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Sultry Scents And Lazy Workaholic Books: What To Add To Your Cart To Help You Glow In 2025

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We’ve all dreamed of having that glow our favourite folks effortlessly radiate—we're looking at you, Jess Quinn and Georgia Fowler. While their low-key, chic style, sense of confidence and 'I woke up like this' dewy skin may seem easy breezy, it's only human to assume these women have a secret stack of go-to products to help them look and feel top notch. 

To help you glow in 2025, we’ve teamed up with the legends at Revlon to bring you a list of the latest and greatest beauty buys, books and fragrances our team are loving. 

Top-Tier Tea 

A woman stands in her kitchen holding a cup of coffee in a white t-shirt and red period-proof Modibodi underwear with a towel wrapped around her head, as if she'd just got out of the shower.

What if all we need to find our inner glow is a few more self-care moments over an old-fashioned cuppa? Helping us do just that is our current beverage obsession, T2’s Gorgeous Geisha Loose Leaf.

This smooth, sweet, and creamy cup of goodness combines Sencha green tea with the flavours of strawberries and cream. And, it's delicious served hot and over ice.

Not only does taking the time for a tea give your body the zen-out it needs during a day of back-to-back meetings, but green tea is also packed with antioxidants and skin-loving benefits, making it the obvious choice for getting that glow.  

The Real Life Glow-Filter 

If cakey foundation isn’t your vibe, but you still want to have skin that screams flawless—we’ve found your perfect match. Say hello to your new makeup bestie: Revlon’s Illuminance Glow Filter.

This 4-in-1 multi-use glow boost, with a light-reflecting sheer coverage formula, is your secret to smooth and soft skin and that dewy, filter-like finish.

Packed full of firming and hydrating ingredients, while delivering all-day luminous coverage, this makeup must-have is basically skincare. Say less. Shop it here

The Fragrances Theory

Whether you’re into floral, citrus, or smoky wooded scents, we’re confident that smelling good may  be your new glow-worthy secret recipe. 

Currently, we’re obsessing over Mecca’s epic range of scents, and in the pre-winter rotation we have the sultry heartthrob that is Velvet Underground from OCMA, D.S & Durga’s, I Don’t Know What and of course a Le Labo crowd fave, The Matcha 26.

Yep, you and the cutie you’re trying to impress in the elevator can thank us later.  

New Tennis Racquet

Much more than a physical forehead glow of sweat, tennis is the timeless game that gets the heart racing and opens the door to loads of glow-creating benefits. We're talking improved digestion, metabolic function, greater aerobic capacity and some soul-loving social time.

One of our gym-going Urban List staffers has just secured the Babolat Boost Rafa Tennis Racket, and it’s safe to say it's upped their game tenfold. 

New-Age Self-Help Books

Although self-help books have a bad rap, the good ones (AKA those not designed for tech bros) have some glow-worthy gusto that doesn’t involve waking up at 5 am for an ice bath.

Recently, a few of us in the Urban List office picked up Grace Beverly’s Working Hard, Hardly Working. All about helping you achieve more, stress less, and feel more fulfilled, the book—written by a self-proclaimed 'lazy workaholic'—offers a fresh take on creating balance and being more productive.

A Touch Of Blush

Get ready to blush with Revlon’s new Illuminance Gel Serum Blush in four epic shades. Featuring a lightweight, ultra-pigmented formula, these fresh hues are set to become your next glow gadget of choice.

If you haven’t jumped on the gel blush trend yet, consider this your sign—it’s the ultimate way to achieve that 'I've just had a day in the sun' glow when in reality you've been rotting in front of the TV with a bag of something salty. 

With its easy-to-blend, buildable formula, this blush is a makeup lover’s dream—versatile enough to carry your whole look with just a few dabs. Purchase it here.

Keen to browse more glow-getting products? Check out Revlon’s full illuminance range here. 

Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Revlon and proudly endorsed by The Urban List. To find out more about who we work with and why read our editorial policy here.

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