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Subtle Highlight Makeup

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If you're looking for a way to add a little highlight to your day, but don't want to look like you're wearing makeup, subtle highlight is the way to go. This type of highlight is best applied with a brush and gives the skin a healthy glow. It's also easy to apply and remove, so you can change up your look as often as you like.

HourglassAmbient® Strobe Lighting Powder

Size: 0.16 oz/ 4.53 g·ITEM: 1780014

Color: Brilliant

370 Reviews

$64.00

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A nice, subtle highlight but too glittery :/ But if you don’t mind the glitter then go for it....It gives the perfect subtle highlight and is long wearing. Definitely recommend if you have fair skin!

What it is:
A collection of illuminating strobing powders designed to sculpt the face with light, creating depth and dimension for a refined, natural-looking highlight.

What it does:
Ambient® Strobe Lighting Powders are formulated in a sheer base that’s infused with concentrated, ultra-fine mico-pearl particles in a number of sizes and refraction levels for natural-looking luminescence—without leaving a heavy metallic finish. Developed with Photoluminescent Technology it captures, diffuses, and softens surrounding light to refine the appearance of the skin.

What else you need to know:
Hourglass products are 100 percent cruelty-free.

MAC CosmeticsMineralize Skinfinish Sheer Coverage Luminous Highlighting Powder for Face and Body

Size: 0.35 oz/ 10 g·ITEM: 2093664

Color: Soft & Gentle - gilded peach bronze

29 Reviews

$56.00

This is truly honest to its name. Such a subtle highlight, but can be beaming if brush is sprayed with setting spray beforehand. ...Must have highlight under rated...The most beautiful highlight I’ve ever worn it basically wears itself

What it is:
A luxurious powder with M·A·C Multi-Mineral Complex that adds highlights to the face and body.

What it does:
This luxurious, slow-baked, velvety-soft, domed face powder offers a radiant finish. Strategically buff on to add highlights to the high points of the face, or blend all over for a sheer luminous polish to the skin. It features the M·A·C Multi-Mineral Complex and vitamin E.

What else you need to know:
This product is dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested and non-acnegenic. After adding product on your brush, mist brush with Prep + Prime Fix + and apply to high planes of face for a more intense, metallic highlight.

Rare Beauty by Selena GomezPositive Light Liquid Luminizer Highlight

Size: 0.5 oz/ 15 mL·ITEM: 2362192

Color: Flaunt - bronze gold

3.2K Reviews

$39.00

Such a cute subtle highlight that I wear everyday whether it's out and about or to work it stays on all day! ...Add the perfect touch of a subtle highlight

What it is: A silky, second-skin liquid highlighter that creates a lasting, soft, and luminous finish.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Packed with light-reflecting pearl particles and a botanical blend of lotus, gardenia, and white waterlily, this multidimensional formula lends skin a dewy glow in seconds. Mix this weightless liquid highlighter with foundation or layer it across the high points of the face for instant radiance.

MILK MAKEUPColor Chalk Multi-Use Powder Pigment

Size: 0.09 oz / 2.5 g·ITEM: 2428043

Color: Jump - copper

95 Reviews

$25.00

What it is: A clean, extruded-powder pigment that glides on smoothly for buildable payoff on eyes, cheeks, and lips. It comes in a peel-off wrapper and a portable, reusable tube.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Build bolder color with silky, shimmering shades. Designed to be used wet or dry, this formula has a subtle scent made with a blend of essential oils. It comes in a peel-off wrapper and a protective, portable, reusable flip-top tube, so there’s no unnecessary packaging, pan, or palette waste. Since these pigments are handmade, no two are alike.

HourglassMini Ambient Lighting Bronzer

Size: 0.04 oz/ 1.3 g·ITEM: 1963636

Color: Radiant Bronze Light - a warm bronze shade fused with Radiant Light to mimic a summer glow. (Ideal for medium/deep complexions)

277 Reviews

$45.00

They don't look chalky and are subtle -- like a natural glow. This is a great bronzer....I love the subtle color this bronzer gives. It looks like you just got back from vacation.

What it is:

A travel-size bronzer that fuses the illuminating effects of Ambient® Lighting Powder with bronze pigments to add depth and dimension for a sunkissed glow.


What it does:

Perfectly sized for travel, each mini compact fuses the illuminating effects of Ambient Lighting Powder with bronze pigments for sheer, airy, buildable color with a radiant finish. While traditional bronzer tends to be flat, Ambient Lighting Bronzer uses Photoluminescent Technology for seamless blending and color transitions. The hand-made powders are formulated using an advanced miscelare technique—which means "to mix" in Italian—creating the perfect balance of pigment and powder, and no two look alike. 

