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Lightshift Cream Highlighter

$52 CAD Value

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
225 Reviews
Lightshift Cream Highlighter
Lightshift Cream Highlighter

Peachy Gold

Arc Lightshift Cream Highlighter - New

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Sculpting Brush for seamless, streak-free application.

$52.00

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Find your light. This luminous, non-comedogenic highlighter shifts from a silky cream to a weightless powder, blending seamlessly for natural radiance that lasts up to 12 hours. Boosted with potent antioxidants, it’s clinically proven to help shield skin against pollution. Choose from 3 shades for a blurred, healthy-looking glow.


Size: 0.27 oz | 7.8g

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Mica, Squalane, Silica, Synthetic Wax, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Glyceryl Laurate, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tin Oxide, Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Ci 77491 (Iron Oxides).

Thoughtfully Formulated

  • Non-comedogenic
  • long-lasting
  • vegan + cruelty-free
  • formulated without fragrance or gluten

Glowing Results

100% said it gives skin a healthy glow*

98% said it adds radiance without visible shimmer*

98% said it instantly blurs the skin**

98% said it melts effortlessly and blends in seamlessly**

In a clinical study of 52 people after 21 days (*) and instantly (**).

Cream Highlighter Key Ingredients

Green Tea + Microalgae
Powerful skin superfoods that nourish and shield skin from pollution.

Plant-Based Squalane
Seals in moisture and boosts elasticity without clogging pores.

Skin Shift Technology
Emollient-powder blend that shifts from cream to weightless veil with the warmth of skin.

How to Use

Brush Up
Use the flat side of the ILIA Sculpting Brush to pick up product.

Get Warmer
Using a brush or your fingers, gently press highlighter where skin catches the light—tops of cheekbones, tip of nose + chin, brow bone, and cupid’s bow.

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INSPIRED BY THE SKY

  1. Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40
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    Step 1 Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40

    Smooth on like a serum for dewy coverage and mineral SPF.

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  2. Sunshift Cream Bronzer
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    Step 2 Sunshift Cream Bronzer

    Blend along cheekbones, forehead, and nose to create warmth.

    Select Shade $52

  3. Step 3

    Add a wash of buttery, blendable color to cheeks.

    Select
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    Step 4 Lightshift Cream Highlighter

    Tap on tops of cheeks, brow bone, and cupid's bow for a soft glow.

    Select Shade $52

Why We Love It

This breakthrough formula melts into soft, seamless radiance—like your skin at its healthiest.

Founder's Note

“The texture of these highlighters that we developed is truly unique—they feel soft and light, like silk. They melt right into the skin like a cream, then set weightlessly like a powder.”

— Sasha

FAQ

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HOW DO I APPLY CREAM HIGHLIGHTER?

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Use your fingers or the ILIA Sculpting Brush to pick up product, then press into your skin where it naturally catches the light—like the tops of cheekbones and cupid’s bow. Layer for more intensity.

WILL THIS CREAM HIGHLIGHTER WORK FOR MY SKIN TYPE?

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We formulated Lighshift Cream Highlighter with all skin types in mind—including dry, sensitive, mature, and acne-prone. The formula is non-comedogenic, dermatologist-tested, and safe for sensitive skin.

IS IT LONG-LASTING? HOW LONG WILL IT LAST ON MY SKIN?

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Yes! In an instrumental test, Lightshift Cream Highlighter was proven to wear for up to 12 hours.

WHAT ARE THE PAYOFF AND FINISH?

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Lightshift Cream Highlight offers sheer, buildable payoff with a radiant finish, so you can customize your level of luminosity.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIGHTSHIFT CREAM HIGHLIGHTER AND LIQUID LIGHT SERUM HIGHLIGHTER?

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Lightshift is a cream highlighter for a soft, subtle glow, while Liquid Light is a liquid highlighter with a more intense pearl finish.

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 225 reviews
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  • Roselle B.
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    Lightshift Cream Highlighter
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    10/6/24
    Natural glowy look!

    I love how the product turned from creamy to powder finish. It gives you a glowing, natural looking highlight finish. Just like the bronzer and foundation stick, it has a creamy and moisturizing feel on the skin but not heavy.

    I received the product fron PinchMe inexchange of an honest review.

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  • Andrea A.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    8/28/24
    Nice and smooth highlighter

    I received Ilia’s Lightshift Cream Highlighter in the Arc shade from PINCHme for free in exchange for my honest review. This highlighter feels so lightweight and smooth. It’s easy to apply and blend using my fingers and makeup brushes. I applied it on multiple places on my face (Cupid’s bow, cheekbones, bridge of my nose, inside of my eye and forehead). It accentuates exactly what I intended it to do. This creamy highlighter is my new favorite. I love that this highlighter has a nice mirror with it and is a convenient size for my small travel makeup bag!

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  • Candice F.
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    Lightshift Cream Highlighter
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    8/14/24
    Great Highilighter!

    I love Ilia! The highlighter is not something I have always used so I'm no pro! I use it just on my cheekbones with my bronzer and Ilia Suoer Serum Skin Tint and it's my perfect pairing! My pictures are Very subtle, however outside you can see it better. It is build able, and cream based. You can use a brush like me, or finger works great to get it just where you want it! I use little but I feel like it helps my cheekbones stand out just enough for me! I would recommend it for sure!

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  • Mary D.
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    Lightshift Cream Highlighter
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    8/13/24
    Nice creamy formula

    I love the creamy consistency of this highlighter. I received it free from Pinchme, this color may have been too light for my skin tone, but it still has a nice highlighting effect. I paired it with the eclipse bronzer, this duo gave a nice "sun kissed" look.

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  • Maleika T.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    8/12/24
    Great highlighter

    Very creamy and blendable, can build up coverage, very glowy

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