Summer’s Here. Time To Hoard These Skincare Essentials
In the Philippines, summer begins in late March. If you have sensitive skin, expect skin issues to flare up with the change of weather. If you’re a visitor from a four-season country, you may experience breakouts as soon as you step into our tropical waters. Records show that the temperature in Manila has gone up to 35°C (95°F) the past few days, so it’s high time we switch to summer-friendly beauty products. Here’s a peek into my stash.
Water-based skincare
Rich creams and oil-laden skincare will feel icky on your skin, so temporarily use water-based skincare for the next eight weeks. It’s lightweight and your skin absorbs it faster.
SPF for every part of the body
When I say every part of the body, I mean from the hair on my head to the edge of my toes. I started showing signs of melasma years ago, so my dermatologist advised that I slather on SPF daily. When I’m traveling, I go for tinted SPFs for a semi-makeup look or regular SPFs of at least 50.
Wide brim hat
A strong SPF isn’t enough to protect your face from the sun’s UVA and UVB rays. When I’m at the beach, I always bring a wide brim hat to shield both my face and hair from sun damage. There are plenty of fashionable options that won’t make you look too touristy.
Midday hydration
A makeup trick I learned from professional makeup artists is to apply facial mist (or as my friends would joke, “expensive water for the face”) before applying makeup and to hydrate my made-up face in the middle of the day. I bring a bottle of vitamin-enriched water mist whenever I travel or during TV commercial shoots. If you’re hitting the beach, slather on some cooling gel after sunbathing—even if you didn’t get sunburned.
Makeup primers
At the peak of summer, your makeup is guaranteed to smudge and melt within minutes of applying or sweating. To make sure everything stays put for as long as possible, invest in primers.
What are your summer essentials?
April 5, 2016
Product photos from beautybar.com.ph, beachhutfun.com, benefitcosmetics.com, bifesta.jp, bioderma.com, celetequedermo.com, fb.com/bioreph, loccitane.com, loreal.com, nuxe.com, revlon.com shuuemura-usa.com
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Mantra ko tuwing summer hydrate,hydrate and always bring an umbrella. Whenever nakakalimutan ko yung umbrella may baon akong pamaypay na malaki or sun hat. I tried bifesta, spf should be 15 pataas sa sun block. I have not tried yung face mist pero I’m going to consider the products na listed dito. I have to agree dun sa primer as madaling malusaw ang make up sa init
Heard that evian face mist is way better than other face mist if you want to remove harmful chlorinated water or even saltwater after swimming. Been looking everywhere all they have is avene wc i find super duper pricey!
Well for me, everything that has SPF 15+++ from lips to face, ( Burts bees& olay) don’t forget the ears ladies! hair serum that contains SPF tooI (mane and tail serum) and for the rest of the body. ( Nivea firming body serum with SPF) If you are in the beach, then its a must to reapply every 2hours with a good sunscreen spray (Nivea spray, the yellow nozzle) and wait 30minutes for the skin to absorb???. And before bedtime after a nice shower I just use Neutrogena body oil to regain moisture and suppleness of skin.
BTW, love the retro vibe from the looks of your blog Ms Kate! It’s my new found blog to love!!!????
I’ve been using Celeteque for years. Summer or not, I make sure my face is hydrated. They have really good products. 🙂 As for some of my summer essentials, I make sure to bring umbrella, water and my favorite Burt’s Bees Lip Balm everywhere I go. About the SPFs, I am currently using Daylong.
I don’t really use a primer but I’ll take your suggestion since my makeup melts just a few minutes after application. It’s that hot in our country right now.
Sunblock always:) buti na nga lang mostly of sunblocks now are watery or non sticky formula na so super comfortable in the skin na:D
We must take care of our skin especially the heat is really on. Good thing, there are lots of products that we can use to protect our skin. Love your site! More powers ???
Hello! ❤ I’m a new subscriber. ? Pwede naman magtagalog diba? ? Magtaglish na lang ako para mas madami akong mashare haha. Celeteque Hydration Moisturizer is also one of my summer essential. Sobrang lightweight nya sa face. Other summer essential ko yung Sooper Beaute Wonder Cream Day Cream, ginagamit ko sya kahit yun lang kasi nagiiwan sya ng powdery veil kaya parang nagpulbos na din, tska it has spf 20 kaya perfect for summer. ? Sa body ko naman wala akong ginagamit kasi medyo namamahalan kasi ako, kaya nagwhiwhitening lotion nalang ako tuwing gabi. Then ang ginagamit kong makeup primer ung quickfx mattifier. 🙂
I’m curious with the expensive water for the face, I might try it! My essentials that’s on my bag everyday now since summer started is my umbrella,comfy shades and my face & body sunscreen and I’m good to go. Hehe
One hot afternoon I forgot to grab my umbrella from our office locker but I have other stuff with me like my camel hat! As I can’t take the heat at 1pm, I couldnt care less! I put on my camel hat though my face is covered I knew people glanced or even stared at me like Im a tourist! LOL!