Science Matters: The Glow Edit
Glow is the word, glow is the moment. With spring in the air, we’re choosing now to let our natural skin shine through - all with the help of these glow-boosting products. Whether it’s your morning serums or the lighter than life moisturisers that serve up major dew, it’s the season to glow. And if you want to be sure each formula delivers, just know science called - and they really do.
Which ingredients will make my skin glow?
Unsure where to start? We know dialling up the glow isn’t always simple - but with key ingredients like Vitamin C, Glycolic Acid, and Niacinamide, tailoring your perfect routine just got easier. Here to brighten, smooth, clear pores and even skin tone, they’re the multitasking heroes we can’t live without. When followed with Antioxidant and Ceramide-enriched formulas, you’ll be delivering a hit of goodness to your skin with every use. And like the idea you are what you eat, your skin is what you put on it. The more goodness you add to your regime, the brighter your glow will be.
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Shiseido
Ultimune Face Serum
Best for: Long-term glow
Radiant skin in a bottle? Yes please. With eight powerful botanical extracts, Shiseido really does deliver results with this powerful daily serum. Featuring Reishi Mushroom to calm, Heart Leaf for resilience, and a host of other radiance-boosting ingredients, expect visibly more radiant skin in just three days. We know, we like the sound of it, too.
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MEDIK8
H.E.O. Mask Set
Best for: Instant results
Our secret to glowing skin isn’t harsh exfoliants, but hydration - something this mask set always delivers on. And with its ingredients list of Ceramides, Squalane, Hyaluronic Acid, natural moisturising factors and more, it’s easy to see why. Perfect for even the freshest skincare beginners, the easy two-step system ensures your skin never goes without. Just apply before bed to wake up with your best glow yet.
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DRUNK ELEPHANT
B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum B-HYDRA HYDRA SERUM
Best for: Dewy skin
Natural, glowing skin isn’t always easy, but with this intensive hydrating serum from Drunk Elephant, it really is. Locking in moisture from the first use, this sell-out formula is packed with a host of natural hydrators to reveal your unique glow. Think Vitamin B5, Pineapple Ceramide and Hyaluronic Acid coming together to protect your barrier and improve texture and tone. Skincare dreams do come true.
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SEPHORA COLLECTION
Super Glow Cleansing Powder
Best for: Gentle exfoliation
Barrier boosting might have become the gold standard of glow, but gentle exfoliation is here to stay. Bringing us another daily essential, Sephora Collection combines Vitamins C and E to create a creamy cleansing powder that’s safe enough for daily use - even on sensitive skin. Those new to cleansing powders don’t need to be scared off. Just add a few drops of water and rub between your palms to activate, before smoothing across damp skin.
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SEPHORA COLLECTION
Vitamin C+E Super Glow Serum
Best for: Your morning refresh
Lovers of Sephora Collection’s Ultra Glow Serum rejoice, their new Super Glow Serum is here and it’s promising your best glow yet. Filled with 7% Vitamin C, skin-protecting Vitamin E and plumping Peptides, Super Glow is the name and the results. While we always recommend using Vitamin C in the morning for SPF boosting, this serum also glides on beautifully under your evening moisturiser. Radiant skin is yours to keep.
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Ole Henriksen
Banana Bright™ + Eye Crème
Best for: Brighter under-eyes
Ole creates and Ole always delivers - just like with this cult eye cream. Formulated with potent Vitamin C and real gold to brighten, smooth and even your under-eye, it’s a bestseller for more reasons than one. To keep your radiance dialled up on the go, follow with Ole Henriksen’s new Colour Correcting Stick. It’s one trick you’ll never want to miss.
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ERBORIAN
Ginseng Skin Hero Peeling
Best for: Revealing radiance
Harsh chemical formulas might be on the way out, but we’re living in the era of gentle, barrier-supporting treatments like this Natural Acid and Ginseng-powered peeling cream. Created to refine skin texture and remove skin cells in just two minutes, apply this glow-and-go formula once a week for the best results. For glowing skin that lasts all day long, we use Erborian’s Ginseng BB Creme with a splash of blush. Our spring glow just got even brighter.
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Sunday Riley
C.E.O 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum
Best for: That year-long summer glow
If you ask any dermatologist what the secret to glowing skin is, they’ll point you in the direction of Vitamin C every time. And if there’s one ingredient Sunday Riley knows best, it’s Vitamin C. Powered by a potent 15% formula, each application both visibly brightens in an instant and provides long-term effects. Plus, you’ll boost your glow with its superior Antioxidant line-up.
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Murad
Essential-C Day Moisture SPF30
Best for: Glowing on the go
What’s the best way to keep up your glow? Keeping protection at the forefront of your routine - and Murad has us covered with this moisturiser-SPF hybrid. Fuelled by Vitamin C and the brand’s patented Skin Repair System, every application not only protects your skin from UVA and UVB rays, but gives us serious glow. For the best results, we use Murad’s Tranexamic Acid packed Dark Spot Serum the night before to keep skin tone even and bright.
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Dermalogica
Hyaluronic Ceramide Mist
Best for: Elevating your glow
If there’s one ingredient we’ve been hearing a lot about lately, it’s Ceramides. Barrier restoring, plumping and glow giving, if we can slot them into every step in our routine, we will. Coming in as our post-cleanse toner, Dermalogica packs Ceramides, Hyaluronic Acid and Rose Water into this sensitive skin-friendly mist. For keeping balance in our routines, we use in tandem with the brand’s Daily Microfoliant, but we also keep in our bags to top up moisture levels on the go. The best part? It might look small in size, but one bottle can last months at a time - making it more than budget friendly.
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Embryolisse
Lait-Crème Concentré Moisturiser
Best for: Simplifying your skincare
Loved by makeup artists, dermatologists and skincare enthusiasts alike, nothing gives us an all day glow quite like Embryolisse’s cult moisturiser. Thanks to a hydrating line-up of nutrients and emollients, moisture is sealed in with every use for a fresh-faced feel every time. The perfect choice for anyone looking to simplify their routine, we use this to remove makeup in our first evening cleanse, to moisturise and to prime. It’s our definition of a skincare essential - and we’re sure you’ll agree.
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