The Best Highlighters to Illuminate Every Skin Tone
Very Fair
For the fairest of skin tones, stick with a pearl-colored highlighter such as Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl that will add just the right amount of opalescence to alabaster complexions. “If you’re very fair and put on a highlighter that’s too champagne or too pink, it will show up as such on this skin tone,” Avenda?o says.
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Fair To Medium
Fair to medium skin tones are lucky because there’s a wide range of flattering shades to choose from. For a truly radiant complexion, Avenda?o suggests applying a champagne or pale gold shade like Lanc?me Glow Subtil Silky Crème Highlighter in Buff Lights that will enhance your skin’s natural warmth without shifting the focus onto your complexion's yellow undertones.
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Olive
A gilded highlighter with a peach undertone such as NARS The Multiple in South Beach will illuminate olive complexions. This shade comes in as Avenda?o’s top pick for this skin tone because it will create a flattering balance with its yellow tones.
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Dark With Warm Undertones
This neutral bronze shade is just right for illuminating deep complexions warm undertones without creating a gray cast over the face. “Stick to a legitimate bronze and nothing golden,” says Avenda?o. “Bronze shades that aren’t neutral can start looking a little ashy and made this complexion look dull and gray.”
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Dark With Cool Undertones
A colorless product like Ilia Illuminator in Polka Dots & Moonbeams will simply shine on deep complexions with cool undertones. For seamless application, Avenda?o says to buff the highlighter onto the highpoints of the face, and to make sure you moisturize so that the product blends into the skin for a natural, all-over dewy finish.
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A highlighter is the one-step way to a dewy, glowing complexion. We've rounded up the best shades to illuminate every skin tone.