Beauty must-haves for your perfectly imperfect summer
This article is sponsored by Umberto Giannini, Philip Kingsley, Aussie, Shark, Kiehl’s, Elizabeth Arden, Morphe, Jimmy Choo & Ghost
Summer’s the time for new adventures, new memories and new additions to your beauty routine. From poolside holidays and summer date nights to cultural city breaks and romantic summer weddings, we’re with you for every summer moment.
Whether you need to care for your hair after a day at the beach or you’ve only got room for a few beauty staples in your travel bag, we’ve rounded up our picks of protective haircare, multi-tasking skincare and hair stylers, long-lasting make-up and signature summer scents.
Get ready to shop the summer beauty buys that can withstand the heat…
Summer haircare
If you’re anything like us, summer will be spent lounging by a pool, enjoying a beach day or two and trying a new colour or style. But all that summer fun calls for haircare solutions to protect against sun, salt water and chlorine, along with all-in-one styling tools that are perfect for your travels.
With you for beach days
Try: Umberto Giannini Banana Coconut Detangler
• Size: 250ml
• Lightweight
• Non-sticky formula
What better summer feeling than that first dip in the ocean? Whilst we love swimming in the sea, our hair doesn’t always thank us for it and the salty sea water can sometimes leave it needing a bit of TLC.
Tame your tangles with this tropical hair saviour from Umberto Giannini. It’s packed with coconut oil and banana extract to instantly detangle hair whilst smoothing frizz and flyaways. Simply leave in this conditioning treatment for super nourished and shiny hair post-beach day.
With you for poolside holidays
Try: Philip Kingsley Swimcap Mask 75ml
• Size: 75ml
• Chlorine and colour protecting UV absorbing treatment
Jetting off to a luxury poolside villa this summer? Don’t be without this water-resistant, protective cream hair mask designed to be worn whilst sunbathing or swimming. Its unique, creamy formula helps shield hair from the drying and damaging effects of chlorine, salt water and UV rays. It’s an absolute must-have for swimmers, sunbathers and summer lovers everywhere.
With you for your perfect summer hair shade
Try: Aussie SOS Blonde Hydration Vegan Purple Shampoo for Blonde & Silver Hair
• Size: 290ml
• Cruelty-free and vegan*
• With 95% natural ingredients
• Recyclable bottle made of transparent PET material
A true saviour for coloured, bleached, blonde and silver hair in need of help, add this kick (br)ass purple shampoo to your routine. It’s here to neutralise brassy tones and leave blonde and silver hair boosted, hydrated and bright. And did we mention? It smells amazing thanks to the intoxicating blend of Australian wild plum and manuka leaf.
With you for summer date nights
Try: Shark FlexStyle Air Styler & Hair Dryer with 5 Attachments
• Colour: Stone
• Powerful, fast drying meets versatile multi-styling
• Five attachments including: Auto-wrap curlers, paddle brush, oval brush, styling concentrator and curl defining diffuser
Whether you’re heading to a fancy beachside restaurant or off to an outdoor cinema under the stars, a summer date night calls for a sizzling summer hairstyle to make things feel extra special.
Discover five ways to curl, straighten, volumise, smooth and define with the Shark FlexStyle. In a single twist, it rotates between a powerful hair dryer and a five-in-one styling wand to transform your routine and allow you to flex your style, whatever the occasion.
Summer skincare
Gone are the heavy formulas of your colder-weather skincare staples. Summer’s the time for lighter lotions and space-saving multi-taskers that can fit into your suitcase. And don’t forget that all-important SPF.
With you for enjoying the sunshine all summer long
Try: Kiehl’s Ultra Light Daily UV Defense SPF 50 PA++++
• Size: 60ml
• With advanced UVA/UVB technology and pollution protection
• Non-comedogenic
• Suitable for all skin types
Daily sun protection is an essential step in your skincare routine not only in summer, but all year round, too!
This option from Kiehl’s will see you through the whole of summer, providing all-day hydration whilst helping to fight against the early signs of ageing. The lightweight and quick-absorbing formula helps protect skin from UVA and UVB rays as well as pollution, all with an invisible finish. What more could you need from an SPF?
With you for summer festivals
Try: Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour® Cream Skin Protectant
• Size: 50ml
• Versatile formula
Festivals are all about being in the moment, not thinking about your 10-step beauty routine! That’s why every festival bag needs a good multi-tasking product and this legendary all-in-one formula by Elizabeth Arden is the way to go.
Not only does this skin protectant deeply moisturise your body and provide soothing relief from any cuts and grazes, but it also works wonders to tame brows, smooth down frizz and flyaways and provide a luminous glow anywhere you want. No wonder it’s reached cult status in the beauty world.
Summer make-up
Summer make-up is all about a lightweight base, bright pops of colour and, of course, an enviable glow. But most importantly? It’s got to be long-lasting and match up to the summer heat. That’s where a good setting spray comes in, and this one from Morphe doubles up as your make-up prep, too!
With you for summer weddings
Try: Morphe Continuous Prep & Set Mist + Supercharged with Ceramides & Antioxidants
• Size: 79g
• 100% showed an immediate improvement in hydration**
• 97% agreed make-up looked better and lasted longer**
• 97% agreed skin felt nourished and hydrated with a healthy glow**
Got a summer wedding coming up? Take your make-up from daytime ceremony to night-time party with a little help from Morphe.
Prep skin and set liquid and powder make-up while supercharging your complexion with skin-loving ingredients. Morphe’s cult-favourite micro-fine mist has been amped up with ceramides known to hydrate, nourish, and strengthen the skin’s barrier alongside electrolytes to help moisturise for a healthy glow.
Summer scents
Did you know fragrance has the power to enhance and bring back memories? We love to try out new ones every summer, so that when we spray them again in the future the amazing summer memories come flooding back. Opt for a lighter and playful fragrance for the daytime and a more sensual scent for the evening.
With you for an island getaway
Try: Jimmy Choo Rose Passion Eau de Parfum
• Size: 100ml
• Juicy and floral
Make your beach holiday even more memorable with this summery scent from Jimmy Choo. Fresh notes of coconut water and rich blooms of frangipani flower give way to seductive orchids and jasmine, all underpinned by intense sandalwood and warming vanilla. This playful and long-lasting floral fragrance is sure to bring on holiday vibes, wherever you are.
For your glam nights out with friends
Try: Ghost Orb of Night Opulence
• Size: 50ml
• Sparkly Floral Amber
Exist in the moment. The sun goes down, it’s time to get ready to go out with this sensual fragrance.
Opulence revisits the hugely successful Orb of Night with this uplifting twist. As the sun sets and the dusk settles, Opulence comes to life. Luminous mandarin fuses with sparkling pink pepper adding a modern intensity and evolves into a generous and voluptuous floral heart. The warm dry down of tonka bean and the touch of hypnotic cocoa butter and sandalwood exalts the senses.
Dance from dusk till dawn. A fragrance made for the party-goers who love that added touch of sparkle!
