A quick highlighter is a must-have for almost anyone who wants to look their best in a snap. Whether you're on the go or just don't have time to fuss with foundation and eye shadow, these products will give you a natural-looking glow. Here are some of the best options available.
Size: 0.23 oz/7 mL·ITEM: 2932648
Color: 04 On Top - coppery bronze shimmer
$22.00
What it is: A long-lasting liquid highlighter with a built-in cushion applicator for an instant boost of radiance.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
What Else You Need to Know: This liquid highlighter captures the light naturally for radiant skin and can be used on the cheeks and eyes. It’s easy to blend and feels weightless on the skin. Long-lasting and transfer-proof, it stays fresh and glowing all day. Its cushion tip guarantees quick and mistake-proof application.
Clinical Results: In a clinical study on 31 people, after 28 days of use:
- 94% get a luminous glow with easy application
Size: 0.18oz/5g·ITEM: 2880821
Color: Rosy Sand - pink
$75.00
Find the right shade and it is a plus. So pigmented and easy to apply. Smooth texture. Last a long time. ...The packaging is so beautiful and the mirror makes it easy to apply on the go. Easy to blend into your makeup, leaving a flawless finish.
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: 0.41 fl oz/ 12 mL·ITEM: 2201408
Color: Goldgasm - gold highlight
$59.50
this blush is a very pretty color; goes on very smoothly; blends very well and is so easy to build upon- highly recommend this blush: it’s so pretty and is so easy to apply! ...It’s gorgeous!! It’s easy to apply but I recommend using a damp beauty blender to blend it in evenly.
What it is: A multi-use illuminating gel that can be worn as a highlighter or blush for buildable color and an instant glow. Dot and blend for easy application.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Soft Focus Silica: Rich velvety texture blurs imperfections.
- Lustrous Polymers: Enhances skin luminosity with a smooth texture.
- Sensorial Oil: Imparts a silky soft feel and shine.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also cruelty-free.
Size: 1 oz/30 mL·ITEM: 2935526
Color: Opalescent - icy opal with soft pink and silver shimmer
$53.00
What it is: A multiuse, highlighting skin enhancer that can be worn alone or with makeup to smooth and illuminate skin’s appearance.
Ingredient Callouts: It is cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with 80 percent skin caring ingredients, its nourishing complex of 12 emollients smooths and illuminates skin’s appearance. The hydrating and nongreasy formula can be worn alone or with makeup, under foundation, mixed with foundation, or on top of skin as an all-over face and body highlighter.
Size: 0.27 oz / 8 mL·ITEM: 2645174
Color: Rose Potion - rosy pink tone
$39.50
This highlighter is easy to apply and leaves a nice amount of color on my cheeks!...Beautiful Highlighter! It looks very natural and very easy to apply.
What it is: An instant illuminator, housed in a genius roll-on applicator, that seamlessly melts onto the skin.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Oleogel: Allows the pigments to glide seamlessly onto the skin.
- Adhesive Film Formers: Provide a smooth, soft-focus glossy finish.
- Pearlescent Pigments: Help deliver a luminous finish to the skin.
Ingredient Callouts: It is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This liquid highlighter gives you a glowing look—anytime, anywhere. It adds a stunning, soft-focus sheen, radiance, and iconic dewiness to the skin in an instant with the new and ultramodern highlighter. There’s no glitter or shim
Size: 0.5 oz/15 mL·ITEM: 2884377
Color: Space Slippers - soft pink
$54.00
✨ Glow Goals: MAC Cosmetics Liquid Highlighter Rev...A little goes a long way, so it’s easy to build up from a subtle sheen to a more glam highlight. ...This highlighter is very smooth and easy to apply. It has a liquid formula making it easy to mix with other products.
What it is: A liquid highlighter with 24-hour hydration and long-lasting, lustrous color – wear alone, mix into base, or tap on high points for a refined gleam.
Formulation: Liquid
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, and phthalates.
What Else You Need to Know: This sheer, buildable liquid highlighter delivers 12-hour radiance and long-lasting glass-like finish. It’s powered glycerin, squalene, and coffee seed extract, with radiant pigments and pearlescent particles. Transfer-resistant and layers seamlessly.
Size: 0.21 oz·ITEM: 2774396
Color: Unbothered - mauve pink gold
$36.50
So new and innovative, as all of Danessa Myricks’ products have been! Very easy to apply, I personally used my fingers but feel like a brush would work just fine too. ...It melts right in and looks so natural. Super easy to apply with a brush or with your fingers and no mess.
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.
Size: 0.85 oz / 25 mL·ITEM: 2786820
Color: Raya - fair light
$52.00
I’m truly obsessed and it’s super easy to apply. I like to apply it on with my fingers but you get amazing results with a beauty blender too! ...It is easy to apply and the size of it makes it easy to take with me everywhere!
What it is: A lightweight liquid highlighter that gives a dewy glow and plays well with all your favorite complexion products for natural-looking radiance.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sunflower Seed Oil: Rich in fatty acid omega-6, it moisturizes and makes skin feel soft.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Glycerin: Retains skin’s moisture.
- Niacinamide: Helps skin tone look brighter and more even.
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.
Size: 0.4 oz / 12 mL·ITEM: 2799567
Color: 2 Stellar - champagne gold
$63.00
Highlighter...Love this product! Easy to apply and buildable! Great color options....I like this product, it's lightweight, look so beautiful and It's easy to apply , brightens my face . Love it!
What it is: A multipurpose, water-based highlighter that hydrates and illuminates your skin for a lit-from-within, pearly glow.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide 3%: Smooths and visibly brightens the skin over time.
What Else You Need to Know: This multiuse highlighter can be worn over foundation for a glass-skin highlight or as a bronzer for a sunkissed, bronzy glow. Its skincare-based formula has a cooling gel texture that absorbs quickly for a second-skin finish and hyper-reflective micro pearls that deliver up to 24 hours of radiance and hydration.
