Beyoncé Wears This Highlighter, and No Higher Endorsement Exists
Beyoncé’s cover for the September issue of Vogue dropped on Monday, and the Internet hasn’t stopped talking about it since. From Beyoncé’s overarching creative direction, to Tyler Mitchell (at 23-years old, the publication’s first-ever black cover photographer), to the candid as told to essay, everything came together to solidify its place in history. And while Beyoncé’s glow may have seemed like it was radiating directly from the light inside of her, some important knowledge just dropped: the name of the highlighter responsible for her soft-lit sheen.
It’s all thanks to her makeup artist, Sir John, who broke down exactly how to get the glow.
According to reps for the brand, Sir John started off by prepping Bey’s skin with Marc Jacobs’s Beauty’s Under(cover) Perfecting Coconut Face Primer (recently crowned a Glamour staff fave). Then, he used a two-part step to get that precise “bronzey, rose-gold finish”: First up, Marc Jacobs Beauty’s Dew Drops Coconut Gel Highlighter in Fantasy, which he put on the high points of her face.
After that, he mixed Marc Jacobs Beauty’s Dew Drops Coconut Gel Highlighter in Fantasy with foundation slightly darker than her face for what he calls a “3D cheek.” “It’s all about a glowy contour. Dew Drops are worth their weight in gold. It’s the one thing I have in my bag everywhere. I use it for concerts, for shoots, for tours—I use it religiously,” he said. Finally, Sir John topped off his gorgeous creation with Marc Jacobs Beauty’s Finish-Line Perfecting Coconut Setting Powder.
Dew Drops is no stranger to celebrities’ faces—stars from Selena Gomez, to Cardi B, to Gisele and Janelle Monae have worn the original highlighter and the Fantasy version on the red carpet and beyond. But Sir John’s tip? “Always avoid shimmer on the front of the face. Apply it to your angles for sexiness.” And that, friends, is how you get a Beyoncé-worthy highlight.
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