GET A GORGEOUS GLOW FROM HEAD TO TOE.

All the know-how you need (from time proven home remedies to news on breakthrough potions and lotions) to achieve lit-from-within luster on every inch of your bod.

* Since men, like moths, are drawn to sources of light and radiance, you want to make sure your skin is seductively scintillating all over. We're here to help with a program for getting you glowing from head to toe. It's based on better-than-ever skin-care regimens and cool DIY recipes. And for those times when you have a date in, oh, an hour, there's a whole arsenal of radiance-replicating makeup that'll muster up some luster in minutes. So get psyched to illuminate every room you walk into.

ATTAIN A RADIANT FACE

The first step toward scoring a luminescent complexion is a careful cleansing routine. To make sure you don't strip away any glow-giving moisture, stick with supermild cleansers such as Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, $5.75, or Basis Comfortably Clean Face Wash, $3.99. If you're prone to acne, use a gentle face wash that contains grease-gobbling ingredients like salicylic acid. We like Biore Blemish Fighting Cleanser, $5.99.

Once your complexion is thoroughly cleansed, it's time to work on shedding radiance-dulling dead cells. Good news: You will find that the new crop of exfoliating lotions and scrubs won't leave you with any of the irritation you may have experienced in the past with Retin-A or harsh glycolic-acid treatments. There are two sloughing strategies to choose from:

* New creams containing upgraded versions of alpha-hydroxy acids (called poly-hydroxy acids) and beta-hydroxy acids will gradually exfoliate your skin all day or night while also providing moisture. Slather one on before applying your makeup in the morning or after cleaning your face at bedtime. We like Lubriderm Skin Renewal Anti-wrinkle Day/Night Cream, $10.99, and Clinique Total Turnaround Visible Skin Renewer, $30.

* If you prefer the ritual and feel of a scrub, pick a slougher that has supergentle particles. Try Philosophy's The Greatest Love, $25. The exfoliant is a soft sugar mixed with healing aloe and jojoba. Another great choice is Guerlain Issima Smoothing Exfoliator, $37, which contains gentle micropearls and soothing rose extract.