If you have oily skin, you know that the right face makeup can make all the difference. A highlighter is a cream, powder, or liquid that is used to illuminate the face and give it a more radiant appearance. Here are some of our favorites.
Size: 1.0 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2116051
Color: 5 - Tan - Golden peach for tan skin tones
$67.50
I'd rather use it on its own since I have oily skin. Even using setting powder over top of my foundation, my face was more oily than usual when I used this. ...Coverage is perfect for a skin tint/primer! Finish is lovely but texture might not be ideal for oily skin....Oily
What it is:
A complexion booster that blurs, smooths, and illuminates for a real-life filter effect. Customize your glow with four ways to apply.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Best for Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Finely Milled Powders: Blurs lines and pores for a smoother, soft-focus look.
- Porcelain Flower Extract: Thai flower derivative that visibly brightens and moisturizes skin.
$54.00
Amazing colour for a highlighter 😍 super smooth and bendable. Made my skin super glowy but there looks like an oily texture look. ...Great highlighter!...I really like the Live Tinted Hueglow Liquid Highlighter Drops. I tried the shade moonlight which is clear and can be used on any skin tone.
What it is: These squalane-powered glow drops give skin the yummiest natural glow with every single drop.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Squalane: Prevents moisture loss and restores visible suppleness to skin.
- Sunflower Seed Oil: Helps to replenish, strengthen, and soothe skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Holds up to 1,000 times its weight in moisture for advanced hydration.
Ingredient Callouts: It is cruelty-free.
Size: 1.7 oz/50 ml·ITEM: 2927739
Color: Golden Hour
$56.00
What it is: A formula of lightweight mineral SPF 40 glow drops that protects skin from UV rays while delivering radiance.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dullness and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Strawberry-Oil-Infused Formula: Hydrates and softens skin.
- Blue Pea Flower: A powerful antioxidant known to visibly brighten skin.
- Plant-Derived Prebiotic: Known to nourish skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan
Size: 0.4 oz/ 12 mL·ITEM: 2034742
Color: 40 - pink copper
$39.50
Subtle hightlight and great for oily skin. I like to apply it on my arms and chest as well. ...Beautiful Soft Highlighter...A gorgeous bronze copper liquid highlighter that has an unbelievable texture and finish that melts into the skin.
What it is:
A unique, sparkle-free liquid highlighter that works to give your complexion a glowing luminosity as well as soft, subtle sheen.
What does:
Finally, a highlighter that actually looks and feels the way you want it to—never sparkly or sticky, just pure luminescence. Created with mother-of-pearl to exude that ever-coveted, natural, lit-from-within glow, this liquid formula glides onto skin seamlessly for a second skin effect. Complexion looks not only radiant, but perfected as Soft Light blurs and smooths the look of skin texture. Use it directly on skin to enhance features like your cheekbones or Cupid’s bow, or swirl it into foundation for an all-over, alluring glow.
Size: 1 oz/30 mL·ITEM: 2935526
Color: Opalescent - icy opal with soft pink and silver shimmer
$53.00
What it is: A multiuse, highlighting skin enhancer that can be worn alone or with makeup to smooth and illuminate skin’s appearance.
Ingredient Callouts: It is cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with 80 percent skin caring ingredients, its nourishing complex of 12 emollients smooths and illuminates skin’s appearance. The hydrating and nongreasy formula can be worn alone or with makeup, under foundation, mixed with foundation, or on top of skin as an all-over face and body highlighter.
Size: 0.21 oz / 6 mL·ITEM: 2654119
Color: Legendary - Golden chocolate glow
$29.50
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. ...loove this highlighter its a beautiful shade makes me look like a fairy without doing too much doesnt make me look oily
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: 0.19 oz / 5.5 g·ITEM: 2649416
Color: Topaz - warm golden bronze shimmer
$30.00
What it is: A dewy highlighting stick with a balm texture and sheer crystal shimmer (from actual crystals) that glides over skin for a glowy, dewy sheen.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Rose Quartz and Golden Topaz: Provide natural-looking shimmer.
- Coconut and Castor Seed Oil: Give skin a dewy sheen and easy glide.
- Sweet Almond Oil: Rich in fatty acids, helps moisturize and condition skin.
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 synthet
Size: 0.34 fl oz/10.3 ml·ITEM: 2957074
Color: Mythic - Warm Bronze Gold
$54.00
What it is: A liquid highlighter that immediately hydrates to visibly lift and firm the appearance of cheeks, delivering up to 12 hours of buildable, radiant glow.
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Upcycled White Lupin Seed Extract: Visibly firms skin for a smooth look.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Attracts water to plump skin with hydration.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, and triclosan. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Infused with the Unreal Lifting Complex, this serum-like textured highlighter immediately hydrates, lifts, and firms for all-day, smoother-looking cheeks. The weightless texture blends seamlessly into the skin
Size: 0.4 oz / 12 mL·ITEM: 2799591
Color: 5 Sunset - warm copper
$63.00
The shade range is beautiful and the shade given to me suits my skin tone perfectly. *Pros* - Easy to apply and blend - Gives a natural-looking glow - Long-lasting formula *Cons* - Can be a bit tricky to control the amount of product dispensed - May not be suitable for oily skin types *Rating* 5/5 stars Would I recommend? ...The perfect match and so well coated to my skin. I love the after fact where if you have oily skin it doesn't smudge and that is most definitely what I look for when it comes to these types of products.
What it is: A multipurpose, water-based highlighter that hydrates and illuminates your skin for a lit-from-within, pearly glow.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide 3%: Smooths and visibly brightens the skin over time.
What Else You Need to Know: This multiuse highlighter can be worn over foundation for a glass-skin highlight or as a bronzer for a sunkissed, bronzy glow. Its skincare-based formula has a cooling gel texture that absorbs quickly for a second-skin finish and hyper-reflective micro pearls that deliver up to 24 hours of radiance and hydration.
Size: 0.21 oz·ITEM: 2774362
Color: Incognito - tan gold
$36.50
I didn’t need to retouch at all, which is a huge plus for me because of my oily skin—I usually have to constantly retouch my makeup. ...As someone with super oily skin I did not need this but I’m excited to wear it in the winter when my skin is not as glowy.
What it is: A new generation of tinted, light-reflecting balm-to-powder skin-transforming illuminators that blur and add a soft, lit-from-within glow all over the face.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Upsalite: Absorbs excess oil and sweat.
- Vegan Squalane: Blurs and retains moisture.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.
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 gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
