But, of course, you can’t really talk about 2016 beauty without talking about highlighter. So naturally, the ear highlighter revival isn’t far behind. There’s also the simple fact that people want makeup to look like makeup again. After years of barely-there glam, ear highlighter feels like a welcome change of pace. How To Try The TrendUnlike some other 2016 makeup trends (read: cut creases and dip brows), ear highlighter has virtually no learning curve.