When in doubt, glow. We’ve tried and tested every single formula to find the best highlighter for you, whatever you skin type, colour and goal.
Best Highlighter 2019
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£9.99 Buy now with HQhair SLEEK MAKEUP HIGHLIGHTING PALETTE - SOLSTICE
Buy now with free deliveryBest Highlighter Palette
First up on our list of the best highlighters is the cult – and award-winning – highlighter palette by Sleek Makeup. Featuring three powders and one cream, this palette will soon become your go-to drugstore highlighter as it’s easy to create a bespoke glow, perfect for your preferences.
Designed to suit all skin tones, it’s hard to go wrong with this cruelty-free glow.
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Continue Reading: our guide to the best Sleek products
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£16.00 Buy now with HQhair THEBALM MARY LOU MANIZER HIGHLIGHTER
Buy now with free deliveryBest Golden Highlight
The beauty of products from theBalm is that most of them are multi-use products. In Mary Lou’s case, this highlighter doubles up as an eyeshadow and a general shimmer, perfect for both face and body.
We love to sweep this super powder across the tops of our cheekbones, brow bones and middle of the forehead, as well as using on the inner corners of the eyes.
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£34.00 Buy now with HQhair Illamasqua Beyond Powder - Epic
Buy now with free deliveryBest High End Highlighter
Available in six shades, Illamasqua‘s Beyond Powders are an absolute treat for your makeup bag. We love Epic thanks to its deep bronze tone.
Get a natural, radiant glow with the lightweight texture, plus have creative control by either applying dry or wet for even stronger results. These are perfect for accentuating and highlighting certain areas, or go full-shimmer and use as an eyeshadow.
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Continue Reading: our guide to the best Illamasqua products
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£6.99 Buy now with HQhair BARRY M COSMETICS LIQUID CHROME HIGHLIGHTER
Buy now with free deliveryBest Liquid Highlighter
Another drugstore contender for best highlighter is this liquid option by Barry M. Available in five shades, this liquid formulation may be blended onto the highs of the face for an ethereal shimmer, or mix in with foundation for a healthy all-over glow.
Plus, as both a Cruelty-free and Vegan makeup brand, you can be sure that this has been formulated without any animal byproducts.
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Continue Reading: our guide to the best Barry M products
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£27.00 Buy now with HQhair BENEFIT WATT'S UP!
Buy now with free deliveryBest Highlighter Stick
If you prefer the control of a highlighter stick, then Watt’s Up by Benefit ought to be your go-to. Developed to have a cream to powder finish, apply direct from the applicator then blend out with either your finger or a makeup brush for a soft focus finish.
Not usually a fan of cream blushers but this has converted me!
Shan, on-site review.
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Continue Reading: our guide to the best Benefit products
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£10.00 Buy now with HQhair INC.REDIBLE YOU GLOW GIRL HIGHLIGHTER
Buy now with free deliveryBest Jelly Highlighter
If you like a poppin’ glow, then this is the best highlighter for you. Definitely not subtle, INC.redible Cosmetics have created a jelly highlighter that’s made to make a statement in four bright shades.
Plus, this can also be used as an eyeshadow or lip gloss.
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£8.00 Buy now with HQhair NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP BORN TO GLOW! LIQUID ILLUMINATOR
Buy now with free deliveryBest Illuminating Highlighter
Developed to be worn either underneath foundation or alone, NYX Professional Makeup Born to Glow! Illuminator is a subtle shimmer that lends a healthy glow to all skin types, thanks to the multiple colours available.
Plus, apply with a makeup sponge to cheekbones for a subtle glow.
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£21.00 Buy now with HQhair STILA HEAVEN'S HUE HIGHLIGHTER
Buy now with free deliveryBest Highlighter Powder
Add some boujie to your makeup collection with the Heaven’s Hue highlighter from Stila. Light diffusing particles help to create a blurred effect on the skin’s surface, resulting in the impression of an airbrushed finish.
Finely milled, this powder highlighter is perfect for building up pigment, with both a dry and wet brush.
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£9.99 Buy now with HQhair Maybelline x Gigi Hadid West Coast Collection Strobing Liquid - Gold
Buy now with free deliveryBest Strobing Liquid
One of our favourite parts of the Maybelline x Gigi Hadid collaboration, the Strobing Liquid is a glowy formulation that works to lend skin a lit from within glow when worn alone or mixed in with foundation or primer.
Not one for those who like a matte finish, as this highlighter sets to a dewy finish.
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£9.99 Buy now with HQhair BONDI SANDS GLO GLOSS FINISHING GLOW
Buy now with free deliveryBest Body Highlighter
Last on our list of the best highlighter is the Bondi Sands Glo Gloss, which you apply to collarbones and shoulders to help create a glowy finish to your entire body, so perfect when wearing bardot or strappy tops. The perfect mid-point between bronzer and fake tan, this face and body suitable formulation will add a water-resistant bronze finish.
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