The mercury is rising but we’ve kept our prices icy with these summer skin care and make up must-haves under £25. So, in the need for a little pre-holiday pick-me-up? You’ve come to the right place…
No holiday make up wardrobe is complete without a colour-pop lipstick, and few will complement your tan as well as Lime Crime’s gorgeous {Plushies} in shade ‘Orange Juice’ – £18. A gorgeous hot coral, this long-wear lip colour is tryst-resistant – ideal if you’re looking for a holiday romance…
Britain’s best-loved bronzer, Benefit’s {Hoola} – from £12.50 – is the perfect, suits-all hue for sunkissed skin. Completely matte and finely milled, this applies seamlessly for a gorgeous, post-holiday glow.
Still trying to track down the ‘Holy Grail’ highlight? We just did. NYX Professional Makeup’s {Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator} – a snip at just £8 – lends your base a stunning, summer-worthy lustre while it gilds your lids and cheekbones with a cloak of molten shimmer.
‘Sun-In’ for the 21st Century, OUAI’s ombré spray – £20 – lightens lengths to grant beach-worthy, holiday blonde from a bottle. Abandon the faff of transforming your locks into stickily, lemon-drenched wasp magnets next time you’re trying to highlight your mane and instead, reach for {Sun of a Beach} – a cocktail of citrus and nourishing coconut extracts to brighten your blonde as it lightens your tresses for natural, honey-toned colour (no orange in sight).
Bon Voyage #Beauties! Streamline your luggage with ZOEVA’s pocket-sized Voyager palettes – £12 -sextets of velvet and shimmering shadow to take you from sand dune to dinner (to dive bar) with ease. Each with six complementary colours, we’re smitten with the {Cocoa} incarnation…
We’re also CocoNUTS for Frank Body’s {Coconut Coffee Scrub} (lets say ‘coconuts’ several more times for good measure). Fusing two of our *favourite* things – a cruelty-free ethic with naturally derived coconut oil – inhaling Frank Body’s incredibly-scented concoctions will quickly become your new full-time pastime. Bad news for productivity but greeeeeat news for skin, this leave your limbs stroke-ably soft with a glorious glow. And, did we mention the smell?
A body wash that makes your tan last longer? Say ‘aye’! Institut Esthederm’s game-changing {After Sun Face & Body Shower Gel} – £19 – stars dirt-attracting micelles to eliminate sea, sand and sweat without stripping your skin of its much-needed moisture (and hard-earned bronze glow).
And because summer is the perfect time to try a floral fragrance, TOCCA’s hand luggage-compatible rollerball scents are affordable ways to expand your perfumery wardrobe. We’re obsessed with {Giulietta} – £20 – with its uplifting blend of green apple, Bulgarian rose and slang slang, which conjures the sweet, heady warmth of an evening al fresco.