Nam vo is the master behind the beauty terms #dewydumpling and #glowjobs. Aside from highlighting the cheekbones of women among the likes of Kylie Jenner and Rosie Huntington-Whitely, she’s quickly risen among the ranks of makeup artists to amass a staggering 140k followers on Instagram. Vo utilizes the platform to demonstrate how to achieve beautiful, dewy and illustrious looking faces in just about 15 seconds, and recently she’s entered a new role – creating eye-popping content behind the scenes of her major beauty campaigns and masterclasses.

Like many makeup artists, she started working at the mall. she was a MAC makeup girl for years. she was miserable, and the reason was that it wasn’t about doing makeup. At the end of the day, her manager did not ask her “Wow did you make people beautiful today?” – no, it was like “How much did you sell?” – which, she totally understand. Like Oprah, she always say it’s about when preparation meets opportunity. People always say “you’re so lucky, you met this person, you’re so lucky.” But if she was sitting at a cafe next to a famous beauty editor and she was a good-for-nothing makeup artist, it doesn’t matter. You could be at the right place at the right time – but if you’re not the right person for the job, then you’re not lucky.

Highlighter queen, and professional makeup artist, there's nothing Nam Vo doesn't know about dewy skin.

Blessed ones will have come across her Instagram feed already and seen the magic swipe of light she produces on her clients. But for first-timers, get ready to squeal:

After working behind makeup counters for years, Nam Vo moved from San Francisco to New York, where she says she gained her most valuable experience working with exotic dancers.

"In a funny way, it really set me up to work with celebrities and taught me how to do stage makeup and work in different lightings", she says.

Ten years after going freelance and Nam Vo has now worked with the likes of Chrissy Teigen, Kylie Jenner and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Golden highlight advice
Nam Vo hardly ever highlights two clients the same and her products are forever changing, but she does reveal the one thing that's always the same: Wet skin.

Now with 160k followers on Instagram, Nam Vo says the app blew up for her about 18 months ago when she posted what she thought was a 'super simple video'.

Nam Vo's drool-worthy 'highlighter swipe' videos basically glow through the screen and when we asked how she constantly captures such spectacular moments, it's a combination of three things: light, wet skin and a flick of the wrist.

It’s hard to describe Nam Vo’s makeup style in just one word, but: dewy. She’s the reigning highlighter queen on Instagram, and a couple of scrolls through her feed will show you why. If you’re trying to get a highlighter so bright that even NASA can spot it, you should follow her for Instagram makeup tips.