A wet-look highlighter is a type of makeup that gives the illusion of having a wet surface. This can be done by using a water-based or oil-based liquid highlighter and then adding a clear top coat. The process is similar to that of a dry-brush highlight, but instead of using a brush, you use your fingers to apply the highlight. Here are some of our favorites.
Size: 0.67 oz/ 20 g·ITEM: 2473445
Color: Topaz - subtle golden undertones with a glass-like glow finish
$38.00
Love it, gives the wet look! Definitely will be buying again. Only comes in one color but it blends in well....I remember when everyone love a blinding highlighter but even if this can be blinding it still looks natural and gives you that wet look!
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.
Size: 0.16 oz/ 4.5 mL·ITEM: 2457166
Color: Bronze - luminous bronze infused with copper that flatters medium-dark to deep skin tones
$46.00
Nice, natural-looking highlighter...A little goes a long way so I give my brush a couple taps after swiping it across the highlighter to remove the excess. I usually prefer liquid highlighters as I have large pores and powders tend to look too harsh, but that's not the case with this. ...Not glittery- looks wet on the skin! And best part it doesn’t enhance texture super similar to Dior’s backstage highlighter quad
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.
Size: 0.16/4.5·ITEM: 2935864
Color: Embered - Bronzed Copper
$46.00
What it is: A wet-pressed talc-free highlighter powder that melts into skin for a transparent, glistening finish on the face and eyes.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Passion Fruit Extract: Moisturizes and conditions.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Unique powder technology locks in moisture for luminosity that lets skin shine through—no chalkiness or glittery fallout. This highlighter was clinically tested to improve skin smoothness. You can wear it everywhere—it blends easily with fingers for concentrated shine or a brush for a diffused glow. It is also talc- and silicone-free.
$28.50
They make and awesome highlighter - but if you use their mist & fix or anything like that and wet your brush, then dip it in, it intensifies it to the point you could do a winged liner or a super intense shimmer shadow, or a metallic lipstick - it's amazing!! ...ANYWAYS, if you need an amazing highlighter that loaded with pigment, just buy this lol!
What it is: An ultra-fine shimmering powder that catches light to accent eyes, lips, and cheeks.
What Else You Need to Know: Perfect on the eyes, cheeks, and lips, this multifaceted, ultra-fine, loose highlighter powder includes pure mother of pearl pigments to add light-catching color and shine. Unique technology enables wet or dry application for a customized finish across all 18 shades.
$64.00
I love this highlighter. You can apply it light and subtle or you can use it wet for a heavier more defined look, it's very versatile. ...(To get the wet look, I use a dry brush and get some product on the brush, spray a bit of Urban Decay's All Night setting spray and then applying it to the cheek bones).
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.
Size: 0.21 oz / 6 g·ITEM: 2473627
Color: 10 Organza Or - golden pink shimmer
$61.00
For my everyday makeup or a nice romantic date night look, this is a great option. I feel like I have glow where I need it, but it doesn’t look too intense. ...These is by far the best loose highlighter ever. It’s intense but but glittery it just looks glowing and wet.
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.
Size: 0.31 oz/ 9 g·ITEM: 2093649
Color: Double-Gleam - beige that breaks silver
$56.00
Ahhh the every hyped Whisper of Gilt highlighter. I missed out years ago when it first launched. ...Best highlighter I’ve ever had! It gives a wet look rather than a sparkly one so it just makes you look healthy and radiant!
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.
Size: 0.21 oz / 6 mL·ITEM: 2654119
Color: Legendary - Golden chocolate glow
$29.50
Hands down the most gorgeous highlighter I have ever seen! This has literally no shimmer and gives you that beautiful wet glow. ...My go to highlighter...I got this highlighter and used the whole tube. It usually takes me forever to get through a highlighter, but I ended up using it everyday.
What it is: A hyper-radiant, buildable liquid highlighter for a long-lasting allover glow (without glitter).
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: Loaded with hyper-radiant, refined pearl pigments, this formula has a sheer, skin-like finish for all the glow—without the glitter.
Size: 0.16 oz·ITEM: 2746915
Color: 05 yum rum - soft rose gold shimmer
$54.00
For highlighter girlies 💋✨🎀...If you want natural this isn’t for you at all. But if you’re a highlighter girly, this would look amazing on you cause it literally looks wet on the skin without any setting sprays applied , yum rum doesn’t get enough attention like the other shades do, but this is amazing...This is now my go to highlighter. The formula is way different from the other Fenty highlighters.
What it is: A skin-tone-based highlighter with a silky-soft feel that’s infused with superfine pearls, designed to flatter every tone for a low-key glow.
What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight, long-wearing formula delivers a natural-looking, radiant finish. The smooth-glide, no-grit feel blends into skin without disturbing makeup. It improves the appearance of fine lines and resists sweat and humidity. The superfine pearls are delicate, so handle with care.
Size: 0.07 oz / 2 g·ITEM: 2590214
Color: Amber Glow - amber glow
$41.00
absolutely love this product. such a quick and easy nose highlighter. it’s best highlighter I have ever used. 100% recommend!...Loved looked so natural but pretty so wet and gorgeous looking love the lightest shade
What it is: A multiuse highlighter pen for a next-level glow with zero effort (or glitter).
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin E: Acts as a natural preservative, a soothing emollient, and an antioxidant.
- Maracuja Oil: Provides visibly firmer, brighter, and smoother skin and hydrates.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This soft-pearl, dewy formula with a radiant, satin-glow finish visibly brightens, hydrates, and refreshes dull, tired skin and discoloration. The lightweight, creamy texture glides on and is comfy, never sticky. Plus,
