When someone tells you your skin is glowing, it can feel like the ultimate compliment. Who doesn’t want to face the day with a fresh, healthy-looking glow? “When it comes to ‘glowing’ skin, what we’re really referring to is cellular renewal,” says board-certified dermatologist and LovelySkin CEO Dr. Joel Schlessinger. “Your skin cells go through a natural process of turnover where the dead skin cells on the outermost layer of your skin are replaced by new, fresh cells.” If your skin is feeling dull and dry, you might need a boost to reveal that healthy new skin underneath. Ready to get glowing? Here’s a step-by-step daily skin care routine for glowing skin:

• Glowing skin routine step #1: Cleanse

• Glowing skin routine step #2: Hydrate

• Glowing skin routine step #3: Protect

• Bonus glowing skin routine step: Resurfacing face peel

Glowing skin routine step #1: Start with a thorough cleanse

The first step in your daily skin care routine for glowing skin is a thorough, effective cleanse. Vichy Purete Thermale Hydrating & Cleansing Foaming Cream is a daily deep-cleansing face wash that helps remove makeup, dirt and impurities from your skin. It contains glycerin and Vichy volcanic water to help hydrate your skin and strengthen your natural moisture barrier. Another key active is Purisoft, a proprietary Vichy ingredient that’s extracted from Moringa seeds and helps protect skin from the dulling, acting effects of pollution. In a self-assessment of users, eight out of ten agreed that their skin quality was improved after using this cleanser.

Glowing skin routine step #2: Hydrate skin with a hyaluronic acid serum

The second step in your skin routine for glowing skin is applying a hyaluronic acid serum to add softness, bounce and glow from within. Vichy Mineral 89 Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum is a daily serum that combines the hydrating powers of hyaluronic acid with 89% Vichy volcanic water, which is sourced from French volcanoes and contains fifteen essential minerals to help strengthen your skin’s resistance to environmental damage.

With a fast-absorbing formula and non-sticky texture, this serum can be used as a standalone moisturizer and as an added bonus, it even layers well under makeup. After one month of use, nine out of ten users said they felt their skin was more luminous and glowing.

Glowing skin routine step #3: Apply a sunscreen with peptides and vitamin C

“Wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a SPF of 30 or more is key to protecting your skin from photodamage and visible signs of aging, such as fine lines and wrinkles,” Dr. Schlessinger says.

Vichy LiftActiv Peptide C Sunscreen SPF 30 helps protect your skin from the sun’s damaging UVA and UVB rays with a blend of effective sunscreens (avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene) and also helps firm skin with peptides. The addition of vitamin C also helps reduce dullness and the look of dark spots, leaving your skin looking brighter and more radiant with continued use.

Bonus tip for glowing skin: A weekly exfoliating face mask

A weekly facial exfoliator makes a terrific addition to your skin routine for glowing skin. The act of exfoliating helps remove dead skin cells dwelling on the top of your skin that can contribute to a dull, even look and lack of luminosity.

The Vichy Double Glow Peel Mask helps achieve that glowy complexion we all crave by combining a chemical exfoliant (alpha hydroxy acids) to help dissolve dead skin cells alongside super-fine volcanic particles that work to physically exfoliate your skin to help improve uneven skin texture and tone. If you’re not a fan of thick face masks, you’ll love the watery gel texture of this formula, which you can use once weekly after cleansing. Just apply it to your face and rinse off after five minutes for glowing, brighter-looking skin.

Now that you’re set with your daily skin care routine for glowing skin, you can learn more about Vichy’s latest skin care collection for menopausal skin, the Vichy Neovadiol collection, on the LovelySkin Blog.