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Soft Highlighters

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Highlighter is a must-have for any beauty regimen. Whether you're looking to add a little glow to your skin, illuminate your best features, or just give yourself a boost of confidence, there's a highlighter out there for you. Here are some great options for soft highlighters available today.

Danessa Myricks BeautyYummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Lowlighter Soft Glow Highlighter

Size: 0.21 oz·ITEM: 2774370

Color: Lowkey - peachy gold

201 Reviews

$36.50

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I’ve also used it over foundation for a soft peachy glow. It dries down to this soft, radiant powder finish. ...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.

Iconic LondonIlluminator Liquid Highlight

Size: 0.45 oz/ 13.5 mL·ITEM: 2380426

Color: Original - champagne-toned shimmer to add a golden shine

281 Reviews

$54.00

What it is: A concentrated liquid shimmer that can be added to your foundation, primer, moisturizer, or simply used alone for a super-highlighted glow.


Highlighted Ingredients: 
-Oleogel & Adhesive Film Former: Ultra-blendable texture that delivers a buildable, soft metallic glow.

-Ultra Refined Pearlescent Pigments: Impart a sheer, multi-dimensional candle-lit glow to your complexion.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and mineral oil. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

MAKEUP BY MARIOSoft Glow Highlighter

Size: 0.16 oz/ 4.5 mL·ITEM: 2449759

Color: Honey - luminous honey infused with pink that flatters medium to dark skin tones

141 Reviews

$46.00

The highlighter you didn’t know you needed...I usually don’t buy highlighters anymore but somehow convinced myself into buying this one and I’m so happy I did! ...very soft subtle highlighter. perfect for everyday

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.

Yves Saint LaurentHyper Luminize Powder Highlighter

Size: 0.18 oz/5 g·ITEM: 2880847

Color: Libertine Light - White

802 Reviews

$75.00

[I received this product in exchange for my honest review] I was excited about being able to try out the Yves saint laurent all hours hyper luminize multi- use highlighting powder. it's of high quality and feels so softs....Most highlighters don’t. It’s very soft and not grainy feeling and has the perfect amount of shimmer.

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.

GivenchyPrisme Libre Loose Powder Highlighter

Size: 0.21 oz / 6 g·ITEM: 2473627

Color: 10 Organza Or - golden pink shimmer

16 Reviews

$61.00

This highlighter is fabulous. The packaging is super cute and it’s just the right amount of shimmer! ...this highlighter is like a higher end version of the benefit cookie highlighter.

What it is: A shimmering loose powder highlighter that combines a harmony of pink and golden tones for an immediate radiant result.

Coverage:
Buildable

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Loose Powder

What Else You Need to Know:This soft ultrafine texture offers iridescent light that instantly illuminates the complexion to highlight, sculpt and lift. The lightweight formula is endlessly buildable to create either a subtle natural look or a showstopping glow for all skintones.

Benefit CosmeticsDandelion Twinkle Shimmer Finish Powder Highlighter

Size: 0.1 oz / 3 g·ITEM: 2520484

Color: Full Size - soft nude-pink

246 Reviews

$52.00

Most wearable highlighter...If you are looking for a daily highlighter or just wanted to try adding a highlighter, this is the one to try first....Perfect Highlighter...I absolutely LOVE this highlighter. I have purchased so many highlighters and was looking for something that wasn't too gold or too pink.

What it is: A soft nude-pink, superfine powder highlighter with a shimmer finish.

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: This superfine baked powder highlighter gives a light-reflecting, luminous glow, a soft-focus blurring effect, and a shimmer finish. It builds effortlessly, blends seamlessly, and feels weightless.

$38.00

One of my favorite highlighters...I love this highlighter so much and it gives such a nice glow! I definitely recommend it!...BEST LIQUID HIGHLIGHTER...This highlighter is fantastic. Usually liquid highlighters are terrible for me because the either are too much or not enough.

What it is: A satiny-pink liquid highlighter that accents cheek and brow bones for a dewy glow.

What Else You Need to Know: Benefit Cosmetics’ new doe foot applicator glides on easily for soft rose-gold radiance. This long-lasting formula can be used as a spot highlighter over makeup or wear under complexion favorites for a subtle glow.

MAC CosmeticsPrep + Prime Illuminating Sheer Coverage Long-Wear Brightening Highlighter

Size: 0.12 oz/ 3.6 mL·ITEM: 2096931

Color: Bright Forecast - mid tone peachy coral

23 Reviews

$43.00

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.

Supergoop!Mineral Glowscreen Soft-Radiance Drops SPF 40

Size: 1.7 oz/50 ml·ITEM: 2927739

Color: Golden Hour

18 Reviews

$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

Iconic LondonRollaway Glow Highlighter

Size: 0.27 oz / 8 mL·ITEM: 2645174

Color: Rose Potion - rosy pink tone

121 Reviews

$39.50

NEW highlighter - OBSESSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...I'm absolutely obsessed with this new liquid highlighter version! So subtle and on-the-go GLOW!!!! ...This is such a pretty highlighter! It has a nice creamy texture and adds a soft glow.

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

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“This highlighter is easy to apply and leaves a nice amount of color on my cheeks”
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“These is by far the best loose highlighter ever. It’s intense but but glittery it just looks glowing and wet”
Colorful Highlighters
“This highlighter definitely delivers a colorful shine. The texture of the product is really nice because it doesn't feel runny and it is light on the skin”
Natural Highlighters
“This highlighter is fabulous. The packaging is super cute and it’s just the right amount of shimmer”
Solid Highlighter
“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”
Purple Highlighters
“i am obsessed with this highlighter!!! first, the packaging is beautiful! there is a magnet that helps close the highlighter smoothly. it is so pigmented. it has beautiful glitter and a lightly purple iridescent color that makes a beautiful highlight for the face. i even use this highlighter as an eyeshadow if i want my eyes to be glittery. i would definitely recommend this highlighter to anyone”
Everyday Highlighters
“Love the coverage of this highlighter. Very little needed. Long lasting”
Unique Highlighters
“It’s a glittery highlighter, be prepared for that, but if you like glittery highlighters it’s a really blood one to get”
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“I usually don’t buy highlighters anymore but somehow convinced myself into buying this one and I’m so happy I did”
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