The ultimate guide for glowing summer skin – vegan style!
It’s FINALLY warm!!! Yahoo!! We live in MA for those of you who are new here! AKA the land of the forever freezing cold temps. It’s finally finally warm out! GIVE US SUMMER GLOWING SKIN DAMNIT!! How can we make our skin look like those naturally radiant girls we see all over Pinterest and Instagram? Are they born glowing? How does that happen?!
Truth is fempire, it starts with their diet. The glow is in the food! Kind of like fitness pro’s will tell you- abs are made in the kitchen, well, so is glowing skin.
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Vegan Glowing Summer Skin?
A whole foods plant based diet is a perfect recipe for glowing radiant skin. The proof is right there in front of your little nose – test it out for yourself!
HOWEVER, there are a bunch of staple products that will help you out MAJORLY with your glow. We’ve vouched for every single one and we’re here to give you the best glowing skin breakdown list you’ve ever read.
Keep in mind, I’ve been a professional hair and makeup artist for the last 13 years! (that’s my full-time job-fun fact!)
My summer go to’s as a beauty pro have always been scrubs and oils!
Whether their lip scrubs, body scrubs, facial cleansing oils, or serum treatment oils – the summer is the time to step up our game with skincare! Our skin is sun-kissed, glowing, and the most radiant out of the whole year!
It’s our job to make it look its best! And keep it healthy!!
So believe me when I tell you these products work! I had to switch things up once I learned more about vegan beauty products.
When I first went vegan I focused really solely on food choices but later in my journey, I started to read and research more about beauty products and realized some of my favorite beauty products were not matching my vegan dietary lifestyle and that broke my heart. Read more about my vegan journey HERE.
So my journey to vegan beauty products began. Which of course at some point in ANY journey you’re led to the online shopping monster, Amazon. So without further ado here’s our list of our tried and true glowing summer skin products!
Our Top Vegan Glowing Skin Products By Category:
Cleansers For Glowing Skin:
Pacifica Beauty Kale Detox Deep Cleansing Face Wash– Everyone needs an amazing reliable face wash. Little do we know, some of our favorite face washes are tested and used on animals, and SOME contain animal ingredients. ICK. We definitely don’t want to be washing our face with those types of products. Pacifica is one of our favorite vegan brands. Relatively new with STELLAR packaging, we’ve fallen head over heels in love with this face wash! Removes all of my makeup with no struggle at all and leaves my skin feeling so soft and smooth! Best of all – price tag won’t come close to breakin’ the bank! Score!
Face N Earth Skincare Sensitive Skin Face Wash– If you have sensitive skin at ALL I recommend this – even if you’re a non-vegan. This is an amazing face wash. When I was first trying new vegan skincare products my skin was kind of going through a lot. It had gotten very accustomed to the routine (didn’t realize it wasn’t vegan) I was using. So when I switched things up I broke out a few times. This cleanser was the holy grail for me. It was kind to my tender broken out skin in a way that felt so soothing after a long day. I always have this cleanser on hand at all times. If I ever travel, that’s the cleanser I take with me. Because I know I can depend on it. If you’re a sensitive skin cursed human – give this a shot. You’ll love it.
Oil Cleansers!
It’s All Good Love Your Skin Cleansing Oil– This one is just bomb. I love cleansing oils and unfortunately, I’ve had to take a break from using them because I took the plunge with lash extensions. Which oil is their demise for those of you who didn’t know. To cleanse your skin with an oil is such a different cleansing experience. I was so confused by the idea of it at first. How could rubbing oil all over my face CLEAN it? Trust the process, and be open to it because it’s stellar. My skin has NEVER felt softer or more glowy than after cleansing with an oil! I’m linking two here. This is the more affordable, the other is more a splurge. They both are wonderful and both deserve a shot. And most importantly – 100% vegan.
AROMATICA Natural Coconut Cleansing Oil- This one is the splurge we talked about previously. I love this oil. My skin was SO soft after using this to take my makeup off. This one was a one-shot try for me though because I did lash extensions before I could finish the bottle. Eye makeup that used to take me a good amount of time to buff off just wiped off with ease. I was amazed! It’s truly truly an incredible cleanser! Especially for those of you with dry skin! The price tag is worth it for someone with sensitive skin. Especially considering the size of the bottle! Fragrance is very minimal if any at all. The magic is in the coconut oil – this ALONE will give you the glowing summer skin this article is dedicated to!
Toners For Glowing Summer Skin!
Poppy Austin Pure Rose Water Facial Toner– Toning the skin in the summer can be a challenge because most of us are more oily in the summer time. Again, unless you’re me and you live in NE where it’s forever cold! My skin is pretty dry. This Rose Water Facial Toner is amazing and it’s become my every day go to no matter what season we’re in! It’s soft, it’s hydrating and so gentle. It’s not oily, doesn’t leave weird resides behind. Its just really beautiful on the skin. I’ve used this personally on many makeup clients before I moisturize their skin. Makeup sits over it like a dream!
