Get Radiant, Glowy Skin With These 13 Makeup and Skincare Products, Starting at $5

Published Apr 15, 2025 5:06 am ET


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With spring in full force and summer on the horizon, the change in weather has us rethinking our makeup and skincare selection. This season, we’re aiming for moisturized, supple and glossy skin, and that can be achieved with the right products. From K-beauty serums to highlighters to setting sprays, we’ve found 13 products that are basically the cheat code to getting a radiant, dewy complexion. Shine bright like a diamond this spring and summer with these glowy makeup and skincare picks.

  1. A number one best seller, this lightweight L’Oreal Paris Makeup True Match Lumi Glotion enhances your skin’s natural glow with glycerin, shea butter and other hydrating ingredients.
  1. Hydrate and prime your skin with these Glow Recipe Niacinamide Dew Drops, which smell like fresh watermelon and include vitamins C and A to minimize pores and treat wrinkles.
  1. This It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Illumination Cream color-corrects blemishes, smooths wrinkles and lines and provides SPF 50 protection.
  1. Enriched with squalane oil and vitamin C, you can apply this Saie Mini Glowy Super Gel Lightweight Illuminator all over for a dewy, hydrated shine.
  1. This e.l.f. Skin Holy Hydration Duo gives your skin a sun-kissed, luminous look. Use the Bronzing Drops to nourish and tint your skin and the Thirst Burst Drops for hydration and shine.
  1. Get the Korean beauty “glass skin” look with this Laneige Glowy Makeup Serum. You can use it as a primer for a glistening makeup look or layer it into your skincare routine.
  1. For a long-lasting dewy look, spritz this Milani Setting Spray over your makeup. You can use it to prime, set and hydrate your face and it illuminates your makeup for up to 16 hours.
  1. Highlight your cheeks and under-eyes with this e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter. It blurs lines, pores and wrinkles and hydrates your skin to leave a healthy, glossy look.
  1. Sparkle in the sun and sculpt your face with this shimmery, highly pigmented KYDA Face Highlighter Palette.
  1. For luminous skin with sun protection, apply this Supergoop! Glowscreen SPF 40 Tinted Sunscreen, which provides light coverage and adds moisture and shine to your skin while preventing it from getting greasy and oily.
  1. Moisturize, prime and smooth your face with this e.l.f. Power Grip Primer. The gel-based translucent formula grips to your skin like glue, and it’s non-comedogenic so it won’t clog your pores.
  1. Plump up your skin with this hydrating NYX Professional Makeup Honeydew Me Up Primer. Apply it to your face before doing your makeup for a radiant look, or use it by itself to give your skin some shine and hydration.
  1. Add vibrant color to your face with this versatile e.l.f. Monochromatic Multi Stick, which you can use as a blush, eyeshadow or lipstick for a shimmery, smooth finish.
Lauryn Jiles

Lauryn Jiles

Author McClatchy Commerce

Lauryn Jiles is a Content Commerce Assistant at McClatchy. She is based in South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Lauryn has written for numerous brands and is well-versed in the fashion, beauty, health, and lifestyle verticals. She enjoys yoga, coffee, fashion museums, sushi, and traveling.

Kayleigh Drake

Kayleigh Drake

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Kayleigh Drake is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy. She’s based in Birmingham, Alabama, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kayleigh has written and edited content for numerous publications, with a particular focus on the food, kitchen, home and lifestyle verticals. When she’s not fulfilling her editorial duties, she loves record shopping, playing guitar, baking and buying entirely too many plants.