Everyone — from Gen Alpha to grand millennials — wants to look sun-kissed these days. Tweens rattle off the words “glowy” and “hydrating” without a second thought, and teens are using the UV index to tan. Meanwhile, Gen-Xers and millennials are soaking in the sun more safely — whether that’s through sunscreen or UPF clothing. So, when we noticed that Gen Z’s favorite beauty brand, Rhode, and Gen X’s favorite beauty brand, Jones Road, both recently launched glow-enhancing drops that don’t require any UV, we decided to put them head-to-head in a glow-down. Below, the thoughts from beauty writer Krista Bennett DeMaio, a longtime Jones Road fan (and a baby Gen-Xer), and Bella Druckman, our Gen-Z writer who has tried everything from Rhode’s Pocket blushes to its peptide lip tints.
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