Summer is the season of golden sunsets, iced lattes, straw hats, and SPF. But while you’re living your best life in the sun, your skin is secretly crying out for help—think sweat, clogged pores, and a sudden complexion shift to greasy but dry and dehydrated. As the temperatures rise and the sun lingers longer in the sky, your skin goes through a seasonal shift—sweat, heat, UV exposure, and humidity all affect how your skin performs and that coveted glow you yearn is nowhere to be found.
Whether you’re sand chasing, hiking, or working from a sunny window, here’s your guide to keeping your skin balanced, luminous, and happy all summer long.
Lighten Up Your Cleanser
Between sunscreen, sweat, and life’s chaos, your face is working overtime. Time to switch to a lightweight gel or foaming cleanser that doesn’t strip your skin. Meet your daily glow-getter, Radiance Enhancing Gelee Cleanser a lightweight fruit enzyme infused foaming cleanser which lathers into a soft cloud-like foam whilst gently sweeping away dullness, excess oil and daily build up leaving skin feeling fresh not stripped. The addition of radiance inducing Vitamin C brightens and energises so think of it as your first step toward smooth, balanced, and healthier skin—one cleanse at a time.
Exfoliate, But Don’t Overdo It
Dead skin, sweat, and SPF buildup can clog pores quickly. A chemical exfoliant 2–3 times a week helps keep your skin clear and luminous—just avoid anything too harsh if you’re out in the sun a lot. Say goodbye to gritty scrubs and hello to your new skin-smoothing obsession Radiance Enhancing Gommage. This granule-free exfoliant is powered by medley of gentle fruit acids which melt away dead skin cells, clear congested pores, and leave your complexion looking fresh, refined, and lit-from-within. With a heavenly zesty citrus scent, it’s like a twice weekly dose of sunshine for your skin.
Add a refreshing dose of hydration.
In the summer heat, an essence is essential—it delivers a burst of deep, lightweight hydration that helps balance sun-exposed skin and keeps your glow going strong. Collagene Expert Hydra Essence is a weightless, yet potent essence packed with skin-loving peptides and essential vitamins to deliver deep, lasting hydration where your skin needs it most. Designed to boost moisture levels while supporting collagen production and skin repair, it helps your complexion stay plump, smooth, and resilient—rain or shine.
Swap to a Lightweight Moisturiser
Even in the heat, your skin still needs moisture—just less of the rich kind. Water-based moisturisers are perfect for summer because they provide lightweight hydration without feeling heavy or greasy, helping your skin stay refreshed and breathable even in hot, humid weather. They absorb quickly, soothe sun-exposed skin, and keep your complexion balanced without clogging pores—making them the ultimate go-to for that fresh, non-sticky summer glow. Hydra Aura Water Crème is lightweight and fast-absorbing, gel cream formula and the perfect makeup base—smoothing skin while locking in moisture. Packed with nutrient-rich marine extracts, it refreshes and revitalises, leaving your complexion balanced, radiant and ready to glow all day long.
Add in a brightening serum.
Summer skin can be unpredictable—hello, uneven skin tone, dullness, or redness. A targeted supercharged serum helps balance your skin’s tone, texture, and calm any irritation and what better remedy than Age Benefit Youth Revitalising Oil Serum, a unique bi-phase oil serum combining the power of Vitamin C, Niacinamide, and soothing age-defying actives to calm and rejuvenate unpredictable summer skin. Shaken to waken, whilst the lightweight oil phase nourishes and restores, the serum phase delivers potent antioxidants and skin-balancing ingredients to reduce redness, fade hyperpigmentation and smooth fine lines. Perfect for skin that’s acting up in the heat, this serum helps you maintain a calm, radiant complexion no matter what summer throws your way.
Get the glow on without the sun.
If you love that bronzed, post-holiday glow but want to skip the UV damage, a gradual tanning face serum is your summer skin secret. Golden Glow Gradual Tan Face Serum is a buildable glow serum that lets you control your desired colour and keep your tan streak-free Apply 2-3 pumps at night and wake up with a subtle sun-kissed radiance—no sun needed. With a powerful blend of multi-weight hyaluronic acids which work together to deliver intense moisture at every layer skin will be plumped, smoothed and supple as it develops a flawless, even tan. This is your secret weapon for a radiant, hydrated glow that looks like you just stepped off a tropical beach. Complete your glow ritual with our Golden Glow Gradual Tan Lotion for the body—infused with the same hydrating power and buildable bronze to keep your skin glowing, radiant, and oh-so-soft from head to toe.
Your Summer Skin’s Best Friend
Chasing the sun without protection can leave your skin vulnerable to damage, dryness, and premature ageing but many of us crave that golden ‘just got back from holiday’ tan. That’s where a Tan Accelerator steps in as a skincare superhero. This clever little product helps your skin tan faster, more evenly, and with way less time in the sun. It preps and hydrates your skin, boosts melanin production, and keeps your glow going strong. This means you can soak up the sun safely without overdoing it and your skin stays hydrated and resilient against the drying effects of sun, heat, and wind. Think of it as your glow-up shortcut, with a side of skin TLC.
Summer skin isn’t about perfection—it’s about protection, hydration, and balance and with the right routine, you can keep your face fresh, your pores unbothered, and your glow-levels peaking.
So, slather on the SPF, sip something iced, and let your skincare do the heavy lifting.
Lucy x
