Hey bestie,
New year, new you, right?
Except you’ve said that before. You’ve made the vision board, set the goals, bought the journal, downloaded the apps. And by February, you’re back to the same routines, the same life, the same feeling that you’re stuck while everyone else is glowing up.
This year is different. Not because the calendar changed, but because you’re getting the actual glow up tips that work.
Not the “drink more water and manifest harder” surface-level advice. The real, strategic, this-is-how-girls-actually-transform-their-lives kind of glow up tips.
These 26 glow up tips for 2026 cover every area of your life — body, mind, habits, environment, goals, and energy. Because a real glow up isn’t just a new skincare routine. It’s becoming a completely different version of yourself.
The version who lives IN her Pinterest boards, not just saves to them.
✨ Want the complete glow up system? Download my free Pinterest to Dream Life Starter Kit — it walks you through exactly how to turn these tips into your actual life.
Let’s make 2026 the year you actually become her.
MINDSET & CLARITY GLOW UP TIPS
1. Get Crystal Clear on What You Actually Want
Stop saying “I want to glow up” and get specific. What does YOUR glow up look like? Use your Pinterest boards as data — what are you actually drawn to? Define your dream life in 5 categories: home, career, body, relationships, daily routine.
2. Stop Waiting to Feel Ready
The girls already living their dream life started before they felt ready. Readiness is built through action, not waiting. Start messy. Start scared. Just start.
3. Believe You Can Have What You Desire
Your belief system has to match your goals. If you don’t actually believe your dream life is possible for you, you’ll sabotage every attempt. Work on belief daily through affirmations, visualization, and surrounding yourself with proof it’s possible.
4. Choose Your Future Self Over Your Current Comfort
Every decision is a vote for who you’re becoming. When you want to skip the workout, eat the junk food, stay up scrolling — ask: “What would my future self do?” Then do that.
5. Track Your Wins (Not Just Your Goals)
You’re making progress but you don’t see it because you’re not tracking. Get my 30 Day Accountability Bestie Planner and write down every single win, no matter how small. Proof builds belief.
BODY & WELLNESS GLOW UP TIPS
6. Move Your Body Every Single Day
Not punishment workouts. Joyful movement. Pilates, hot girl walks, dancing in your room, yoga. Find what makes you feel good and do it consistently. Your body is meant to move.
7. Fix Your Gut Health
Clear skin, stable energy, good mood — it all starts with gut health. Drink my gut health mocktails, eat fermented foods, reduce sugar, stay hydrated. Your gut controls everything.
8. Create a Skincare Routine You’ll Actually Do
Stop buying every trending product. Create a simple routine: cleanser, treatment, moisturizer, SPF. Consistency beats complexity every time. Your skin glows from what you do daily, not occasionally.
9. Prioritize Sleep Like It’s Your Job
7-9 hours, non-negotiable. Your body repairs during sleep. Your hormones balance during sleep. Your skin glows because of sleep. No glow up happens without proper rest.
10. Drink Water Like Your Life Depends on It (It Does)
Half your body weight in ounces daily. Add lemon, fruit, whatever makes you drink it. Hydration = clear skin, energy, digestion, everything. It’s not sexy but it works.
11. Balance Your Hormones Naturally
Period cramps, acne, mood swings, exhaustion — that’s your hormones screaming. Try my hormone balancing teas, reduce stress, sleep enough, eat real food. Your glow up needs balanced hormones.
HABITS & ROUTINE GLOW UP TIPS
12. Master Your Morning Routine
Win the morning, win the day. Wake up without snoozing, no phone for 30 minutes, do ONE dream life action before anything else. Your morning sets the tone for everything.
13. Plan Your Next Day Every Night
5 minutes before bed: review today, plan tomorrow’s ONE priority action, write 3 gratitudes. Wake up knowing exactly what to do. No decision fatigue, just execution.
14. Do the Hard Thing First
Whatever you’re avoiding — do it first thing in the morning. After that, everything else feels easy. This one habit changes everything.
15. Build Keystone Habits
One habit that makes everything else easier. For me: morning routine. It created momentum for working out, eating well, being productive. Find yours and protect it.
