Whether you're experiencing dry heat, humidity, or cool sea breezes, summertime necessitates a summer beauty routine revamp. That sun-kissed glow isn't going to build itself, especially if you're as SPF-conscious as we are. Luckily, we have the ultimate guide to the very glowiest beauty products that will leave you utterly luminescent, from your lips to your cheekbones.
This clean-girl classic is a two-in-one mineral SPF and dewey, skin-like foundation, designed to both protect and illuminate to the max. Squalane, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid work to refine, hydrate, and plump the skin, even as temperatures soar. Marketed as one-step makeup, skincare, and SPF, the vegan and cruelty-free product simplifies your summer beauty routine while reaping all sorts of benefits.
The brand that brought dewiness back officially sells glass skin in a bottle, using a brightening emulsion of skincare and plan extracts that give you a shimmering, all-day glow. Best used as a serum-primer-moisturizer hybrid, Futuredew uses a combination of oils (jojoba, grapeseed, primrose and rosehip Oils, to be exact) to gloss-isfy your face, while fruit and squalane extracts work to brighten the skin overtime and lock in hydration.
This serum gives you a sun-kissed, bronzy glow — even if you’re a sunscreen fanatic. It can be used on its own to contour the highlights of your cheeks and temples, or combined with lotion for a full-face, moisturizing glow. Antioxidants like cocoa extract and chronocyclin protect your skin from pollution and stimulate vitamin D, while a peptide blend smoothes out fine lines and boosts elasticity. Time to get the gorgeous tan you always wanted, without any of the sun damage.
A favorite in every makeup artist's kit, this facial mist will keep you and your foundation set, glowing and hydrated throughout the dry heat, while tightening your pores. The sweet-smelling ingredients include mint, lemon, rosemary, and rose essential oils, designed to tone, calm, purify, soothe, and refresh the skin — while antioxidant-rich grape extract and orange flower water soften and protect the skin. Keep it in your purse for those days when you feel like your face (or makeup!) is melting — this face mist will have you glowing in no time.
A 2024 Allure Best of Beauty award winner, these adorable, on-the-go blushes will give you a gorgeous, creamy flush of glowy color without clogging your pores. The formula is light and buildable for both your face and lips, using micro-fine pigment powders for a lasting rosy glow that moisturizes the skin with Vitamin E. Try Cheeky for a cool, Brit-girl pink, Apres for a rich berry-picking hue, or Beverly Hills for a back-from-the-beach peach glow.
In the ceaseless endeavor for glowing, hydrated skin, we can’t forget that no amount of primers, bronzers, or blushes matter if we don’t pick the right skincare. This Sunday Riley lightweight serum brightens and hydrates the skin with vitamin C, turmeric, and evening primrose oil — all used to help fight pollution, illuminate the skim. eradicate redness, and erase dark spots. It's fast-absorbing, clean formula prevents a sticky finish to boot.
A true icon in every sense of the word, this oil-free foundation has graced world carpets to give celebrities the ultimate flawless, skinlike, glowy finish. This medium coverage foundation is luminous and buildable, providing a perfect canvas for those done-up summer nights out. The pigments are formulated for "seamless blending and layering" (according to the Sephora product description) and work to blur imperfections and improve skin texture. The formula is naturally luminous but oil-free, so you don’t have to worry about clogging your pouts to get that natural glow.
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Highlighter — a necessary component of every glowy girl’s makeup kit. Westman Atelier's gentle, balmy formula delivers a portable swath of opalescent glow, perfect for your cheeks, brow bones, or cupid's bow. Fruit extracts and an Ayurvedic oil blend firms, moisturizes, and soothes the skin, while radiant effect pigments create a gorgeous, sun-kissed shimmer. Try Nectar for a golden-peach gloss, Brulee for a bronzey-gold glow, or Lit for a gorgeous, glassy radiance.
No summer makeup bag is complete without a lipgloss, and no one makes lipgloss like Rihanna. “I made it,” the singer declared, “because I wanted the girls to get kissed more.” Providing a dripping, radiant shine across the lips, the gloss conditions your skin with shea butter with a non-sticky, peach-vanilla scented formula. Glass Slipper provides a clear, shimmery shade, while Fenty Glow gives off a classic rosey-nude, and Riri gives that ultimate date-night deep mauve.
A setting powder? For a radiant finish? Groundbreaking. This light and airy powder sets smoothes, and illuminates the skin. This light and airy powder sets and smoothes skin for a beautifully radiant finish, using a specialized "air-cream" technology. Squalene and mica hydrate and add a velvety, luminescent touch, without the heavy feel of typical setting powders. Coming in three shades for all skin tones, this weightless, vegan formula is perfect for keeping your makeup in place without sacrificing your summer glow.
