Putting makeup on can be great fun, and yet few agonies rival that of having to take eye makeup off in the evening. Luckily, for those who dread removing stubborn mascara or eye pencil stuck between the fourth and fifth eyelash, the current TikTok and Instagram beauty trend allows us to skip eye makeup without giving up on putting in the effort altogether by focusing on radiant skin and plump lips instead. Seems like the best of both worlds: a fresh, trendy look, no pre-bed agony. Here’s how to achieve it.
The purifying gel for oily skin
Achieving radiant skin starts with having the right skincare products to cleanse, exfoliate, and hydrate. This La Roche-Posay Effaclar purifying gel works great to cleanse skin that is oily or prone to acne, without disturbing the pH balance.
The one-step cleanser that cleanses, removes makeup and exfoliates
This one-step facial cleanser shortens your cleansing routine and offers cleansing, makeup removing, and exfoliating in just one bottle. It is plant-based and suitable for all skin types.
The Sunday Riley Good Genes face serum
This Sunday Riley Good Genes all-in-one face serum features lactic acid, arnica, and lemongrass. It exfoliates the skin to achieve an instant glow.
The instantly firming serum that is a retinol alternative
Formulated with Caudalie’s patented blend of resveratrol, hyaluronic acid, and vegan collagen, this serum is three times more effective in firming the skin than retinol. It is refillable and suitable for all skin types.
Charlotte’s Magic Serum for a youthful radiance
This list will be incomplete without Charlotte’s Magic Serum, which is clinically proven to have youth-boosting benefits. It features replexium to give the skin that youthful radiance, Vitamin C for a brighter complexion, and polyglutamic acid for optimum hydration.
A toner with Cloudberry to help the skin barrier
After cleansing the skin, it’s important to apply a toner to help strengthen the skin barrier, remove excess gunk, and hydrate. The hero ingredient in this bottle of goodness is Cloudberry, which helps to even out skin tone, brighten, and hydrate.
The toner for blemish-prone skin
If your skin is more prone to blemishes and blackheads, then Paula’s Choice skin-perfecting exfoliant or toner with salicylic acid is a TikTok sensation that delivers great results. It visibly reduces redness, improves skin barrier, and smoothes texture.
The 100% clean serum for glass-skin results
This Peach & Lily best-selling serum helps to achieve glass skin results with a 100% clean formula. Its ingredients are non-toxic, alcohol and fragrance-free, and vegan. The serum firms, brightens, and calms the skin. It can be used AM and PM.
Sisley’s restorative lip balm
From skin to lips, this restorative balm by Sisley instantly soothes and smoothes dry lips, leaving them soft and plump. Its non-sticky finish makes it perfect for prepping lips before makeup.
Lip cream to hydrate the lips and wear under or over lipstick
The DHC lip cream is both chic and effective. It leaves lips feeling instantly softer and more hydrated. Formulated with olive oil, soothing aloe, and squalane, it relieves dryness and prevents irritation. It is ideal to be worn under or over lipstick.
The Korean jelly cream for a 24-hour glow
Boasting a Korean origin, the Medicube collagen jelly cream is beloved by influencers and celebrities alike. Featuring niacinamide and freeze-dried hydrolyzed collagen, it boosts the skin barrier, provides hydration, and promises a 24-hour glow.
A scrub for your lips that smells of marshmallows
When it comes to exfoliating, it’s not just your face that needs it – lips do too! This Poppy & Pout natural lip scrub with a combination of natural ingredients, such as sugar and essential oils, leaves your lips soft, silky, and ready for your lip balm or lipstick application. And if this didn’t already sound tempting enough, it smells like marshmallows!
Lip scrub for drier lips
This lip scrub, a combination of konjac, peach seed, sugar, and Japanese camellia oil, exfoliates more gently while also hydrating! It’s suitable for drier lips. Like any lip scrub, it amplifies the lip color.
Thermal water to refresh the skin
This La Roche-Posay thermal spring water is a perfect thing to own as heat waves approach. It cools the skin while also hydrating and soothing. Use it when your skin needs a little boost — at home, at the office, or on the go.
The serum to combat hyperpigmentation and give brighter skin
A serum to combat hyperpigmentation is the Caudalie Vinoperfect one. With viniferine, an ingredient derived from vine sap, it is 62 times more effective than vitamin C in brightening the skin. It gives a visibly brighter and more even complexion.
A Gua Sha facial tool for natural radiance
A facial tool like this one by Kitsch not only looks super bougie, but it helps with lymphatic drainage, improves blood circulation, and sculpts the chin and jawline. It offers radiance from within. Keep in the fridge for maximum effect.
A superfood hydrating oil for a healthy glow
This superfood oil hydrating facial moisturizer combines nine antioxidant-rich oils to nourish and promote a healthy glow. 89% of women in their trial agreed that the Elemis oil left their skin supercharged with radiance.
Exfoliating pads for clinical results at home
The Dr. Dennis Gross daily exfoliating pads are a two-step peel treatment that can be performed at home and gives clinical results. It features AHA/BHAs, antioxidants, and vitamins, which strip dead skin and impurities and improve skin tone and texture. Apply in the evening and wake up with super soft skin.
