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Laura Geller Ballerina Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator
Makeup Geek Rekindle Highlighter
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder
OFRA Blissful Highlighter
Morphe Boom High Impact Highlighter
MAC Superb Extra Dimension Skinfinish
ColourPop Might Be Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
Coloured Raine Bourgeois Focal Point Glowlighter
Flesh Beauty Promise Flesh To Flesh Highlighting Powder
Fenty Beauty Ginger Binge/Moscow Mule Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter Duo

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Rose Gold Highlighters

I have a weakness for rose gold, whether it’s jewelry, shoes, or my highlighters. For me, these types of hues double as a blush and highlighter but are very “everyday” wearable for me. Whenever a new one releases, I find myself reaching for it over and over again whenever I need a lil’ oomph for photos but don’t want it to dominate in every photo.

My list of best rose gold highlighters features 10 permanent favorites! Two limited edition shades that I’ll wear over and over again are Dose of Colors Bathe (this just released and I couldn’t resist slipping it into my go-to drawer–it’s that good! the shine! the blendability!) and Estee Lauder’s Modern Mercury (which is almost identical to MAC Superb, listed below). Honestly, I’m spoiled–there are so many fantastic variations available at all different price points and, to a degree, how reflective the finish one prefers.

Flesh Beauty’s Promise is going to be perfect for someone who wants less of a metallic/high-shine finish, whereas OFRA’s Blissful yields the most metallic finish. For deeper skin tones, Coloured Raine Bourgeois and Fenty’s Ginger Beinge/Moscow Mule both give a beautiful, red-copper glow to the skin with the depth and intensity that richer skin tones need to get a similar highlighting blush effect (but many of the lighter options could work as a highlighter).

I keep these shades in my vanity as go-tos (when you’re in love with a shade, you really learn to identify every nuance between them to justify having six near-dupes in one drawer…): ColourPop Might Be, Makeup Geek Rekindle, MAC Superb, and Laura Geller Ballerina.

Top 10 Rose Gold Highlighters

01.

01. Boom Morphe

Morphe

PPermanent. $14.00/0.28 oz.

A+
Morphe Boom High Impact Highlighter

Morphe Boom High Impact Highlighter ($14.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy copper with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It...

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Morphe Boom High Impact Highlighter ($14.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy copper with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It...

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02. Might Be ColourPop

ColourPop

PPermanent. $10.00/0.15 oz.

A
ColourPop Might Be Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

ColourPop Might Be Super Shock Cheek ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had...

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ColourPop Might Be Super Shock Cheek ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had...

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03. Rekindle Makeup Geek

Makeup Geek

PPermanent. $20.00/0.25 oz.

A
Makeup Geek Rekindle Highlighter

Makeup Geek Rekindle Highlighter ($20.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a light-medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It looked pinker in...

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Makeup Geek Rekindle Highlighter ($20.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a light-medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It looked pinker in...

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04. Afternoon Glow Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown

PPermanent. $48.00/0.28 oz.

A
Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder

Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder ($46.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a luminous, slightly metallic...

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Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow Highlighting Powder ($46.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a luminous, slightly metallic...

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05. Superb MAC

MAC

PPermanent. $42.00/0.31 oz.

A
MAC Superb Extra Dimension Skinfinish

MAC Superb Extra Dimension Skinfinish ($33.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy brown with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The color...

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MAC Superb Extra Dimension Skinfinish ($33.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy brown with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The color...

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06. Promise Flesh Beauty

Flesh Beauty

PPermanent. $28.00/0.13 oz.

A
Flesh Beauty Promise Flesh To Flesh Highlighting Powder

Flesh Beauty Promise Flesh to Flesh Highlighting Powder ($28.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a soft copper with warm, rosy undertones and a luminous sheen. The...

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Flesh Beauty Promise Flesh to Flesh Highlighting Powder ($28.00 for 0.13 oz.) is a soft copper with warm, rosy undertones and a luminous sheen. The...

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07. Ballerina Laura Geller

Laura Geller

PPermanent. $26.00/0.16 oz.

A-
Laura Geller Ballerina Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator

Ballerina is a medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a luminous sheen. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation with a soft, smooth, and...

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Ballerina is a medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a luminous sheen. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation with a soft, smooth, and...

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08. Blissful OFRA

OFRA

PPermanent. $29.00/0.35 oz.

A-
OFRA Blissful Highlighter

OFRA Blissful Highlighter ($16.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The texture was dense but soft...

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OFRA Blissful Highlighter ($16.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium, rosy copper with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The texture was dense but soft...

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09. Bourgeois Coloured Raine

Coloured Raine

PPermanent. $25.00/0.28 oz.

A-
Coloured Raine Bourgeois Focal Point Glowlighter

Coloured Raine Bourgeois Focal Point Glowlighter ($25.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a dark, coppery red with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic sheen. ...

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Coloured Raine Bourgeois Focal Point Glowlighter ($25.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a dark, coppery red with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic sheen. ...

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10. Ginger Binge/Moscow Mule Fenty Beauty

Fenty Beauty

PPermanent. $34.00/0.24 oz.

B+
Fenty Beauty Ginger Binge/Moscow Mule Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter Duo

Fenty Beauty Ginger Binge/Moscow Mule Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter Duo ($34.00 for 0.24 oz.) contains two rose golds--one lighter, one deeper--and...

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Fenty Beauty Ginger Binge/Moscow Mule Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter Duo ($34.00 for 0.24 oz.) contains two rose golds--one lighter, one deeper--and...

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