Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter
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Rare Beauty's Positive Light Silky Touch Highlighter has a standout formula that several creators find unmatched by alternatives, with Andréa Matillano calling it "the best highlighter ever" and repurchasing shades Enlighten and Exhilarate. Professional makeup artist Jaclyn Hill describes the shade as a "beautiful rose goldie pink" that evokes a nostalgic glow. However, both Laura Lee and celebrity makeup artist Ali Andreea warn that the baked formula is fragile and prone to breaking if dropped or jostled in a bag.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: Enlighten
- “The Rare Beauty formula is so beautiful. There's nothing quite like it in my mind”38:22–38:27
- “It is the best highlighter ever”38:59–39:02
- “I know there are alternatives. I've tried the A Beauty Creations one. I've tried the Elf one. And they're both good, but they're just not as good as Rare Beauty”39:04–39:11
- “They put something in that formula. They did something to it. To me, it's just like a standout favorite”
- Source: 50 products I actually used up (beauty empties I loved + hated) - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Exhilarate
- “I did finish Enlighten and also Exhilarate”
- “I actually bought both of those shades again”
- Source: 50 products I actually used up (beauty empties I loved + hated) - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Mesmerize
Variant: Mesmerize
- “It's such a beautiful like rose goldie pink”37:34–37:39
- “I love highlighting. It just like takes me back right here”37:37–37:46
- “You can't tell me that that does not make you feel some type of way right there”37:46–37:48
- Source: My current makeup routine in depth tutorial - Jul 2, 2025
Variant: Mesmerized
- “The Rare Beauty highlighter in my opinion is prettier”16:55–16:59
- “The color itself I have in Mesmerized and it is beautiful”17:05–17:07
- “I like the finish it has a wet look appearance and it's so nice to use”17:07–17:12
- “The Rare Beauty one is a bit smoother in consistency compared to the Dior backstage highlighter”17:20–17:23
- Source: Ranking TikTok viral products unsponsored - Dec 29, 2024
- “I will tell you the Rare Beauties are slightly more pigmented”13:14–13:22
- “Do you see this one's a little more copper? That's the rare”
- “The reviews are crazy on Sephora. They're like, 'These Rare Beauty ones break.'”14:25–14:28
- “Any baked product that's in a packaging like this is a drier formula. So, truly a trip and a fall and you're done for”14:31–14:38
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “If you slightly travel with them, if you have them in your bag, they will immediately break”29:22–29:26
- Source: Choosing my top 3 makeup products from every brand while walking around Paris - Feb 8, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 3.9 / 5 from 6 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- ⚠ less suited to travel (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- highlighter
- Finish
- dewy
- Shade
- Mesmerize
- Key ingredients
- Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Tapioca Starch, Boron Nitride, Octyldodecanol, Diisostearyl Malate, Silica, 1,2-Hexanediol
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