Skin Glow

This season’s most significant beauty trend didn’t start on the catwalks or the red carpet – it was a product of the pandemic. Dewy skin is officially in and here are 15 make-up products to help you get the glow

Say goodbye to thick foundation and hello to radiant skin. This season’s biggest beauty trend didn’t start on the catwalks or the red carpet – it was a product of the pandemic. “Dewy skin became popular due to the lockdown,” says Joy Adenuga, make-up artist and founder of By Joy Adenuga. “Being stuck at home, skincare became the prime focus, and natural, dewy skin became the most-wanted for a glowing skin appearance.” Now, you may be thinking this kind of flawless complexion is achieved by spending hours exfoliating and hydrating with scrubs, moisturisers and mists. As a matter of fact, make-up brands have jumped on the dewy skin bandwagon and gifted us with an array of new liquid-based, bronzing and highlighting products that can help you quickly achieve the look. “Instead of a matte primer, switch to an illuminating primer,” says Adenuga, to create a smooth canvas for your base. “Application can be done with a brush for a lighter, more natural effect. I like to use my Multi-Use Cream/Liquid/Powder Face Brush (€16.30, By Joy Adenuga) for a softer finish that won’t make you look greasy.” If you’re worried about looking a bit too shiny, Adenuga says: “Apply only where the light hits the face – the top of the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, cupid's bow, under the brow arch and the middle of the eyelid.” As for the rest of your make-up? “Keep it simple. Cakey make-up and glowing skin do not work together!” Here are our top seven picks for products to help you achieve that widely sought after dewy-glam. 

1. Fenty Beauty Pro FILT’R Hydrating Foundation €31.50, visit boots.ie

2. NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturiser SPF 30 €38.50, visit narscosmetics.ie

3. MAC Studio Radiance Face and Body Radiant Sheer Foundation €31.50, visit maccosmetics.com

4. Ciate Dewy Skin Glass Glow Tint €30.25, visit ciatelondon.com

5. Iconic London Sheer Bronze €30, visit iconiclondon.com

6. Tropic Beauty Booster Sheer Foundation €25.60, visit tropicskincare.com

7. Vieve Skin Dew €22.10, visit vieve.co.uk

8. Aimee Connolly Second Skin Foundation Dewy €27, visit sculptedbyaimee.com

9.SOSU Face Base €14.95, visit sosubysj.com

10. Revolution Super Dewy Tinted Moisturiser €10.50 visit asos.com

11. Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow Face Primer €49, visit charlottetilbury.com

12. Burberry Fresh Glow Foundation SPF 15 €44, visit next.ie

13. Benefit Dandelion Dew €22.15, visit brownthomas.com

14. Revlon ColorStay Endless Glow Liquid Highlighter €13.99, visit boot.ie

15. Glossier Haloscope Face Highlighter €21, visit glossier.com