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STROBING : THE ESSENTIALS

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I first heard of 'strobing' shortly after being introduced to 'contouring'; both of which I thought were either contemporary 'Gangham Style' dance routines or names for new avant-garde diets. I have tried contouring to no such avail, rarely finding the time to adopt such a laborious technique into my daily routine. Therefore, I approached strobing being somewhat a skeptic but I have found this approach a lot more realistic to incorporate into my daily routine.

Someone that I work with who (luckily) is a professional make-up artist, showed me the technique. Strobing involves using a highlighter to emphasise parts of the face that light naturally hits. Below is a face-chart that I have designed that shows these areas that need highlighting to achieve the 'strobed' look. I have numbered this chart in the following way (inclusive of my top tips...)

1. Forehead - try not to highlight all the way up to the hairline as this will make your forehead look bigger than it is and a bit sweaty.

2. Nose .

3. Cheekbones - this can be brought up to your temples.

4. Above eyebrows.

5. Brow bone.

6. Cupid's bow.

7. Chin - try not to go too far under your lip.

8. Inside corner of eye (that sounds painful - note - please don't strobe your eyeball).

I have used this highlighter from The Body Shop (£12).

with a foundation brush from The Body Shop (£12) to strobe.

The Radiant highlighter works really well and I would say it's almost the same colour and consistency as the Benefit high beam highlighter, it's just The Body Shop's highlighter is a lot cheaper. I would love to hear from anyone who is a like-minded strober - what products do you use?

Why not give this technique a go. I would love to see photos on Instagram #tungliostrobing

Happy strobing!

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Woman’s World by Graham Rawle

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Before starting university, I was given a list of books to purchases that would help me during the course. The majority of these were illustration-related yet some were fictional that [I presume] were included to develop our understanding of how narrative is implemented and perceived. Anyway, one book included on this list was Woman’s World by Graham Rawle. Due to a multitude of reasons (excuses), I have only just got round to looking at this book (a mere five years later).. Due to a multitude of reasons (excuses), I have only just got round to looking at this book (a mere five years later).

This book is fantastic on many levels. Visually, it is beautiful with the unique collaged text created through hundreds of words meticulously cut-out from woman’s 50's magazine articles. This typography plays an imperative role in the book, not only emulating the period and context of the novel, but it also looks fantastic whilst also giving each page a unique aesthetic appeal.

It’s difficult to talk about the storyline without being labelled ‘a huge spoiler’. But to comment upon the

general themes that resonated with me, I feel that despite the 1950s setting of the novel I found that the plot and characters echo today’s society. Mainly, how the media portrays women in how it emphasises the way they should act and look. In relation to this, the book also reflects how people in the twenty-first century are still unaccepting of sexual lifestyles. The impact of how women are portrayed and expected to look and act is presented within the book through the protagonist who falls victim to post-traumatic mental health issues

I would recommend this book to all, not only as an interesting and thrilling read but also through the main themes and subsequent questions indirectly posed by Graham Rawle. I would love to hear some of your own comments on the book, especially if any of these mentioned themes resonated with you.