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A highlighter with light gold or warm gold shimmer will most likely complement you. Silver/White Gold: If silver tones look best on you, then you probably have a neutral or pink undertone. A highlighter shade that has a neutral pearlescent reflex will most likely compliment you.

Pick up a highlighter shade that's about two shades lighter than your skin tone. For fair skin tones use shades that have more of a cool pink finish, like lilac, pearl, and silver. If your complexion is olive to medium, warm shades of highlighters in peach, gold and champagne will suit you better.

DO use highlighter in spots that catch light, and enhance your natural features: on cheekbones and temples, down the bridge of your nose, under brows, the inner corners of eyes, and above the cupid's bow. DO keep your other makeup like foundation, blush and bronzer softly matte and shimmer free.

How to apply: Apply liquid highlighter after your foundation and concealer, and before powder, blush or bronzer. Generally, you don't want to apply a liquid over powder or your make-up will look patchy.

?If you want to give your highlighter the best chance of catching the light, and make it a prominent part of your makeup look, apply after foundation,? advises Katie. ?But, if you're after an all-over dewy glow, then what you could do is mix a little highlighter with your base.

?After the foundation is applied, feel free to go in with your damp sponge or fingers to tap on any lines of demarcation so there is no trace of where the highlighter begins or ends.? While this technique will give you the lit-from-within magical glow you've been searching for, feel free to take things up a notch and ...

Think of your highlighter as a finishing touch. Save it for the end of your makeup routine, after you've applied your foundation and blush. ?It's the last thing you add to the points of the face, where you want to have that glow or sheen when the light hits you,? says Shojaie.