How to Wear Body Glitter Tastefully

Glitter dust can be applied subtly and tastefully because the pieces of glitter are smaller and stick to skin more effectively.

Body glitter is a wonderful and easy way to "glam up" an outfit and instantly make yourself feel just a little bit more magical. However, when worn to excess, body glitter can make you look like you came out the loser in a battle with a good fairy or even just plain silly. Particularly, when being worn by adult women, it is important to apply body glitter strategically rather than with a heavy hand. In this article, we will discuss how to wear body glitter tastefully.

Things You'll Need

• A mirror
• A small make-up brush

Instructions

How to Wear Body Glitter Tastefully

1. 

   Put on your outfit for the evening. This will help you decide what parts of your body to highlight with the glitter. These parts of your body are called "accent points."

2. Examine yourself in the mirror. Look at yourself carefully. Decide what things could use some sparkle. These areas may be on your face or other parts of your body.

3. 

   Pick your two favorite "sparkly" body parts. These body parts must not be on the same area of your body. For example, if you wish to glitter your cheekbones then you should not glitter your eyelids or your lips. Instead, draw some of the attention elsewhere, such as your shoulders, back or collarbone area. Too much concentrated glitter can make you look like a disco ball and distract from your very best feature: you.

4. Dab the make-up brush in the body glitter. Press lightly on the glitter so that you do not bend the bristles of the brush and cause the glitter to fall all over your clothes when you brush it on.

5. Tap the brush on the inside of the glitter container's lid. This will knock off excess glitter and allow you to save it for next time.

6. 

   Highlight your favorite parts with a light dusting of body glitter. Do not highlight any area with more than one brush stroke. Body glitter is hard to see in a makeup mirror, but you will certainly have enough to draw attention. It is very important to go light on body glitter so that you do not "shed" sparkles on other people's clothing.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure your skin is well scrubbed and moisturized in order to hold the glitter on your body.