If you're looking for a cream that will help you get a golden glow, we've got you covered. Here are some of the best creams to add a bit of sun-kissed color to your skin.
$62.00
I received shades 6 and 8, and 6 was a bit light as I'm mid deep with a less golden undertone. A little definitely goes a long way and I would be careful with any moisturizers as the time I tried the serum without letting it dry down, it pilled on my skin. ...I tested a sample of this cream and i have already ordered it. I love the consistency of cream and how it slides on face.
What it is: A tinted serum that brightens your complexion and effectively cares for your skin with nourishing and hydrating ingredients.
Skin Type: Normal and Dry
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hazelnut: Nourishes and protects skin from dehydration.
- Jojoba: Nourishes skin without leaving a greasy residue.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, oxybenzone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It also comes in recyclable packaging.
$54.00
I use it mostly at night after washing my face with Aveeno sensitive skin face wash and then I add a thin layer of that recovery cream for added hydration. ...Applied three drops under my regular night cream. First I had to get over that my face smells like a vegetable garden.
What it is: An instantly absorbing face oil infused with advanced vitamin C (THD ascorbate), turmeric, and evening primrose oil, to brighten, hydrate, and leave skin glowing.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness and Uneven Texture, and Dryness
Formulation: Lightweight Oil
Highlighted Ingredients:
- THD Ascorbate (Vitamin C): Extremely stable, oil soluble form of vitamin C; helps fight the signs of aging caused by time, stress, lifestyle, and pollution, including dullness, visible loss of firmness, the signs of lines and wrinkles, and the appearance of dark spots and surface redness.
Size: 1.4 / 40·ITEM: 2569952
Color: Deep Golden - deep with warm undertone
$55.50
Maybe I didn’t color match well but I got an unflattering shine while using. I think perhaps the golden undertones gave the appearance of a shimmer which I didn’t like....Doesn’t settle into any creases, the perfect amount of coverage, color is off slightly (I’m usually a light to warm golden shade and the shade Light was a perf match) I normally wear shade 1.2 in the studio skin foundation for reference
What it is: An all-in-one, SPF primer-infused tinted moisturizer with lightweight, natural-looking dewy coverage that hydrates skin for up to 24 hours.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
SPF: SPF 30 and Under
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
ITEM: 2781227
Size: 1.7 oz / 50 ml
$72.50
Nothing worse getting a cream and it sticks! I will be switching to this face cream as it is just amazing! ...I have dry skin, so I like really rich creams. This cream is good for summer use, or day in the winter.
What it is: A daily moisturizer, powered by gold-complexed vitamin C and banana pigments, that quickly brightens, delivers up to 24 hours of hydration, and improves and extends makeup wear.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Dullness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Gold-Complexed Vitamin C: Visibly enhances brightness and elasticity.
- Banana Powder-Inspired Pigments: Quickly illuminate, blur, and visibly brighten.
- Niacinamide: Visibly brightens and reduces dark spots.
Size: 1.69 oz / 50 ml·ITEM: 2701639
Color: Golden 3 - golden olive
$65.00
I purchased it in the shade golden, which is a perfect match for me. It looked slightly dark at first, however blended perfectly with my skin. ...The color match was spot on. I have golden neutral undertone ans it is perfect for me.
What it is: A two-in-one buildable skin tint delivering up to 12-hour hydration while providing long-wearing, natural-looking coverage that’s sweat proof and humidity resistant.
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Cream
What Else You Need to Know: This SPF 15 skin tint has a multitasking, multivitamin-infused formula that melts seamlessly into skin while its sheer coverage adapts to a range of skin tones. This formula nourishes skin while preventing fading, creasing, and settling while also preventing damage from UVA and UVB rays.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2557148
Color: 26W - light medium with warm olive undertone
$41.00
I have a hard time finding shades that work on my skin, as most brands only carry golden or neutral undertones. This gives a very glowy finish, and it doesn't define large pores, or any dry patches....I love this product and love rare beauty  but it just wasn’t my favorite, but still really good and light on the face 
What it is: A flexible tinted moisturizer that immediately blurs skin with glowy, light to medium coverage, all while hydrating and protecting skin from the sun.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Think no-makeup makeup in a bottle. This weightless, breathable, tinted formula blends like moisturizer into a blurred, hydrated, naturally radiant, and non-sticky finish that lasts. With built-in sun protection plus vitamin E, it moves with your skin, wearing evenly in 24 flexible shades. This tinted moisturizer is noncomedogenic.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2677623
Color: The 1 - very light with a neutral undertone
$26.00
Feels like nothing on your face! It honestly is going to be my summer go to foundation!...Gave my face a perfect amount of coverage for summer! Exactly what I wanted.
What it is: A clean, super-lightweight tint with 94.5% natural origin ingredients and regenerating antioxidants that hydrates and blurs to minimize imperfections.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prickly Pear Extract: Antioxidant that hydrates.
- Vitamins C & E: Firm and plump.
- Jojoba Oil: Amps up cellular energy, detoxifies, and helps skin glow.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Enjoy breathable, topless texture with a nothing's-there-feel and natural finish.
ITEM: 2879930
Size: 1.7 oz/50 mL
$76.00
My Face, But Better—Like, Way Better...But Sahajan Eternal Glow Cream? She’s different. She’s the one. This cream feels like what I imagine rich people in Ayurvedic spas put on their faces after a 3-hour chakra massage. ...The saffron adds a subtle golden tone that leaves my skin looking naturally luminous.
What it is: A clinically tested, lightweight cream designed to deliver resilience, softness, and an even glow to the skin with bakuchiol, saffron, and ceramides.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dullness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Bakuchiol: Ayurveda’s natural retinol that improves the look of fine lines, wrinkles, and elasticity.
- Saffron: Rich in vitamin C to target the look of dark spots and visibly improve brightness.
- Ceramides: Replenish the moisture barrier, protect from dryness, and improve visible signs of aging.
$44.50
Golden oil...It has a permanent home been in my makeup station & pro kit this golden beauty oil is what you have been missing on. ...It gives the luminance and softness to the face without feeling at all heavy! Probably my favorite product in the entire line at the moment!!
What it is: A concentrated blend of oils—including jojoba, squalane, sunflower seed, and sweet almond—that is infused with gold leaf to impart a radiant, healthy-looking glow.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Concerns: Dryness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Squalane: Hydrates.
- Jojoba Oil: Moisturizes and targets sebum production.
- Gold Leaf: Antioxidant that soothes redness.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
$43.50
Wish I tried this before I bought the tatcha water cream. Face is instantly matte and when paired with my etude house surprise suncreen my oily face stays matte ALL DAY even though I usually get oily just a couple hours later. ...Generally, I reach for heavier or richer creams for my face. It tends to feel tight and dry, and will then begin to over produce oil.
Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Sensitive
What it is:
A daily, oil-free facial moisturizer that leaves skin refreshed and shine-free.
Solutions for:
- Dullness and uneven texture
- Oiliness
- Uneven skin tone
If you want to know more…
Clean Break™ offers oil-free hydration and antioxidant protection while helping improve skin tone and texture. It emulsifies upon contact into an ultra-light, transparent gel-cream with a cool and soothing sensation.
