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My Glow-to Serums: For Every Skin Mood + Goal✨
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items ✨ Hydrating, Brightening, Calming & More ✨
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Glow Up Serums✨
Hydration Heroes💧
Acne + Oil Control 🧼
Dark Spot & Discoloration Help ⚡️
Barrier Repair + Sensitive Skin 🌿
Firming + Anti-Aging 🧬
Glow Up Serums✨
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Brighten up your routine with this radiant powerhouse.
I love this for morning routines—it gives you that bright, even-toned complexion thanks to Vitamin C + niacinamide. It’s gentle, effective, and layers perfectly under SPF.
A daily dose ...
CC Me Serum with Vitamin C + Niacinamide
🍇✨🇫🇷🧴☁️
French skincare chic with serious brightening power.
If you’re dealing with dark spots or dullness, this silky serum is so luxe. Viniferine (a grapevine extract) targets hyperpigmentation better than Vitamin C. Light, fresh, and instantl...
Vinoperfect Brightening Dark Spot Serum Vitamin C Alternative
🍊Bright skin, no drama.
If your skin needs a glow-up but gets irritated easily, this is your match. Naturium’s Vitamin C complex is gentle but powerful, using stabilized l-ascorbic acid with bioactive fruit blends to brighten, firm, and even skin to...
Vitamin C Complex Serum - Naturium | Ulta Beauty
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Dewy skin in a bottle—your glow-up starts here.
This is my ✨go-to glow serum✨ for that fresh, glassy look. It instantly brightens with niacinamide while hydrating your skin without shimmer or glitter. Use it alone or under makeup for that d...
Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum
Hydration Heroes💧
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Juicy skin starts here.
This serum keeps my skin feeling hydrated and full all day long. It’s bouncy, layers perfectly with other products, and gives that healthy, juicy look.
Plump it up—hydration that lasts all day.
#PlumPlump #GlowRe...
Plum Plump™ Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Serum
💦🐘🧴🌊✨
Like a tall glass of water for thirsty skin.
A super lightweight gel that absorbs quickly but gives intense hydration. Great for layering under heavier moisturizers or makeup. I use it whenever my skin feels tight or tired.
Hydration, but...
B-Hydra™ Intensive Hydration Serum with Hyaluronic Acid
🌸🧴💗💄🌿
Your skin but smoother, glowier, and primed to slay.
Love this as a dual serum/primer—it hydrates, grips makeup, and adds the prettiest glow. I wear it even on no-makeup days for that K-beauty sheen.
✨Glow + grip = skincare-makeup perfec...
Glowy Makeup Serum
💧 Budget-friendly hydration hit.
This is your everyday hydration staple. Multi-weight hyaluronic acid molecules deliver deep and lasting moisture, while B5 supports skin repair. Great for layering or solo use.
✨ Perfect for: beginners, dehydrated sk...
Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 (with Ceramides)
⚗️ Medical-grade hydration for serious glow.
This is a clinical-grade serum that delivers visible plumpness and firmness thanks to its concentrated dose of hyaluronic acid, Pro-Xylane™, and purple rice extract. It helps amplify your skin’s natural HA...
Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier (H.A.) | Hyaluronic Acid Serum | SkinCeuticals
🌹 Soft skin, spa feeling.
This lightweight bi-phase serum uses rosewater + oils to give that dewy, cushiony finish—perfect for calming stressed or dry skin. Plus, it smells divine.
✨ Perfect for: sensitive skin, dry climates, daily glow
#FreshBeauty...
Rose & Squalane Deep Hydration Oil-Infused Serum - fresh | Ulta Beauty
Acne + Oil Control 🧼
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Breakouts, meet your match.
This classic is still a fave. Great for controlling oil, fading blemishes, and smoothing texture. No nonsense, no fluff, just results.
Clear skin doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
#TheOrdinary #NiacinamideSerum...
Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Oil Control Serum
🍓🌿✨🧴
Gentle enough for daily use, powerful enough to clear texture.
This is my texture-rescue serum. It gently exfoliates without irritation and smells like strawberry sorbet. Perfect for that clear, smooth glow.
Smooth, clear, and baby-soft—lik...
Strawberry Smooth BHA + AHA Salicylic Acid Serum
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Redness and irritation? Not on my watch.
This is my ride-or-die for calming angry skin. Whether I’ve over-exfoliated or dealing with redness, this instantly soothes and protects my barrier.
