Forget a summer tan. The hottest look for warm weather is bright, radiant skin.
Clé de Peau Beauté Anti-Age Spot Serum
For increased skin clarity and antiaging benefits, this brightening serum uses tranexamic acid and botanical extracts to prevent melanin from forming. $155 (Saks)
Sisley Paris Radiant Glow Express Mask
This blend of red and white clays delivers an immediate smoothing effect. The skin-brightening potion purports to erase imperfections for a radiant complexion. $108 (Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Saks)
Avon Anew Reversalist Illuminating Eye System
For both the immediate and long-term treatment of dark circles, this two-part system offers a skin-boosting eye cream as well as a brightening veil for a quick, healthy glow. $30 (Avon representatives)
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Crest 3D White Professional Effects Advanced Seal No Slip Whitestrips Dental Whitening Kit
Crest’s most concentrated strips to date harness an enamel-safe, dentist-grade whitening ingredient. $50 (mass retailers)
Youngblood Mineral Radiance Moisture Tint
This lightweight tinted moisturizer is packed with good-for-you ingredients like free radical–fighting kiwi extract, calming licorice root and cooling menthol. Available in four shades, it also contains green algae. $39.50 (Henri Bendel)
Sonia Kashuk Radiant Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15
This UVA- and UVB-protecting formula, enriched with a collagen-stimulating complex, blurs fine lines and imperfections, while enhancing skin’s natural glow. $12.99 (Target)
Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Moisturizing Cream
This melanin-inhibiting clarifier repairs UV damage. A cocktail of vitamin C, brightening ingredients and natural yomogi extract refines tone, improves texture and increases microcirculation. $59 (Shiseido counters)
Tarina Tarantino Pearl Glow Primer
Tarina Tarantino translates her acclaimed accessories designs into a makeup collection, complete with vintage-inspired packaging and modern antiaging ingredients. This two-in-one primer provides a smooth and glowing surface for flawless makeup application. $32 (Sephora, sephora.com)
Grassroots Research Labs Vitamin C Brightening Serum With Vitamins E & B5
Antioxidant-rich vitamins B5, E and C, supplemented with a hint of spice, give this citrus cocktail the power to brighten dark spots, freckles and combat overall dullness. $32.50 (Kohl’s)
Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector
Promising prescription-strength results, Clinique’s newest contains mushroom extract and vitamin C to lighten dark spots, and is enriched with a paten-tpending plant-derived brightening complex. $49.50 (Clinique counters)
Nars Orgasm Illuminator
The newest edition of Nars’ cult favorite is a luminous fluid that diffuses flecks of gold, peach and pink shimmer. Containing raspberry, black currant and frankincense, it can be used directly on the face or mixed with foundation. $29 (Nars counters)
L’Occitane En Provence Immortelle Brightening Shield SPF 40
Immortelle, a wild daisy, firms and brightens in this light fluid, designed to combat free radicals and stimulate microcirculation. A mineral filter protects against dangerous UV rays. $54 (L’Occitane)
SK-II Cellumination Essence
Developed to deliver essential moisture and improve light transmission from the skin’s surface, this serum, rich in centella asiatica and sake-derived pitera, refines and illuminates. $150 (Bloomingdale’s, Saks, sk-II.com)