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While it’s every makeup maniac’s worst nightmare to have a face which resembles a pepperoni pie, the newest beauty trend seems to draw its inspiration from everyone’s favourite fast food. It may seem like a shocking beauty innovation, but pizza highlighter has officially made its debut on Instagram.

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Thankfully, this new highlighter trend won’t actually leave you with a blotchy, oily visage. According to Refinery29, pizza highlighter is the brainchild of self-taught makeup enthusiast Gina Kay, who shared a snapshot and a video on her Instagram account.

When Kay’s pressed highlighter accidentally broke, the 20-year-old beauty vlogger transformed this beauty blunder into a cool new makeup essential. She combined the highlighter palette with shimmery eyeshadow and rubbing alcohol, in order to create an entirely new product with a rosy glow.

As the latest quirky take on the Summer 2016 trend of unconventional highlighters, pizza highlighter is definitely a playful sight. If you’re a health-conscious beauty addict who is avoiding the extra calories of cheese and toppings, this may be a way to indulge in a slice.

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Meanwhile, for makeup addicts who want to turn the other cheek (pun intended!), it may be a smart beauty move to stick to your usual luminous powdered highlighter.