Soothe, calm, restore—hello happy skin.
#DrJar...
Cicapair Sensitive Skin Serum for Redness and Barrier Repair
Dark Spot & Discoloration Help ⚡️
🧴⚡💫💜🌙
Fade the marks, not your glow.
This one seriously fades dark spots and post-acne marks without irritation. Layers great in your night routine, and doesn’t clash with actives.
Bright skin, no filters needed.
#Naturium #HyperpigmentationHe...
Naturium Tranexamic Topical Acid 5% - 1 fl oz
🌙🧪✨🧴⚡️
One pump away from glow.
This exfoliating serum is pricey, but so worth it. My skin looks smoother, more radiant, and brighter by the next morning. Perfect 2-3x per week.
The overnight glow-up is real.
#SundayRiley #GoodGenes #Exfoliatin...
Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment
Barrier Repair + Sensitive Skin 🌿
🐌 Glass skin in a bottle.
This K-beauty essential deeply hydrates and repairs your skin barrier while fading acne marks and calming redness. The texture is silky and sinks in quickly—no snail-like stickiness here!
✨ Perfect for: post-acne care, sens...
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 100ml
🧴 SOS for stressed skin.
Formulated with 10% panthenol (Vitamin B5), this ultra-soothing serum is ideal for calming redness, repairing compromised skin, and restoring hydration. It has a gel-like texture that glides on effortlessly and absorbs quick...
Cicaplast Balm B5 for Dry Skin Irritations
💧 Gentle hydration with French pharmacy charm.
This featherweight, hypoallergenic serum delivers deep hydration using Avene’s signature thermal spring water and patented Cohederm complex. It’s clinically proven to boost moisture levels for 24 hours ...
Hydrance INTENSE Rehydrating Serum
🌾 Like a smoothie for your skin barrier.
Packed with omega fatty acids, ceramides, and antioxidants, this nourishing serum strengthens the skin barrier, smooths rough texture, and locks in hydration. It feels like a silky milk that comforts and revi...
Omega+ Complex Serum
Firming + Anti-Aging 🧬
🧬 Firm, bouncy skin incoming.
This rich yet silky serum-cream hybrid is like a protein shake for your face. It’s infused with peptides, ceramides, and collagen-boosting ingredients that help improve skin elasticity and barrier strength. A great anti...
Polypeptide-121 Future Firming + Hydrating Moisturizer
🌙 Celeb-loved glow in a bottle.
This iconic serum uses gentle yet effective encapsulated retinol + lactic acid to improve texture, fade dark spots, and visibly firm the skin. It’s known for delivering results without irritation—loved by celebs and e...
Retinol Reform® Treatment Serum
🔬 Powerful but gentle anti-aging.
Combining retinol with ferulic acid, bakuchiol, and rambutan, this serum helps reduce fine lines, improve elasticity, and smooth uneven skin—all while being non-irritating. Ideal for sensitive skin that still wants ...
Advanced Retinol + Ferulic Texture Renewal Serum
🧬 Peptide-packed for bounce + resilience.
A luxurious serum booster with eight powerful peptides to firm skin, stimulate collagen, and reduce the look of wrinkles. Light, fast-absorbing, and perfect for layering with other serums.
✨ Perfect for: sag...
Pro-Collagen Multi-Peptide Booster
Night Serums 🌙
Serums specially formulated for your evening routine—repairing, renewing, and prepping your skin while you sleep.
🥑 Overnight calm in a bottle.
This dreamy serum combines ceramides, avocado oil, and rice milk to soothe redness, irritation, and dryness overnight. Wake up to calmer, healthier skin.
✨ Perfect for: stressed, irritated skin, post-treatment recovery
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Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum
🌙 Gentle retinol made for beginners.
A plant-based retinol alternative (bakuchiol) meets encapsulated retinol to reduce fine lines and texture without harshness. Ideal for sensitive skin and retinol newbies.
✨ Perfect for: smoothing texture, evening...
Versed Brand, Press Restart Gentle Retinol Serum for Aging, Acne-Prone Skin Care, 1 fl oz
🍓 Clear, smooth, glowing skin overnight.
With 12% AHA/BHA blend, this cult-favorite resurfaces dull skin, unclogs pores, and minimizes texture while you sleep. Strong but balanced with calming ingredients like raspberry extract.
✨ Perfect for: dulln...
T.L.C. Framboos™ Glycolic Resurfacing Night Serum