The 17 Best Body Highlighters and Bronzers to Make Your Skin Shine Bright Like a Diamond

Inspired by the hit series Bridgerton, Pat McGrath Labs created the Skintillating Diamond Body Shimmer Powder. This pearlescent powder has a subtle scent that resembles a bouquet of fresh flowers and a body puff for clean application. 

Uoma Beauty's Black Magic Carnival Face & Body Bronzing Highlighter comes in a large pan so it's easy to grab a generous amount of the pigment for all-over body application. This glittery formula is available in two hues: Barbados, a warm bronze with golden shimmer, and Notting Hill, a golden shade with pink shimmer. Both colors smell like coconut so it's vacay vibes every time you apply. 

Wanna add some glow on the go? Winky Lux has you covered. The Shimmer Up Face & Body Shimmer Stick gives blinding luminosity with just one swipe on the skin. 

Yes, the About-Face Light Lock Illuminating Body will give you an insane glow with each of its five color-shifting shades. But, what you might not know is that it'll also act as a concealer and blur out any scars you want to cover up, thanks to the mica present in the formula. Not to mention, this liquid illuminator is buildable so you can take your glow from subtle to the extreme in no time. 

Glow and protection? Sign us up. Supergoop's Glowscreen Body SPF 40 has a pearlescent finish that gives a subtle hint of shimmer to the skin while you're out in the sun. Plus, it's loaded with white stargrass to brighten and coconut alkanes that lock hydration into the skin. 

A cool hundred bucks may seem like a stretch for a bottle of body oil, but hear me out. This super-luxe shimmering oil makes you glow and keeps your skin feeling silky smooth, and it smells like a bouquet of white florals. Did I mention it won a Allure Best of Beauty Award in 2019? Yes, it's that good.

Cay Skin's Isle Glow Body Lotion SPF 45 features an array of skin-nourishing ingredients like sea moss and nectar for hydration and moisture, while cocoa seed butter helps even the texture of your skin. 

The Kora Organics Noni Glow Body Oil is one of the most effective organic body shimmers on the market. This clean, Best of Beauty-winning formula delivers a golden glow while deeply hydrating skin with sunflower, desert date, and rosehip oils.

The St. Tropez Tanning Essentials One Night Only Finishing Body Gloss is the tube that you pick up whether you want your skin to have a slight glow or to be full-blown bronze. The glittery lotion builds up your tan just the way you like it — while giving your skin just the slightest shine.

Patrick Ta's Major Glow Body Oil is a 2020 Best of Beauty winner, and for good reason. Not only does this make your body glow like no other, but its oil-based formula also helps keep skin extremely hydrated. The formula's olive oil and hydrating squalane allow skin to stay moisturized without excess greasiness. This oil is available in three shades, A Vision (rose), A Dream (champagne pictured above), and A Moment (bronze).

Huda Beauty's N.Y.M.P.H. All-Over Body Highlighter all-over body highlighter is the definition of blinding. Apply it to the points you want to emphasize, allowing the sun and/or lighting to reflect off of it. Available in three shades: Luna (a white-gold shimmer with hints of rose gold and silver), Aphrodite (a golden-bronze shimmer for a true golden finish), and Aurora (a warm, coppery shimmer with rich golden pearls). Say hello to extreme glow on all bodies, for all skin tones.

PS: If you are wondering what N.Y.M.PH stands for, it's Not Your Mama's Panty Hose, which simply means this body shimmer is so good that you can skip pantyhose.

The Anastasia Beverly Hills Shimmer Body Oil spreads evenly, delivering an effortless glow and sheen to the skin. This lightweight oil features pearlescent reflects that come off golden with subtle shimmer. Not to mention, the tropical coconut-vanilla scent is just divine. 

Fenty Beauty's Body Lava is the body illuminator that flew off the shelves in its first week. The gel slicks across skin to give it an evenly dispersed shimmer for an ethereal glow in the sunlight. Rihanna told Vogue that this highlighter was inspired by her trips to Barbados, where she would make her own body makeup by mixing oil and crushed eye shadows that she would keep in a cup and use during her stay.

The Nars Monoi Body Oil is more of a glow oil than glow lotion, this might be one of the first body shimmers to launch that wasn't made for tweens. The key ingredient is monoi oil (a Polynesian coconut extract mixed with tiare flower) that moisturizes skin while leaving it smelling like sweet gardenia and leaves a glimmering gold tint that could make J.Lo jealous.

The name says it all. After you swipe on Charlotte Tilbury's Supermodel Body Skin via the cooling metal applicator, your skin will look more supple (that's the caffeine and shitake extract working), smooth (caffeine, again, perks skin right up), and highlighted in all the right places (that's the mica).