What would be a highlighter for dark brown skin?

Copperhead

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I'm a MAC NC50 and these are the one's that I own. I reach for some more than I reach for others but these are products I use for highlighting.

Sally Girl Soft Lights
NYX Tango & Highlights
Hard Candy Tiki
Sleek Contour Kit in Dark
MAC B-Jeweled Sheer Shimmer Powder
MAC Mellow Mood Sheer Shimmer Powder
MAC Petticoat MSF (this one is more of a 2-in-1 highlighter/blush to me)
MAC Redhead MSF
MAC Glorify MSF
MAC Golden Bronze Iridescent Powder
MAC Silver Dusk Iridescent Powder
Laura Mercier Rose Rendevous

And every now and then I may try a shadow or a pigment like MAC's Ricepaper e/s, MAC's Subtle or Vanilla Pigment. I feel like I'm forgetting maybe 1 or 2 so if I remember them, I'll add them.
 

afulton

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I use the following:

Dior Amber Diamond
Laura Mercier Rose Rendezvous
MAC Glorify
MAC Superb
MAC Brunette
MAC Redhead
MAC Golden Bronze loose powder
Giella Eye M Glam
NARS Albatross
MAC Lustre Drops in Sun Rush or Bronze Hero
MAC Trace Gold Blush
MAC Margin Blush
NARS Orgasm Blush
MAC Petticoat MSF
MAC Stereo Rose MSF
MAC Comfort MSF
MAC Goldstone MSF
MAC Gold Deposit
 

galahad1989

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I'm very dark, and Nars Albatross looks great on me. Nars Luster also looks fantastic.
Your chocolate-hued skin will be perfectly highlighted with a true gold highlighter. U dont have to use a liquid highlighter or even a product specifically for highlighting, u can use a powder eye shadow.
What might be good is Urban Decay shadow in Half Baked. I use it on my eyes for a lovely gold effect. But as far as drugstore makeup, tryMaybeline they have highly pigmented colors and they stay on throughout the day.
 

luvlydee

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nars albatros,but i am gonna try ricepaper to see how i like it
i have ricepaper and i have yet to try it as a highlighter my cheeks. I dont like how ashy it looks on my eyes so i didnt really think about wanting to use it on my face. I love albatross
 

califabulous

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For dark brown skin, you want to look for something in a golden bronze color.

Not sure if it's still on the MAC site but there's an iridescent loose powder called Golden Bronze that's really pretty. Cargo has bronzers in a few different shades--the Medium or Dark might make a nice highlight on dark brown skin.

If you're into cream highlighters, Becca has Shimmering Skin Perfectors called Topaz (Golden Bronze) and Bronze (Deep Bronze) that are also very pretty. And also maybe Nars Laguna Illuminator.
What are your favorite hightlighters...as an olive girl?
 

Dee-Vette

New member
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Bobbi Brown's Shimmer Brick in Bronze. It gives a beautiful goden bronze highlight on brown skin and it's not too shimmery. It is my personal fave. If you like a liquid product, Benefit's Girl Meets Pearl is beautiful as well.
 

reesesilverstar

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If your skin is dark, with a green undertone, I find that Becca's SSP in topaz, Elf's color stick in almond, Face atelier fluid sheer in bronze, and NYX oro pearl work the best. I have MAC's irridescent bronze on my wish list to try, hoping it won't be too coppery or gold.
 

reesesilverstar

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I also want to try Kryolan's shimmering event foundations in Antique bronze and antique gold, but can't get a good swatch to see if it's glittery. I hate glittery highlighters.
 

Yazmin

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MAC's Improper Copper Cream Color Base is a great highlighter for dark brown skin. An SA used it on my on Friday and I loved it and bought one. I also like the highlighter from Sleek's Face Contour Kit in Dark. For the moment though, I'm using Tarte's Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess. It was part of a 500-point Sephora reward sometime back and I tried it out recently and really like it as a highlighter.
 

Shantastic

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I'm about NW45-47 depending on time of the year. I use MAC Comfort MSF and MAC Naked Pigment. As a substitute for MAC Glorify, I use Estee Lauder Topaz Chameleon, which I found at the CCO. They are they same color! It's beautiful. Recently, I've been using MAC Comfort more than anything.
 

shontay07108

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Be easy w/ it b/c it's very, very pigmented. Just tap your brush onto it. Seriously. I used to use Sun Rush all the time when I bought it from Style Warriors. I loved it. It's really subtle, but I loved mixing it with my foundation. I need a new bottle because I went through 2. Thanks for reminding me.
 

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