Powder highlighters are a great option for those who want a long-lasting glow, as they sit on top of the skin and don't melt in like liquids or creams. Powder highlighters are also buildable, so no matter which one you use, you can have the option of...
This champagne highlighter is affordable and well-pigmented, and it works amazingly on all skin tones.
Baked Highlighter - Milani Cosmetics
I love Tarte's Shape Tape Glow Bar because of its versatility. It contains three cream-like powders in one palette that all have different uses. Champagne Blur smooths skin, Bronze Glow sculpts, and Sunlit is all about illuminating your complexion.
Shape Tape™ Glow Bar | Tarte™ Cosmetics
My favorite powder quad would be from Dior Beauty Backstage Glow Face Palette. The four finely milled highlighters in this quad can be mixed, or used alone as blushes, bronzers, highlighters, or eye shadows.
Backstage Glow Face Palette - Best Highlight, Blush | Dior US
If you've ever been tempted to use highlighter as eye shadow, Deck of Scarlet's Mirror Glaze Highlighting Trio will put you over the edge. Create a monochromatic look by dusting one of two Best of Beauty-winning powders where light would naturally hi...
Mirror Glaze Highlighting Trio, Blush Color Palettes - Deck of Scarlet
When it comes to beauty on a budget, this highlighter takes the cake. Maybelline New York's Master Chrome Metallic Highlighter gives you an out-of-this-world reflective vibe without breaking the bank.
Available in five shades, Makeup By Mario's Soft Glow Highlighter is sure to have people tell you how much you're glowing. The formula is weightless, creamy, and never looks powdery — just your skin but better.
Soft Glow Highlighter - Makeup by Mario
This finely milled formula from celebrity makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is right on target. Pressed into the Hollywood Glow Glide Face Architect Highlighter powder are skin-loving ingredients (like hydrating squalane) to create a radiant finish, si...
Champagne Powder Highlighter: Hollywood Glow Glide Highlighter
If you love that super glowy look you get after a day in the sun (with sunscreen on, of course), we have a feeling you will love the Caliray Hi! Light Highlighter. Choose from two shades, a cool, rosy champagne or warm golden honey to get glowing.
hi! light - caliray
Got the bucks to splurge? Look no further than Chanel's Poudre Lumiere Highlighting Powder. This powder captures light the most naturally. It comes in four shimmering shades and with a brush applicator, so you can glow on the go.
Glow like Rihanna with her Fenty Beauty Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter, which is available in nine shades, so you're guaranteed to find something suited to your skin tone. Pictured here is the shade Trophy Wife, a metallic gold that works just as we...
Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter | Fenty Beauty
Despite technically being a powder, E.L.F.'s Baked Highlighter is ultra-buttery, melts into the skin, and never looks cakey worn on top of foundation and concealer. It also contains skin-loving ingredients like vitamin E, jojoba, and apricot seed oil...
Baked Highlighter | Best Drugstore Highlighter - e.l.f. Cosmetics
Rare Beauty's silky touch highlighter gives skin an instant glossy finish. Rather than being glittery, the balmy texture gives a pearl-like glow to the skin. A little goes a long way, so apply with a light hand.
Ever wished you could put an Instagram filter on your skin? Look no further. This finely-milled powder gives a 'soft focus' effect, helping to blur fine lines and imperfections for a selfie-ready finish. It's subtle, but oh-so flattering.
This warm highlighter makes me look like I've just been on a beach. I would say it works best for deeper skin tones, as the gold brings out the glow in warm and neutral undertones.
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Highlighting Powder - Official Site
Sleek makes some brilliant compacts for seriously impressive prices. Don't be put off by the 'out there' colours of this palette, because the cream and powder formulas are sheer, meaning even the lilac shade is wearable. Easy to use, really blendable...
Sleek MakeUP Highlighting Palette, 4 Shades
Another blogger favourite – and with good reason. This compact is beautiful to look at (the light bounces off the powder oh-so-satisfyingly) and the texture is perfect for giving cheekbones a wet, glossy look. If you want to turn heads, try this. The...
Heaven's Hue Highlighter - Stila Cosmetics
Hermès' make-up line is every bit as sublime as you're likely imagining. A bestseller, the Plein Air powder gets it just right: think brightened skin without a single fleck of giveaway glitter. The formula is incredibly finely milled and blended with...
Hermès Plein Air, Radiant glow powder, Mirage
Tom Ford's fan-favourite Shade and Illuminate palette is the best choice for those who want definition and just a touch of drama. Designed to mimic both the brightness of sunlight and the subtle glow of candlelight, it'll take you from morning to evening in a swift stroke. Brush the lighter shade onto the highest points of your face and the deeper shade where you want to crea...
Shade and Illuminate Highlighting Duo - Tom Ford Beauty
This clever little pot is the secret to Danessa Myricks' signature shining skin. It's a balm-textured product, infused with pearly pigment that lights up your complexion without leaving you soaked in sparkle. This one couldn't be easier to apply: sim...
Dew Wet Balm - Danessa Myricks Beauty
This product is also in the running for best packaging. It has a certain heft to it that feels like magic in your hands. You simply slide the top over with your thumb and the size makes it convenient to carry on the go. But back to the actual formula...
lilah b. - Glisten + Glow skin Illuminator
This jeweled compact is designed by an actual jeweler. With a decent-size mirror and small feathered brush, it’s completely portable. The lavender, mint, and peach highlighting powders contain two types of pearls. It appears shimmery in the case but ...