11 Best Liquid Highlighters for an Effortless Glow

Why we love it: This liquid highlighter from Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty is dewy, lightweight, long-lasting, and designed to work for all skin tones and skin types. The best part is that its formulation contains a botanical blend of white water lily, gardenia, and lotus, which helps to nourish and soothe the skin with each application. In her Rare Beauty Positive Light Liquid Luminizer review, Glamour contributor Lauren Dana says it's extremely long-lasting: “I left it on for well over eight hours, during which I went to brunch with my husband, worked up a sweat on the treadmill, took a nap—hey, it was the weekend—before going out again later in the afternoon.”

Why we love it: Iconic? You bet. A cult favorite among both celebrities and makeup artists, this best-selling liquid highlighter is incredibly versatile—you can apply it on bare skin or mix it in with your favorite foundation, moisturizer, or even primer anytime you're in the mood for an easily customizable glossy finish.

Why we love it: Inspired by Hollywood filters, Charlotte Tilbury's liquid highlighter provides a high-gloss, soft-focus finish that makes your skin look as if it's glowing from within. Its rose gold pigments help create a sun-kissed look too, and the sponge tip is great for application. Plus, did we mention that it has a vegan and cruelty-free formula?

Why we love it: Available in eight different shades to match every undertone, this liquid highlighter can be worn on its own, mixed in with your favorite products, or applied on top of your makeup look. It also has a hydrating formula, thanks to ingredients such as squalane and hyaluronic acid.

Why we love it: Looking for an affordable drugstore product that can elevate your makeup without breaking the bank? Say no more. All you need to do is get your hands on this highlighter and dab it on your Cupid's bow, brow bones, collarbones, and all the high points of your face in order to create some extra luminosity.

Why we love it: This face highlighter does exactly what is says on the tin: It provides an impossibly irresistible dewy glow that's bound to catch everyone's eye. And thanks to a hydrating formulation that contains hyaluronic acid, sustainable sea kelp, and vitamin C–rich lemon fruit water, you can be sure that it's designed with dry skin in mind.

Why we love it: Forget old-school powder highlighters and cream highlighters—this water-based product puts them all to shame. Perfect for mixing in with your favorite lotion, moisturizer, or SPF cream, it accentuates the high points of the face and creates a natural glow with ease.

Why we love it: Liquid highlighters aren't just for your face. In fact, this body-glow product is designed to be applied to your collarbone, décolletage, and shoulders, and features a refreshingly moisturizing formula that glides on and gives you the most perfect glowing skin. What more could you ask for?

Why we love it: This product from Chanel is one of the best highlighters around, and for a good reason. It stays on your face for up to eight hours at a time, and gives you a lit-from-within glow that's bound to become the talk of the town. Perfect for a highly sophisticated look.

Why we love it: This glow highlighter from Kiko Milan is the perfect skin enhancer—it comes infused with reflective pearls for a shimmery boost as well as a noncomedogenic formula that helps maintain that coveted “glass skin” look. Definitely one worth adding to your wish list.

Why we love it: Nobody can resist a multitasking glow tint that suits all skin tones and skin types. This lightweight illuminator melts into your skin with ease, delivering skin-care-esque benefits with ingredients such as papaya fruit extract, shea butter, argan oil, and squalane.