highlighting foundation
Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for highlighting foundation.
Highlighting is a great way to add some extra color and brightness to your skin. It's also a great way to add some subtle definition to your face, without drawing attention to your features. Here are some of the best highlighter foundations on the market today.
HourglassVanish™ Seamless Finish Foundation Stick
Size: 0.25 oz/ 7 g·ITEM: 1827435
Color: 17.5 Espresso - deep, cool undertones
$49.00
Perfect for highlighting & contouring!...Obsessed!!! This foundation is too perfect for highlighting and contouring, the formula is to die for it melts on the as soon as it touches it! ...I have used it for foundation and for highlighting and contouring.
What it is: A weightless, waterproof foundation with long-wearing, concentrated coverage in a custom, triangular component for fast and easy full coverage on-the-go.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Stick
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: Free of mineral oil, parabens, phthalates, and triclosan, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.
PAT McGRATH LABSSkin Fetish: Sublime Perfection Weightless Foundation
Size: 1.18 oz/ 35 ml·ITEM: 2257079
Color: Medium 21 - medium with neutral olive undertones
$69.00
finally a good foundation...Not a perfect match but not crazy either (there are so many foundations that I really want to buy but all their shades look super off on me - even bronzing/highlighting couldn't save me). ...I splurged and bought a bottle and don’t think I’ll ever be able to go to another foundation. It’s the perfect coverage to even complexion but not highlight fine lines.
What it is: A weightless, hydrating foundation with a serum-like texture, offering customizable coverage and a filter-like, soft-focus finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vita-Serum Complex: Boosts hydration by activating the natural production of hyaluronic acid and ceramides.
- Diamond Core Powder Technology: Converts and scatters light for a blurring, illuminated effect.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
Fara HomidiEssential Face Compact Refillable Concealer and Foundation
Size: 0.13 oz / 3.7 g·ITEM: 2790939
Color: Refill Silvette - very light with neutral undertones
$48.00
I also am gender fluid so I love a highlight that gives shine without heavy glitter or a silver finish because I have golden undertones in my tan/brown skin. ...And the coverage IS SHEER, but the evening of tone, the blurring of imperfections: this product delivers. The highlighting balm makes it even more of a complete product: customizable for the dewi-ness of the foundation/concealer formula, and a highlight to use as traditional dewy highlight effect.
What it is: An innovative dual-formula complexion system providing a foundation, concealer, and illuminator.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginger Root Extract: Skin calming properties that encourage a smooth and even complexion.
- Amazonian Cupuaçu Butter: Restores skin’s elasticity, provides moisture for hours after application.
- Kaolin Clay: Minimizes the appearance of pores while creating a bright, blurred look.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: The creamy Smooth Veil Soft Matte formula creates a soft-focus finish with medium-b
NARSSoft Matte Complete Foundation
Size: 1.5 oz/ 45 mL·ITEM: 2374361
Color: Yukon - L2.5 - Light with cool undertones
$45.00
This foundation looks beautiful without looking cakey or highlighting any of my dryness. ...Great coverage but thick, matte finish highlights every flake and pore. Formula does not suit my skin at all so will not purchase.
What it is: A full-coverage, transfer-proof, oxidation-resistant foundation that lasts for up to 16 hours with a natural-looking matte finish.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Bio Hyaluronic Acid: Helps hydrate skin and maintain its moisture balance.
- Micro-algae Extract: Helps balance the appearance of excess sebum.
- Anti-oxidation Complex: Supports skin so shades stay true all day.
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
Too FacedBorn This Way Natural Finish Longwear Liquid Foundation
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1712025
Color: Caramel - rich tan with neutral undertones
$47.00
What it is: An oil-free lightweight foundation that masterfully diffuses the line between makeup and skin for undetectable coverage.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Water: Aids in delicately replenishing skin’s moisture levels.
- Alpine Rose: Helps support skin’s health and resilience.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Gives a smoother, more youthful appearance.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
IT CosmeticsCC+ Cream Full Coverage Color Correcting Foundation with SPF 50+
Size: 1.08 oz/ 32 mL·ITEM: 1868173
Color: Tan - warm to neutral undertones
$47.00
I have bad acne scarring and redness and this is probably one of the only foundations i have found that truly cover. its only cakey if you apply too much, a little goes a long way...This skin-loving, color-correcting full coverage foundation
What it is: A color-correcting, full-coverage foundation with SPF 50 physical mineral sunscreen that delivers a flawless, natural finish.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Cream
SPF: SPF over 30
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Collagen: Enhances visible elasticity for a youthful, smooth appearance.
- Peptides: Help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and support natural collagen for smoother, firmer-looking skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Locks in moisture, supports visible elasticity, and diminishes the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates parabens and phthalates.
Laura MercierReal Flawless Luminous Perfecting Talc-Free Pressed Powder
Size: 0.24 oz / 7 g·ITEM: 2643112
Color: Translucent - for very fair to light medium skin tones
$49.00
Excellent powder that provides natural highlights!...When you put it on your skin over foundation or by itself it does a great job of providing a light overall foundation. ...Nice highlight...I love this Real Flawless Luminous Perfecting Talc-Free Pressed Powder. It gives a nice highlight effect and is easy to apply in just the right areas.
What it is: A pressed finishing powder that enhances the look of skin and makeup with a natural, luminous finish, instantly adding dimension and enlivening skin.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Chamomile Extract and Rose Oil: Provides all-day skin comfort that becomes one with skin.
- High Resolution Pigments and Custom-Pearl Blends: Enliven complexion, instantly lift sallowness and dullness.
- Auto-Balancing Technology: Helps balance moisture and control shine immediately and over time.
Fashion FairIconic Pressed Setting Powder
Size: 0.3 oz/ 8.6 g·ITEM: 2477024
Color: Sultry Sepia - deep with cool undertones
$35.00
It’s not overly golden which as a freelance makeup artist, this powder will work amazingly on my dark tan to deep clients as a highlight. I recommend this powder. It’s light to medium coverage and it did not oil up on me....Not too heavy on the skin and did not alter the color of my foundation. It doesn’t keep me matte but that is not a problem for me a I only powder in able to be able to blend on other colored powder products.
What it is: An ultra-lightweight, oil-absorbing powder that instantly sets—or refreshes—makeup at home and on the go.
NARSLight Reflecting Pressed Setting Powder
Size: .35 oz/ 10 g·ITEM: 2268654
Color: Crystal - very light to light
$42.00
Don’t care any more to have a matting foundation or other product. This powder just makes everything perfect right away and stays for a whole day
What it is: A bestselling pressed powder that locks makeup in place up to all day with a luminous, photo-ready finish.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Pressed Powder
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Micro-fine Mineral Powders: Glycerin and vitamin E guard against dryness and keep skin comfortable.
- Light Reflecting Complex™: Visibly restores skin’s youthful radiance.
- Photochromic Technology: No-flashback formula makes skin look perfect in person and on camera.
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