10 Best Moisturizers for Glowy, Radiant Skin

1. Best Moisturizer for Your Skin Barrier:

OLE HENRIKSEN Strength Trainer Peptide Boost Moisturizer

If your skin was being built like a house, nourishing your skin barrier would be like strengthening the foundation. We love this formulation because it’s basically a triple threat—it’s loaded with peptides, hyaluronic acid, and ceramides to support a strong skin barrier, while fighting signs of aging, and locking in moisture. We added this to our morning skincare routine and loved how lightweight and non-greasy it felt on our skin.

2. Best Brightening Moisturizer:

FIRST AID BEAUTY Brighten + Glow Moisturizer With Vitamin C

Dermatologists and skin experts alike love vitamin C for its skin brightening, antioxidant benefits, but if you’ve got sensitive skin, the ingredient can sometimes cause irritation. Luckily this formula was made to be easy on sensitive skin and acne-prone skin, thanks to a combo of stabilized vitamin C, ginger extract, papaya, and peach micro-pearls. It’s also a lightweight gel moisturizer that’s non-comedogenic—a win for skin that's prone to being clogged.

3. Best Moisturizer For An Instant Glow:

ALO YOGA Luminizing Face Moisturizer

Want glowing skin all day long? We consider this our fast fix for dullness and dryness. One Ipster agrees, telling us,”I grabbed this to put on midday and to my surprise it's kept my face moisturized for longer than an hour. It lasts all day and it's so cooling on my irritated skin.” It's made with aloe vera, vitamin C-rich amla, glycerin, avocado oil, marula oil, and a host of other hydrating heavy hitters.

4. Best Skin-Smoothing Moisturizer:

PURLISSE Dragonfruit + Niacinamide Moisturizer

With over 12,000 five-star reviews (and antioxidant-rich dragonfruit as one of its main ingredients), giving this glow-maker a go was a no brainer. We applied it after our toner and instantly perked up at how luxurious this formula felt on our skin and how quickly it soothed any signs of irritation from the dry, cold weather we’ve been having this time of year. Niacinamide (aka vitamin b3) works as a powerful hydrator that calms redness and inflammation, helps fade hyperpigmentation, and controls oil production—making this find great for oily skin too!

5. Best Gel Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin:

H2O+ Hydration Sensitive Gel Cream Moisturizer

This superstar moisturizer is super lightweight and absorbs fast, making it perfect for those on-the-go morning. Plus, it's packed with glow-makers like glycerin, squalane, and chamomile to brighten and soothe skin. One Ipster raves, “It goes on silky smooth, which is always a huge plus for me. Your epidermis drinks it up like a cold glass of water on a hot summer day. It leaves a soft, smooth, satin feeling and a brighter complexion. A lit-from-within glow, if you will, that anyone over the age 30+ is dying to achieve!”

6. Best Anti-Aging Moisturizer:

INN BEAUTY Project Slushy Serum Moisturizer

If you’re looking to boost your skin’s moisture levels while upping collagen and elasticity, look no further. Besides being hooked on this formula’s texture, (it’s like a lightweight serum-lotion combo with a glass skin finish), we’re also loving that it's made with bakuchiol, nature’s alternative to retinol. It’s perfect for those days when we’re looking to use something a little more gentle on the skin.

7. Best Illuminating Moisturizer + Primer:

ELEMIS Superfood Glow Priming Moisturizer

This beaming Ipster review says it all: “It gives your skin moisture plus a slight glowy effect when you wear it under your foundation. Every time I wear this moisturizer, I get compliments. I love it.” Use this hybrid hydrator solo as a daily moisturizer, under makeup as a primer, or as highlighter.

8. Best Moisturizing Cream for Dewy Skin:

INNISFREE Cherry Blossom Glow Jelly Cream

If your TikTok FYPs are anything like ours, you’ve been bombarded with any and every skincare product that features a jelly-like consistency. Which is why we were drawn to this juicy jelly find promising a lightweight feel that blends and hydrates like a heavier face cream. We tried it. The results? Niacinamide and cherry blossom extract helped brighten our complexion—and we’re hooked.

9. Best Radiance-Boosting Sunscreen:

E.L.F. Suntouchable! Woah Glow SPF 30

It’s no secret that wearing SPF every single day is also the key to glowing, even, youthful skin. But the best part about this one? It’s fragrance-free that mixes broad-spectrum sun protection with squalane, hyaluronic acid, and aloe. Plus, it comes in three shimmery finishes for a luminous glow that looks good on any skin tone.

10. Best Vitamin E-Infused Moisturizer:

SKIN & LAB E Plus Moisturizing Cream

Vitamin E is elite when it comes to solving dry skin problems, which places this hydration-rich find at the top of the class. One Ipster says, “I am very oily in the T-zone and very dry everywhere else. It moisturizes both areas perfectly. My dry areas feel soft and supple and my oily areas feel like the rest of my face without greasiness. I also don’t break out from this product which has happened with every other moisturizer I have tried. Love it!” The pistachio oil in it is loaded with vitamin E, fatty acids, lutein, and French Soybean Lecithin (which helps repair free radical damage and prevent moisture loss).