Dior Diamonds

When it came to highlighting, admittedly, the whole concept to me was rather alien. Having spent the best part of my teens trying to mattify my face into the next oblivion, the thought of adding any shimmer was scary and rather unheard of. Having dabbled frequently with Benefit's High Beam, taking slight baby steps into my twenties, with a different outlook on make-up and finding myself having a new skin type, I flirted and fell in love. Stepping it up a gear and indulging in the luxurious Amber Diamond palette by Dior, its safe to say I'm smitten (and seriously shimmering - in a good way).

Amber Dior Diamond - (£32.00 - so good it's sold out everywhere!)

Expensive the Dior may be, it's finely milled four shades blend and work together in perfect unison to create a natural luminous glow. Not blindingly obvious in your face, without a spec of glitter in sight, a sutble radiance sits perfectly highlighting the tops of your cheek bones or your brow bone. I take my brush and simply swirl in all four of the shades and dust lighlty along the tops of my cheeks. Without being overly pigmented, its pretty fail safe if you are rather heavy handed, adding the perfect balance of shimmer and blending in with the rest of your complexion.

Preferring a powder to a cream highlighter, it allows the sheen without creating a dewy finish - something I'm still trying to work out for my skin. Before the price changes your mind otherwise, this handsome little fellow is 10grams of product, used sparingly (I don't feel the need to shimmer on down to Tesco's, oh the glamourous life) It would last you a very, very long time. Not forgetting its multi-use function, it can double up as an eyeshadow or inner corner highlight too. This is sure to be a staple within my summer/holiday make-up bag without a doubt.

What are you go-to highlighters?