Summer is here and it’s about to get scorching hot. Raise a glass of Aperol Spritz–and not the temperature—while looking fabulous all summer long. From lightweight textures and refreshing fixers to long-lasting formulations and frizz-fighting creams, here's some tips and tricks to beat the heat with our favourite summer picks.
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Lightweight Textures
When it comes to staying cool in this dreadful heat, it’s all about choosing lightweight textures and products that offer maximum moisture—bonus if they can be stored in the fridge for the ultimate cooling effect. A gel-based moisturiser like Sisley’s new Sisleÿa L’Intégral Anti-Âge Fresh Gel Cream has a featherlight formula that leaves a matte finish without any greasy residue. We are also big fans of nourishing dry oils like Guerlain’s Abeille Royale Advanced Youth Watery Oil that has the lightness of a lotion but is rich in honey-derived actives to accelerate skin’s natural repair mechanisms.
Sisleÿa L’Intégral Anti-Âge Fresh Gel Cream, $665, SISLEY.
Abeille Royale Advanced Youth Watery Oil, $228 for 50ml, GUERLAIN.
The sorbet-like Laneige Bouncy & Firm Sleeping Mask seals in moisture but won’t suffocate your skin while you sleep. And don’t leave home without Pixi’s soothing, oil-balancing Clarity Mist. Keep this in your bag so you can spritz your face for instant cooling and hydration.
Bouncy & Firm Sleeping Mask, $56, LANEIGE.
Clarity Mist, $25, PIXI.
For smooth skin from the neck down, the key is to exfoliate. Rather than physical scrubs, look to chemical ones that contain alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) such as glycolic or lactic acid, or beta hydroxy acids (BHAs) like salicylic acid to gently but effectively remove dead skin. Paula’s Choice Weightless Body Treatment is the perfect moisturiser-exfoliant hybrid that lightly hydrates while lifting away built-up layers of dead skin.
Weightless Body Treatment, $49, PAULA'S CHOICE.
Longwear Makeup
Sweaty is not a good look on anyone. For this season, go for long-lasting, waterproof formulations that will last rain or shine. Fenty Beauty’s Soft’Lit Luminous Foundation does just that by providing a long-wear medium coverage that can resist humidity, sweat, and transfer. After that, powder up with Huda Beauty's Easy Bake and Snatched Pressed Brightening And Setting Powder, followed by NARS’ reformulated blush that can last up to 16 hours. One way of ensuring your make-up won't budge is to set it with primer like Charlotte Tilbury's Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray.
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Soft’Lit Luminous Foundation, $63, FENTY BEAUTY.
Easy Bake and Snatched Pressed Brightening And Setting Powder, $62, HUDA BEAUTY.
Blush, $57, NARS.
Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, $59 for 100ml, CHARLOTTE TILBURY.
Long-wear multi-taskers will also be your best friend. Lancôme's Idôle Tint, which works as an eyeshadow, eyeliner or blush, promising up to 16 smudge- and transfer-free hours. Rather than an emollient-heavy lipstick, go for a lightweight lip tint like Benefit’s Splashtint for juicy, hydrated, waterproof lips that’ll last through every one of your summer romances.
Idôle Tint in Golden Hour, $40, LANCÔME
Splashtint Dewy Lip Tint in 05 Honeymooner, $42, BENEFIT COSMETICS.
Anti-Frizz Haircare
When exposed to the sun and external aggressors, your hair could go limp, or worse, look frizzy. And your scalp will retaliate in a number of ways—either become sensitised, oily or develop dandruff. In this weather, we highly recommend clarifying the scalp with a scrub like Aromatica’s Rosemary Salt Scrub Shampoo, which has rosemary extract to promote with hair growth. A dry shampoo is a great tropical must-have to freshen your scalp in the middle of the day. Briogeo’s version is charcoal-infused with a formulation to cleanse, balance, and detoxify the scalp.
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Rosemary Salt Scrub Shampoo, $49, AROMATICA.
Scalp Revival Charcoal + Biotin Dry Shampoo, $44, BRIOGEO.
And when it comes to frizz, tame your mane with an anti- frizz cream from Ouai, which is formulated to protect damp locks before heat styling. If straighteners, curling wands, and hairdryers aren’t your forte, Oribe’s new Hair Alchemy styling balm contains a technology to define and hold hairstyles without any heat. Just apply it to damp hair and let it air-dry or set it in your preferred style with your curlers.
Anti-Frizz Crème, $45, OUAI.
Hair Alchemy Styling Balm, $66, ORIBE.