Want to glow up ASAP? Learn these top 23 tips on how to glow up overnight!
I LOVE a good glow up.
There's nothing like working on yourself and improving your mind & body to become your best self.
While having a "complete" glow up can take many months, even years. This doesn't mean there aren't easy ways to instantly elevate your looks and mindset.
Whether you're about to go on a first date, big event, or special occasion, there's plenty of ways to look & feel your best so you feel your most confident self.
Again, "complete" glow ups take long-term consistent effort; however, if you're looking to jump start your glow up journey and want to put your best foot forward, there are certainly several hacks to instantly glow up.
That's why in this post you'll discover 23 top ways on how to glow up overnight to look & feel your best.
How to Glow Up Overnight | Top 23 Tips
How to Glow Up Fast: Hair
Changing up and revamping your hair is one of the easiest ways on how to glow up fast!!
1. Get a Haircut
Getting a haircut or dying (or just getting highlights!) is a super easy way to instantly glow up.
Always wanted to dye your hair?!
Well... this is the time to go out there, glow up, and try a new look that you've always been wanting to do.
When getting a haircut, you don't necessarily have to go super dramatic like dying your hair black or platinum blonde.
Getting highlights, a balayage, or getting more layers in your hair are some easy ways to spruce up your hair.
2. Use a Hair Mask
Maintaining healthy, hydrated hair is SO important!
The last thing you want to do is spend tons of $$$ on your hair just to have it look dull and damaged.
Using a hair mask is one easy way to keep your hair looking hydrated, soft, and shiny.
The Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector is one of the top hair masks that truly leaves your hair feeling super soft and hydrated after one use.
After you shower and wash your hair (+towel dry), you'll want to use about a quarter size of the product and thoroughly massage it into your hair.
Then, leave in for a few hours and wash off!
3. Style Your Hair
There's nothing like styling your hair to take your look up a notch!
There are truly endless ways to style your hair from getting a blow out, to curling your hair, straightening your hair, and more.
Just always be sure to use heat protectant when using hot tools to style your hair!
If you want to have your hair up, consider practicing different braiding techniques, throwing your hair in a cute messy bun, or using an accessory like a claw clip to elevate your hairstyle.
4. Invest in Quality Hair Care Products
While more of a long-term glow up tip, investing in quality hair care products is essential to keeping your hair looking and feeling hydrated & healthy.
Personally, I LOVE Olaplex's line from their shampoos to their conditioner, the hair perfector, and even their bonding oil.
If don't already have a hair oil, the Olaplex No.7 Bonding Oil is great for keeping your hair looking nice and shiny + hydrated, especially after using hot styling tools on your hair.
Plus, investing in a quality heat protectant like the Kenra Platinum Heat Protectant will prevent damage to your hair when using hot tools to keep your hair healthy and vibrant.
How to Instantly Glow Up: Nails
Whether you are a nail biter, or simply never paint your nails, giving your nails a little TLC are more great ways on how to glow up overnight.
5. Get a Manicure
Getting your nails done is another simple way on how to glow up fast.
Whether you want to get dip nails, acrylics, or a simple plain manicure, there so many options and colors to choose from to showcase your personality.
If you want to do your nails at home but aren't the best at doing your nails, consider getting the Red Carpet Manicure Gel Kit.
This nail kit is a gel manicure kit with all the essentials you need to make your nails look great at home.
6. Get a Pedicure
Why stop at just getting a manicure?!
Consider also getting a pedicure or giving yourself a pedicure at home.
This is another super quick and easy way on how to glow up in 24 hours.
How to Glow Up Physically: Face
From maintaining a consistent skin care routine, to mastering makeup, here are some top tips on how to glow up fast when it comes to your face.
7. Use a Face & Lip Scrub
First and foremost, exfoliating your face is a super quick and easy way to reenergize your skin.
Over time, dead skin cells, without exfoliating, will just build up on your skin, making your skin look patchy and flakey-- especially if you go to put makeup on!
So, one way to achieve glowing skin is to exfoliate both your face and lips to feel silky smooth.
The Era Organics Microdermabrasion Facial Exfoliator does wonders at gently exfoliating your skin, without being too harsh and irritating. Plus, the product smells AMAZING.
For lips, the Burt's Bees Lip Scrub gets the job done if you struggling with dry flakey lips. This product helps make your lips feel soft and silky smooth, and also smells + tastes good.
8. Apply a Face Mask
Face masks are both relaxing and a great way to rejuvenate your face.
There are all sorts of varieties of face masks that help different skin issues.
The LAPCOS Pearl Sheet Mask works wonders to hydrate & brighten your face to look glowy & super hydrated.
9. Apply a Facial Moisturizer (with SPF)
Keeping your face nice and moisturized isn't just a way to glow up, but should be a consistent part of your daily skin care routine.
Consider getting a moisturizer that 1) suits your skin type and 2) has SPF in it.
I'm a HUGE fan of the Cetaphil Face Moisturizer with SPF 35. Not only does the moisturizer work to hydrate your face without feeling too oily or breaking out. But, this moisturizer also has SPF 35 to protect your skin from any skin damage from the Sun.
10. Clear Breakouts
Clearing up any pesky breakouts is another simple and effective way on how to glow up overnight.
While practicing a consistent skin care routine is important to prevent breakouts, sometimes a skin care routine alone won't necessarily prevent all pesky pimples.
If you do have to breakout, consider using the Mighty Patch Pimple Patches. Not only will they help you not pick and scratch at your skin.
BUT, they also work to get all the gunk out of your pimple to help clear your skin from the inside out.
11. Gua Sha
There's nothing like having a sculpted, snatched face.
Using a gua sha is a great way to help slim and sculpt your face to help you glow up.
