Skip navigation

Early Black Friday Sale! Get up to 25% off select styles through 11/11. Restrictions apply. Shop Now

Set Your Store|Set Your ZIP
Main content
  1. Home
(142)142

Vanish Flash Highlighting Stick

HOURGLASS

Sold Out

SOLD OUT

This item is no longer available. Browse our recommendations for something similar.

Details & care

What it is: A highlighter that gives skin an instant flash of light for unparalleled glow in a smooth, weightless texture.

What it does: Soft-focus technology creates a flash of light on the skin for a virtually perfect highlight, while the long-wearing, innovative formula adjusts to your body temperature so that it effortlessly blends into the skin. It's formulated with hollow microspheres, which give it a weightless feel. Multiple shades can be layered to create a custom look.

How to use: Apply the highlighter to the high points of your cheeks, brow bone, the bridge of your nose and the cupid's bow. Blend out the edges with your fingertips.

  • Paraben-free; sulfate-free; phthalate-free; fragrance-free; gluten-free; nanoparticle-free; synthetic dye-free; GMO-free
  • Winner of Allure magazine's 'Best of Beauty' award for Best Highlighter Stick, 2019
  • Made in the USA
  • Item #5541611
  • Core Product ID 333335A2E7

Shipping & returns

Free shipping. Free returns. All the time. Purchases made online can also be returned or exchanged at any Nordstrom store, free of charge. Read more about our shipping & returns policies.

Gift options

Choose your gift options at checkout. Some items may not be eligible for all gift options.
Need help finding the perfect gift? We've got you covered.
Shop Gifts

HOURGLASS

Innovative beauty brand HOURGLASS was founded in 2004 when industry veteran Carisa Janes sought to transform high-end cosmetics. Today, HOURGLASS is known for combining science, beauty and luxury in its breakthrough formulations, technological innovations and complexion products with groundbreaking active ingredients to create the most flawless finish possible.

Reviews

(142)1424.5 out of 5
Write a Review

Most helpful positive review

Jan 31, 2018

Awesome purchase

I'm absolutely in love with this product I use it before my Foundation as a underglow and it's amazing I also use it on top of my Foundation before I set also it's an amazing eyeshadow and eyebrow highlighter I also use it on my Cupid's bow and my nose Bridge giving me a Flawless glow I'm 100% satisfied with this purchase and I highly recommend it to anybody interested
Ogglamour
5found this helpful

Most helpful critical review

July 8, 2024

bad packaging, lousy product

I had such high hopes for this highlighter. I was looking for a stick that was creamy rather than balmy, and had sparkle but without glitter. On the surface this fits the bill perfectly - it’s a great color with the right texture and shine. In reality, the packaging is terrible (the apex of the triangle crumbles and falls apart) and the product has zero lasting power whatsoever and I’m lucky if it stays on for two hours. It’s definitely not worth the money and a real disappointment coming from Hourglass which I’ve found to generally be of high quality.
swk31624
Was this helpful?

Customer photos

Add your photo & review

Share your photo to help other shoppers.

5 stars68%
4 stars21%
3 stars6%
2 stars4%
1 star1%

Pros:

Cons:

Current reviews don’t mention any.
Jan 31, 2018

Awesome purchase

I'm absolutely in love with this product I use it before my Foundation as a underglow and it's amazing I also use it on top of my Foundation before I set also it's an amazing eyeshadow and eyebrow highlighter I also use it on my Cupid's bow and my nose Bridge giving me a Flawless glow I'm 100% satisfied with this purchase and I highly recommend it to anybody interested
Ogglamour
5found this helpful
Mar 16, 2018Incentivized review

New highlighting but love it.

This stuff is amazing and lasts all day. Rose gold is the perfect shade for pink toned skin. Couple it with pink blush it looks very pretty and delicate. I will buy this again.
Verified purchase
CeCesNonna
4found this helpful
Mar 26, 2019Incentivized review

The best highlighter I've ever tried!

I fell in love with this highlighter! I came to Nordstrom looking for powder one, but shop assistant advised me to consider this one. I chose Gold flash shade. I have very light skin, apply this highlighter with my fingers on my cheeks, cupid bow, nose bridge and under eyebrows and it gives me such a fantastic delicate glowing. I absolutely adore it!
Chenya
3found this helpful
Feb 17, 2018Incentivized review

Perfect

I bought the Broonze Flash color. I love it. It glides on nicely and it‘s easy to blend.
tinamcg
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
2found this helpful
Sept 30, 2020

Great highlighter!

So easy to use and makes such a difference (especially around my eyes)!
WhitReviews
1found this helpful
Feb 21, 2019Incentivized review

Bronze great for contour!

I use the bronze shade for contouring. I like this stick because I'm new to contour and it's easy to dot this in the areas and see it before blending it in. It blends out beautifully and there is a seamless flow from my cheek color to the contour to my natural skin tone. I can go as light or as heavy as need be. I wear shade Porcelain in the Hourglass Foundation Stick.
Raych77
1found this helpful
Apr 9, 2018Incentivized review

Hourglass is my new love!

Love everything Hourglass! I did have to return this for it was the wrong color. I bought the champagne and it complemented my skin much better. Hourglass has wonderful Instagram video's that help with application techniques. I did have to play around applying before I got it right. You can't rub this in without dragging your other products with you. Tapping with the fingers turned out to be the best way. It does give a very luminous glow to your finish. Not super obvious but gentle.
Speseas
1found this helpful
Mar 4, 2026

Nice but forgettable

This is a lovely stick highlighter - it is easy to apply, doesn't move the make up underneath it around and the shades are very pretty. When I remember that I own it I enjoy it, but I do find that it is a bit forgettable within my collection. I prefer to use the hourglass strobe powders most of the time as they are quicker to apply. If you hate a powder highlighter though, you will very likely like this.
Reposted from spacenk.com
elleinaus
Aug 21, 2025

Nice product

I'm a big fan of Hourglass so was excited to try this , its a great product with a great formula but just that ,it has a decent pigmentation pay off and is buildable so easy to customise, plays well with other products underneath, I bought the shade champagne as its a safe multi use highlighter, the shade is more of a pale white champagne than a bronzed yellow champagne colour , I've left one star off as I'm not a fan of the packaging, it looks pretty etc but the product smudges around the application edge making it a little messy and the stick was a little crushed on top when I first opened which was a shame , there is a decent amount of product for the price point but you wouldn't twist the product out too far for fear of it breaking off ,as such I'm not in a hurry to try other shades, nice subtle look when applied with a beauty sponge
Reposted from spacenk.com
GerrMur11
July 19, 2025

So creamy and glowly

This highlighter was so light and breathable on the skin but still gives you a lovely glow. When the sun hits and your skin shines and glows in the sun it gives your face the perfect glow. Definitely one to try. It also hasn’t removed my foundation/makeup underneath when applying this on top which happens with many other highlighters similar to this style.
Reposted from spacenk.com
Cocobillie
Jan 14, 2025

Don't believe the hype

This was a substandard product. Pigmentation wasn't great, but nor was it really subtle. It was just meh. Far too high a price point for the output. There are much better options for this price. I stupidly went and bought two so I have two products that are wasted.
Reposted from spacenk.com
Sumsum
Jan 3, 2025

Obsessed

This product is a dream to use. It’s lightweight, creamy consistency is easy to blend and gives off a gorgeous glow. It’s also extremely versatile, I use the bronze shade to contour and love the result. A small amount goes a long way so I feel the price is well worth it. Hope to purchase the other shades soon!
Reposted from spacenk.com
Daisydee