Where to Apply Highlighter Makeup to Your Face?

When applying highlighter, you typically want to stick to the high points of your face (in other words, the areas of your face where the sun would naturally catch the light). We’ll dive into the details and explain how to apply highlighter for a natural-looking luminosity, below.

1. Cheekbones

We’re starting with the most common place to highlight your face: the cheekbones. Applying highlighter to the tops of your cheekbones can help emphasize your bone structure and give your face a lifted appearance. We suggest blending the product toward your temples for a soft, diffused effect—any stark or obvious lines will detract from the naturally glowy illusion.

2. Cupid’s Bow

Your Cupid’s bow is the little indent at the center of your top lip (so named because of the shape’s resemblance to a bow). Highlighting this area helps to lift the lips and give them a fuller appearance and more defined shape. Just be careful not to highlight your entire top lip—we’re after a subtle glow here, not a shimmer ‘stache.

Editor’s tip: Overline your lips and highlight your cupid’s bow to instantly fake a plumper pout.

3. Brow bone

You may not give your brow bone much thought, but highlighting the small strip of skin beneath your brows can help make your eyes appear more open, create the illusion of a more lifted brow, and make your eyes pop.

4. Inner corners of your eyes

The inner corners of your eyes tend to be more prone to darkness than other areas of the face. Add some highlighter to brighten this area and give your eyes a more wide-awake appearance.

5. Under-eye area

Yup, this is a weird one, but it can truly work wonders. Like the inner corner of the eyes, the under-eye area can be dark, and highlighting is a useful technique for neutralizing the appearance of dark circles. That being said, it’s best to avoid shimmer highlighters here—instead, opt for a luminous formula in a shade that closely matches your natural skin tone.

6. Center of your eyelids

Another great way to brighten your eyes (and overall look) is by adding a subtle highlight to the center of your eyelids. While this might not be fitting if you’re going for a nude smokey eye, it’s a great way to look more awake while adding some glow on no-makeup makeup days.

7. Bridge of your nose

Adding the smallest touch of highlighter to the bridge of your nose can help round out your glowy look and create a believable fresh-from-the-beach effect. Again, take care to use a light hand here—less is definitely more where nose highlight is concerned.

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