The CEO afterglow cream
The CEO afterglow vitamin C cream brightens the skin, gives it elasticity, and evens out tone, all the while hydrating. Its name is just one of its cool features.
Next: the primer for a natural glow
After the skin has been cleansed and hydrated, the next step to achieve the coveted radiant-skin look is to apply the right kind of primer, tint, or foundation. The Rare Beauty Always An Optimist illuminating primer is lightweight, non-sticky, and features ultra-fine pearls that create a natural glow and make it perfect to sit under your foundation.
Meghan Markle’s glowy super gel
The Saie glowy super gel, part of Meghan Markle’s beauty routine, is also great for achieving the glass-skin look. Its superpower? It can be worn under, over foundation, or just on its own. It also works for collarbones, shoulders, and legs.
The priming moisturizer for dry skin
If your skin is slightly on the dry side, the Elemis superfood priming moisturizer will get rid of any flakiness and give the skin the deep moisture needed to make your foundation look smooth and even. It can also just be used as a hydrating daily primer.
The primer that grips makeup for up to 12 hours
This hydro grip primer by Milk Makeup with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide has been the talk of town, and that’s for good reason. It grips makeup for up to 12 hours, hydrates, and gives a dewy luminosity.
The Summer Fridays skin tint for all the Fridays this summer when you want your glow on
A step up from a primer but not as fully covering as a foundation is the skin tint. This one by Summer Fridays, apart from sporting a dreamy name, evens out the skin tone, supports a healthy moisture barrier, and locks in hydration all the while, capitalizing on the glowy finish.
The skin tint for oily skin
If you have acne-prone skin but still do not want to give up on the radiance, then the Nars, oil-free tinted moisturizer is a good option. With SPF 30 to protect against harmful UV rays and Vitamin C to protect against environmental aggressors.
The skin tint for your busy day
A more affordable option, but still as effective in giving a luminous skin, is the Maybelline Super Skin tint. With up to 24-hour wear, it resists sweat, humidity, and fading. Perfect for your busy day when you don’t want to go bare-faced, but don’t want full makeup on either.
A multitasking sunscreen by Supergoop
And for those days when you need some protection from the heat, this glow multitasking sunscreen by Supergoop is somewhere between a primer and skin tint but with SPF 40. It helps to filter blue light while flattering your complexion.
The skin tint for ultimate hydration
One from Rosie-Huntington Whitley’s brand, Hourglass, this veil hydrating skin tint not only looks luxurious but also feels so. It’s supposed to boost moisture levels by 52%, and it’s available in many shades.
Shiseido Revitalessence Skin Glow foundation
In terms of foundations that help to get the radiant-glow look, the Shiseido Revitalessence one is at the top of the list. Its texture and probiotic formula ensure a smooth skin, and apart from helping to achieve a bright, fresh, vibrant look, it is also beneficial for the skin and reduces fine lines and wrinkles over time.
The Armani Glow foundation
Armani makeup is famous for its great concealers, and naturally, their foundation stands out too. With a satin finish, and a micro-fil technology which helps to sculpt and brighten the skin, it blurs imperfections and gives an ‘Armani Glow’. Available in many shades.
A CC cream that offers full coverage
A CC cream that is an undercover foundation is the best-selling one by It Cosmetics. It corrects color, brightens, and hydrates. It also has SPF 50 and a natural finish.
Charlotte Tilbury’s airbrushing foundation
As the name of this foundation suggests, the product makes the skin look airbrushed with a porcelain glow. This is achieved with the smoothing airbrush polymers and the brightening Thai flower extract.
Award-winning powder foundation
If you’d rather use something in powder form, then Laura Geller’s award-winning powder foundation offers a natural, demi-matte finish and is buildable, so you can meet your coverage needs. Available in many shades.
Statement lips with MAC’s lipliner in caviar
Now, to the lips. To achieve the radiant skin and bold lips look, apart from exfoliating and hydrating the lips, you need to color or outline — or both. This lipliner by MAC in caviar will for sure make for statement lips. Yes, it’s black, and yes, it’s for the lips.
You can’t go wrong with red lipstick
You can never go wrong with a red lip, but there are so many brands and shades out there that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. The Revlon lipstick is a safe bet. It’s creamy, lustrous, affordable, and available in different hues.
Or dark red with Maybelline’s liquid lipstick
If you want to go a shade darker than the classic cherry red or with a liquid formula, then the Maybelline matte lipstick in composer makes for a powerful look. It offers up to 16 hours of wear.
The clean-formula lipstick that gives color and shine
This Kosas, clean-formula lipstick gives color but shine too. Made with botanical oils and butters, it also hydrates and nourishes.
The lip pencil for fuller lips
If you want your lips to look fuller, one trick that doesn’t require cosmetic surgery is to apply nude lip liner around the outside edges of your mouth. This lip pencil by NYX in nude pink or natural will do the job.
High pigment lip tint
For less conventional forms of application, this Peripera ink lip tint has high pigment color, looks like a serum, and is applied to the lips like gloss. It is available in many shades that promise to stay bold and vivid throughout the day.
Neutrogena’s hydro boost tinted lip oil
The Neutrogena Hydro Boost Tinted oil is Allure’s 2024 award-winner. It hydrates while its light pink color will give the final touch to the glossy, glass-skin look.
