TheEighthSin wrote:
Go to;

Image > Adjustments > selective colour > Whites

Then use the slider that says black.

It should darken just the whites..

Failing that;

Image > Adjustments > Replace Colour

Then use the dropper to select the white shimmer colour and darken.



I can't see the image but this is how i would tackle it xx

Technically I'm not supposed to post it because it's going to be for a magazine.  I  don't know how to edit this by myself though, so I may just have to pay someone.  The highlights are so bright they look over exposed even though I under exposed the entire image.  I tried what you said to do  and it did help a little.  I just don't see how this is ever going to be recovered. 

Laura Dark Photography wrote:

Technically I'm not supposed to post it because it's going to be for a magazine.  I  don't know how to edit this by myself though, so I may just have to pay someone.  The highlights are so bright they look over exposed even though I under exposed the entire image.  I tried what you said to do  and it did help a little.  I just don't see how this is ever going to be recovered. 

Was the effect similar to this ?

Laura Dark Photography wrote:
Technically I'm not supposed to post it because it's going to be for a magazine.  I  don't know how to edit this by myself though, so I may just have to pay someone.  The highlights are so bright they look over exposed even though I under exposed the entire image.  I tried what you said to do  and it did help a little.  I just don't see how this is ever going to be recovered. 

This sounds like it is from the Titanium Dioxide. It is SPF and is in most drug store make-up. Some lines contain less than others and a good make-up artist not to use this stuff. There are plenty of cosmetic lines without Titanium Dioxide.

What you are seeing is the light of the strobes reflected from the material. I too doubt this will be recoverable but I am far from a Wizard in PS.

Can you sample an area of skin and post that?

Real World Images wrote:

This sounds like it is from the Titanium Dioxide. It is SPF and is in most drug store make-up. Some lines contain less than others and a good make-up artist not to use this stuff. There are plenty of cosmetic lines without Titanium Dioxide.

What you are seeing is the light of the strobes reflected from the material. I too doubt this will be recoverable but I am far from a Wizard in PS.

Can you sample an area of skin and post that?

Laura Dark Photography wrote:

it doesnt seem that bad to me, natural highlights and thats all

edit: if you mean the highlight on the lip, i think it looks good, except i would add more highlights on other areas of the lip, if you want to reduce it, patch tool and clone tool at 20% opacity.... and selective curves and other highlight/shadow techniques

Kat Torgashev wrote:

it doesnt seem to bad to me, natural highlights and thats all

They show up so white though on her dark skin they look overexposed in the full photo.

biwa wrote:
Sounds like you got some of that MAC makeup with the reflective particles.

I can't remember the specific material but most MUA ppl know of it and to stay away from it.

I got hit by that too once and couldn't use the shots, so will be watching this thread.

They have adds for the shimmery make-up.  Those photographers managed to get the shot so there must be a way to do it.

  As for the white spots, go through your process of evening out the skin tone and normal touch-ups that you normally do, then on a very low opacity setting air brush out the glares.

Calvy Tran wrote:
this could have been saved if the photographer and MUA have discussed before the shoot what the photographer wanted to achieve. This way the MUA know how to strategize his/her makeup both techniques and products.