Highlighter reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 236 Reddit reviews across 21 subreddits and 48 posts to rank the best Highlighter brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Sephora, r/PaleMUA, r/MakeupAddiction, r/Ulta, r/beauty. Top-rated brands include Rare Beauty (4.6/5), Benefit (4.9/5), Chanel (4.9/5).
Stats
Reviews236
Subreddits21
Posts48
Brands55
Products79
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By Brand
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#1
Rare Beauty
4.6
(25)
"I’ve been using rare beauty powder highlighter since Christmas and it’s my favourite of all I’ve tried."
"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."
#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
Chanel
4.9
(14)
"Oof it’s 100% the Chanel Baume Essentiel in Transparent. Literally no shimmer, just beautiful glow."
"Chanel Baume Essentiel in the shade Sculpting gives a nice beautiful glow! It’s super easy to use and looks amazing"
"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."
"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"
#4
Saie
4.3
(16)
"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"
"Another great one would be starglow by Saie."
"I like both, but prefer Saie."
#5
Westman Atelier
4.7
(12)
"Definitely the Westman Atelier highlighter! The most glass-like I’ve ever seen."
"Westman Atelier lit up glow highlighter stick"
"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 🤌🏼"
#6
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."
#7
Merit
4.8
(9)
"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."
"Love Merit's highlighter stick."
#8
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"
#9
Charlotte Tilbury
4.4
(9)
"Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass, Westman Atelier"
"CT liquid is worth it. Havent found anything that works as well."
"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
Dior
5.0
(6)
"But they also have a shimmery eyeshadow that i like for highlighting."
"If you love something with glitter."
"Go for the white shade."
"Just gorgeous!!!"
"Looks beautiful on me!"
"I am obsessed with the Dior liquid highlighter."
#11
Fenty
4.7
(6)
"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."
"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."
#12
Hourglass
4.5
(6)
"Hourglass does subtle highlighter very well."
"Hourglass ⌛️."
"But. Throw these all away and get the hourglass if you don’t want a liquid."
"Hourglass, Becca by Smashbox. Any stick highlighter for a more dry finish that can be blending with fingers."
"I love Hourglass, but RMS ReDimension Hydra Dew Luminizer is also really nice."
"I personally think investing in a middle skin tone 6 pan palette from hourglass is worth the money."
#13
MAC
4.5
(6)
"Mac strobe cream. One tube lasts forever!"
"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."
#14
Essence
4.2
(6)
"I always have an Essence Pure Nude highlighter on hands for at least 6 years now."
"Essence ColourPop Relove by revolution and more expensive my favorite ofra"
"Essence pure nude highlighter"
"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."
#15
RMS
5.0
(5)
"The RMS Luminizer"
"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."
#16
RMS Beauty
5.0
(5)
"RMS Living Luminizer doesn’t have glitter in it and looks natural"
"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"
#17
Wet n Wild
4.8
(5)
"Wet and wild!!! My go tooo!!!"
"Wet n Wild liquid halo in ‘guilded glow’ is my current favorite."
"Wet n Wild megaglo highlighter. It’s perfection."
"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."
#18
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!"
#19
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."
#20
The Balm
5.0
(3)
"Mary lou manizer for everyday wear"
"My favorite is The Balm’s Mary-Lou Manizer."
"The Balm's Mary-Lou Manizer!! FAVE"
#21
Clio
4.0
(3)
"If you want smooth and wet look without chunky glitter some options can be Clio prism air highlighter ,Rom&ND veilighter. They have glass skin effect without being too shimmery"
"I love the Clio Prism but only the one on the left. The one on the right is glittery."
"If you are looking for a smooth , wet look highlighter Clio prism air highlighter would be great it has almost glossy glow without chunky glitter another one can be Etude glow beam highlighter."
#22
Lisa Eldridge
5.0
(2)
"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."
#23
Milk Makeup
5.0
(2)
"Perfect shade for an olive. Not pink or golden."
"I love Milk Makeup stick highlighter in Lit."
#24
Champagne Highlighter
5.0
(2)
"Champagne for me!"
"Champagne in my opinion is the best."
#25
Merit Highlighter
5.0
(2)
"Merit gives a literal lit from within or glass/ wet like quality to the skin!"
"Love merit."
#26
Kaleidos
5.0
(2)
"Are my recommendations."
"If you really want the glitter and glow, I recommend Kaleidos!"
#27
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!"
#28
Versed
5.0
(2)
"I love Versed illuminating Mood Lighting glow drops"
"Golden Sheer is my favorite and it’s so affordable!"
#29
OFRA
5.0
(2)
"For neutral white."
"For silvery pink."
#30
Black Moon Cosmetics
5.0
(2)
"Are my recommendations."
"It's a glowy white, not glittery or metallic."
#31
Stila
5.0
(2)
"Along with Stila Heaven hue in kitten."
"I love Stila Heaven’s Hue highlighter!!!! It’s soooo underrated"
#32
Patrick Ta
4.5
(2)
"Patrick Ta, she is glossy!"
"Natasha denona super glow and Patrick ta highlighter"
#33
ColourPop
4.5
(2)
"Colourpop has really good blinding ones like flexitarian."
"I use colourpop flexitarian"
#34
Natasha Denona
4.5
(2)
"Ivory"
"Natasha denona super glow and Patrick ta highlighter"
#35
Mac
4.5
(2)
"Mac vanilla eyeshadow!"
"Mac vanilla eyeshadow!"
#36
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."
#37
Pilot
3.5
(2)
"I've also had success with the Pilot Frixion highlighters, but be aware they are erased by heat."
"Pilot Frixion is best for codals. It does not bleed through even on material as thin as Bible paper."
#38
Make Up For Ever
5.0
(1)
"Pinky ivory"
#39
Salt New York
5.0
(1)
"Best I’ve found for natural is Salt New York applied with a beauty blender."
#40
Dollar K
5.0
(1)
"Dollar k highlighters zindabad🙌"
#41
Phytosurgence
5.0
(1)
"It is not a powder but sort of a hybrid cream/gel to powder like finish."
#42
Mildliners
5.0
(1)
"Mildliners. ive had mine for 2 years and they never bleed through."
#43
Faber Castell
5.0
(1)
"Natry ko na ata lahat ng highlighter and ito yung mga best para sa akin. * Faber Castell - Superfluorescent Green."
#44
Staedtler
5.0
(1)
"Highlighter pencil, no ink so no bleed."
#45
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!"
#46
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."
#47
Tarte
4.0
(1)
"Tarte has their own wand version. I have both CT and Tarte and Tarte is definitely more sheer and shimmery but I like both."
#48
Scandie Beauty
4.0
(1)
"Scandie beauty, it’s a compact like tower 28."
#49
People Supernatural
4.0
(1)
"It looks like it's been moved to online only but well people supernatural stick. i love stick highlighters. super blendable and easy to use. this one is a subtle glow like you're going for."
#50
Mango People
4.0
(1)
"Mango people has a clear shimmerless highlight stick."
#51
Benefit Highlighter
4.0
(1)
"Benefit is slept on."
#52
Milk Highlighter
4.0
(1)
"That Milk one."
#53
Sharpie
4.0
(1)
"Sharpie major and sharpie gel. Bought it from star 360 shop."
#54
Schneider
4.0
(1)
"Highlighters - Schneider! This is pretty difficult to find, sa office warehouse ko lang siya n."
#55
Holbein Neon Watercolors
2.0
(1)
"Holbein recent came out with a set of neon watercolors, but they’re all fugitive colors."
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