If you scroll through Instagram you'll no doubt be bombarded with frosty faces, splashed with enough shimmer and glitter to blind you. That'll be the strobing trend, but while the AW18 catwalks took a more subtle approach, it seems the 'too much is never enough' look could now be the new normal – and it isn't one for the faint hearted.
Not a fan of the OTT highlighter look? No worries. These are the highlighters that'll complement and enhance, rather than mask, a dark complexion.
Check out the best highlighters for darker skin tones and look epic.
NARS' creamy stick highlighter glides along cheekbones like a knife through hot butter to give the illusion of dewy skin at sunset. Plus, it won't leave a crater in your painstakingly applied foundation base.
Almost creamy to the touch, the shimmer drenched pigment in this Illamasqua offering gives black skin a delicious, glossy finish. Pop a little on to your eyelids to light things up.
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Urban Decay Afterglow 8-Hour Powder In Fireball - £21.50
Almost too pretty to use, this powder highlighter is packed with pigment and mimics the effect of skin bathed in candlelight. Pat along your cheekbones and chin using your fingers.
Dial up the glamour and layer the lighter, pearlescent shade over the top of the slightly darker hue. Apply with a dampened brush so it looks more like skin, rather than powder.
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Bobbi Brown Highlighting Powder In Bronze Glow - £35.50
One for the make-up magpies, Bobbi Brown's Bronze Glow gives dark skin an otherworldly radiance. Take an eye shadow brush and simply dust it along your brow bone for definition.
The most subtle of the bunch, High Definition's Champagne highlighter will lend cheekbones a delicate yet unbelievably pretty iridescence. It is perfect for those with light olive to dark skin tones.
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Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder In Radiant Light - £40
Cheating razor-sharp cheekbones has never been easier thanks to Hourglass' Ambient Lighting Powder. Ditch the bronzer and buff this into the hollows of your cheeks and along your temples for a sun-drenched look.
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MAC Mineralize Skinfinish In Gold Deposit - £25.50
Dot M.A.C's most popular baked powder highlighter into the corners of your eyes and down the centre of your nose. The light shimmer gives black skin a mesmerising, lit-from-within glow.
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Make Up For Ever Pro Light Fusion Undetectable Luminizer In Golden - £28
A slight dusting along cheekbones and upon the Cupid's bow perks up darker skin in an instant. The powder doesn't crumble or fall - you'll want to snap a selfie immediately.