While the tradition of spring cleaning might inspire a closet clean-out or a wall-to-wall scrub-down of your bathroom, this time-honored practice can extend to skin care as well. The transition from winter to spring is the perfect time to take stock of your skin care and beauty regimens and see what you can refine in the months ahead. To help you put your best face forward this season, we’ve gathered some of our most valuable spring skin care tips, including:

• Leave winter skin behind with an exfoliating cleanser

• Wash your makeup brushes

• Replace your mascara

• Find your perfect coverage

• Target discoloration and even out skin tone

• Replenish your sunscreen

• Boost radiance for a spring-worthy glow

1) Leave winter skin behind with an exfoliating cleanser

If your skin is feeling dull after a long winter, one of our top spring skin care tips is to reach for an exfoliating cleanser. LovelySkin LUXE Clarifying Gel Cleanser was formulated to improve exfoliation and cellular turnover while also boosting collagen production. Key ingredients include salicylic acid, glycolic acid and afaLUXE, a dermatologist-developed molecule of amino-based filaggrin antioxidants with vitamin C and Dead Sea minerals. “With daily use, you can expect your skin to look brighter and feel smoother with fewer breakouts,” says Dr. Joel Schlessinger, a board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon as well as a cosmetic surgeon.

2) Wash your makeup brushes

“Makeup brushes collect bacteria, dirt and oil with daily use, and using dirty brushes on your skin can contribute to acne, irritation and even skin or eye infections,” Dr. Schlessinger says.

The American Academy of Dermatology recommends washing your makeup brushes every seven to ten days. If you’ve been slacking on your brush washing routine, spring cleaning is a great excuse to give them a deep clean and then continue to wash them on a regular schedule.

One of our favorite makeup brush cleansers is jane iredale Botanical Brush Cleanser. This formula contains witch hazel and alcohol to help clean your brushes and eliminate bacteria, and it is safe to use on brushes with either natural or synthetic bristles. It also contains grapefruit oil and seaweed extracts to condition the bristles, which helps maintain your favorite makeup brushes.

3) Replace your mascara

Spring cleaning is a prime opportunity to purge expired products from your makeup kit and bathroom cabinet. One likely culprit is mascara, which should be replaced every three months, according to Mayo Clinic. “Mascara and liquid eyeliner are especially prone to harboring bacteria, and you’ll want to be especially careful about replacing these products regularly to keep your eyes safe and healthy,” Dr. Schlessinger says.

Stay on track with your mascara replacement by taking advantage of LovelySkin’s auto-replenish service. You can set up a subscription for a staff favorite such as Glo Skin Beauty Lash Lengthening Mascara and set your repeat orders to ship automatically every three months. When your new mascara arrives in the mail, that’s your cue to toss the old tube.

4) Find your perfect coverage

Whether your spring event calendar is peppered with weddings, graduations or baby showers, you’ll want to make sure your face is looking flawless. Professional makeup brand Laura Mercier is a specialist when it comes to coverage, and the brand boasts a variety of options to complement your look.

If dry skin in spring is a concern for you, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector SPF 30 is a great choice. It contains a hydrating complex with glycerin, shea butter and macadamia seed oil to help enhance your skin’s moisture level while providing lightweight coverage and SPF 30 protection.

For a medium- to full-coverage option, there’s Laura Mercier Flawless Lumiere Foundation. This liquid foundation is a savior for dry skin in spring thanks to hydrating ingredients such as silver ear mushroom and a blend of smoothing silicones. It goes on weightlessly and helps blur the look of skin imperfections.

For a touch of extra coverage on red spots or dark undereye circles, you can use Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Concealer with either foundation or a tinted moisturizer. This formula contains proprietary priming powders and perfecting pigments that provide cake-free coverage and brighten dull-looking skin for a fresh, ready-for-spring look.

5) Target discoloration and even out skin tone

Addressing discoloration such as dark spots and uneven skin tone is a worthy focus for spring skin care. Cyspera Pigment Correction System is an innovative three-step daily routine that’s suitable for all skin types to help improve dark spots and hyperpigmentation. These formulas combine powerful active ingredients such as retinol with Cyspera’s own Cysteamine Isobionic-Amide Complex, which helps improve discoloration by reducing melanin production. In clinical trials, this set helped visibly improve pigmentation in two weeks with additional results after sixteen weeks of use.

6) Replenish your sunscreen

Regular sunscreen use is important all year round to help reduce cancer risk and protect your skin from visible signs of photoaging, such as fine lines, wrinkles and discoloration. We’d be remiss if we didn’t share one of our favorite spring skin care tips, which is to replenish your supply of sunscreen to make sure you’re stocked for the spring and summer months ahead.

For sun protection and skin-boosting benefits in one step, we’re fans of ALASTIN Skincare SilkSHIELD All Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 with TriHex Technology. This formula provides all-mineral, broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection with zinc oxide to help guard your skin from future sun damage. It also helps repair existing skin damage and support healthy skin with TriHex Technology, a blend of peptides and botanical ingredients that helps clear out sun-damaged collagen and elastin proteins while supporting your skin’s natural ability to make new collagen and elastin. Because this sunscreen is safe to use on post-procedure skin, it’s a great option to use after in-office procedures such as microdermabrasion, laser treatments or dermaplaning.

7) Boost radiance for a spring-worthy glow

Ready to spring into warmer weather with more radiant skin? If you’re looking to invest in one product that can up the ante on your spring skin care routine, consider SkinCeuticals Cell Cycle Catalyst Skin Surface Renewal Serum. This innovative SkinCeuticals skin care product helps boost your skin’s natural renewal cycle with a multi-acid complex and taurine. Together, these ingredients promote cell turnover in your skin to help reduce the appearance of fine lines, improve radiance and visibly brighten skin.

Now that you’re ready to refine your skin care for spring, you can check out more skin care advice on the LovelySkin Blog, including the best foundation for aging skin and how to treat eczema symptoms.