Highlighter

Highlighter can instantly revitalize tired skin, give it a fresh, vibrant look, and create a healthy glow. It’s a product you’ll love, whether you’re just starting out with makeup or already have the confidence of a pro. Find out exactly what it’s used for and how to choose the best highlighter for you.

What Is Highlighter Used For?

Highlighter is used to brighten facial features and create the appearance of healthy, radiant skin. It accentuates contours, adds a subtle sheen, and visually softens skin. As a result, your face looks fresher, more natural, and fuller—as if it were bathed in a soft glow.

Main advantages of highlighter:

• It highlights your natural features and adds dimension to your skin.
• It brightens a tired face and refreshes skin.
• Enhances your makeup and gives it a professional finish.
• It gives you a youthful, fresh, and healthy appearance.

Where To Put Highlighter?

Highlighter is typically applied to the highest points of the face, where light naturally falls. These are most often the tops of the cheekbones, the tip of the nose, the upper lip, the area under the eyebrows, and the inner corners of the eyes. This gives these areas a subtle glow that visually opens up the face, brightens it, and adds a fresh, radiant look.

How Should You Choose Highlighter?

The right choice of highlighter depends on skin type, makeup style and the final effect you want to achieve. Each texture and finish offers a unique result.

Consistency

• Brightening powder is ideal for oily skin or a precise finish. Perfect for both evening and daytime makeup.
• Liquid highlighter is ideal for subtle, natural brightening. It works great together with liquid foundation and other cream or liquid products.
• Cream highlighter and highlighter in stick form offers an amazing glow effect. It is particularly suitable for dry skin and for quick application on the go.

Final look

• Shimmering highlighters add a subtle glow, ideal for cheekbones and the eye area where you really want to highlight your features.
• Silky highlighters create a dewy, fresh look, perfect for everyday makeup and accentuating the nose, cheeks, and lips.
• Highlighters with a matte or satin effect are the most natural types. They're great for mature skin, as highlighter under the eyes or on dull areas of the face—even beyond the traditional highlighting spots.

How To Apply Highlighter To Your Face?

Highlighter is easy to apply if you know how. All you need is the right technique and the right tools, and you’ll achieve results just like a professional makeup artist.

How should you apply powder highlighter?

Use a soft fan-shaped highlighter brush. Gently scoop up the product, tap off any excess, and apply it with light strokes to the highest points of your face.

How should you apply liquid highlighter?

Liquid highlighter is best worked in with your fingers or a makeup sponge. Take a small amount and gently pat it into your skin.

How should you apply cream highlighter and highlighter in stick form?

Apply cream highlighter over your foundation before you set it with powder to avoid streaks. Use your fingertips, a makeup sponge, or the applicator stick itself. Gently pat and blend it in so that the lines are as subtle as possible.

Discover Other Brightening Products

Do you love a radiant look? At Notino, you’ll find not only highlighters but also brightening blushers, brightening foundation, brightening concealers and skincare products to brighten your skin. Explore our selection and discover products that will give your makeup the most beautiful glow!