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.

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.

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.

Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Translucent Illuminator, $14.99

There are many reasons to be obsessed with this highlighter: the affordable price, the pearly finish, the hybrid cream/gel formula that makes it ultra-easy to apply. But I'm particularly enamored with the way it makes my skin look radiant and enhances the high points of my face, whether I'm my normal, fair-skinned self or am freshly spray-tannned.

RMS Beauty Living Luminizer, $38

To achieve Miranda Kerr-like radiance, try this sheer, dewy highlighter. It's certified organic and made with good-for-skin coconut oil. It gives skin a pearly, barely-there glow that looks luminous -- not shimmery -- even in the daytime.