Nailing The Cream-Based Makeup Trend Is This Easy

We've come along way since 2014. A time when cakey, theatre-like makeup was everyone's jam, heavily stenciled eyebrows were a thing, and baking wasn't just a cooking term.

It's 2019, and we've well and truly moved into an era of makeup that actually looks like skin - in fact, the more natural-looking, the better. But that doesn't necessarily mean super minimal makeup, it just means the type of makeup has changed.

I think it's our obsession with glowing, radiant-looking skin that has us all on the endless search for the perfect combination of products. And I think Aussie makeup artists are actually at the forefront of this trend - dewy base, undetectable (but definitely there) highlighter, blush that looks like you've just been for a light jog - it's all in the product.

Previously, we've all reached for powder blushes, bronzers and contour palettes, but if it's that seemingly unattainable glow you're after, you might want to experiment with a cream formula.

Unlike powders, cream formulas can be manipulated a little bit more, warmed up with your fingertips and melted in to the skin for a more natural-looking finish. I also find creams to be much more buildable without going over the top, as they're easily blended out.

And if you're concerned about looking shiny, don't worry, here's more information about "precision powdering" to help navigate that.

You don't have to transition all at once, trying cream formulas can be a gradual process - I'd probably recommend starting off with a cream highlighter and building your cream obsession from there.