Highlighters For Dark Skin

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for Highlighters For Dark Skin.

Highlighters have become a popular trend in recent years. A highlighter is used to make the skin look brighter and more radiant. It can be worn on its own or paired with other products to create a more complete look. Here are our top picks for highlighters for dark skin.

REFYGloss Highlighter

Size: 0.67 oz/ 20 g·ITEM: 2473445

Color: Topaz - subtle golden undertones with a glass-like glow finish

176 Reviews

$38.00

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Beautiful, effortless application, perfect for dark skin, on full makeup or light makeup days… it’s honestly beautiful product that I use daily.. gives me a summer glow in the winter and boosts my confidence by elevating my beauty routine...Would be great on medium or dark skin. It’s pretty orange on fair skin. I like the formula a lot and wish it was actually champagne in person.

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.

MAKEUP BY MARIOSoft Glow Highlighter

Size: 0.16 oz/ 4.5 mL·ITEM: 2449775

Color: Pearl - luminous pearl that flatters light to light-medium skin tones

131 Reviews

$46.00

I typically don’t use highlighters because I have textured skin and anything frosty makes my skin look awful. ...this is the best highlighter for a dark and medium skin tone am in love with it

What it is: A creamy, weightless highlighter that illuminates and visibly smooths the appearance of skin, for a healthy, effortless, back-from-the beach glow.

What Else You Need to Know: This ultra-silky, soft-focus powder melts onto the skin and blends effortlessly. It is a transparent blend of microspheres and light-refracted pearls that leaves no visible powdery effects.

MILK MAKEUPBionic Glow Illuminating Liquid Highlighter with Hyaluronic Acid

Size: 0.91 oz/ 26.8 ml·ITEM: 2511707

Color: Virtual - luminous peach

150 Reviews

$49.00

A nice bronze highlighter with great pigmentation. I would recommend for medium to darker skin tones as I am fair and it’s a tad dark for me. ...This is my new favorite liquid highlighter. Love the lightweight formula that blends effortlessly onto my skin .

What it is: A liquid illuminator with skincare benefits that can be worn on your face and body or mixed with moisturizer or foundation for a natural-looking glow.

Coverage: Light

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Liquid

Westman AtelierSuper Loaded Tinted Cream Highlighter

Size: 0.14 oz/ 4g·ITEM: 2415081

Color: Peau de Rose - soft warm rose

197 Reviews

$105.00

with this product it is so obvious from reading the reviews that it is not for fair skin. This product is made for medium skin tone to dark skin tone only. ...It gives a beautiful glow from within type highlight on dark skin (this shade is everything for my melanin ladies!!!)

What it is: A clean, award-winning, multipurpose cream highlighter that gives skin a luminous glow in three universal shades.


Coverage: Medium


Finish: Radiant


Formulation: Cream


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Hyaluronic Acid: Boosts moisture.

- Jojoba Seed Oil: Improves hydration and strengthens skin’s moisture barrier.

- Caper Extract: Helps soothe, calm, and reduce the appearance of redness.


Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free and cruelty-free.

MAC CosmeticsExtra Dimension Skinfinish Highlighter

Size: 0.31 oz/ 9 g·ITEM: 2093649

Color: Double-Gleam - beige that breaks silver

42 Reviews

$59.00

Ahhh the every hyped Whisper of Gilt highlighter. I missed out years ago when it first launched. ...Go-To Highlighter...This is by far my go-to highlighter. I have about 10 different highlighters, but this is the one I use every day.

What it is:
A liquid-powder highlighter that gives a luminous, well-defined finish.

What does:
Extra Dimension Skinfinish adds the perfect glow to skin. The liquid-powder highlighter with prismatic reflections is designed to sculpt and highlight your face, leaving a luminous, well-defined finish. The creamy powder formula lasts up to ten hours.

What else you need to know:
This product is non-acnegenic, dermatologist tested, ophthalmologist tested, and suitable for all skin types.

Fenty Beauty by RihannaKillawatt Foil Freestyle Highlighter

Size: 2 x 0.12 oz/ 3.5 g·ITEM: 2211084

Color: Ruby Richez - metallic brick red

610 Reviews

$54.00

This is the best highlighter. I use it a lot. Very versatile....If you’re medium to deep skin tone this is perfect!

What it is: A weightless, long-wear, cream-powder hybrid highlighter—in solos and duos—with a hyper-metallic finish, in a range of shades designed for all skin tones.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. This product is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Killawatt Foil has the same creamy texture as the original, in a new, mega-reflective, foil-like finish. These buildable, color-rich luminizers come in rule-defying shades that look killer on all skin tones. The cream-powder hybrid melts into skin and blends with almost zero effort.

tarteshimmering light powder highlighter

Size: .14 oz/4.25 g·ITEM: 2545333

Color: Champagne Glow - champagne

24 Reviews

$44.00

I’ve been looking for a nice, warm highlighter for my cool-toned light skin. Specifically, a highlighter that is not yellow as anything yellow-tinted makes my skin look terrible. ...This highlighter is my favorite. It works so well with my skin tone.

What it is: A skin-perfecting pressed highlighter for a lit-from-within-looking glow.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Microfine 3D pearls & pigments reflect pure light to add depth & dimension, while diffusing imperfections, butter-soft formula glides on smooth, buildable glow melts into skin for seamless blending that doesn't look glittery, and 2 universal shades for a warm or cool glow.

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“I was happy it arrived not broken, I wasn't sure but the hype is real, never seen a glass shiny highlighter like that, I LOVE IT !! Its the perfect shade for me, no color strike and I am fair/light”
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“I was disappointed with the Anastasia highlighter because it was too golden for my skin tone but this is perfect”
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“This shade is great for lighter toned skin, or a subtle bit of a glow. As someone with medium skin tone I would choose the darker shade for a more noticeable look”
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“For reference I have medium skin tone and very dark under eye bags. I use the bright forecast and it matches great”
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“top tier bronzer for dark skin it's not too red it's beautiful I'm on my second one”
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“Subtle hightlight and great for oily skin. I like to apply it on my arms and chest as well”

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