Goodbye Winter! Here's 13 Products For Glowing Summer Skin

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13 Apr 2023
Goodbye Winter! Here's 13 Products For Glowing Summer Skin

Does your face look like it's been stuck in an arctic tundra? Here's the best expert-approved products for glowing skin, just in time for summer

image @zendaya via Instagram

words Jess Commons

Winter really takes a toll on our skin. Between the cold temperatures, the biting winds, the dry air and the hours spent inside, it's essentially a massive ecosystem designed to leave your skin flaky, dry and red. So, you're probably looking for some products for glowing skin, right? Well, we're on it - but first up, let's give you a bit of a dermatology lesson.

In winter, nowhere suffers more than your face. Unless you've spent the past few months covered up in a (very trendy) balaclava, the skin on your face has been the most exposed to environmental challenges. Which is made worse by the fact that it's some of the most delicate and easily damaged skin on your body.

Now the winter months are at an end though (finally), and we're ready to strip off a few layers and emerge, blinking into the sun, it would be nice to do so with skin that doesn't look like it's been camping out at the North Pole for the past few months.

Ahead, we've chosen woo's best products to exfoliate, buff, treat and moisturise that winter-damaged skin so when you emerge from your chrysalis it's less like the dry husk of a person you feel and more like beautiful butterfly you really are.

Best products for glowing skin - the exfoliator

Citrus Face Scrub with Coffee + Rosehip Oil - Travel Size

Citrus Face Scrub with Coffee + Rosehip Oil - Travel Size

UpCircle Beauty

£7.49

First, you're going to want to get rid of that sad dead skin just waiting to flake off your face at an inopportune moment. This facial scrub is 99% natural ingredients and includes citrus and coffee grounds (rescued from London cafes) to energise the layers underneath.

Best products for glowing skin - the daily cleanser

Blue Dew Fruit Enzyme Oil To Milk Cleanser

Blue Dew Fruit Enzyme Oil To Milk Cleanser

The Glowcery

£27.00

This cleanser (named best cleanser of 2021) not only effortlessly removes makeup, SPF and any other daily impurities, it also gently exfoliates with papaya and pineapple enzymes to keep those dead skin layers at bay.

Best products for glowing skin - the lip scrub

Coconut Crumble Superfood Natural Lip Scrub

Coconut Crumble Superfood Natural Lip Scrub

The Glowcery

£12.00

Do not forget your poor lips. There's no point getting your face skin back to baby soft if your poor lips are still dry, flaky and set to suffer yet another lashing of Vaseline. Bring them back to life with this naturally hydrating lip scrub.

Best products for glowing skin - the de-reddening tool

Ice Globes

Ice Globes

Mallows Beauty

£20.00

How fun are these? Just pop them in the fridge and use as directed across your face to depuff and to takeaway redness left from a winter standing in skin-chapping winds.

Best products for glowing skin - the face massager

LUNA™ fofo smart facial cleansing device

LUNA™ fofo smart facial cleansing device

FOREO

£89.00

If you really want to take your skincare to the next level then add this to your cleansing routine. Not only does this nifty device analyse your skin type and massage and cleanse as suited, it'll leave behind a clean, glowing complexion.

Best products for glowing skin - the vitamin c serum

#2 VITAMIN C + NEROLI ANTIOXIDANT SERUM

#2 VITAMIN C + NEROLI ANTIOXIDANT SERUM

Face Junkie

£20.00

Everyone knows vitamin C is the hero ingredient to take your skin from lacklustre to radiant. This serum fights dullness whilst protecting the skin from environment damage

Best products for glowing skin - the daily facial oil

The Daily Glow Facial Oil, 30ml

The Daily Glow Facial Oil, 30ml

Neighbourhood Botanicals

£28.00

The good people at Neighbourhood Botanicals encourage you to think of this fast absorbing daily face oil as your skin's morning coffee. Plus, their bottles are just so nice aren't they?

Best products for glowing skin - the body scrub

Exfoliating Seaweed Block

Exfoliating Seaweed Block

Haeckels

£20.00

Don't just focus on your face, the rest of your body is in dire need of rejeuvenating too. A good start is with this giant exfoliating block that uses coriander seeds and peppercorns for scrubbing and seaweed and tea tree oil for hydrating.

Best products for glowing skin - the restorative eye cream

Eye Bright Eye Cream

Eye Bright Eye Cream

Haeckels

£48.00

The skin around your eyes is particularly susceptible to winter damage, what with it being so thin and delicate. Restore some oomph to it with this eye cream rich in vitamin e, argan oil and kelp extract to soothe and moisturise.

Best products for glowing skin - the pre-emptive SPF

Saltee Daily Sun Collection

Saltee Daily Sun Collection

Saltee

£40.00

If you've been thinking that heading out into the sun's rays au natural is the best way to get yourself a glow, then think again. The sun's rays cause up to 80% of the damage to our skin so whilst tanning might seem like a quick fix, you're jeapordising next year's glow by doing so. Instead, slather up with SPF to keep those harmful UVA and UVBs away.

Best products for glowing skin - the moisture lock

Dagger Rose Treatment Balm - 50ml

Dagger Rose Treatment Balm - 50ml

Guy Morgan

£55.00

This waterless balm (ironically better for hydrating the skin) is packed with vitamin-c rich baobab and rosehip actives. It can be used daily to protect and lock in hydration, or overnight for a more intense treatment.

Best products for glowing skin - the hand and body balm

Arborealist Hand & Body Balm

Arborealist Hand & Body Balm

Verden

£70.00

Do not forget those poor chapped hands. This hand and body balm has a velvety finish (no-one likes a greasy handshake) and is infused with chia seed oil, shea butter and oat extract. It also smells amazing.

Best products for glowing skin - the face oil

Deep Glow Facial Oil

Deep Glow Facial Oil

Palm of Feronia

£58.00

The name's in the title. Frankincense and geranium essential oil gently removes dead skin cells, tightens pores, and promotes the regeneration of new cells. Spring is for breathing new life into things after all.

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