These easy product swaps will keep you feeling fresh throughout the warmer months.
Summer is here and the heat and humidity is already creating havoc when it comes to our beauty routines. If you’re finding your winter products just aren’t handling the heat, or you need to update your kit for the season ahead, these handy hints and helpful product recommendations will get you set to embrace summer in all its glory – without an oil slick in sight.
CARRY SUNSCREEN WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES
The importance of slip, slop, slapping 365 days of the year is ingrained in the psyche of us Kiwis, but it’s remembering to reapply that can really throw us off our suncare game. Most sunscreens are only effective on the skin for up to four hours and if you forget to top up that’s when you can start doing serious damage.
The idea of reapplying sunscreen over the top of your makeup isn’t a pleasant one, so we absolutely adore the convenience of Coola’s Refreshing Water Mist Face Sunscreen which can be misted onto the skin throughout the day without disturbing your makeup. In fact, it leaves your skin looking glowy and hydrated, whilst providing broad spectrum protection from UVA and UVB rays. The travel size is perfect for keeping in your handbag, too.
Most sunscreens are only effective on the skin for up to 4 hours, and if you forget to top up, that’s when you start doing serious damage.
USE DRY SHAMPOO AT NIGHT
If you’re a hot sleeper, waking up with greasy hair is probably a common occurrence for you – especially in the height of summer. A great trick to try when you want your blowdry to last more than a day or two, is to apply dry shampoo into your roots before you go to bed to help absorb any oil that may start to creep in overnight. Even better if you can tie your hair up with a loose scrunchy to get it off the back of your neck, too.
The Takesumi Detox Overnight Dry Shampoo is formulated specifically for night time use and lasts up to three times longer than your regular aerosol products. It’s also available in both blonde and brunette.
CHOOSE A SHEER TINT OVER FULL COVERAGE FOUNDATION
There’s no worse feeling than sweating through a heavy foundation in the heat and humidity, so switch up your winter favourite for a lighter tinted moisturiser or BB cream. The Coola Mineral Tint Rosilliance SPF 30 offers sheer coverage with broad spectrum protection – ticking two very important boxes in one. If you have any specific areas that need extra coverage such as blemishes, dark circles or pigmentation, use a concealer over the top and apply a translucent setting powder or spray as the final step to keep it all locked in place.
COMMIT TO DOUBLE CLEANSING THE DAY AWAY
Spending more time outside during the warmer months means even more opportunity for build up from sunscreen, makeup, pollution and sweat to occur on the skin. That’s why it’s so important to thoroughly cleanse your skin before bed – and we can’t recommend a double cleanse enough. You don’t need to use two different cleansers (although you can if you like), just wash your face twice to really remove dirt and impurities. The first cleanse tackles the surface grime from sunscreen and makeup, while the second cleanse gets deep down into pores to remove excess sebum and oil and allow your serums and moisturisers to penetrate more effectively.
We love Biologi’s bc Refresh Cleanser and Adashiko’s Collagen Cleanse for their ability to deeply clean the skin without stripping the epidermis of moisture and natural oils.
You don’t need to use 2 different cleansers, just wash your face twice to really remove dirt and impurities.
SWITCH TO A LIGHTER-WEIGHT MOISTURISER
Heavy, creamy moisturisers can feel super luxurious in the winter time and offer much-needed hydration for dry, parched skin, but in summer those thicker formulations can often feel too much – and they do nothing for the longevity of your makeup either. Switching to a gel or water-based moisturiser for both day and night will give skin all the hydration it needs in a formula better suited to fast absorption and a barely there feel.
Adashiko’s Collagen + Noni Gel not only penetrates quickly, but also works to exfoliate, tone, hydrate, repair and regenerate skin. A multi-functional product such as this is a godsend in summer, when the less skincare you layer, the better!
