The Best Highlighters For Dark Skin, Pale Skin And Everything In Between

Whether you prefer a natural, dewy dumpling sheen or want a beam so bright you’ll look beat for the gods, everyone looks good with a glow. Highlighter is the beauty bag must-have for creating a shining, luminous look, but finding the best highlighter for your skin tone — whether you’re fair or dark — and making it last all day isn’t all glitz and glam. We turned to the experts for tips and tricks on mastering the perfect highlight.

Finding The Right Highlighter For Your Skin Tone

Myiesha Sewell, Sephora’s beauty director, says the highlighters you choose depends on what look you’re trying to achieve. The thing you should be paying attention to when buying a new highlighters is its shade depth, which can create completely different effects on different skin tones. A darker highlighter on one person might be a brightening highlighter on someone else, even if at first it seems like it’s just a difference between shades of gold and pink.