Summary: Highlighters have become an important part of everyone's makeup routine. The radiance and glow that it gives your face are unmatchable. But knowing the places where a highlighter should be applied on your face is extremely essential. Read on to know more about it.

Highlighters have gained massive popularity in the last few years. They not only add radiance and glow to your face but also give you a fresh glow. Since our skin isn't naturally matte, highlighter makeup can help counteract the one-dimensional quality, that may happen when creating full-coverage makeup looks. Contouring your face with a highlighter is an important step. A highlighter can also be used as an eyeshadow or as a blush. 

But sometimes, highlighter can be very sparkly which can make your face look smeared with glitter. The trick lies in choosing the right product that has a super-fine micro-shimmer so that you can build your glow. Also, knowing the right places to apply a highlighter is very crucial to getting a decent look. Here are some of the important places that you need to apply your highlighter on. 

At the cheekbones

Start with the most common place to highlight your skin, i.e., your cheekbones. Applying a light layer of face highlighter on your cheekbones enhances your bone structure and gives your face a lifted appearance. You can drag it up slightly under your temples in order to avoid a stark line of highlights. 

At the bridge of your nose

The high points of your face are the places where light naturally hits your face. One of these places is the bridge of your nose, which is the highest point of your face. So, adding a highlighter here just makes sense, as the whole point of a highlighter is to bring attention to such places. But make sure that you blend out the product evenly so that you are not left with a harsh line down the nose.

At the cupid's bow

Highlighting the cupid's bow, which is the curved section at the center of your top lip, helps to lift the lips and give them a fuller, more defined shape.

At the brow bone

Since the brow bone is an area that catches the light and is integral to your bone structure, do not forget to apply highlighter makeup here. It will give you a lifted appearance by adding brightness to it.

At the inner corners of your eyes

The inner corners of your eyes and the under-eye area are more prone to darkness. Adding a highlighter can help to brighten the area and also give your eyes a more wide-awake appearance.

At the center eyelids 

Applying a face highlighter at the center of your eyelids is a great way to brighten your eyes as well as your overall look. But avoid it if you are going for a dark smokey eye. It works very well on natural makeup as it adds to the luminosity of the skin.

At the center of your chin

If you have a longer or oval-shaped face, highlighting the center of your chin is a great makeup technique to round out a bit. But make sure that you blend out the highlighter really well to ensure that it looks natural.

To summarize

Moreover, it should also be kept in mind that you choose the formula of your highlighter palette depending on the rest of your makeup routine. Remember that the product you choose is heavily dependent on your skin type. 

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