10 Steps for a Sun-Kissed Glow (No Sun Required)

The secret to a summer glow involves not just an easy swipe of bronzer but a multipronged approach: good food, great exercise, a radiance-inducing supplement, powerfully restorative skin care, and, of course, a few touches of the fun stuff (blush, self-tanner, and more).

The result? Gorgeously luminescent skin without the sun exposure. To that end, we’ve included SPF in this routine.

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THE LIT-FROM-WITHIN GLOW STARTS…WITHIN

Drink a glass of this powerful blend of vitamins C and E, astaxanthin, and carotenoids for the ultimate skin support. The coral-colored powder tastes refreshingly citrusy, mixes easily into a glass of water, and supercharges any topical skin routine.*

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CLEANSE

No matter your skin type, cleansing makes an enormous difference in the way your treatment products perform. This silky balm-to-milk cleanser dissolves dirt, oil, and other pore-clogging impurities while supporting your skin’s moisture barrier with hydration and nourishment. Made with powerhouse ingredients like moisturizing saffron butter, antioxidant vitamin E, and soothing sweet almond oil, it leaves your skin fresh and supple.

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LAYER SERUM OVER BARE SKIN

Face serums address issues like breakouts and dull skin—and the results are impressive. Vitamin C is especially great in summer because it helps fight free radicals from UV rays and other environmental factors while brightening, clarifying, smoothing, and refining the texture of skin. Peptides can help firm, boost hydration, and more.

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LAYER ON MOISTURIZER

This incredible, deeply hydrating moisturizer works day and night to make a huge difference in the way your skin looks and feels. The secret: skin-boosting ingredients like moisture-locking niacinamide, balancing noni fruit extract, and soothing kale sprouts and upcycled olives that work together to smooth, hydrate, and calm skin.

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DO A WEEKLY SKIN TREATMENT

We exfoliate at least once a week (but often more) with the bestselling Microderm face scrub—the combination of physical and chemical exfoliants really helps boost glow, retexturize, and deep-clean pores. Tata Harper’s flower mask is great for dry, dull skin because it floods skin with moisture, plumping and refreshing, while the soothing clay mask from Grown Alchemist is ideal for purifying and brightening, especially for anyone dealing with breakouts, excess oil, or uneven texture.

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WEAR SUNSCREEN (EVEN ON CLOUDY DAYS)

Mineral sunscreen is the closest thing there is to a miracle youth-preserving cream. This featherlight, all-but-invisible one protects as it nourishes skin with vitamin C, niacinamide, and zinc oxide. And Saint Jane’s gorgeous (and generously sized) SPF 30 for body is made with jasmine, green tea, passionflower, and sacred lotus.

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DO THE BEST SELF-TAN ON THE PLANET

This clean self-tanner is an absolute dream to apply, and we love the chic pump bottle. It foams into a light, hydrating mousse that sinks right into skin—and there’s absolutely no residue or transfer to clothing or sheets. The quick-drying formula is infused with botanicals to moisturize skin while it works.

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BLUSH IS KEY

This tinted cheek balm gives skin a healthy-looking pop of color. Made with nourishing sea buckthorn, soothing vitamin E, and moisturizing safflower oil, it instantly wakes up your skin with a flush of color that’s just so flattering.

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SWIPE ON TOASTY BRONZER

This skin-nourishing bronzer infused with antioxidants gives your skin a beautiful, sun-kissed, just-back-from-the-beach glow. Use your fingers or a brush to buff it over cheekbones, the forehead, the jawline, the bridge of your nose—anywhere you want warmed-up bronzy color—or smooth it all over your face as you would moisturizer. Either way, the color layers easily to intensify the bronze.

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SMOOTH ON GLEAMY BODY OIL

Beautifully scented (and faintly coconuty), this luxurious, silky oil-serum hybrid leaves a little luminosity anywhere you put it. Rahua and antioxidant-rich guyasa deeply moisturize and repair, achiote extract soothes, and hyaluronic acid leaves skin supple and soft.