MONAT make-up: which products are there?
9 min read Skincare Updated 1 November 2026 By Anna Sophie Schulenburg
MONAT make-up is a small range for cheeks and lips plus one palette: at the last check in summer 2026 the German shop listed four products, the Liquid Highlighter™, the Lip Liner™, the Lip-Plumping Gloss™ and the Glam Essentials Palette™. For a fresh everyday look two of them are enough, highlighter and gloss, on moisturised skin in about three minutes. To see whether the amount and shade are right, check at a window around midday: the shimmer should still sit on the cheekbone and not have settled into your pores.
Which MONAT make-up products you can buy depends on your country. France, Spain and the US also carry a concealer, a cream blush and a liquid lipstick, none of which were listed in Germany at the last check. Shades, names and stock change, so the product page in your country's MONAT shop always has the final word. Skincare belongs under every make-up look, and the cleansers and creams MONAT makes for that are in the MONAT skincare overview.
Which MONAT make-up products are there?
| Product | What it is | Where it goes | Listed in the German shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Highlighter™ | liquid shimmer you dab on | top of the cheekbone, if you like the bridge of the nose and the cupid's bow | yes |
| Lip Liner™ | contour pencil for the lips | lip line, or the whole lip for longer-lasting colour | yes |
| Lip-Plumping Gloss™ | lip gloss | lips, on its own or over the Lip Liner | yes |
| Glam Essentials Palette™ | several shades in one compact | depends on the shade, see the product page | yes |
| Brighten + Correct Concealer™ | concealer for spot coverage | under the eyes, on individual red patches | no; among others in France and the US |
| Hydrating Liquid-Gel Cream Blush™ | blush with a fluid, gel-like cream texture | apples of the cheeks | no; among others in France, Spain and the US |
| Liquid Lipstick™ | liquid lipstick | lips | no; among others in France, Spain and the US |
The UK and the US also sell a serum for lashes and brows, the Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum. It is a care product for the hairs themselves, so it is not in the table. A complexion product for the whole face, meaning foundation, tinted moisturiser or powder, was not in the range of any country at the check.
MONAT make-up shades and how to choose
The French and Spanish shops listed every shade individually. Whether your country carries the same ones is on the product page.
| Product | Shades | How to choose |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid Highlighter™ | Champagne, Rose Gold | Champagne is more golden and suits a yellow undertone, Rose Gold is pinker and suits a pink undertone |
| Lip Liner™ | Goddess, Magnetic, Posh | as close to your lip colour or your gloss as possible, going by the product photo |
| Lip-Plumping Gloss™ | Classy, Confident, Effortless, Graceful | by the product photo; a pale gloss forgives sloppy application more readily than a bold one |
| Brighten + Correct Concealer™ | Very Light, Light, Light Medium | half a shade lighter than your skin under the eyes, exactly your skin tone on redness |
| Hydrating Liquid-Gel Cream Blush™ | Berry, Peach | Peach for a warm undertone, Berry for a cool one |
| Liquid Lipstick™ | Beige Nude, Brun Nude, Pêche Nude, Rose Chaud, Rose Froid, Rose Vif | Rose Chaud is a warm pink, Rose Froid a cool one, Rose Vif a bright one; the three nudes run from beige through peach to brown |
There is a simple rule of thumb for your undertone. Look at the inside of your wrist in daylight. If the veins look greenish, it is warm; if they look bluish, it is cool; if you see both, it is neutral and both shades usually suit you. Test concealer on your jawline, never on the back of your hand, because the skin there is a different colour from your face. With the jawline cross-check and a sheet of white paper, the method is in how to find your undertone.
Which products you actually need
| You want | Use | You can skip |
|---|---|---|
| to look fresher in about three minutes in the morning | highlighter and gloss | palette, Lip Liner |
| lip colour that lasts longer than gloss alone | Lip Liner over the whole lip, gloss only in the centre | highlighter |
| to cover shadows under the eyes | concealer, where your country sells it | highlighter under the eye, it emphasises fine lines |
| colour on your cheeks | cream blush, where your country sells it | palette |
| more definition for an evening out | palette, highlighter, Lip Liner and gloss | nothing |
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A four-step make-up routine
The amounts are guidelines for everyday wear. Start with the smaller amount; adding more is quicker than taking it off.
Step 1 — Prepare the skin. Cleanse your face, smooth on a hazelnut-sized amount of moisturiser and, during the day, sunscreen on top. Wait two minutes until the cream no longer shines, or everything you put on afterwards will slide. How cleansing, moisturiser and sunscreen fit together is set out in the basic skincare routine.
Step 2 — Conceal where needed. Place a rice-grain-sized dot of concealer in the inner corner of the eye and one on the darkest spot beneath it. Tap it in with your ring finger for about ten seconds until no edge is visible. Without a concealer, skip this step.
