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9 Highlighters for a Next-Level Summer Glow

These dewy products are here to replace your contour powders and creams
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If You Need to Revive Your Skin
Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Illuminating Powder Gelée, $40

Does your skin need a quick pick-me-up? This limited-edition illuminator is the perfect peachy shade to make skin look healthy and radiant (even if you had too much wine at happy hour the night before). The powder-gel formula results in coverage that's sheer, dewy and never cakey.

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For That Innocent Peachy Glow
Nars Hot Sand Illuminator, $30

I find that this gorgeous golden peach liquid illuminator works best when you pat it into your skin using your fingers. A few drops along your cheekbones and under your brow bone make your features look extra-defined (and glowy) in photos and IRL.

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For #WokeUpLikeThis Shimmer
Urban Decay Naked Illuminated, $29

Once you're finished ogling the amazing packaging, you'll find that the terra cotta-baked highlighter inside is just as pretty. The ultra-fine shimmer and smooth texture gives skin a natural glow that's (almost) too pretty for words. Bonus: It comes with its own dome-shaped brush.

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A Classic, Reborn
Guerlain Météorites Compact, $62

Guerlain Météorites Pearls have earned their place as a cult beauty product, thanks to their skin-reviving and luminizing properties. This compact harnesses that power and combines it with skin-correcting matte shades to balance the shimmer. The result: gorgeously defined cheeks and brows. No disco ball effect here, just soft shimmer. It comes in three shades: light, medium and dark.

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If You Like Just a Hint of Shimmer
Dolce & Gabbana The Illuminator, $52

For those who prefer to keep their glimmer understated, this sparkly-in-the-compact highlighter goes on surprisingly subtle and transparent. The effect? That "your skin, but better" look we're all after. And it's so easy to apply, even a highlighting newbie couldn't mess it up.

BY ALLIE FLINN | JUL 7, 2017 | SHARES
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