What know the best body tips to glow this summer? These tips will get you to look your most radiant all season long!
The leaves have grown back and the flowers have bloomed and finally summer has arrived. Your girl friends invite you to night out at a chic rooftop lounge and you are so excited to finally take off the coat and throw on your best mini summer dress, but wait…..you take a look at yourself in the mirror and all of a sudden your look of excitement turns into a look of horror. The skin that was hidden under your long pants and sweaters, the skin that you have abandoned for the cold winter months, is now out for the world to see and let’s just say, it’s not pleasant. Your skin looks flakey, dull, and so dry that you’re pretty sure if you rubbed your legs together you could start a fire.
However, it’s a good thing that this situation can be fixed rather quickly. With just a few steps, you can have your skin glowing like a goddess in no time! See below the steps on how to get that golden hour worthy photoshoot skin you have been wishing for!
1. Dry brush your skin
This is a step you should be incorporating into your body care routine. Dry brushing your skin is exactly how it sounds. You take a natural bristled body brush and brush your skin while it’s dry before you shower. You start at your feet and work upwards into circular motions towards your heart. Doing this not only exfoliates your body, but it also helps to detoxify your skin by increasing your blood flow and increasing your lymphatic flow. Exfoliating this way rather than exfoliating in a hot shower is more beneficial because exfoliating in the shower can cause your skin to get irritated, as hot water inflames the skin and strips away the oils that keep your skin healthy.
Recommended body brush: Elemis Body Detox Skin Brush
2. Use an exfoliating lotion
To take your exfoliating game to the next level, use an exfoliating body lotion. Using an exfoliating body lotion really helps with smoothing and correcting any skin texture issues. It also helps to reduce sun damage from sun exposure leaving you with visibly healthier, younger looking skin. Body washes with glycolic acid, or lactic acid are a great pick because they help speed up cell turnover bringing younger cells to the surface. When using an exfoliating lotion, be sure to wait an hour or so after you shave as the acids can cause a tingling sensation.
Recommended exfoliating lotion: Glytone Exfoliating Body Lotion
3. Use a body serum
Did you ever notice that most people’s skincare for their body is just lotion? Yes, our body skin usually isn’t as sensitive or reactive as our skin on our face but you should be treating your body like you treat your face, and yes that also includes serums. Just like you use hydrating, anti-aging, firming, (the list goes on) serums on your face, you should also use that same care for your body. Trust me! In the long run it will definitely pay off. Just like that saying to always apply your skincare down to your neck so no one will know you are older than you actually are, applies to the rest of your body as well! Depending on the skin issue you want to resolve will depend on what body serum you choose to help repair those issues.
Recommended body serum: Aurelia Firm & Replenish Body Serum
4. Moisturize
Now we’re at the step that everyone usually does which is moisturize! Whether it’s with a body butter or lotion, this is the most known and most common step in a body care routine and for good reason. It’s the step that gives you the fastest results. As soon as you put on lotion, almost all your dryness is visibly gone. Moisturizing your skin helps stop moisture from leaving your skin and it keeps your skin looking nourished, soft, and smooth. It pretty much leaves your skin hydrated through out the day.
Recommended body lotion: Sanitas Vitamin C Body Lotion
5. Highlight (For those nights out)
This step is optional and it’s for those warm summer nights out when you want your skin to truly make a statement. For a more subtle glow on your skin, mix a liquid highlighter with your lotion. It will give such a beautiful, radiant, non glittery effect. If you want to be more glam and make a true entrance, take your favorite powder highlighter and with a big brush, highlight the high points of your body. This will give that extra wow factor and for sure have people complimenting your skin game.
Recommended liquid highlighter: Becca Ignite Liquified Light Highlighter
Recommended powder highlighter: Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter
Now that you have taken the steps to achieve amazing glowing skin, you can now go to the beach, go out at night at that rooftop bar, or wear that dress, and embrace your most confident skin ever!
