Who doesn’t like glowing face!! When I first started applying face highlighter whenever I do my makeup, people had come and asked me what highlighter do I use? how my face is so glowing? and I love the glow on my face and I love using highlighter not only for special occasions but also whenever I do my light makeup. It would be subtle glow for light or fresh makeup look and blinding glow for festive look.
These are my and many professional makeup artists’ favorite highlighter of all time. Different skin tone needs different shade for highlighter. I have included both drugstore and high end products. First we will see where to apply highlighter on face. Always apply highlighter where you want to highlight your face features. Apply it on your cheekbones, brow bone, bridge of your nose, on chin, on cupid’s bow, and on forehead. You can apply just on your cheekbones and bridge of your nose and skip other places. Professional makeup artists make “3”starting from temple of your forehead to brow bones to cheekbone. It really highlights your face very well.
Holy Grail Highlighters:
1. Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter – Champagne Pop
This Becca Highlighter is my one of the favorites highlighter. This highlighter claims to be best selling highlighter in the U.S. This Becca highlighter comes in seven variants for different skin tones. Champagne Pop is very famous one and suits best to fair to medium skin tone. Their all shades are suitable to different skin tone and it is super creamy, doesn’t feel like glitter chunks on skin when applied and gives you that natural glow on your skin. You can build by adding layers and it will give you from subtle to blinding glow. This company has announced the shut down due to the covid impact on the brand and now will ne available under her sister company Smashbox. It is on the high-end side but it is also available in full and mini size too.
2. M.A.C. Mineralize Skinfinish – Soft & Gentle
This m.a.c. soft and gentle is another high-end highlighter and swear by many makeup experts. the texture of this highlighter is very buttery and gives you skin like glow, It is buildable and doesn’t look like the glitter chunks on the face. This highlighter has a rose gold tone and really gives that natural dewy glow. It is suitable to fair to medium skin tones and work best on Indian skin tones. it comes in three variants for different skin tones.
3. The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer Highlighter, Shadow & Shimmer
This highlighter by the Balm is another high-end product. This product has that champagne tone and work best to fair to medium skin tone. The texture is again so smooth and buttery and glides smoothly on the skin. It can be used as highlighter, eyeshadow and shimmer too. It gives that natural, fresh, dewy look. This product is parabens free, cruelty- free and has no talc.
4. Maybelline New York Face Studio Master Chrome Metallic Highlighter – Molten Gold
This Maybelline highlighter is best drugstore highlighter available. This highlighter comes in two variants one is this molten gold and the other is molten rose gold. Molten gold is in the shade of gold highlighter and work best to all skin tones specially to medium to deep skin. It has a creamy texture and glides easily and gives that amazing glow onto your skin. It doesn’t look like glitter chunks onto the skin but has skin like finish and gives that amazing glow.
5. Wet n Wild MegaGlo Highlighter Powder
This wet n wild highlighter is another amazing drugstore highlighter and it is cruelty free, vegan brand. This product is fragrance, gluten and paraben free. It comes in two variants, Precious Petals suits best to medium to deep skin and Blossom Glow suits best to medium to fair skin tone. This highlighter has buttery texture and is highly pigmented. It is considered as the dupe of one of the high-end highlighters.
6. e.l.f. Cosmetics Metallic Flare Highlighter
This is an another best drugstore highlighter. This product is also vegan and cruelty free and free from phthalates, parabens and harmful chemicals. It comes in three variants for all skin tones. White Gold for fair skin tone, Rose gold for medium skin tone and 24k Gold for deep skin tone. It has smooth texture and It is not highly pigmented but gives you that subtle glow and dewy look. So it is for all the girls out there who does not like heavy glow on to the face.
These are the classic and my all time favorite highlighters. Every highlighter has different shades for all skin tones and has buttery texture which gives that natural glow. So next time when you apply any of these highlighters, get ready for people asking for your glowing skin!
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