I’m Almost 40 And This Skincare Range Is Giving Me Seriously Glowy Skin
Who doesn’t want glowy skin? It’s the number one goal for healthy, radiant and younger-looking skin—the perennial beauty quest, if you will. In search of just that, The Handbook’s Contributing Fashion & Lifestyle Editor, Astrid Carter, road-tested a range that promises to give you your glowiest skin yet, in just three simple steps and at an affordable price point. Here’s everything you need to know about LUMENE‘s award-winning Nordic-C range…
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No one has ever said, “Do you know what would make my skin look better? Less glow.” Never. Whether it’s TikTok trends like ‘glass skin’ or ‘wet-look makeup’ or the unfathomable amount of products on the market promising illuminating skin, we’re all hooked on getting that glow.
I’ll happily hold my hands up to sitting in that camp and if there is a skincare hero so much as hinting at giving a glow, it has my name on it.
Enter, LUMENE’s Nordic-C range. I’ve been a fan of their CC Cream since it landed on my desk a couple of months ago – I implore you to find a better one at such a great price point – but I wasn’t as familiar with their vitamin C-packed skincare collection.
I’ll happily hold my hands up to sitting in that camp and if there is a skincare hero so much as hinting at giving a glow, it has my name on it.
What’s so great about the Nordic-C range?
It’s essentially the Finnish brand’s vitamin C range – the skincare ingredient praised for giving you glowing skin. Along with the illuminating and antioxidant-rich hero ingredient, there’s also wild arctic cloudberry, hydrating hyaluronic acid and pure arctic spring water – the foundation of all LUMENE’s products.
With cleansers, serums and moisturisers in the range, the collection helps to boost radiance and clarify dull-looking skin. And the stats really do speak for themselves. Take the range’s hero, the Nordic-C Glow Boost Essence, for example. It is clinically proven to boost skin’s radiance by an incredible 81%, and even more impressively, 97% of testers agreed their skin was more radiant; 96% of testers said their skin tone looked unified; and 100% agreed their skin was more hydrated and that they would recommend the product to a friend. I can confirm, I agree. It’s a gem of a beauty find for the price point, with prices starting under £20.
It gives my skin that extra glow to take me through the day.
How have I been using it?
My favourite way to use some of the LUMENE Nordic-C products is as part of my base routine in the morning, giving my skin that extra glow to take me through the day. I generally work from home so as much as I like to look a little polished for school runs, errands, etc, etc, I don’t really have the need to wear a full face every day, so these products are perfect. I’ve been using two of the Nordic heroes – plus the CC cream (a non-negotiable in my makeup bag) for an easy 3-step routine for glowy, healthy skin. Here’s what I do…
The 3-step glowy skin routine
Step 1 – Serum
On a clean face, I either use LUMENE’s Nordic-C Glow Boost Essence or the Nordic-C Arctic Berry Oil Cocktail. Both are essentially vitamin C and antioxidant-packed serums, but the former is just a smidge less heavy, so I pick and choose which to use depending on how thirsty and dull my skin feels and looks. They both smell divine with a natural citrusy scent which I also think helps to pep you up in the morning. And on the skin, they genuinely leave a lovely glow whilst feeling cocooning and nourishing.
Step 2 – Moisturiser
I’m not always a massive fan of a moisturiser under a foundation or a cc cream but if I am using a serum, I kind of need something to lock that goodness in and not feel tacky before going in with a makeup base. This is where LUMENE’s Nordic-C Glow Moisturizer really sings. It’s the lightest, almost whip-like consistency and you can feel your skin drinking it up without leaving any residue but just enough glow to make it work hard under your makeup. It also comes in a joyful peachy shade which I’m sure offers nothing in terms of skincare but gets the dopamine going nonetheless. It’s also so well priced at under £30 and a little goes a long way.
Step 3 – Base
Finally, if you’re after skin that looks like skin, you need LUMENE’s CC Color Correcting Cream SPF20. It is hands down the best CC cream I have ever used, it’s almost borderline embarrassing how much I rave about it. To wear the shade ‘Fair’ and to hear me waxing lyrical about it some more, check out my previous review of the wonder product here.
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Final thoughts…
If you’re pretty low maintenance when it comes to day-to-day makeup, this is a simple and unelaborate way to get glowy skin. It honestly takes two minutes, doesn’t require any fancy brushes, and allows my skin to feel like it can breathe and is getting a big hit of goodness and nourishment first thing. It’s also all available in Boots nationwide and online, making it super easy to shop and top up when you need it.
This is the range to shop if you’re after a hint of coverage but for skin still to look like skin.