Glowing Facial Serums:
Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum with Konjac Root, Hyaluronic Acid, and Ferulic Acid – you guys, vitamin c is SO important for our skin. I know everyone has heard that at one point or another but its true. It’s probably the most well-known way to brighten skin topically. When I added a vitamin c serum to my routine about 5 years ago I was SHOCKED. I noticed all of my post acne scarrings start to disappear and any discoloration in my skin faded away right before my eyes. I always tell my clients- find yourself a solid vitamin c serum and add it IMMEDIATELY to your skin routine! You won’t regret it! This one imparticular is the one I use personally and have seen huge results with! Plus the packaging is STINKIN CUTE AF.
Aya Naturals Pure Nurture Serum– I actually mix this serum with the Mad Hippie serum mentioned above and I’ve seen amazing results. They work beautifully together and this serum all by itself is really beautiful. It’s super hydrating and makes your skin SO supple and soft. Also contains a number of impressive anti-aging ingredients for firming and fine lines. It has a jojoba oil base which helps contribute to the softening effects you feel. Sometimes in the summer I’ll solely wear these two serums as a moisturizer. (If I’m not going outside because its 800 degrees out – which is rare in this freezing state. But sometimes it happens!)
Vegan Scrubs For Glowing Summer Skin:
Henné Organics Lip Exfoliator Scrub – Organic Sugar Scrubs for Lips – This one I’m listing as a total and complete splurge. Yes, it’s a lip SCRUB. Yes, it’s pricey. BUT if you are someone with dry lips or someone who experiences lip cracking at all you’ll want to splurge. Trust me. As a makeup artist, I’ve seen MANY of dry cracked lips. And trust me they don’t look great with ANY type of lip color over it. I tell these clients about lip scrubs and they ALWAYS reach back out and say what a total game changer it is. Makes a great gift, and a super cute stocking stuffer around the holidays! We have the Nordic Berries flavor!
The Daily Ritual Sugar Body Scrub – This is probably my favorite part of my shower. I don’t use this every day although I wish I could. I only do this during my “shave showers” (girls- you know those showers) and I’ll use it before I shave! The sugar scrub is entirely vegan, SO moisturizing, and the smell is to die for. We have the wild orchid gardenia scent! My razor literally glides over my legs after I use this! CLEARED my razor bump problem right up. Definitely, a MUST have beauty product for the summer.
Acure Brightening Facial Scrub – This is truly my favorite facial scrub of all time. A 2016 Allure Best Of Beauty Favorites Winner! It MAY smell a little like a salad but let’s get real here we’re not here for the smell, we’re here for the results. Right? It’s really not bad, I’ve gone through at LEAST 4 bottles of this stuff. I bought my little cousin one for Christmas! It’s that serious. This stuff has absolutely without a doubt brightened my skin. With the price tag trust me – grab it. No regrets!
Glowing SPF!
Acure Radically Rejuvenating SPF 30 Day Cream– Acure is a brand I’ve really grown to love over my years as a vegan. They’re brightening scrub is another favorite of mine, mentioned above! They also have variations of this day cream – one including the brightening line! Super excited to give that one a shot after this one! The other option is Seriously Soothing Day Cream! SPF is CRAZY important. Like…if you do NOTHING but ONE thing for your skin it should be SPF. The sun is the number one cause of skin cancer, AND wrinkles. It’s not good for us at all. So SPF should be absolutely crucial to your skin regime no matter what age you are! This cream is bomb because it’s not thick, it’s not sticky, it sits beautifully under my makeup all day (whenever I’m wearing it). Absolutely give this vegan day cream a shot for glowing summer skin! *Note* the “Radically Rejuvenating” one is the only one containing SPF!
Beauty By Earth Facial Sunscreen SPF 20 – This is a beautiful vegan sunscreen. The only complaint I have is the SPF 20. I wish it was more because I tend to only grab this on days where I’m wearing foundation or tinted SPF’s to up the dosage a little. To wear this alone I’d like to use a higher SPF personally. It’s a stunning formula and never gives a gray tone to the skin even when worn alone. Definitely always have this guy in my bathroom!
Masks For Summer Glow!
Plantifique Superfood Marine Clay Mask– This is SO amazing and SO fun to use. It’s bright green (which screams vegan right? 😉 leaves your skin SO soft and bright! I use a mask about once per week. Sometimes I get really lazy and it’s more like once or twice a month if I’m lucky. But in the summertime, I’ll usually remember more often because we’re warmer! I rotate between two masks. This is one of my favorite vegan masks that I’ve tried. It’s gentle yet effective! The moment I notice a breakout coming on I grab this bad boy out and put him to work. Never fails me!
Bliss Mighty Marshmallow Face Mask– This mask is incredible. The light pink color is so much fun to see when you open the container and the effects it has on the skin is so amazing. It makes my skin SO soft. I’ll tend to use this one more when I NEED that skin glow. I don’t use a light hand with this stuff. I put on a thick layer and let the hydration happen. Marshmallow extract ignites the skin and creates a beautiful summery glow!
There we have it FEMPIRE! Our MUST have products vegan approved to make your skin GLOW! Let us know YOUR favorite products for a summery radiant glow! We love trying new things!
