipstick anywhere other than my pout doesn’t exactly resonate with me. A tube of lipstick is formulated with different ingredients than highlighters, bronzer, and other beauty tools meant to be used on the face—so I can’t imagine that it will take too kindly to your skin (hello, breakouts). I think I’ll just stick to boring old contouring.

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