Your work bestie just got back from Greece. Your boss is off to Bermuda. You’ve yet to take your summer trip. But you can fake a back-from-the-beach glow that rivals everyone else’s with creamy, dew-inducing makeup. It nourishes skin, is basically sweat-resistant and creates a glow so bright, it’s like your pores are emitting sunbeams. Here are seven products to layer for that perpetual vacay glow.
7 Cream Makeup Products That Will Make Your Skin Positively Glow
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Published Jun 25, 2018
Amazon
Tatcha The Silk Canvas
The first step in a luminous glow: smoothing, blurring primer. This one is made with literal silk for a velvety finish that creates the perfect canvas.
Buy It ($63)
Ulta
Tarte Clay Stick Foundation
Midday shine is the worst, but the clay in this foundation soaks up oil to keep you from looking like a grease ball by 2 p.m. Plus, the stick applicator makes it easy to apply so you can control how much or how little you put on.
Buy It ($25)
Ulta
Nudestix Nudies All Over Face Color Matte
Nothing quite fakes sun-kissed cheeks like cream blush, which melts into skin for a believable flush. And this one is perfect for an all-over monochromatic look. Just add it anywhere the sun would normally hit—like your chin, nose and forehead.
Nordstrom
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Light Wand
While a powder formula could look cakey on top of cream products, a cream highlighter blends into your skin for a seamless, lit-from-within glow.
Dermstore
Vapour Solar Translucent Bronzer
While most bronzers tend to be super matte or flecked with sparkles, this one is translucent for a sheer finish. It won’t look muddy or lackluster and it lets your skin breathe. So it’s almost as good as, you know, a real tan.
Buy It ($36)
Ulta
Elf Cosmetics Smudge Pot Cream Eyeshadow
Cream + powder + sweat typically doesn’t end well (cake city). But a cream-based eye shadow will nourish lids and offer that dewy, semi-glossy look that’s so in right now. If you’re concerned about creasing, keep color underneath the natural fold of your eyelid.
Buy It ($3)
Dermstore
Rms Beauty Lip2cheek
Even matte lipsticks are made with a creamy texture, but a nourishing cream lip stain makes your mouth look naturally flushed. This one is all natural and can even be popped on your cheeks for a little extra color.
