Dry skin can be a real problem for people, especially those who are often outdoors or work in a dry environment. The good news is that there are products that can help you get the look you want without being harsh on your skin. If you're looking for a highlighter that will be easy on your skin, there are plenty of choices. Here are some of our favorites.
Size: 0.67 oz/ 20 g·ITEM: 2473445
Color: Topaz - subtle golden undertones with a glass-like glow finish
$38.00
Best Highlighter period...This highlighter looks amazing. I wish they made more shades. ...LITERAL GLASS SKIN HIGHLIGHTER...I have probably tried ALL liquid and powder highlighters… THIS is literally a gloss highlighter that looks like glass.
What it is: A nonstick universal formula that can be used on top of makeup or as a primer base, giving you the perfect glass-like glow.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- VITAOILS PLUS: Deeply nourishes and visibly smooths the epidermis.
- dl-α-Tocopheryl Acetate: Antioxidant vitamin E.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: REFY's Gloss Highlighter can be used on cheekbones, eyelids, and under brows, or on the cupid's bow, lips, and collarbones.
Size: 0.28 oz / 8 g·ITEM: 2520468
Color: Cookie - golden pearl
$52.00
Trust me, this is THE best highlighter. I have tried countless highlighters, but this is the ONLY one that has stayed on and hasn’t clung to my dry spots....Beautiful Highlighter...One of my favourite highlighters! Very natural and not patchy at all!
What it is: A silky-soft, superfine powder highlighter that feels featherlight, sweeps on effortlessly, and builds easily.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance.
What Else You Need to Know: Get Cookie for a warm, golden pearl shimmer. Go with Tickle for a perfectly tickled-pink, luminous look.
Size: 1.0 fl oz. / 30 mL·ITEM: 2419828
Color: 8 - Deep - Warm mahogany for deep skin tones
$67.50
I don’t like glittery highlighters. This product literally makes you look like you’re glowing from within....I've tried many highlighters and this one is gorgeous and very natural looking.
What it is:
A complexion booster that blurs, smooths, and illuminates for a real-life filter effect. Customize your glow with four ways to apply.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Best for Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Finely Milled Powders: Blurs lines and pores for a smoother, soft-focus look.
- Porcelain Flower Extract: Thai flower derivative that visibly brightens and moisturizes skin.
Size: 1.7 oz/50 ml·ITEM: 2927739
Color: Golden Hour
$56.00
What it is: A formula of lightweight mineral SPF 40 glow drops that protects skin from UV rays while delivering radiance.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dullness and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Strawberry-Oil-Infused Formula: Hydrates and softens skin.
- Blue Pea Flower: A powerful antioxidant known to visibly brighten skin.
- Plant-Derived Prebiotic: Known to nourish skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan
$54.00
Just got this highlighter and I like it! I’m not used to using liquid highlighters, I typically reach for powder but this one is super blendable and lightweight! ...I love the shimmer in this highlighter and that it comes from a clean brand!
What it is: These squalane-powered glow drops give skin the yummiest natural glow with every single drop.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Squalane: Prevents moisture loss and restores visible suppleness to skin.
- Sunflower Seed Oil: Helps to replenish, strengthen, and soothe skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Holds up to 1,000 times its weight in moisture for advanced hydration.
Ingredient Callouts: It is cruelty-free.
Size: 0.12 oz/ 3.6 mL·ITEM: 2096931
Color: Bright Forecast - mid tone peachy coral
$43.00
It sets but doesn’t dehydrate the skin, and it is SO easy to layer on top of. I sometimes mix Radiant Rose with Bright FForecast and it becomes the perfect lightweight concealer for my NW20ish skin.
What it is:
A pen-style highlighter that efficiently brings a soft, sheer wash of color to the skin.
What it does:
With its precision application, Prep + Prime Highlighter adds radiance just where you want it. The formula goes on smoothly for cushion-soft wear. Use it over makeup for highlights or touch-ups, or under makeup to brighten and prime.
Prep + Prime Highlighter provides instant radiance that is lightweight, long-wearing, and non-drying. It is dermatologist-tested, ophthalmologist-tested, and non-acnegenic.
Size: 0.18 oz/5 g·ITEM: 2880847
Color: Libertine Light - White
$75.00
Holy grail of Highlighters 😍...[I received this product in exchange for my honest review] This illuminating highlighter is the holy grail of highlighters. Super pretty to wear by itself as a blush or to add more dimension to my cheeks and areas I want to glow. ...Luxurious Highlighter...The highlighter is a beautiful opalescent gold that applies very easily with a highlighter brush.
What it is: An ultra-creamy powder highlighter in a couture clutch for a 12-hour, long-lasting ethereal glow.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide and Hyaluronic Acid: Known for skin-enhancing benefits.
- Limetta from YSL Beauty Ourika Community Garden: Known for non-drying properties.
What Else You Need to Know: Powered by light-reflecting micro-pearls, this luminizer highlighter delivers a multidimensional glow. The noncomedogenic formula is infused with hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and limetta to easily melt into skin and feel weightless and non-drying all day long.
Size: 0.24 oz / 7 g·ITEM: 2643328
Color: Bronze Glow - golden-bronze
$67.50
It is an average highlighter that is too expensive for what it is. It gives you a pretty glow but that is achievable with many other highlighters for a fraction of the price from many other highlighters available....Beautiful Highlighter...I’ve used other highlighters, but I really like this one and how it smooths on.
What it is: A powder highlighter that glides on like a liquid to give skin an instant, skin-perfecting filter to highlight, sculpt, and lift.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Silky Squalane: Glides onto the skin for an even glow; never patchy, dry, or cakey.
- Smoothing Emollients: Perfect and hydrate the skin for a satin-smooth texture.
ITEM: 2700912
Color: Light - Amber 01 + Starstruck 01
$69.00
They are full size and they blend out like a dream. The highlighter is a more subtle everyday shimmer. They feel soft and powdery when you blend them out and not heavy on the skin. ...Two full sized contour and highlighter stix for this price is crazy. People are complaining about the size but these last me a really long time and I use them everyday.
What it is: A matte contour and shimmer stick duo expertly paired together to define and create dimension for all skin tones.
What Else You Need to Know: Easy meets creamy in the ultimate, cream-to-powder contour and highlighter pair. The buildable long wear formula is lightweight, blendable, and loves to be layered.
This Set Contains:
-0.25 oz./7.10 g Match Stix Matte Contour
-0.25 oz./7.10 g Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick
Size: 0.21 oz·ITEM: 2774370
Color: Lowkey - peachy gold
$36.50
I’ve also used it over foundation for a soft peachy glow. It dries down to this soft, radiant powder finish. I always get compliments...Great highlighter for textured skin...I will be reaching for this highlighter every day. I will also be trying other Danessa products.
What it is: A new generation of tinted, light-reflecting balm-to-powder skin-transforming illuminators that blur and add a soft, lit-from-within glow all over the face.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Upsalite: Absorbs excess oil and sweat.
- Vegan Squalane: Blurs and retains moisture.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