GivenchyPrisme Libre Loose Powder Highlighter

Size: 0.21 oz / 6 g·ITEM: 2473627

Color: 10 Organza Or - golden pink shimmer

16 Reviews

$61.00

For my everyday makeup or a nice romantic date night look, this is a great option. ...Such a beautiful glowy highlight. You can make it subtle or blinding. I wish there were some more shades to choose from but it’s a good buy!

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.

Charlotte TilburyFilmstar Bronze & Glow Contour Duo

Size: 22.5 g·ITEM: 2115947

Color: Medium/Dark

278 Reviews

$93.50

It melts into the skin and looks so natural. The highlight is beautiful. I am not a fan of looking like a disco ball so most highlights are too intense for me. ...I am very pale and had been searching high and low for a light sculpting shade that wouldn’t make me look orange and a subtle highlight that wouldn’t she every one of my pores and this is all that and more!

What it is:
An all-in-one pressed powder, bronzer, and highlighter to create killer cheekbones and candlelit skin.

What it does:
Celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is a firm believer that shading and highlighting can re-sculpt and re-define your face. This iconic bronzer and highlighter duo has the perfect blend of pearl and golden pigments to sculpt and highlight your features. These universal shades are created from a refined golden base that flatters all skin tones. The sculpt bronzer adds buildable definition along the lower cheek, jawline, and sides of the nose while highlight illuminates the top of cheekbones, bridge of the nose, eye orbital area, and cupid’s bow.

tartego with the faux freckle stamp

Size: 0.056 oz/1.66 mL·ITEM: 2923365

Color: light medium

31 Reviews

$35.00

What it is: A unique pronged applicator for instant, natural-looking faux freckles with a simple press.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amazonian Clay: For better, truer, longer wear.

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 vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Get freckles in a flash—this five-point stamp makes clusters look naturally placed without the fuss or precision of a pencil. Just press and go for a subtle look or layer for bolder freckles. Sunkissed vibes, zero sun

VIOLETTE_FRYEUX PAINT Liquid Eyeshadow & Eyeliner

Size: 0.1 fl. oz. / 2.79 g·ITEM: 2864502

Color: Tendre Corail - matte coral

352 Reviews

$49.00

Building it up makes for a more green color and blending it out highlights the golden sparkle....The shimmer is very fine, giving a luminous glow rather than chunky glitter, which makes it versatile — I’ve used it both for a subtle inner corner highlight and for a bold full-lid look.

What it is: A richly pigmented liquid eyeshadow/liner with a lightweight, buildable formula that provides crease-free, all-day wear.


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Vitamins E and C: Contribute antioxidant benefits.


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


What Else You Need to Know: Available in richly pigmented, matte, and twinkling couture shades, this liquid eyeshadow/eyeliner has a lightweight, buildable formula that lasts all day without smudging, creasing, or fading. Create a smokey eye, bold lines, or a subtle wash of color with the applicator or your finger (no base or brush needed).

SEPHORA COLLECTIONOutrageous Plump Lip Gloss x Tabasco

Size: 6 ml/0.2 oz·ITEM: 2924207

Color: Jalapeño - Sheer yellow-green hue

40 Reviews

$22.00

What it is: A lip gloss that brings the heat with max plumping power, inspired by cult-favorite hot sauces.

Formulation Type:
Lip Gloss

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 vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: The bestselling Outrageous Plump Lip Gloss, infused with chili pepper extract and hyaluronic acid for visibly plumper lips and moisture for up to eight hours.

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“The swirl of colors in the stick gives it a beautiful nuanced glow, which I feel like separates it from other highlighters on the market. This shade is a little too dark for me, so I used it sparingly (and more like a bronzer), but the way I would catch my glow in the mirror throughout the day was amazing”
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“The shimmer is a little too intense for daily office wear. Might be better suited for special occasions rather than everyday use”
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“I love this highlighter. It is a universal shade that works with any skin tone”
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“I was never big on the whole highlighter trend. I am very pale and most highlighters don't show up on me, or make my pale skin look strange or they accentuate my pores and textured skin I happen to have in the areas you would highlight”
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“A gorgeous colour for every day eye makeup. The colour is a muted nude so it looks great on its own or with a shimmer”
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“There are multiple neutrals for everyday uses and with some deep colors as base for colorful and bold makeups. It blends well with or without primer. Be aware of some fallouts so do your eye makeup first before face”
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“Very pretty and reflective. Works best as a shadow topper, but can be worn alone. Be careful though, it is a loose glitter, so I suggest spraying your eyeshadow brush with setting spray before dipping in, or you’ll be very very sparkly”
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