The Beauty Director’s super buys for summer
From the beautiful travel scent to the most believable bronzing products – here are the summer beauty buys you won't want to miss
Travel-friendly believable bronzer | Chanel Les Beiges Travel Size Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream
It’s the ultimate mini-me – the most believable bronzer that fits into the palm of your hand in a colour to suit you. Perfect for packing, travelling or throwing in your handbag for summer parties.
Chanel Les Beiges Travel Size Healthy Glow Bronzing Cream, £37 – buy here
Blooming scent | Nest New York Indian Jasmine Perfume Oil
Sweet but not cloying, this fragrance oil is a balance of blooming flowers, berries and a touch of pink pepper – and the 6ml rollerball is the perfect companion to summer days and nights.
Nest New York Indian Jasmine Perfume Oil, £34 – buy here
Easy SPF 50 mist for over or under make-up | Ultra Violette Preen Screen SPF50 Reapplication Mist Skinscreen
This ultra-fine mist doesn’t disturb make-up, protects skin from the sun, and hydrates and remedies redness.
Ultra Violette Preen Screen SPF50 Reapplication Mist Skinscreen, £32 – buy here
Long-lasting, non-drying lip stain | Stila Calligraphy Lip Stain
This has the staying power of a Sharpie pen but doesn’t dry or dehydrate lips. Pigment-rich colours in eight vibrant shades allow you to create the perfect level of colour that can be worn alone or with gloss and will last for hours.
Stila Calligraphy Lip Stain, £23 – buy here
Lighter, tighter legs | Margaret Dabbs Fabulous Leg Duo
Margaret Dabbs is the queen of London podiatry; her treatments and products always deliver. Massage this clinically proven Firming Leg Serum into legs to help promote lymphatic drainage, depuff and boost circulation, and spray on the glow tonic to refresh and add lustre. Perfect for post-long-haul or if you’re about to don a short and sweet Zimmerman mini.
Margaret Dabbs Fabulous Leg Duo, £45 – buy here
Lazy ways to moisturise | Hibernicis Body & Shower Oil
Packed with essential oils, this shower oil not only coats you and (fills the room) with a beautiful scent, but the luxurious formula means you can skip the moisturiser post-shower.
Hibernicis Body & Shower Oil, £69 – buy here
Banish sun-stressed hair | Goldwell Sun Reflects Range
This range of haircare removes the residues from chlorine and sea salt, protects your balayage and leaves hair soft, shiny and manageable.
Goldwell Sun Reflects Range, £16 – buy here
Everyday SPF for the eyes | Coola Day SPF30 + Night Eye Cream Duo
The eyelid is a common location for skin cancer, so I am thrilled to announce this new arrival on the SPF scene. Coola’s already our go-to for their brilliant sunscreen sprays and sticks, (the kids love the tropical smell and don’t wince when I apply).
So, I was keen to road-test an eye cream offering SPF30 with blue light and anti-fatigue technology. It contains some brilliant ingredients, such as vitamin C, that rev up the eye area and prepare for make-up. In contrast, the opposing side is a luxurious cream loaded with pro-age resveratrol to be used to restore overnight – dream team.
Coola Day SPF30 + Night Eye Cream Duo, £45 – buy here
Travel anxiety helper | Ilapothecary Beat The Blues Pulse Point
Travel always comes with excitement and anxiety in equal measures, and even though we can’t avoid some pre-vacay chaos, it’s nice to be able to roll a remedy on your wrist and take a few moments to deep-breathe at check-in, security or take-off with the smell of clary sage, petitgrain, and rose geranium. Apply to pulse points and inhale.
Ilapothecary Beat The Blues Pulse Point, £29 – buy here
Hi-tech brow booster & tamer | SJ Brow Gel | Revitalash
A decent set of brows help to achieve summer’s minimal face easily. Boost yours by upping the condition and growth with scientifically proven Revitalash products – buy here.
And keeps brows perfectly groomed with the latest product that assures they stay in place and look glossy for a minimum of 12 hours. Developed by London’s micro-blading and brow queen, Stephanie Jackson – it took over two years and countless trials to get the perfect product – and comes in two hair textures – fine or coarse.
SJ Brows Gel, £25 – buy here