TikTok It Girls Are Glowing From Head To Toe With This One Product

Of all of Gen Z’s great qualities, their “no gatekeeping” mantra is hands down every beauty editor’s favorite. As people who evaluate beauty goods for a living, we’re constantly asked for product advice, and nothing gives us more joy than sharing a top shelf recommendation followed by the words, “You can get it at the drugstore.” No surprise then that I have a soft spot for TikToks that follow suit. And I’ve noticed there’s one product that keeps generating enough buzz to power a small town: L’Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Glotion.

This is by no means a new product considering it launched back in 2017. But you know the goods are really giving when people are still talking about it and sharing it six years after it came out. It deserves every minute in the spotlight, cause it’s truly a unicorn. The glotion is a glowy lotion (we see what you did there, L’Oréal) that hydrates with skin-friendly ingredients like glycerin and shea butter, while giving it other-worldly illumination. It can be worn on the face and the body, it plays well with or without foundation. We love that it comes in four flexible shades that can give a variety of skin tones a customized glow job. What’s equally amazing, is that users can experiment with a deeper tone to create a bronzed sheen, or use a paler shade for a directional highlight. All this for a drugstore price of $16.99.

The Lumi Glotion is most often talked about as a dupe for more expensive products, even though it was technically released way before them. While it has some similarities, it’s definitely one that needs to be celebrated as an individual. Here are some of the ways we love using Lumi Glotion:

1. An Ethereal Glow For Your Face

Leave no speck of skin unilluminated, as Lumi Glotion is an equal opportunity glow-getter. It can be used on bare skin for a hydrated, heavenly dew. It also offers the opportunity to turbo-charge your makeup’s light-bringing potential. You can layer foundation over the lotion for a polished finish with just a hint of all-over illumination. It can also be mixed into foundation or a tinted moisturizer for a more glassy base. It’s all a matter of trying every combination possible and working out what goes best with your skin type and the result you want.

2. A Legit Highlighter

Lumi Glotion can be used as a traditional liquid highlighter, and tapping some on to the high points of your face will make it look like you’ve been blessed by angels. The classic application areas are the temples, the top of the cheekbones and the Cupid’s bow. It also works to bring light to areas which are not high points of the face but prone to shadowing and darkness, such as the inner corner of the eyes.

For a lit-from-within look that’s a little more toned down, one great trick is to spot apply the Infallible 24HR Fresh Wear Foundation In A Powder on areas that tend to get more greasy (like the T-zone) after applying the Lumi Glotion all over. That way, the skin still has that natural dewy look without any overwhelming oiliness.

As for application techniques, tapping is better than rubbing. A light tapping action works best to blend the product onto the skin well enough so there are no visible lines or streaks. Tapping ensures that you don’t work the lotion too deep into the skin, thus retaining the shine, while rubbing could end up doing the opposite.

3. An Instant Bronzer

There’s nothing better than looking like you spent a day at the beach, and Lumi Glotion can help you cheat that look without the sun damage. Using a shade deeper than the perfect match for your skin tone can give a subtle sun-kissed glow. Since the pigment intensity is meant for lightweight coverage, it’s designed to be flexible, and as a result each shade can be used by several skin tones paler or darker without looking like the wrong color match. We love using the shade Deep as an all-over bronzer for a faux beach day vibe.

4. A Full-Body Glow Up

This is the one we’re most hyped about. So often our faces get all the love and our bodies are left out in the cold. Not the case with Lumi Glotion: it’s designed for use on the face and body, and since a little goes a long way, there’s no reason to hesitate to use it on larger areas. Tap it onto the top of the shoulders and collar bones to make the skin pop or rub it onto your limbs for a glazed-up highlight. And the advice above applies here too: experiment with a deeper shade. Hit the tops of your shoulders with Deep, and contour your collar bones with it too: apply a stripe of the darker shade on the hollows on both sides of the collarbone, running parallel to the bone itself, and go with a with a lighter shade on the top of the bone, to sculpt the area. Pretend you’re basking under the sun on that tropical vacation you promised to take. Better yet, wear it on your tropical vacay, the vibes will be immaculate.