While this isn't technically an overnight hack, if you stay consistent with using your gua sha for several weeks you'll begin to see noticeable improvements.
Any gua sha will do and you can easily find several different kinds off Amazon. I personally use the Jade Roller & Gua Sha Kit and it works great.
Not sure how to gua sha?! Check out this video:
Learn Facial Gua Sha from a Chinese Medical Skincare Professional
12. Do Your Makeup
Mastering your makeup routine is another tip on how to glow up overnight.
Makeup can be a great way to enhance your natural beauty.
There's no set way or specific products required to instantly glow up. Use products that best suit your skin type and you feel comfortable & confident with applying.
Here's a list of makeup products to consider using to glow up:
- Foundation
- Concealer
- Bronzer
- Blush
- Eyeshadow
- Mascara
- Setting Spray
Don't be afraid as you become more confident with applying makeup to try different products & looks to see what you like best.
13. Apply False Lashes
Falsies, though sometimes a pain to apply, are another great tip on how to glow up fast.
This is especially if you struggle with shorter and/or straighter eyelashes.
If you have a hard time applying false lashes, consider using an eyelash growth serum like the Grande Lash Enhancing Serum.
Note: This will take about 1 month to see noticeable results!!
How to Glow Up in 24 Hours: Body
14. Use Teeth Whiteners
Teeth Whiteners are another quick way to instantly brighten your smile.
The Crest 3D Whitestrips with Light are AMAZING at brightening your smile in just 30 minutes.
Plus, you can easily just wear them while you're getting ready and make it part of your makeup routine!
15. Self Tan
If you feel self-conscious about your paler complexion, self tanning can be a great way to achieve a natural, gorgeous tan.
I LOVE self tan because you can achieve a stunning tan without having to damage your skin from the Sun's harmful UV rays.
Need some self tan recommendations?!
I LOVE Isle of Paradise products because they give a super natural tan that is noticeable, without looking streaky or orange.
For face, try using the Isle of Paradise Self Tanning Drops. You simply apply a few drops of product to your hands and then rub thoroughly around your face.
For body, try using the Isle of Paradise Self Tanning Water. Simply spray the product throughout your body, and using a tanning mitt (I personally use the St. Tropez Double Sided Luxe Tan Applicator Mitt) thoroughly rub the product into your skin!
16. Exfoliate & Moisturize
Just like how you'll want to exfoliate and moisturizer your face, you'll want to do the same for your body.
Exfoliating will help remove all the dead skin on your body while moisturizing while help rehydrate the skin to look healthy and radiantly glowy.
When it comes to body exfoliators, the Tree Hut Shea Sugar Scrub does wonders at making your skin feel nice and smooth.
Then, after exfoliating apply a hydrating body moisturizer, like the Aveeno Stress Relief Moisturizing Lotion.
17. Take a Refreshing Shower
This is one of the more obvious and easy glow up tips to instantly feel better.
Quick hop in the shower and do your whole shower routine.... whatever that may be.
Shaving, exfoliating, shampoo & conditioner, etc.
This is a great way to instantly feel better!
18. Shave, Tweeze, Wax
Next, if you typically shave, tweeze, and/or wax, now's the time to do it!
It can be super easy to get "lazy" and skip on shaving for a few days-- even a week.
So, if you've been skipping out on this part of your routine, this is another great tip on how to glow up fast.
19. Wear A Cute Outfit
There's nothing like wearing a super cute outfit to make you look and feel 10 times more confident.
If you normally wear the same old jeans & t-shirt look, consider trying something new and revamping your wardrobe.
You never know how going out of your comfort zone with your wardrobe may end up changing your entire aesthetic for the better!
20. Drink Plenty of Water
Drinking water is not only great for your skin, but drinking plenty of water is also essential for your overall health and well-being.
Ever notice how when you're dehydrated you get tired and lack any sort of energy or motivation?
Well, that's because the majority of your body is made up of water.
So, try and prioritize drinking plenty of water throughout the day to look and feel your best.
How to Glow Up Naturally Overnight: Mind
While it's impossible to change your mindset overnight, there are several tips and ways to jumpstart your mindset shift to help your glow up!
21. Beauty Sleep
There's a reason the phrase "beauty sleep" exists.
Striving to get at least 7+ hours of sleep per night is important for both your physical and mental health.
More quality sleep will make your face appear more vibrant and alive and you'll inevitably feel more energized to be productive throughout the day.
22. Confidence
Self-confidence is critical to glowing up.
While you certainly won't in 24 hours become instantly confident, you can start practicing and working on your confidence today.
If you experience negative self-talk, or experience negative thought patterns, it's important to not only stop thinking those bad thoughts, but try to understand why you have those thoughts in the first place.
This is obviously easier said than done.
Journaling is a great way to get your thoughts down on paper to try to understand why you may be experiencing negative self-talk.
Again, you won't experience a dramatic change in your confidence overnight. But, consistently improving your self-confidence will help you mentally glow up with time.
23. Set & Act On Your Goals
Last but not least, setting goals and acting upon them is another way on how to glow up overnight.
Goals provide direction for your life and actionable steps you can do to achieve those goals.
Therefore, if you don't already, try setting some short-term and long-term goals for yourself.
These can be fitness goals, career goals, glow up goals, etc.
Final Thoughts: How to Glow Up in 24 Hours
There are no "quick fixes" when it comes to elevating your life for the better.
However, you can certainly learn how to glow up overnight to 1) look & feel your best for a special occasion and/or 2) give you the motivation/ jumpstart to lead your life in a positive direction.
While glowing up both physically and mentally can be a great way to become your best self, it's worth noting that you should set realistic expectations, especially when it comes to how to glow up in 24 hours.
That being said, these top 23 tips on how to glow up overnight will put you well on your way to looking & feeling your best!
