Here’s How You Can Glow for Under $10
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The Cut’s guide to self-improvement without spending a million dollars.
It’s January and a new year — what a time to be alive! While the dawn of winter isn’t usually prime for golden, dewy skin, with the right tools it can be. Try a budget highlighter, for example, that fakes a shimmery complexion, or a DIY scrub heralded by luminous skin priestess, Cate Blanchett. Click through our slideshow for easy, affordable ways to master a glow, in social media and in real life.
Filter Yourself You can cheat a little bit on-camera. On apps like VSCO Cam and Photoshop, there’s a highlight tab. Crank that setting up t...
Filter Yourself You can cheat a little bit on-camera. On apps like VSCO Cam and Photoshop, there’s a highlight tab. Crank that setting up to the max so your highlighter can truly sparkle. For an added bonus, choose a filter with an orange or peach hue that will warm your complexion.
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Grab a Mirror Even better, find a small mirror and direct it toward your face. Boom! An instant glow (on film, at least).
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Grab a Mirror Even better, find a small mirror and direct it toward your face. Boom! An instant glow (on film, at least).
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Hit the Strip The budget formula of Anastasia’s sold-out So Hollywood highlighter is Vegas Strip. Swoosh a brush around the whole shimmer b...
Hit the Strip The budget formula of Anastasia’s sold-out So Hollywood highlighter is Vegas Strip. Swoosh a brush around the whole shimmer brick or concentrate on one of the five shades of sparkling gold, your choice. Just make sure to tap the powder on top of your cheekbones, down the bridge of your nose, and under your brow bone for a lit-from-within glow.
Copy J.Lo.’s Technique The genesis of Jennifer Lopez’s infamous glow begins with her longtime makeup artist, Scott Barnes, glitter, lotion,...
Copy J.Lo.’s Technique The genesis of Jennifer Lopez’s infamous glow begins with her longtime makeup artist, Scott Barnes, glitter, lotion, and a blender. You can skip Barnes’s $40 Body Bling shimmer lotion and make your own with e.l.f.’s Body Glow. Mix the radiant powder with any body or face lotion for perfectly shiny skin.
Lube Up Smooth Vaseline’s gel oil over your collarbone and the tops of your feet for a surprisingly non-sticky solution for skin that glows...
Lube Up Smooth Vaseline’s gel oil over your collarbone and the tops of your feet for a surprisingly non-sticky solution for skin that glows.
Head to the Kitchen Dull, old skin cells don’t reflect light as well as new, freshly polished ones. Go the DIY route and try this easy reci...
Head to the Kitchen Dull, old skin cells don’t reflect light as well as new, freshly polished ones. Go the DIY route and try this easy recipe from Cate Blanchett.
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Brush It Out Another way to slough off dead skin cells is with a dry brush. Use one in circular motions over your body (but not your face) ...
Brush It Out Another way to slough off dead skin cells is with a dry brush. Use one in circular motions over your body (but not your face) before a shower for especially soft and glowing skin.
Drop Acid An alpha hydroxy acid, that is. Think of alpha hydroxy acid as a Pac-Man that feeds on dead skin cells. The gentle formula from P...
Drop Acid An alpha hydroxy acid, that is. Think of alpha hydroxy acid as a Pac-Man that feeds on dead skin cells. The gentle formula from Paula’s Choice will soften and even the most unfortunate of complexions in about a week.
Mix It Up Give new meaning to your sad eye-shadow palette that you never use. Crush a shimmery gold or brown shade and then mix it with a f...
Mix It Up Give new meaning to your sad eye-shadow palette that you never use. Crush a shimmery gold or brown shade and then mix it with a face moisturizer or sunscreen. Presto! A glow in a matter of minutes.
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Mind Your Diet Water and water-rich foods hydrate and plump skin cells from the inside out for 24/7 radiance. Try to consume a bottle every...
Mind Your Diet Water and water-rich foods hydrate and plump skin cells from the inside out for 24/7 radiance. Try to consume a bottle every hour that you’re awake, or fresh produce, like watermelon or spinach regularly.
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SPF Does More Than Protect Skin Yes, sunscreen helps ward off wrinkles, but it’s also a handy highlighter, says Beyonce’s makeup artist, Si...
SPF Does More Than Protect Skin Yes, sunscreen helps ward off wrinkles, but it’s also a handy highlighter, says Beyonce’s makeup artist, Sir John. Apply generously.
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Mind Your Watch The optimal glow time for a selfie runs around the magic hour — the hour or so before the sun sets. The position of th...
Mind Your Watch The optimal glow time for a selfie runs around the magic hour — the hour or so before the sun sets. The position of the sun makes light behave like a natural highlighter, so go outside and plan accordingly.
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