What is your favorite type of highlighter finish? Why?
I love a bit of sparkle and pearl, though not full-on metallic, as I enjoy a bit of extra oomph in a highlighter.
— Christine
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I love a glossy highlighter.
Metallic/sparkly highlighters tend to look dry on me and emphasize fine lines on my cheeks.
I’m not into shiny sparkly face makeup and I very rarely use highlighter, so whatever finish Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Highlighter 01 is, that’s my favorite. A subtle, natural-ish, semi-glowiness.
A smooth luminous glow without any glitter, shimmer or sparkle.
What she said, and if possible in a cream or cream-to-powder texture, so long as it doesn’t accentuate my pores.
I love something that pops: Shimmery, duo- or multi- chrome, or metallic. I want something pretty and interesting.
The soft gleam I get from finely milled baked geleé highlighters! Because it seems to be coming from within instead of looking too frosty or heavy. Doesn’t accent texture either.
I never use a highlighter, mostly because many of them have yellowish undertones that just don’t work on my complexion. But if I did, I would want a subtle kind of sheen or a satiny finish – not too sparkly or overdone.
I love a satin pearl finish, like RMS Beauty Living Luminizer, it is buildable and melts into your skin, it does not emphasize my fine lines like some powders do.
Sheen, sheen, pearly sheen all the way. I don’t want glitter but I do love a flattering, dewy looking sheen! Remember those UD highlighters – Aura and Sin are the two I have and the finish of those is perfection.