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Sunlit glow, meet your match. The sparkling assortment of products in the August Allure Beauty Box makes summery radiance a cinch. There’s a glistening champagne highlighter from Beauty For Certain, a glossy tinted lip balm from Tower 28, and the most refreshing skin-care upgrades, including a Glow Recipe toner, a Fresh eye cream, and an Innisfree K-Beauty fave infused with antioxidant green tea. It’s a perfect mix of low-key makeup and powerful skin care to keep you gleaming all season long.
Unbox It:
- Your first box is only $10 (with code BEAUTY), but it's worth over $130
- Even better: if you sign up for an annual subscription, you get a bonus beauty box (worth $265!) filled with some of our absolute favorites right now
Tower 28 Juicebalm Vegan Tinted Lip Balm Treatment in Drink, Mix, or Squeeze
Why you’ll love it: These adorable crayons pack a pretty punch of color in a hydrating stick format—it’s like your favorite lip balm and a beloved lipstick had a baby. “A glossy, hydrating balm with color is a win,” says Allure’s Sarah Han. Each shade (you’ll get to pick the color that’s in your box) is easy to wear all summer long, and can easily be sheered out if that’s more your vibe.
How you’ll use it: Swipe on the crayon, keeping in mind that it’s got a decent amount of pigment, so you have to be a little more careful than you would be with a standard lip balm not to color outside the lip lines.
Fresh Black Tea Anti-Aging Eye Cream
Why you’ll love it: Fresh is a forever-favorite skin-care brand and the smoothing eye cream in its beloved Black Tea line does not disappoint. “It’s richly hydrating but never heavy,” says Allure’s Sarah Kinonen. Everything about it makes it a joy to use—the pretty pot, the way the cream feels cooling and soothing, and the blend of moisturizing and antioxidant ingredients (ceramides, black tea, vitamin C) that smooth and brighten the delicate skin around the eyes.
How you’ll use it: Tap a little onto your undereyes morning and night. The formula feels so good—especially on hot summer mornings—that, if you’re anything like us, you’ll want to keep going, applying it onto your brow bone and smile lines.
Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner
Why you’ll love it: Exfoliating PHA and BHAs sweep away dead skin cells and clear blocked pores so complexions can look more even and smooth with newfound radiance. Hydrating hyaluronic acid and cactus water keep skin happy, while the light watermelon scent is a refreshing plus in summer.
How you’ll use it: Sprinkle a little into your palms and gently press into freshly cleansed skin. Top with sunscreen each morning.
Beauty For Certain Cream Highlighter #08 Pearlescent Taupe
Why you’ll love it: Glowing skin is a summery makeup staple, and this creamy highlighter in a sparkling champagne shade delivers that and more, adding instant radiance to cheeks and lids.
How you’ll use it: With a clean finger, tap it onto the high points of your cheeks. We love adding a little to the center of our lids as well.
Innisfree Green Tea Enzyme PHA Toner, Green Tea Amino Acid Cleansing Foam, Green Tea Seed Hyaluronic Serum, or Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Serum
Why you’ll love it: As refreshing and quenching as a tall iced tea, each of these K-beauty formulas helps protect skin with antioxidant green tea all summer long.
How you’ll use it: Whether you’re cleansing, exfoliating, or hydrating, these formulas are light and a breeze to apply. You’ll receive one in your box.
Blume Buds Power Patches for Acne
Why you’ll love it: Salicylic acid and hydrocolloid are two of the best ingredients out there for shrinking pimples, and you’ll find both in these easy-to-use patches. If you’re prone to the occasional breakout on hot, sweaty days, then these will help get you through.
How you’ll use it: Right after washing (and drying) your face, stick a patch onto a pimple for about six hours or overnight.
