Highlighters have become a popular trend in recent years. A highlighter is used to make the skin look brighter and more radiant. It can be worn on its own or paired with other products to create a more complete look. Here are our top picks for highlighters for dark skin.
Size: 0.67 oz/ 20 g·ITEM: 2473445
Color: Topaz - subtle golden undertones with a glass-like glow finish
$35.50
Would be great on medium or dark skin. It’s pretty orange on fair skin. I like the formula a lot and wish it was actually champagne in person....Beautiful, effortless application, perfect for dark skin, on full makeup or light makeup days… it’s honestly beautiful product that I use daily.. gives me a summer glow in the winter and boosts my confidence by elevating my beauty routine
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: 2449775
Color: Pearl - luminous pearl that flatters light to light-medium skin tones
$46.00
I typically don’t use highlighters because I have textured skin and anything frosty makes my skin look awful. ...this is the best highlighter for a dark and medium skin tone am in love with it
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: 0.24 oz / 7 g·ITEM: 2600575
Color: Opal - a neutral, white gold with soft pink pearl - recommended for medium skin tones.
$56.50
This highlighter is so nice and smooth on the skin. It's very glowy and really pops on the skin. ...It’s very shimmer and looks great on my dark skin
What it is: A most-loved highlighter from BECCA finds a new home at Smashbox—it's the same ultra-creamy formula you know and love for a natural, luminous glow.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Radiant
Formulations: Pressed Powder
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ultra-Fine Multidimensional Pearls: Reflects and refracts light from every angle for a buildable, luminous glow.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, coal tar, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also cruelty-free.
Size: 0.91 oz/ 26.8 ml·ITEM: 2511707
Color: Virtual - luminous peach
$49.00
I've been searching for liquid highlighter that can be blended on top of tinted moisturizer with a glowy finish. ...A nice bronze highlighter with great pigmentation. I would recommend for medium to darker skin tones as I am fair and it’s a tad dark for me.
What it is: A liquid illuminator with skincare benefits that can be worn on your face and body or mixed with moisturizer or foundation for a natural-looking glow.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Size: 0.14 oz/ 4g·ITEM: 2415081
Color: Peau de Rose - soft warm rose
$105.00
with this product it is so obvious from reading the reviews that it is not for fair skin. This product is made for medium skin tone to dark skin tone only. ...It gives a beautiful glow from within type highlight on dark skin (this shade is everything for my melanin ladies!!!)
What it is: A clean, award-winning, multipurpose cream highlighter that gives skin a luminous glow in three universal shades.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Boosts moisture.
- Jojoba Seed Oil: Improves hydration and strengthens skin’s moisture barrier.
- Caper Extract: Helps soothe, calm, and reduce the appearance of redness.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free and cruelty-free.
Size: 0.31 oz/ 9 g·ITEM: 2093649
Color: Double-Gleam - beige that breaks silver
$59.00
Ahhh the every hyped Whisper of Gilt highlighter. I missed out years ago when it first launched. ...Go-To Highlighter...This is by far my go-to highlighter. I have about 10 different highlighters, but this is the one I use every day.
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.
$44.00
I’ve been looking for a nice, warm highlighter for my cool-toned light skin. Specifically, a highlighter that is not yellow as anything yellow-tinted makes my skin look terrible. ...This highlighter is my favorite. It works so well with my skin tone.
What it is: A skin-perfecting pressed highlighter for a lit-from-within-looking glow.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, sulfates SLS & SLES, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know:
Microfine 3D pearls & pigments reflect pure light to add depth & dimension, while diffusing imperfections, butter-soft formula glides on smooth, buildable glow melts into skin for seamless blending that doesn't look glittery, and 2 universal shades for a warm or cool glow.
Size: 0.24 oz / 6.8 g·ITEM: 2693109
Color: Summer Moon - bronzed rose gold
$52.00
Need this highlighter in your routine...Such a great highlighter. Beautiful color and pigment is amazing. ...I purchased this because I love the idea of an out of this world highlighter. This highlighter melts into the skin and has a pearl and slight gold shift.
What it is: A next generation, second-skin, glossy-glow highlighter that gives a wet look finish.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and mineral oil. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This easy-to-use powder formula leaves a radiant and luminous shimmer for a moonlit luminescence that’s out of this world. Plus, it smells like fresh crisp apples.