Best highlighter on Reddit
218 reviews from r/Sephora, r/PaleMUA, r/Ulta and 13 more subreddits
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#1
Rare Beauty
4.7
(23)
"Are my recommendations."
"Make gorgeous highlighters for pale skin."
"If you don't mind a slight warm tone."
"Very dewy and cute."
"Gives a beautiful, natural sheen."
"Rare Beauty Enlighten is a gorgeous cool toned champagne."
"I love the rare beauty highlight. It’s great if you want something more intense!"
"I ended up getting rare beauty and benefit cookie highlight today :)"
"I seriously mean it when I tell you that rare beauty is the best."
"Out of all of these, the Rare Beauty is my favorite by a mile."
#2
Benefit
4.9
(21)
"Professional muas really like these products."
"Is sooo pretty! It’s not too glittery."
"Is sooo pretty! It’s not too glittery."
"Benefit Cookie."
"I really love the Benefit powder highlighter in the shade 'Cookie'."
"Benefit Cookie!"
"Try the cookie highlighter from benefit!"
"Benefit Dewlala or MAC Strobe Cream for a liquid formula."
"Benefit cookie is a really popular one."
"I use the benefit highlighter in Cookie."
#3
Saie
4.3
(18)
"Hands down Saie Glowy Super Gel"
"Saie Glowy Super Gel Starglow - I have it gives me similar effect."
"The saie starglow is great it gives u that dewy look."
"Saie !!! I even wear it on days I do skincare with no makeup and i look like i'm beaming!!"
"I LOVE the saie!"
"The SAIE is perfection. Alone or under foundation."
"Saie is so gorgeous as a highlighter (you can also use it under complexion products for an all over glow)."
"I personally love the Saie one."
"I love the Saie. I feel like it gives me a glass skin/ dewy glow look."
"- Saie Super Gel Lightweight Dewy Multipurpose Illuminator"
#4
Chanel
4.8
(13)
"It gives a very natural and subtle glow."
"It’s super subtle and doesn’t get caught in your hair."
"I swear by the Chanel Glow Stick. It’s super subtle and doesn’t get caught in your hair."
"Haven’t tried it, but seems that all my favourite beauty influencers who like that kind of highlighter really like the Chanel baume essentiale."
"I'm a pro MUA and the Chanel Baum gives this look."
"CHANEL HAS A STICK WHICH IS STRAIGHT UP CLEAR AND GUVES THIS GLOW , ITS BEAUTIFUL."
"It is the most effortless dewy/natural glow I have ever been able to achieve."
"1. Chanel baume essentiel"
"Chanel baume essentiel in sculpting"
"Chanel baume essentiel in sculpting"
#5
Haus Labs
4.6
(11)
"Are my recommendations."
"Check out the shade sunstone."
"Looks scary silver but has no back pigment so it gives a colorless glassy shine"
"For powder highlighters, I love Haus Labs and GXVE. For cream highlighters, I love Rare Beauty."
"Haus Labs Bio Radiant Gel Powder Higlighter. Beautiful formula."
"Haus Labs and Rare make my favorite highlighters."
"I prefer Haus Labs in Moonstone. Beautiful, glowy and no glitter."
"Haus labs moonstone is a light silver :) "
"I'd recommend Haus Labs Moonstone! I didn't experience the cast/stripe as another suggested."
"Haus Labs Bio-Radiant Gel-powder Highlighter in Rose Quartz may be what you're looking for."
#6
Merit
4.7
(10)
"Merit and Glow Recipe have the glow sticks if you want a dew look"
"Merit is soooo good!"
"Merit stick highliighter hands down the best."
"Merit stick highlighter in shade bounce."
"Merit truther here. It’s so buildable and blendable."
"Love merit."
"Merit is my favorite because it is straight up glow."
"Merit."
"I swatched Merit;s highlighter stick in cava and it appears to be what you want."
"Love Merit's highlighter stick."
#7
Refy
4.7
(9)
"Refy highlighter. It just gives the glow, no sparkle."
"Refy gloss highlighter"
"Refy highlighter!"
"REFY highlighter is my go to"
"Refy !!!!! cant stress this enough."
"Refy!!! I’ve been swatching it for months."
"Refy highlighter is a literal gloss."
"I also love this look and the Refy Gloss highlighter does this for me"
"Refy highlighter in topaz.. it’s kind of a thick highlighter gloss but it’s pretty if you don’t mind that"
#8
Westman Atelier
4.7
(9)
"Just blew it out of the water for me."
