L'Oréal Lumi Glotion Shades: All 5 Glows And What To Pair

L'Oréal Lumi Glotion comes in five shades: 901 Fair Glow, 902 Light Glow, 903 Medium Glow, 904 Deep Glow and 905 Rich. L'Oréal's advice is to pick the one closest to your skin for an all-over glow, go one lighter to highlight, and one or two deeper to bronze. I agree, and I would add one thing: try it on your jaw in daylight before you commit.

In 1779, in Sweden, the chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele was heating olive oil with lead oxide when he noticed a sweet, syrupy liquid settle out of the mixture. He called it the sweet principle of fat. The French chemist Chevreul later named it glycerine, in 1811. It is a humble discovery, and it is the reason your skin feels soft under a good lotion.

It is also the second ingredient in Lumi Glotion, after water. L'Oréal Paris, founded in 1909 by Eugène Schueller and still based near Paris, sells this tube as a Natural Glow Enhancer and a tinted moisturizer, for face and body, worn alone or under or over makeup. Bustle says it first launched in 2017 and went viral on TikTok in 2023, and I think that is the tell: it is easy to use, it is forgiving, and it looks like skin. The ingredient list also shows shea butter, mica and iron oxides, and it is silicone-based with some alcohol, so it is a glow tint, not a facial oil.

The trick is to see the whole family around it. True Match Lumi Glotion Glow Enhancer comes in five shades, from Fair Glow to Rich. Lumi Le Glow Skin Tint is the lighter base, and Lumi Le Liquid Blush puts color on the cheeks, and if you want a blush that sits on top of a glow the Rhode edit is the place to start. Lumi Le Glass and Glow Highlighter Stick and Lumi Bronze Le Stick Soleil Bronzer are the portable sticks for a bag, and the True Match Hyaluron Tinted Balm Foundation and Embellisher are for anyone who wants a little more color with their moisture.

L'Oréal Paris True Match Lumi Glotion Natural Glow Enhancer is sold in five numbered shades, from 901 Fair Glow to 905 Rich, and the same lotion also comes in a 3.3 oz XL tube in Light, Medium and Deep.

Dab the highlighter onto your cheekbone, then close one eye and look at where the light hits it. If you can see a stripe, it is too much, and a little more blending fixes it. A liquid should look like skin, not like a swatch.

Saie's Glowy Super Gel is a multipurpose illuminator that I would press into the tops of the cheeks with a fingertip. Summer Fridays' Illuminating Drops are the ones to mix into a moisturizer for an all-over glow, and the Illuminator Liquid Highlight from the London label comes in a dropper bottle, which gives you control over how much goes on. Armani Beauty's Fluid Sheer Glow Enhancer is the sheer, quiet one, while Dior's Forever Glow Star Filter is the most dressed-up name on the list.

Hourglass's Unreal Liquid Highlighter and Westman Atelier's Liquid Super Loaded Illuminating Highlighter are the two to try for a night that needs a bit more. Caliray's Light Source Blurring & Hydrating Illuminator is named for exactly that pair of jobs, which suits dry skin.

A pairing I like: the glow lotion all over the face in the morning, and a few drops of one of these on the high points only when you go out. The lotion is the base, the drop is the lighting. For the cheeks, I would add a balm blush over the glow lotion.

What I would skip: a pearly highlighter right on top of dry patches. It will catch the flaking. Moisturize first.

Collarbones, shoulders, shins. Those are the three places where light catches a body in summer, and they are the only places you need product. Do not cover your whole leg when a single stripe down the shin will do.

Sol de Janeiro's Body Badalada Daily Glow Lotion is the easy one, a lotion you can apply after a shower like any other. Patrick Ta's Major Glow is two oils: the Nourishing Bronzing Body Oil for a golden tone and the High Shine Nourishing Body Oil for a clear, glossy finish. PHLUR's Beach Skin Shimmering Body Oil and Anastasia Beverly Hills' Shimmer Body Oil in Sun-Kissed Glow are the sparkle-forward pair.

Tom Ford's Soleil Blanc Shimmering Body Oil with Amber & Bergamot is the one for a beach dinner, scented the way the name suggests. CYKLAR's Vanilla Verve Illuminating Body Oil with Squalane is the softer, sweeter option, and Vacation's Shimmer Oil SPF 30 is the one that doubles as sunscreen, so it earns its place in the beach bag.

The Glotion tubes are labeled for face and body, so a little on the collarbones in the same shade as your face keeps everything matching. The oils then go on top of bare skin elsewhere, where the light is wanted. For the rest of the body, I would also look at body care to pair with it.

What I would skip: shimmer oils under a white or pale dress. They can leave a mark on fabric.

Drops are easier to get wrong than a cream, so count them. Start with two, stir them into your moisturizer or tint in your palm, and only add a third when you know the result. You can always add more, and you cannot take it off in a hurry.

Drunk Elephant's D-Bronzi Anti-Pollution Bronzing Drops with Peptides are the peptide-based pick. Westman Atelier's Sun Tone Bronzing Drops are the refined version, and Summer Fridays' Bronzing Drops are the easy everyday one. Sephora Collection's Instant Bronzing Drops are the small, low-commitment way to try the idea.

Then the tools. Saie's The Double Brush is the one I would keep on the counter for a quick morning. Fenty Beauty's Face & Body Kabuki Brush 160 is wide enough for shoulders and legs, and Glossier's Stretch Blending and Buffing Face Brush is the soft one for buffing out edges. Sephora Collection's Flawless Complexion Sponge is the simple, damp-sponge option, and I like that it is a tool you can replace without a second thought.

Damp tools soak up less product, so they leave more on your face and less in the tool. That is why a wet sponge and a glow lotion are such a good pair.

What I would skip: bronzing drops on top of a full glow routine on a hot day. Pick the glow or the bronze, not both at full strength.

Is Lumi Glotion silicone based? Partly, yes. The ingredient list on L'Oréal Paris USA names cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone and polysilicone-11 after water and glycerin. It also lists alcohol denat., so read it if you avoid either.

Does L'Oréal Lumi Glotion have SPF? No SPF is listed on the official product page or on the retailer pages I checked, and it is sold as a tinted moisturizer, not a sunscreen. If you need sun protection, put a sunscreen on first.

What colors does Lumi Glotion come in? Five: 901 Fair Glow, 902 Light Glow, 903 Medium Glow, 904 Deep Glow and 905 Rich. The XL Face & Body tube comes in Light, Medium and Deep.

Are L'Oréal glow drops the same as Lumi Glotion? No. L'Oréal's glow drops are a separate product, True Match Lumi Glow Amour Glow Boosting Drops, which the brand's magazine describes as drops of highlighting pigment in two shades. Glotion is the tinted lotion in a tube.

For most people, the tube of Glotion in their own shade is the whole plan, with a liquid highlighter on the days that need it and a bronzing drop for summer. Check the shade carefully: the line runs from 901 Fair Glow to 905 Rich, and L'Oréal says to go one lighter to highlight and one or two deeper to bronze. I would also test it on the jaw before buying a second one. On days when you want more coverage, mix it into a longer-wear foundation.

Blend with a damp sponge and stop earlier than you think you should. The best glow is the one someone notices a minute after they say you look well. Scheele found glycerine heating olive oil in Sweden. You get to find yours in the bathroom mirror, which is a kinder lab.

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