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A highlighter is a felt-tip pen used to draw attention to sections of documents by marking them with a vivid, translucent colour. A typical highlighter is fluorescent yellow, coloured with pyranine.
A highlighter is a felt-tip pen filled with transparent fluorescent ink. The first highlighter was introduced in 1963 by Carter's Ink Company, using the trademarked name Hi-Liter. Avery Dennison Corporation now owns the brand, having acquired Carter's Ink Company in 1975.
Many highlighters come in bright, often fluorescent colours. Being fluorescent, highlighter ink glows under black light. The most common colour for highlighters is yellow, but they are also found in pink, blue, green, orange, and purple varieties. Red highlighters can be purchased along with a green translucent sheet used to hide the highlighted material. This product is sold in Japan and some other countries, and can also be bought online. Some yellow highlighters may look greenish in colour to the naked eye.
Highlighters are available in multiple forms, including some that have a retractable felt tip or an eraser on the end opposite the felt. Other types of highlighters include the trilighter, a triangularly-shaped pen with a different-coloured tip at each corner, and ones that are stackable.
Lisa Eldridge is a British make-up artist.
Lisa Eldridge was born in England and spent her early years in New Zealand. She returned to England at age 5 with her mother. They lived in Liverpool until she moved to London in the late 1980s. When she was 13, a friend of her mother friend bought her a book on stage make-up.
Shortly after joining an agency she got a job to do a cover for Elle Magazine with Cindy Crawford. They got on well and Cindy booked her for other work. This was definitely the point from which things really started to take off for Lisa's career as a make-up artist.
She currently lives in London with her husband Robin Derrick, who is the creative director for British vogue.
In 2003 Lisa became the Creative Director for Boots No7 to help develop, re-design and re-launch the brand.
Alongside her day job, Lisa also creates video tutorials, advice, and beauty tips on her Youtube channel Lisa Eldridge Makeup Artist and her website lisaeldridge.com.
In June 2011, she teamed up with CHANEL on their Makeup Confidential site showcasing how to apply their Summer 2011 Les Fleurs d'Été de CHANEL Collection.