Step 3 — Cheeks. Blush: one pea-sized dot per side on the apple of the cheek, tapped in with your fingertips at an angle towards the temple. Highlighter: one rice-grain-sized drop per side on the highest point of the cheekbone, above the blush. Dab it into a strip about as wide as a fingertip and tap out the edge.
Step 4 — Lips. Trace the outline with the Lip Liner, from the centre of the upper lip out to the corners, then the lower lip. For colour that lasts longer, fill in the whole lip with the pencil. Put the gloss once in the centre of the lower lip and press your lips together briefly. After eating, top up the gloss only.
The Glam Essentials Palette™ is left out of the four steps because its shades and how to use them are on your country's product page. If it contains powder colours, they go on after highlighter and blush; on a cream layer that is still damp, powder goes patchy. Where, how much and which shade of highlighter is in how to apply highlighter; liner, colour and gloss are in how to apply lip liner, colour and gloss.
What goes before and after
Make-up goes on from liquid to cream to powder, with skincare always underneath. If you use a niacinamide serum in the morning, it comes straight after cleansing, then moisturiser, then sunscreen, then concealer, blush and highlighter, and powder from a palette last. The full order of skincare and make-up shows where sunscreen and powder sit.
If your skin feels tight after washing or stings when you apply cream, any make-up on top will sit unevenly and the highlighter will pick out the dry patches. In that case it is worth strengthening your skin barrier first and keeping your make-up to gloss and Lip Liner for a few days. How to prepare make-up on dry skin, with amounts and waiting times, is set out there.
Take everything off in the evening before bed. Gloss, blush and highlighter usually come off with your normal facial cleanser. Lip Liner and liquid lipstick hold on more firmly. Rest a cotton pad soaked in micellar water or a little cleansing oil on your lips for ten seconds, then wipe it away instead of rubbing. Whether the creamy Be Gentle™ cleanser or the foaming Be Balanced™ one suits your skin better is settled in the comparison of the two facial skincare lines.
How to tell the amount and shade are right
Straight after applying, look in the mirror in daylight from arm's length. You should see colour and shimmer, but no edge where a product stops.
A second look is worth it after about four hours. If the highlighter has settled into pores or onto small flakes, you used too much or the skin underneath was too dry. If the gloss has run into the fine lines around your mouth, it needs the Lip Liner as a border.
Every few weeks, and at the latest when the seasons change, check the shade again. A concealer that matched in winter can look grey on lightly tanned skin. If a gloss or liquid lipstick smells different from when you opened it or its texture has changed, throw it away, even if there is some left in the tube.
Common mistakes and how to fix them
| What often goes wrong | What to do instead |
|---|---|
| highlighter over the whole cheek | only on the highest point of the cheekbone, a fingertip wide |
| make-up on freshly moisturised skin that still shines | wait two minutes |
| rubbing concealer in with a finger | tap it in with your ring finger |
| choosing a shade under the bathroom light | test it on your jawline in daylight |
| Lip Liner much darker than the gloss, with a hard line | blur the line inwards with a fingertip or fill in the whole lip |
| gloss on dry, flaky lips | lip balm at night, remove the flakes with a damp flannel in the morning |
| blush and highlighter in the same place | blush on the apple of the cheek, highlighter above it on the bone |
When MONAT make-up is not right for you
If you want coverage for your whole face, you need a complexion product from another brand, because MONAT did not sell one at the check. The concealer was listed in only three shades, from Very Light to Light Medium. For medium to deep skin, none of them is likely to match.
If your skin or lips are sensitive, test every new product first. For a week, apply a pea-sized amount to the crook of your elbow morning and evening, always in the same spot. If it stays calm, without redness or itching, you can try the product on your face. If your lips are cracked or broken, leave out gloss and lipstick until they have healed.
If your eyelids or lips swell after applying, blisters form or your skin keeps burning after you have washed the product off, see a dermatologist, because this can be a contact allergy that only a patch test can pin down. Until then, the product stays in the cupboard. If your face swells badly or you struggle to breathe, call 999 or 112 straight away.
Quick questions
How long does an opened gloss keep?
It is usually printed on the packaging. The symbol of an open jar with a number such as “12M” gives the months after opening.
Can I combine MONAT make-up with other brands?
Yes. Only the order matters: liquids and creams first, powder last, skincare always underneath.
Does MONAT make a mascara?
No, in the summer 2026 check no country had a mascara in the range. For lashes and brows, MONAT sold only the Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum in some countries, a care product with no colour pigments.
Where can I see which products are available in my country?
In the MONAT shop for your country, which you reach from monatglobal.com. Your consultant can tell you whether a particular shade is in stock right now.
Your face now has four steps. How often you wear make-up and what you would like to find something for is what the free skin analysis asks.