Highlighter Brush

A highlighter is usually used as the shimmering finishing touch to your makeup. A highlighter brush should therefore have fluffy, soft and sparse bristles - it must work gently on the skin so as not to disturb the final makeup look.

Where do you apply highlighter with a brush?

The role of a highlighter is to brighten areas of the face that naturally reflect light. It usually has a glossy or shimmery texture and can really add sparkle and pizzazz to your makeup.

A highlighter can look beautiful on different parts of the face, but of course not everywhere at the same time - then your makeup might look like a disco ball. There is something different for everyone, so don't be afraid to experiment. Areas where highlighter can be applied with a brush are:

• On your cheekbones: It highlights them beautifully, but don't overdo it.
• Under the outer half of the eyebrow: It will brighten up your look.
• In the inner corner of the eye: It optically opens and refreshes the eyes.
• On the tip of your nose: It can beautifully accentuate the contours of the nose and even make the tip visually smaller.
• Along the entire edge of the nose: Here, work only in a thin line and carefully blend it out until it is no longer visible. This technique will help visually narrow a flat nose.
• On the upper lip or in the middle of the lower lip: The highlighter conjures up the effect of beautifully full lips waiting to be bitten.
• On the tip of your chin: Adds a touch of pizzazz to a lacklustre chin.

With highlighters, less is more. A good highlighter brush only holds a small amount of product - this makes it easier to achieve a natural glowing effect.

Which highlighter brush is best?

• The fan-shaped highlighter brush has thin bristles arranged in a fan shape. It is perfect for highlighting your cheekbones. It also works well on the tip of the nose.
• A tapered highlighter brush resembles a powder brush but has much thinner bristles.
• A liquid highlighter brush, on the other hand, usually has shorter, denser bristles to spread the product evenly. Unlike powders, which natural-fibre brushes work great with, for liquid highlighter, choose a synthetic brush as the fibres are non-porous and won't absorb the product.
• The eye highlighter brush is small and precise. Easily adds brightness to the inner corners and under the eyebrows.
• An angled brush is designed for the application of highlighter, blusher and bronzer or contouring powder. In short, a multifunctional tool that helps you conjure up perfect facial contours.

Now do you know which highlighter brush to choose? You can buy them with ease from the comfort of your own home on Notino!