Long gone are the days of tanning beds and baking in the sun without SPF in pursuit of a bronzed, beachy glow. Consumers are no longer willing to compromise their health in exchange for aesthetics (as they should) and are instead opting for beauty products that will achieve the same effect without the ugly consequences. It’s now the norm (thank goodness) to apply sunscreen before makeup (even during the cold winter months) and stay away from tanning beds full stop. Brands have taken note of this changing consumer behaviour, and have since created products that provide that bronzed, sun-kissed look we want to achieve, while not compromising our skin health along the way.
This week, rhode released their Summer ’26 collection, proving that a bronzed summer glow and skincare can go hand in hand. Their new Pocket Bronze hydrates while giving skin that sun-kissed look without leaving a greasy or sticky residue. For an extra boost of glow, rhode also released a new take on their famous Glazing Milk formula with Highlight Milk – a hybrid luminizer that can be applied to both bare skin and makeup to enhance your natural glow. And the best part? It can be used all over your body. Apply it to your legs, chest and décolleté (or anywhere you want a soft shimmer) to give you that healthy, summer glow.
For a fail-safe sun-kissed glow, look no further than Merit’s tried-and-true Bronze Balm, which has a sheer but buildable cream formula that can’t be messed up. If you’re a beginner looking to bronze and sculpt, this product is a no-brainer – and you don’t have to worry about your skin looking orange or streaky along the way.
Stick bronzers aren’t for you? Ilia has a compact Sunshift Cream Bronzer that can be applied with a brush and goes on as a cream that turns into a weightless powder. It’s also non-comedogenic so won’t clog your pores. The best part? Ilia is both Canadian and female-founded.
For an extra boost of radiance without the UV’s, look to Marc Jacobs Beauty’s new Money Shot Highlighter to give us all that extra “umph” we may be looking for on a little girl’s summer GNO. Yet another non-comedogenic product that can be used on your face and all over your body, this water-based jelly formula gives off a multi-dimensional glow while infused with skincare ingredients including Hyaluronic Acid to give your summer skin the hydration it needs.
And perhaps the most important of all – Summer Fridays recently released their newest SPF – ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Daily Mineral Milk Sunscreen that’s designed to protect the skin from UVA/UVB rays while providing soothing hydration during the hot summer months. This lightweight sunscreen absorbs quickly into the skin, making it the perfect SPF to be worn with or without makeup. —Gabrielle Rohovie
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