"I prefer the Westman Atelier ones more."
"The Westman Atelier one! It gives this very dewy, natural highlight."
"Westman atelier or merit has one but Westmans whole look is glowy and translucent!"
"Westman atelier lit up highlight stick."
"Westman atelier lit up highlighter stick in nectar."
"I have the WA in Nectar and it’s the first highlight I’ve ever liked."
"The Westman Atelier is 🤌🏼"
"Run from the Westman Atelier. It is an overpriced stick of Vaseline."
#9
Charlotte Tilbury
4.4
(8)
"Charlotte Tillbury Holkywood finish"
"Charlotte tilbury makes a product called flawless filter."
"Love charlotte tilbury flawless filter."
"Ct highlighter wand."
"Ct highlighter wand"
"Charlotte Tilbury was juuuuust right."
"It is a beautiful highlight that isn’t too blinding but still is noticeable."
"I really like using the CT flawless filter as a highlight."
#10
Fenty
4.6
(7)
"Is amazing!!"
"Goes on smooth and stays on all day."
"I love the fenty beauty diamond bomb."
"Or fenty diamond bomb the white ish shade."
"Fenty has highlighter sticks in a big range of shades also."
"The fenty matchstix skinstix! it gets a lot of hate but that’s because i don’t think ppl apply it correctly."
"Fenty Match Stix in YOU GO, PURL."
#11
MAC
4.5
(6)
"It’s a very light white gold that breaks silver/platinum."
"I use MAC Hyper Real Glow, comes with three shades."
"MAC strobe cream in pinklite!! Applies amazingly with just. Your fingers and a little goes a long way."
"Mac strobe cream"
"I use MAC Hyper Real Glow, comes with three shades."
"Personally I use the pink but the yellow could work as well."
#12
Glossier
4.6
(5)
"Glossier future dew is good but the haloscope will give you this exact look."
"I dab glossier future dew on top of my makeup and the shine is similar."
"Glossier futuredew"
"The glossier haloscope! No glittee, just a really nice “illumination”."
"Atm, I use Glossier Haloscope, and honestly, I love it!"
#13
RMS Beauty
5.0
(4)
"RMS Beauty Living Luminizer and About Face highlighter!"
"So it’s not from Sephora but it’s called Luminizer from rms beauty."
"The RMS luminizer would be perfect"
"Rms beauty luminizer"
#14
RMS
5.0
(4)
"I have three recommendations for this; RMS living luminizer, Chanel baume essential, and Westman Atelier lit up."
"2. Rms luminizer. They sell full sizes but the glow quad are minis in a quad and you can try all 4 shades."
"RMS living luminizer is the OG for this kind of look."
"The RMS luminizer."
#15
Dior
5.0
(4)
"If you love something with glitter."
"Just gorgeous!!!"
"Looks beautiful on me!"
"I am obsessed with the Dior liquid highlighter."
#16
Zebra
4.5
(4)
"They’re available in shopee or lazada and it’s cheaper there too"
"I have fallen in love with them because they still offer contrast but in a much milder way"
"JetPens has the Zebra Justfit Mojini Line highlighters which says does not smudge gel pens."
"Sarasa Dry and Zebra Mildliners. Write then Count to 15, then highlight with no problem."
#17
Essence
4.3
(4)
"I always have an Essence Pure Nude highlighter on hands for at least 6 years now."
"I use the Essence pure nude highlighter for a soft, lit from within glow"
"Essence Pure Nude highlighter in 10 Be my highlight."
"I have been loving the Essence pure nude highlighters."
#18
Hourglass
5.0
(3)
"Hourglass does subtle highlighter very well."
"Hourglass ⌛️."
"But. Throw these all away and get the hourglass if you don’t want a liquid."
#19
Lisa Eldridge
5.0
(3)
"Is a transparent pale pink."
"I like Lisa Eldridge Crystal Nebula."
"I would recommend looking to crystal nebula by Lisa eldridge. It is probably my favorite to wear under and over makeup."
#20
ColourPop
4.7
(3)
"Is a dream"
"Colourpop has really good blinding ones like flexitarian."
"I use colourpop flexitarian"
#21
Versed
5.0
(2)
"I love Versed illuminating Mood Lighting glow drops"
"Golden Sheer is my favorite and it’s so affordable!"
