Get a Glowing Complexion

Check out our round-up of the best and the brightest beauty products—literally. Spot-fighting skin brighteners, radiance-boosting cleansers, and concentrated masks to kick-start a more luminous skin tone. Here's to a bright future, indeed!

The Body Shop Vitamin C Facial Cleansing Polish

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so feed your skin a tall glass of OJ with this Vitamin C-rich scrub ($16; thebodyshop-usa.com). It sloughs away tired skin cells and gives you a boost for the day ahead.

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MAC Lightful Marine-Bright Cleanser

The holographic detail on the bottle is a preview of the illuminated effect it takes on your skin ($25; maccosmetics.com).

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Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Foam

A light cleanser ($28; sephora.com) that delivers the radiant effects of an oxygen facial, minus the spa appointment.

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Boscia Bright White Mask

Consider this potent mask ($38;sephora.com) your skin superhero. Powerful brightening ingredients like sea fern algae dole out justice for your complexion and fight off age spots, hyperpigmentation, and sun damage.

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Korres Wild Rose Sleeping Facial

An ultra-hydrating mask ($48; korresusa.com) that puts the literal meaning back into the term "beauty sleep." Work the Vitamin C and wild rose-infused creme into skin before heading to bed, and wake up with a brighter, more even complexion.

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Soap & Glory Daily Radiance Moisturizer and Moisture Serum

Funny names, serious results. The airy moisturizer ($25; sephora.com) lights up skin and creates a believable sun-kissed glow, while the cucumber-rich eye serum ($25;sephora.com) tightens and treats dark circles.

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Erno Laszlo C-Bright Essence

Dark spots and discoloration don't stand a chance against this Japanese Knotweed moisturizer ($68; neimanmarcus.com) from the favorite skincare line of icons like Marilyn Monroe, Jackie O, and Audrey Hepburn.

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Cle de Peau Brightening Mask and Brightening Serum Supreme

This weekly treatment ($125; neimanmarcus.com) does it all -- brightens, moisturizes, and shrinks pores -- while the potent serum ($160; neimanmarcus.com) keeps dark spots and imperfections at bay with a patented illuminating complex.

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AMOREPACIFIC Age Spot Brightening Pen

Sweep a touch of this fast-acting spot treatment ($140; nordstrom.com) over stubborn areas to release trapped melanin and fade hyperpigmentation.

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Chanel Le Blanc Collection

Make age spots a thing of the past with the intense face cream, pearl-steeped serum, foaming cleanser, and lightweight moisturizer ($60-195; chanel.com).

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