Ah, Dua Lipa. Pop princess. Brow queen. Walking, singing billboard for every high-end product that costs more than your grocery budget. According to the latest Vogue expose, we now know exactly how she gets that radiant, dewy, could-blind-a-pilot kind of glow. Spoiler alert: it’s not genetics, water, or inner peace—it’s 37 different products that cost more than your monthly student loan payment.
If you thought Dua woke up like this because of good sleep and sunscreen, sit down, sweetie. You're about to get a crash course in celebrity-level skincare delusion—I mean, routine.
The Glow Blueprint: Start with a Little Bovine Juice and a Magnesium Chaser
Dua kicks things off with colostrum powder—yes, that’s right. Colostrum. The milky fluid that mammals produce after giving birth. Because nothing says “glow” like sipping cow afterbirth with your morning electrolytes.
Armra Colostrum Premium Powder – $56.
If you’re not drinking powdered baby cow secretion from a $56 container each morning, are you even trying?
Next up, she washes it down with LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix – $45, because water is apparently too mainstream and her tears are reserved for late-night songwriting sessions. Then she takes Magnesium Glycinate – $26, probably to recover from the stress of remembering the names of her 97 skincare products.
Augustinus Bader: Patron Saint of the Radiantly Rich
Let’s talk about the real MVP of Dua’s skincare team: Augustinus Bader. Not a Bond villain, but a German skincare line that has somehow convinced the world's wealthiest women to rub creams on their faces that cost more than a mortgage payment.
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The Rich Cream – $305.
Aptly named, because it assumes you are, in fact, rich. -
The Rich Eye Cream – $205.
It better erase generational trauma and my Venmo history for that price. -
The Eye Patches – $23 per pair.
Perfect for inflight use, because even Dua’s eye bags fly first class.
Fun fact: the brand’s TFC8® complex “supports skin renewal.” You know what else does? Sleep. Hydration. Not touring 300 days a year. But who’s counting?
Cleansing: Oil Up, Rinse Off, Don’t Cry
Before Dua gets down to the serious business of slathering on luxury creams, she needs to remove the evidence of being a global sensation. Her weapon of choice?
Pai Light Work Rosehip Cleansing Oil – $49.
It’s 90% organic, which means your skin will be reborn as a kale salad. It removes SPF and makeup, but not the shame of spending $49 on face oil.
Follow that with the Medik8 Advanced Night Ceramide – $76 because if you’re not locking in the moisture like your emotional baggage, what are you even doing?
SPF Like a Star: For When the Spotlight Isn’t Enough
Dua wears EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 – $44 ($38 on sale!), which contains niacinamide to reduce discoloration, tackle blemishes, and give you the false hope that you too can be a glowing icon with the right sunscreen.
Because heaven forbid the sun thinks it can touch Dua’s face. Please.
Spritz, Mist, and Hydrate Like You’re Not Living Through Late-Stage Capitalism
Caudalie Beauty Elixir – $49.
A face mist that hydrates, soothes, and smells vaguely of bougie desperation. Dua uses this throughout the day to refresh her skin, because when you’re a celebrity, you don’t sweat—you “glow” and then mist it back into place with $50 perfume water.
Pair it with the Sarah Chapman 3D Moisture Infusion Mask – $80, which is soaked in hyaluronic acid, rose water, and probably the tears of unpaid interns. Because nothing says “moisture infusion” like placing a literal wet paper towel on your face and pretending it's science.
Night Creams That Tuck You In
As the sun sets and peasants like us settle for a drugstore moisturizer, Dua tucks herself into her thousand-thread-count pillowcase with Medik8’s Advanced Restore Night Cream. It’s packed with “a potent antioxidant complex,” because antioxidants now apparently come in tactical formations.
Is your skin dry from travel? Overworked? Just sad? Slam that Sarah Chapman mask on your mug, light a $65 candle, and whisper Dua’s name three times into a crystal. Maybe then you’ll absorb her aura.
Lips So Soft They Violate Local Zoning Laws
Let’s move on to the lips. Arguably the second most famous thing about Dua Lipa, right after her hips, which do not lie, thank you very much.
She swears by:
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Tatcha Kissu Lip Mask – $29.
Jelly-textured and editor-approved, which is skincare speak for “cute, but overpriced Vaseline.” -
Glossier Balm Dotcom – $16.
The people’s gloss. Finally, something under $20. Take this as your participation ribbon, peasants. -
YSL Candy Glaze Lip Gloss Stick – $$$ because of course it is.
A hybrid balm-gloss-stick designed to make your lips look like you’re about to star in a reboot of Clueless.
And yes, she’s the brand ambassador. So we’re not saying she’s biased, but we are saying she gets paid to wear it, so maybe take your lip goals with a grain of sponsored salt.
The Real Glow: Paid Partnerships and Flawless Lighting
Now let’s all just take a collective breath and remember: Dua Lipa is stunning. She is genetically blessed, probably hasn’t had to eat a freezer burrito at 1AM in years, and has an entourage dedicated to ensuring her eyebrows have their own zip code.
But what this article doesn’t say is the real secret to her glow:
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Sleep on silk pillows.
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Be 29 years old.
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Have a glam team the size of a small nation.
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Pose only in golden hour lighting.
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Have your face edited more than the U.S. Constitution.
For the Rest of Us...
So you’re standing in CVS, holding a crusty $12 moisturizer in one hand and your third iced coffee in the other. Do you need a $305 cream to be radiant?
No.
What you do need is:
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To wash your face.
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To not pick your pimples.
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To drink water, not tequila.
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To wear sunscreen. Always.
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To stop comparing your human pores to a celebrity’s Facetuned press tour glow.
Dua Lipa’s skincare routine is aspirational, expensive, and heavily filtered through the lens of celebrity lifestyle inflation. And while we applaud her dewy visage and mystical bovine glow-powder habits, let’s not pretend her beauty routine is attainable for the average 9-5 zombie.
Final Thoughts: Keep Your Glow, Dua. We’ll Keep Our Rent Money.
We love you, Dua. You’re a glittering pop queen and your eyebrows deserve their own fashion line. But we’ll be over here, exfoliating with baking soda and self-esteem, while you soak in a serum made of unicorn plasma and vitamin-rich stardust.
Because while you’re levitating, we’re just trying not to break out from stress and pizza grease. And that’s a glow you can’t bottle.
Estimated Total of Dua’s Glow Routine: $1,243
Estimated Total in Our Checking Account: LOL
So the next time someone says, “You should try what Dua Lipa does,” just respond with, “Cool. You buying?”
Now excuse me while I go bathe in a puddle of disappointment and drugstore toner.