It’s around this time of year that you start digging through your beauty cupboards, dusting off the fake tans, wax strips and SPFs that have laid redundant since last summer. But are you up to date with the shelf life of your beauty stash?



Hunza G


Crinkle Scrunchie, £20
Hunza G Crinkle

We love the swimwear (So comfy! So supportive!) and now we have scrunchies to match. Perfect for beach holidays on the horizon.


Drunk Elephant


Umbra Sheer Mineral Cream SPF30, £34
Drunk Elephant Umbra Sheer Mineral Cream

A nourishing, vit-C enriched, mineral sunscreen, with a slight tint to blend effortlessly into all skin tones.


Sisley


Colour Cloud, £47
Sisley-Paris Colour Cloud

This mousse texture has a cloud-like, soft matte quality to it. Great for a minimal travel kit as it doubles as a cheek and lip tint for a diffused hint of colour.


Milk Make Up


Watermelon Jelly Glow, £28
Milk Makeup Watermelon Jelly Glow

Store this juicy, jelly-texture stick in the fridge for a hit of hydration that minimises pores and brightens skin.


The Nue Co.


Supa Thick Shampoo, £22
The Nue Co Supa Thick Shampoo

If your hair is prone to breakages, or you’re noticing thinning (hello menopause), this thickening shampoo from The Nue Co. is gentle and and effective at cleansing and restoring the scalp with vitamins to fortify and apple cider vinegar to clarify.


Laura Mercier


Bronze Colour Infusion, £34
Laura Mercier Bronze Colour Infusion

Summer calls for a fresh bronzer palette and this duo from Laura Mercier holds a matte terracotta hue for sculpting and a rosy pearlescent shade for adding a natural glow. Great to pop in your summer make-up bag for enhancing sun-kissed skin.


Votary


Vitamin C Glow Serum, £70
Votary Vitamin C Glow Serum

If you add one active to your summer skincare, make it vitamin C. Instantly brightening, it works to diminish age and sunspots, even skin tone and stimulate collagen production for perky, healthy-looking skin.


Eve Lom


Cleansing Oil, £55
Eve Lom Cleansing Oil

In summer, a more heavy duty cleansing oil is needed to effectively dissolve SPF and waterproof make-up. Eve Lom’s cleansing oil does not strip the skin’s natural moisture barrier but does effectively melt away all traces of the day.


Naturium


The Booster Hyaluronic Acid Body Wash, £18
NATURIUM The Booster Hyaluronic Acid Body Wash

A great moisture-boosting body wash to switch to for summer to get rid of scaly legs and deeply hydrate skin to leave it soft and supple.


Caudalie


Self-Tan Sun Drops, £19
Caudalie Self Tan Sun Drops

Foolproof, subtle, buildable colour that you can drop into your daily skincare, with organic grape water to hydrate – it’s the only face tanning we’ll be doing this summer.


Kopari


Body Bumps Be Gone, £26
KP Body Bumps Be Gone Scrub

If you have those pesky bumps on the back of your arms (aka chicken skin, aka keratosis Pilaris), this scrub is for you. A mix of AHAs and physical exfoliants, it will buff your limbs smooth, with added antioxidant-rich green tea and hydrating jojoba oil to nourish and leave skin super soft.


Patchology


Soothing Eye Gels, £14
Patchology Skin Remedy Soothing Eye Gels

If you suffer from hay fever, these are the best tonic for dry, itchy, sore eyes. Pop them in the fridge and the cooling botanical blend of chamomile, calendula and ceramides will swiftly hydrate and soothe.