5 Summer Skin Enhancers to Get Your Whole Body Glowing
Excessive tanning has gone the way of the dinosaurs, which is all the better for the health of our skin, but it does mean we’re left clamoring for a sun-kissed glow without the sun. That’s why we’re so glad that shimmering skin perfectors exist for this purpose. They make us look not only like we’ve been lounging on the beach all day, but rather like we’ve never seen the inside of an office building in our lifetime—that’s a selling point if there ever was one. We’re always after a lush, gorgeous glow, and armed with these products and our best summer skin tips, we’re well on our way to scoring the glowing skin of our dreams.
Urban Decay Naked Illuminated ($29, urbandecay.com)
Shimmery body powders have earned themselves their bad rap over the past couple of decades, but this insanely beautiful compact is less like the glittery eyesores of the ’90s and more like the finely milled highlighters we love to use today. The color payoff is excellent, but it won’t turn you into a disco ball, and because it comes in two shades, there’s one to suit every skin tone. It’s beyond gorgeous dusted along the collarbones and up the shoulders.
Pacifica Coconut Crushed Pearl Luminizing Body Butter ($18, pacificabeauty.com)
This one’s for all the fair-skinned ladies who want to embrace their inner ice queen even in the hottest months of the year. The incandescent finish of this lightweight body lotion makes every complexion glow like a pearl and smell like a coconut-heavy tropical oasis. Just a dime-sized amount will have you covered head to toe, so this one’s a worthy investment, too.
NARS Body Glow ($59, narscosmetics.com)
The original cult-favorite formula for every girl who wants to look like an island goddess all year long, this multi-purpose moisturizing oil is as pure as it gets. The star ingredient is Monoï de Tahiti oil, the result of pure coconut extract macerated with the bud of the Tahitian gardenia, which nourishes skin and makes it shine.
Per-fekt Body Perfection Gel/Tan ($48, perfektbeauty.com)
This unique gel-mousse formula feels strange on the skin at first—it has the dry, easily absorbed texture of a silicone primer, which isn’t exactly what we’re used to slathering on our arms and legs—but the results are more than worth the initial confusion. As the name suggests, it literally perfects the skin, smoothing away everything from dry skin to stretch marks in one sweep, and the ingredients make it good for skin in the long run, too.
The Body Shop Honey Bronze Shimmering Dry Oil ($22, thebodyshop-usa.com)
If you want a healthy, beach-going glow without setting foot within miles of a beach, this lightweight oil is just the ticket. The dry finish means that you can enjoy it without concern of stickiness or streaks—it sinks right into skin, leaving nothing behind but a healthy-looking, flawlessly bronzed glow.
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