For dull winter skin, try adding a subtle highlighter. It will instantly brighten you up, and blur and smooth imperfections on your face. Above are a few of my current favorites. If you have dry skin, use something with a wetter/creamier base like Benefit's High Beam, or Guerlain's Precious Light Illuminator and Concealer. For oilier skin, lightly dust a powder one like Diorskin Nude Cosmopolite Illuminating Face Powder or Physicians Formula Mineral Glow Pearls Powder. For combo skin like mine, my absolute favorite is Nars, The Multiple in Copacabana.
Make sure to not go overboard with the highlighter. Lightly add it to raised areas on your face, like the highest part of your cheeks/cheekbone, the middle part of your eyelid, or your cupid's bow. Adding some to the inner corner of your eyes will make you look more wide eyed and awake. For a slimmer nose, put a thin strip from the bridge to the tip, and use your finger tip to soften out. I would avoid areas like your forehead or chin, since those areas are naturally more oilier than the rest of your face, which already create a natural shine.
If you over do it and need to cancel out some of that radiance, just lightly dab a matte foundation to the area instead of wiping it off. It will be a lot faster, and you won't need to redo your makeup.