#22
Milk Makeup
5.0
(2)
"Perfect shade for an olive. Not pink or golden."
"I love Milk Makeup stick highlighter in Lit."
#23
Kaleidos
5.0
(2)
"Are my recommendations."
"If you really want the glitter and glow, I recommend Kaleidos!"
#24
Merit Highlighter
5.0
(2)
"Merit gives a literal lit from within or glass/ wet like quality to the skin!"
"Love merit."
#25
Champagne Highlighter
5.0
(2)
"Champagne for me!"
"Champagne in my opinion is the best."
#26
Auric
5.0
(2)
"The Auric one is the best make up I’ve ever gotten!"
"Not Sephora but Auric’s glow lust sounds exactly like what you’re looking for!"
#27
Maybelline
5.0
(2)
"It's a light gold that I think looks good on fair skin."
"I have the liquid one in rose gold and it's marvellous!"
#28
Wet n Wild
4.5
(2)
"I have so many highlights but the one I always reach for is Wet n Wild Blossom Glow."
"I like Milani Dolce Perla, Physicians Formula Butter Highlighter in Pearl, and WnW Blossom Glow at the drugstore."
#29
Phytosurgence
4.5
(2)
"It is not a powder but sort of a hybrid cream/gel to powder like finish."
"I’ve been looking at Phytosurgence Spectral Shine in 'Fresh Fog' for the winter."
#30
Mac
4.5
(2)
"Mac vanilla eyeshadow!"
"Mac vanilla eyeshadow!"
#31
Becca
4.0
(2)
"I set it with the smashbox x Becca highlighter in opal."
"I love Becca’s the most, but it’s very finely milled and subtle."
#32
Pat McGrath
4.0
(2)
"The Pat McGrath Skin Fetish Sublime Skin Highlighter gives me this look!"
"I have the Rare Beauty but prefer the Pat McGrath."
#33
Giorgio Armani
5.0
(1)
"Some I steer towards are."
#34
OFRA
5.0
(1)
"For silvery pink."
#35
JCat
5.0
(1)
"Icy pink"
#36
Rituel De Fille
5.0
(1)
"Love their silver The Sorceror and Ice Bow silver pink."
#37
Tombow
5.0
(1)
"For a highlighter that doesn't bleed (esp. on thin paper like codals) and refillable, I highly recommend Tombow Kei Coat Highlighter."
#38
Kokuyo
5.0
(1)
"The Kokuyo mark plus two way highlighter is great for exactly this, it’s a fine liner in one side and highlighter on the other!"
#39
Faber Castell
5.0
(1)
"Natry ko na ata lahat ng highlighter and ito yung mga best para sa akin. * Faber Castell - Superfluorescent Green."
#40
Fenty Beauty
5.0
(1)
"Make gorgeous highlighters for pale skin."
#41
Peach Highlighter
5.0
(1)
"A peach highlighter has always worked best and looked the most natural on me."
#42
Too Faced
5.0
(1)
"This really packs a pretty punch."
#43
Ofra
5.0
(1)
"Ofra is super blinding."
#44
Danessa Myricks
5.0
(1)
"Danessa myricks dew wet balm !!!!"
#45
Nudestix
4.0
(1)
"Doesn't do well over foundation."
#46
Schneider
4.0
(1)
"Highlighters - Schneider! This is pretty difficult to find, sa office warehouse ko lang siya n."
#47
Sharpie
4.0
(1)
"Sharpie major and sharpie gel. Bought it from star 360 shop."
#48
Benefit Highlighter
4.0
(1)
"Benefit is slept on."
#49
Milk Highlighter
4.0
(1)
"That Milk one."
#50
Saie Highlighter
4.0
(1)
"Saie and refy both ate away my foundation or lifted it off."
#51
Smashbox
4.0
(1)
"I set it with the smashbox x Becca highlighter in opal."
#52
The Balm
4.0
(1)
"I like Marylou from The Balm."
#53
VDL
4.0
(1)
"I love the VDL lumilayer primer to use alone or mix in with foundations."
#54
Wander Beauty
4.0
(1)
"There’s a clear shade that I always use when I want a subtle glow without glitter."
#55
Iconic London
4.0
(1)
"Iconic London illuminator highlighter."
#56
Cezanne
4.0
(1)
"Cezanne Highlighter in Aurora Mint."
#57
Natasha Dennis
4.0
(1)
"Check out Natasha Dennis Glow Beautifier in light, too, with the hygen serum put on first."
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