Fake a Fit Body Through PSL Season With This New Technique

It's no longer a secret — contouring is an easy way to cheat a chiseled physique (especially when self-tanner gets involved). But if you really want to look taut and toned all year round, you need to add body strobing to your arsenal of beauty tricks.

Models were seen sporting a megawatt dose of highlighter on legs, arms, and shoulders as they walked the Hervé Léger Spring 2016 runway. MAC Cosmetics lead artist Val Garland told Lipstick that she mixed several different shades of MAC Strobe Cream (out this Winter) to give the body shimmer more dimension. "When you have highlighter on your body, it makes you look tighter," she explained. "It makes you look like you have more muscle."

Is there anything strobing can't do? When we're busy running around backstage and guzzling pumpkin spice lattes, we'll take all the tips we can get. Learn more about strobing here.