The perfect glow is easier to describe than it is to actually attain: It’s when your skin starts to glisten under the heat of the sun (after a generous application of SPF, of course), or when you’ve just finished a workout and wiped the layer of sweat from your brow, leaving your skin looking lit-from-within. But there’s a fine line between radiant and straight-up sweaty — and sometimes, you just want to glisten without pedaling your heart out at SoulCycle or diligently using a vitamin C serum for weeks until you see results.
The good news is that achieving out-of-this-world illumination with a single spritz is possible with a glow mist in your life. Like a highlighter that releases in a fine spray form, glow mists for the hair, face, and body can light you up from head-to-toe — just a spritz here, a spritz there, and you’re gleaming like you just stepped out of an infrared light sauna. There are even tinted versions to help you beat summer at its own game, for a sunkissed glow without the sun exposure.
If you’re looking to get all the radiance now — from the convenience of your desk or vanity – we’ve rounded up a few of the best glow mists on the market, ahead.
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Celebrity makeup artist Patrick Ta ‘s new mist feels like standing outside the log flume ride at an amusement park on a 90-degree day, except that it leaves you with a light-reflecting glow that lasts (and doesn’t require going to an amusement park). Hold the can six inches away from the area you want to highlight and spray away for an instant celeb-approved glow.
Patrick Ta Beauty Major Glow Highlighting Mist, $32, available at Patrick Ta Beauty
24-karat gold flakes in your hydrating facial mist — sure, why not? This formula also includes rosehip oil for added moisture.
FARSÁLI Rose Gold 24K Skin Mist, $39, available at Sephora
There’s more than meets the eye with this formula: Yes, the mesmerizing purple shimmer in the bottle is Instagram-worthy, but the ultra-fine mist provides an even prettier silvery-blue luminosity to hair and skin. Plus, the light citrus scent is super refreshing.
Briogeo Sea Goddess Hair + Body Shimmer Mist, $24, available at Sephora
Tackle frizz and dull skin with this conditioning shimmer spray. Apply all over your skin and hair to be instantly transported to summer, thanks to the light beachy scent.
Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Shimmering Oil Spray, $46, available at Nordstrom
Speaking of summer, this tropical-scented spray can be applied everywhere: face, body, and hair. The finely-milled gold glitter will have people asking when you got back from vacation.
Tarte gleam beam shimmer spray, $22, available at Tarte
Coconut oil, remixed: This dreamy skin illuminator can be mixed in with your lotion for an all-over glow, spritzed on directly, or used as a highlighter on the face.
Kopari Beauty Coconut Body Glow, $44, available at Sephora
If you’re a fan of multi-tasking products, this hydrating mist was made for you. It’s the easiest way to prime before makeup, set your look, or give bare skin a glowy finish — no multi-step glass skin routine necessary.
Iconic London Prep Set Glow, $25, available at Ulta Beauty
Bad hair day? Hangover skin? Fake it ’til you make it with this shimmering mist, which can be applied all over for a lush coconut-vanilla scent and skin that looks healthy and dewy, no matter what time you went to bed.
Pacifica Pacifica Coconut Glow Shimmering Hair And Body Mist, $17.98, available at Target
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