Call us crazy, but wasn’t it just January? Summer skin is in, and we’re mentally catching up to the hotter months. To get your complexion and bawdy sorted, we’ve rounded up the best products to soften, hydrate, and protect your skin as well as to give it the right amount of colour.
For an ultra-soft body, use Sol De Janiero Bum Bum Cream
Price: starting at Dhs94, sephora.ae
Why it’s a must-have: This luxurious coconut oil-rich body cream, famous for its catchy name, softens, smooths, and nourishes our skin with its Amazonian ingredients. Containing a touch of mica for that goddess aesthetic, this moisturiser includes caffeine-packed Guaraná to smooth and tighten skin, moisture-locking Cupuaçu Butter to restore elasticity, and antioxidant-laden Açaí to make skin bright and youthful looking. Summer skin, here we come.
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For a sun-kissed complexion, use Olio E Osso Lip, Cheek, and Lid Balm
Price: Dhs113, revolve.com
Why it’s a must-have: For low-key days, this is ~literally~ one of the best summer skincare products of 2023. We’re calling it skincare (although, let’s be honest, it’s makeup) because this balmy formula is packed with ingredients that nourish and hydrate our skin and lips. The lush balms contain just the right amount of colour to give our complexion a lil’ kick with its dewy and pigmented monochromatic glow. We’re obsessed.
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For a sparkle n’ body glow, use Summer Fridays Pool Time Glowing Body Oil
Price: Dhs187, apothecabeauty.com
Why it’s a must-have: We love a lil’ shimmer at the beach and by the pool when we’re kickin’ it with our besties. Summer Friday’s Glowing Body Oil is the product that gets our content creating Insta-hearts beating rapidly. Not only is the bottle super chic, but the shimmery glow gives us summer skin worthy of an infinite number of double taps. It’s a non-sticky formula and looks fab on all skin tones.
via Instagram @summerfridays
For sun protection, use La Roche-Posay Anthelios Invisible Fluid Sunscreen SPF50+
Price: Dhs141, binsina.ae
Why it’s a must-have: Sunblock is a must, bb, and we can’t stress enough how much your future self with thank you for applying the spf now. La Roche Posay’s fluid sunscreen is an amazing product to get you in the habit of starting a summer skin sunscreen routine. Its non-sticky texture and lightweight formula sinks into the skin quickly without leaving a white residue.
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For that perfect blush shade on tanned skin, use Charlotte Tilbury Matte Beauty Blush Wand in Dream Pop
Price: Dhs185, Charlotte Tilbury stores
Why it’s a must-have: This liquid blush gives us a dreamy summer skin fix with it’s super pigmented and lightweight pop of cherry colour. Just a few dots of this skin-loving formula gives a gorgeous and soft-focused summery glow to our minimalist makeup looks. It’s easy to use, looks gorgeous on tanned skin tones, and lasts all day long.
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