16. Use Habit Stacking
Don’t just set goals, attach new habits to existing ones. “After I brush my teeth, I’ll do my skincare.” “After my coffee, I’ll journal.” Make it automatic.
ENVIRONMENT & AESTHETIC GLOW UP TIPS
17. Create Your Dream Space (Start Small)
You don’t need a complete home makeover. Start with your bedroom or one corner. Try dopamine decor — colors and items that literally make your brain happy. Your environment shapes your energy.
18. Curate Your Feed Like Your Mental Health Depends on It
Unfollow accounts that make you feel behind or bad about yourself. Follow women building the life you want. Your scroll should inspire action, not comparison spirals.
19. Dress Like Her Every Single Day
Even if you’re working from home. Even if you’re just running errands. Wear outfits that make you feel like the version of you who has her life together. Your exterior shifts your interior.
20. Declutter Your Physical and Digital Space
Chaos around you = chaos in you. Clean out your closet, organize your files, delete old photos. A clear space creates a clear mind for your glow up.
GOAL SETTING & ACTION GLOW UP TIPS
21. Create a 90-Day Roadmap (Not Just Goals)
Goals without roadmaps are wishes. Break every big goal into 90-day milestones with specific monthly actions. Download my Pinterest to Dream Life Starter Kit for the complete roadmap template.
22. Take ONE Action Daily Toward Your Dream Life
Not ten things. ONE. Consistent small actions compound into massive transformation. What’s your one thing today?
23. Use Your Pinterest Boards Strategically
Stop just saving pins. Do a Pinterest audit — what patterns emerge? Turn those boards into action plans. Pinterest is strategic intel, not just pretty pictures.
24. Join a Community of Women Doing the Same Thing
You can’t glow up alone. Accountability, support, inspiration — it’s non-negotiable. Join my Skool Community where we’re all building our dream lives together.
ENERGY & IDENTITY GLOW UP TIPS
25. Protect Your Energy Like It’s Your Most Valuable Asset
Say no to things that drain you. Set boundaries. Limit time with negative people. Your energy is what fuels your glow up. Guard it fiercely.
26. Become Her NOW (Not When You Achieve the Goals)
The version of you living your dream life — embody her today. Think like her. Decide like her. Act like her. The transformation happens from the inside out, not outside in.
How to Actually Use These Glow Up Tips
Reading this list changes nothing. Action changes everything.
Here’s your 2026 glow up action plan:
Week 1: Choose 5 tips from this list that resonate most
Week 2: Implement 2-3 (don’t try all at once)
Week 3: Make those habits consistent
Week 4: Add 2 more tips
By Month 3, you’ll have transformed:
- Your mindset and belief system
- Your daily habits and routines
- Your body and wellness
- Your environment and aesthetic
- Your goal-setting and action-taking
- Your energy and identity
That’s the glow up, babe.
The Truth About Glowing Up in 2026
Every girl who glows up has one thing in common: she stopped waiting and started building.
She didn’t wait for motivation. She didn’t wait to feel ready. She didn’t wait for the perfect Monday or New Year or “someday.”
She got clear on what she wanted. She made a plan. She took consistent action. She surrounded herself with support. And she became her.
These 26 glow up tips work. But only if you work them.
You can save this post to Pinterest. You can screenshot it for later. You can add it to your “2026 goals” board.
Or you can pick ONE tip right now and take action on it today.
The girls glowing up in 2026 aren’t more talented than you. They’re not luckier. They don’t have secret resources.
They just started. And then they didn’t stop.
Your turn, gorgeous.
Your Next Steps
Ready to actually glow up in 2026?
👉 Download your free Pinterest to Dream Life Starter Kit — Get the complete clarity framework, goal-setting templates, and 90-day roadmap for your glow up.
👉 Get the Glow Up SOS Kit ($7) — 24-hour identity shift with affirmations and subliminals that reprogram you into That Girl.
This is your year, bestie. Let’s make 2026 the year you stop pinning the dream life and start living it.
Xo,
Chelsea Elise
P.S. The version of you at the end of 2026? She’s so proud you started today. Don’t let her down. 💕