Achieve the Ultimate Glazed Skin Look

Close-up portrait of a woman's face with glowing skin, dramatic side lighting, and red lipstick.

Your Guide to Radiant, Dewy Perfection

The “glazed skin” trend has taken the beauty world by storm, offering a luminous, dewy complexion reminiscent of a freshly glazed donut.

Popularized by celebrities and beauty enthusiasts alike, this look emphasizes ultra-hydrated, plump skin that exudes a natural glow.

Achieving this coveted radiance involves a combination of skincare and makeup techniques designed to enhance your skin’s inherent beauty:

Woman with wet hair and glowing skin holding a glazed donut against her cheek, looking to the side.

1. Prep Your Skin

Start with a hydrating base to ensure your skin is plump and moisturized:

Coral bottle of Byoma Hydrating Milky Toner with purple logo and text, 150ml size, on white background.

Byoma Hydrating Milky Toner

This ultra-soothing toner quenches dry skin and restores the skin barrier, leaving your complexion soft and supple.

2. Even Out Your Complexion

Opt for a light coverage foundation that enhances your natural radiance:

Makeup stick with gold cap and white body featuring a CT logo, cap removed beside it.

Charlotte Tilbury Unreal Skin Sheer Glow Tint

A hydrating foundation stick that blurs imperfections and provides a soft-focus glow.

3. Add a Sun-Kissed Glow

Warm up your complexion with bronzing products:

Sephora Bronze instant bronzing drops bottle with pink cap, featuring chlorella and a natural origin seal.

Sephora Collection Instant Bronzing Drops

A bronzing serum that delivers an instant sun-kissed glow while improving skin appearance.

Open compact of shimmery bronze pressed powder with a white lid labeled "By Mario" and a mirror.

Makeup By Mario SoftSculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer

A 3-in-1 tinted balm that warms, tints, and evens skin tone with a dewy finish.

4. Enhance with Blush and Highlight

Add a flush of color and highlight to achieve that glazed effect:

Pink square compact with two-tone blush palette, shimmery lavender and coral shades, open lid showing logo.

Natasha Denona HY-BLUSH

A cream blush and highlighter duo that hydrates the skin while delivering a natural, buildable flush.

Open compact of Sephora Colorful Blush in Glaze shade, showing a shimmery pink-magenta pressed powder with embossed text.

Sephora Collection Colorful Blush and Highlighter Glaze

This hybrid product gives your skin a light-reflecting glazed effect, perfect for that dewy glow.

Round compact of pink cream blush with mirrored lid, labeled "By Mario," on a white background.

Makeup By Mario Soft Pop Plumping Blush Veil

A weightless cream blush balm infused with hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump skin with a sheer veil of colour.

5. Finish with Glossy Lips

Complete the look with hydrated, glossy lips:​

Pink tube of Sephora Glaze Balm, 15 ml, with yellow label and clear applicator tip, on a white background.

Sephora Collection Glaze Hydrating Lip Balm

A tinted glossy lip balm that provides 10-hour hydration and leaves a high-shine finish.

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