Highlighting Palettes | Holiday 2016
Give the Gift of Glow With These 10 Gorgeous Highlighting Palettes
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Around the holidays, we'll be singing "let it glow" instead of the classic snow-themed lyrics. After all, our favorite kind of icy gleam is that of a highlighted complexion. Our fanaticism for strobed cheekbones hit an all-time high this year, and if yours has, too, celebrate by frosting your skin with some of the season's best highlighting palettes.
Bobbi Brown Bobbi to Glow Shimmer Brick Palette
Regardless of your complexion, this three-pan strobing palette ($69) will be flattering on you. Stripes of golden colors, bronze hues, and rosy shades can be swirled together for a beautiful bespoke blend of glowing tones on cheeks or lids, or you can use each strip individually as an intense highlight or eye shadow.
NYX Strobe of Genius Illuminating Palette
This budget-friendly set ($19) contains seven powders that will add a frosty gleam to any complexion. Because the options in the palette are so versatile, this is an excellent option for any aspiring makeup artist to add to her stash. Superfair gals will love the glow of the lilac shade on the high points of their face, while women with darker complexions will look impossibly luminous after dusting on the yellow and bronze options.
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit - Surreal Light
The case of this palette from Hourglass ($80) is just as luxe as the shimmering shades inside! The luminous formulas will make your skin look lit from within, and the marble-inspired compact will look stunning on your Instagram feed.
TheBalm The Manizer Sisters Luminizer Collection Palette
TheBalm's "Manizer" highlighters are revered by YouTube beauty bloggers for their high-sheen finish, and now you can get all three in this mirrored palette ($28). Try the champagne Mary-Lou as an intense strobe, petal-pink Cindy-Lou as a glimmering blush, and Betty-Lou as an icy bronzer.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Glow Kit - Ultimate Glow
This palette from Anastasia Beverly Hills ($45) was designed to flatter all skin tones. Because the formulas are so intensely pigmented, shades that are too dark to strobe your complexion can be used as a beautiful, glimmery eye shadow or shimmering blush, while dark-complected women can use the very fair shades as inner-eye or browbone highlights.
Pur Cosmetics Elevation Perfecting Highlighter Palette
We love this little Pur palette ($15) for the beautiful marbleized center pan (Altitude) alone, but all three luminous hues are stunning on skin. It even comes with a travel-sized fan brush that you can use to sweep on the shimmer.
Stila Star Light, Star Bright Highlighting Palette
The pigment of the creamy domes in this Stila trio ($39) are extremely buildable. Apply with your Beautyblender for a soft glow, or layer it with your favorite highlight powders to get an intense strobe.
Urban Decay Naked Illuminated Trio
For a gal that likes to sparkle, this Urban Decay highlighter set ($36) is a must. Each of the formulas contain glitter as well as finely-milled shimmer so skin can really shine.
Laura Geller Beauty Baked Gelato Swirl Illuminator
Because the powders in this Laura Geller palette ($30) are baked, they yield serious pigment payoff. Dampening the unique sponge-tipped brushes before applying will result in a strobe visible from across the street.
Honest Beauty Spotlight + Strobe Kit
This palette from Honest Beauty ($34) contains two silky creams and a shimmery powder that can easily be applied with fingertips to gleam on the go. Try applying a mixture of the creams first, then pat the powder on top for a show-stopping luminescence.
