Everything you need to achieve the new dolphin skin trend

All the best products to get your dewiest skin yet

18August 2020

You’ve heard of dewy skin. You’ve heard of glass skin. But have you heard of dolphin skin? It’s the latest trend of hyper-glowing skin perfect for these balmy summer days.

It’s skin so dewy and glowy that you might have just emerged from the crystal clear ocean, your skin still glistening and gleaming with water droplets. So dewy and glowy that someone – if they are far away and have poor eyesight – might mistake you for the slippery-smooth skin of a dolphin or a freshly glazed doughnut.

The term was coined by celebrity make-up artist Mary Philips who originally tested the look out on Hailey Beiber. The trick to the trend is layering up on a series of highlighters and dewy products to maximise on sheen. Remember this shouldn’t be glittery or shimmery, steer clear of anything that has large particles of glitter. The aim is wet, glassy and silky smooth.

Here are our top picks to help you achieve that perfect dolphin glisten.

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MAC Cosmetics Strobe Cream

An old-school classic, MAC’s strobe cream is a moisturiser and highlighter all in one that boosts skin and luminises with iridescent particles.

Buy here (£26).

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Victoria Beckham Beauty Cell Rejuvenating Moisturiser

Victoria Beckham Beauty's Cell Rejuvenating Priming Moisturiser harnesses the expertise of Professor Augustinus Bader to create a hydrating moisturiser that repairs and renews your skin. While the original formula was good, the new shade ‘Golden’ comes infused with amber and gold pearl for warm, bronzed, glowing skin.

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Glossier Futuredew

The last step of your skincare routine, Glossier's Futuredew is great by itself or under make-up for an instant dewy glow that lasts.

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Patrick Ta Major Glow All Over Glow Balm

Patrick Ta is famous for giving his celebrity clients the dewiest looks and now he has bottled that glow in his own make-up line. Coming in two shades, both laced with pearls, this balm can be used on both your face and body for that just-climbed-out-of-the-ocean sheen.

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Morphe x Maddie Ziegler Dew Bomb Face Gloss Stick

Part of Maddie Ziegler's collaboration with Morphe, this lightweight balm that melts into the skin can be used on your face, around your eyes, and even on your lips for a translucent, luminous finish.

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Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist

Glow in a bottle, this mist from Tatcha can be used under or over make-up for dewy glowing skin.

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Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand

This highlighter from Charlotte Tilbury is so good that rumour has it someone crossed an entire room to ask one beauty editor what highlight she was wearing. It was, of course, the Beauty Light Wand. Available in six shades, the light-reflecting pearls contained within will give you a luminous finish.

Buy here (£29).

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Kevyn Aucoin The Glass Glow Face and Body Illuminator

Great for the face and body, this illuminator from Kevyn Aucoin comes in a gel formula to give skin that lit-from-within lustre. Available in six shades, it can be used alone or mixed into your moisturiser or primer for all-over luminosity.

Buy here (£26).

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Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish: Highlighter + Balm Duo

This two-in-one highlight and balm duo from Pat McGrath gives the skin an ethereal veil of luminosity while also hydrating and softening the skin.

Buy here (£45).

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