illuminating creams
Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for illuminating creams.
If you're looking for a new way to illuminate your face, look no further than illuminating creams. These products are designed to be worn on the skin and give the appearance of having a sheen of light from within. They can be used in a variety of ways, from adding a subtle glow to brightening your complexion.
IT CosmeticsMini CC+ Cream Full Coverage Color Correcting Foundation with SPF 50+
Size: 0.4 oz / 12 mL·ITEM: 2643906
Color: Neutral Medium - natural beige shade with neutral undertones
$22.00
I love this CC cream! The shade matches my skin perfectly. Initially I tried the illuminating one and it was good except it was so glittery - not illuminating at all. ...Would buy it 100 times again. Gives you an amazing glow....a perfect CC cream
Skin type:
✔ Normal
✔ Dry
✔ Combination
✔ Oily
What it is:
A bestselling, award-winning, full-coverage, color-correcting cream with antiaging skin care and SPF 50+ sunscreen.
What it does:
This color-correcting cream provides full, flawless coverage and protects skin with SPF 50+ UVA/UVB broad-spectrum physical sunscreen. It is clinically shown to increase hydration, smooth texture, and enhance brightness. The breakthrough formula never creases or cracks and instantly camouflages skin imperfections including dark spots.
Dr. Jart+Cicapair™ Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment SPF 30
ITEM: 1855709
Size: 1.7 fl. oz/ 50 mL
$54.00
It is matte, but I use illuminating foundation for my older skin so I still have a dewy look....For more spf protection, I add some underneath this cream. Before and after photos below.
What it is: A bestselling green-to-beige cica cream with mineral-SPF protection that rapidly neutralizes the look of redness and visibly evens tone for healthy-, natural-looking skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Redness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Mineral Sunscreen (Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide): Reflects UVA/UVB rays to protect skin from sun damage.
What Else You Need to Know: For centuries, tigers in the Asian wetlands have rolled around in Centella asiatica (aka tiger grass or cica) to help heal their wounds. Taking inspiration from the
Soleil ToujoursFace Glow Tinted Moisturizer Mineral SPF 50 with Vitamin C
ITEM: 2811180
Size: 1.3 oz / 40 ml
$58.00
This has this perfect amount of tint to help give my skin a gorgeous glow! I am so in love! A must have...This tinted moisturizer did moisturize my skin and give me a very nice luminous glow. It has a citrus scent to it. It also worked well with my makeup on top.
What it is: A tinted mineral sunscreen moisturizer with vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide plus mica for a radiant finish on all skin tones.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Dullness
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Visibly brightens and firms skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Boosts moisture levels for a more youthful, plump, and dewy complexion.
- Niacinamide: Promotes a smooth and supple skin surface and visibly evens skin tone.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, comes in recyclable packaging, and is reef-safe.
$85.00
It’s amazing and has such a natural glow! 10/10 recommend super lightweight...I've been reaching for this daily – it's perfect for an effortless glow! This stuff is so lightweight, you barely feel it on your skin.
What it is: A tinted moisturizer, formulated by Dr. Macrene, that addresses skin concerns with 45 plant-derived actives while providing complexion-evening coverage.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Redness, Uneven Texture, and Acne and Blemishes
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Peptide: Fights wrinkles.
- Glucosamine: Visibly minimizes brown spots.
- Coffee Seed Extract: Reduces the appearance of red blotches.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
$46.00
I’m a minimalist with makeup and wanted a moisturizer that would give me a nice glow. I was trying to find a replacement for my glamglow illuminating moisturizer that got discontinued and thought maybe this would work. ...Healthy Summer Glow!...Lightweight cream that instantly gives you a sun kissed face!
Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
What it is:
A year-round hydrating, tinted moisturizer.
Solutions for:
- Dryness
If you want to know more…
Charlotte Tilbury's moisturizer creates a sunkissed, summer glow any time of the year. Lightly tinted and incredibly hydrating, this streak-free formula absorbs easily, leaving behind just the right amount of natural, radiant color.
CLINIQUEMoisture Surge CC Cream Hydrating Colour Corrector Broad Spectrum SPF 30
Size: 1.4 oz·ITEM: 1509504
Color: Light
$44.00
I love Clinique CC Cream...My skin looks natural and glows in a subtle way. I still use it over my Clinique Defense moisturizer since my skin is dry. ...It really moisturizes and makes my skin look amazing. I tried BB creams and found them too thick but this is the perfect texture.
Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Dry
What it is:
A simple step for glowing skin that moisturizes, perfects, and protects with SPF.
Solutions for:
- Dullness and uneven skintone
If you want to know more…
Lightweight formula instantly color corrects a range of complexion concerns—redness, dullness, sallowness—so all you see is a healthy-looking glow. Oil-free hydration and sunscreen mean a more flawless look tomorrow, too.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates
NARSPure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
Size: 1.9 oz/ 50 mL·ITEM: 2456101
Color: Guernsey - D1 - deep with neutral undertones
$49.00
I'm loving all the chemicals it's formulated without and I truly do feel like my face glows, enough that I stopped using my Sheer Glow and switched to this. ...Love this cream! I have super sensitive skin and don't like wearing foundation every day.
What it is: A lightweight tinted moisturizer that hydrates and smooths skin while brightening with vitamin C and protecting with SPF 30.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Cream
SPF: SPF 30 and Under
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Visibly evens out skin tone for a brighter-looking complexion.
- French Polynesian Kopara: Helps to hydrate, condition, and refine the look of skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance.
$240.00
I really love this pearly cream...This glow cream is one packed with amazing results. A powerful anti-aging luxurious cream that instantly illuminates the skin. ...Beautiful glow!...Dr. Barbara Strum Glow Cream is a light and fast absorbing cream. I have mostly dry skin, but heavier creams have made my skin more oily in the past.
What it is: A moisturizer to target visible signs of aging, inspired by Barbara Sturm’s Glow Drops (sold separately), for immediate hydration and luminosity.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Dullness
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Bistorta Root Extract: Visibly smooths fine lines and increases radiance.
- Triple Hyaluronic Acid: Provides intensive hydration.
- Light-Reflecting Pearl Pigments: Deliver instant shimmer.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, tricl
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