Summer Beauty: Our Beauty Experts' Top Tips for the Warm Weather
How wonderful to be able to get outdoors and socialise more. If you’re planning to soak up some summer sunshine, our experts explain ways to make sure your skin and hair are as ready as you are, for that warm weather fun.
Putting the dark days of winter behind you is a great feeling. However, before you hit the beach, park or lunch spots, does your hair and skin regime need an update?
Managing hair, skin and nail health in summer can present special challenges too. The sunshine is wonderful, but it tends to highlight all the issues you kept under wraps in recent months.
Added to that, warm weather can make you sweat more, produce more skin oil and generally experience dust clogged pores or problem hair. Not ideal.
So, our hair and beauty experts have collated their top beauty tips for summer, for a fresher and revitalised you.
Adapting your skincare routine for warmer days
Summer sun provides a great opportunity to switch to lighter and more natural makeup or to leave it off altogether. So, your skin needs to be ready for that much exposure. Invest in fresh, gentle moisturisers and toners to pep up the skin, and avoid layering it with products.
Keep that high SPF sunscreen applied. It should always be part of your morning routine, with a portable size handy for regular top-ups. Also, we recommend having hydrating spritzers in your bag, to combat the drying effect of sunlight or air conditioning and to maintain your cool.
In other words, put the right things in and on your skin, to keep it protected and glowing with health.
Of course, that’s tricky to achieve if winter (and a pandemic) have left your skin feeling tight or dry, or you have excessive oil or blemishes. Fear not, Blushes Cheltenham beauty salon to the rescue.
Regular facials can clear your pores, improve skin elasticity, and add to your resistance to summer perils such as UV rays and dust. A Blushes Hydrafacial can give your skin the resilience it needs through deep exfoliation that cleans your pores, intensely improving hydration and allowing sun protection and serums to penetrate deep into the skin.
Water is your skin’s best friend
Talking of ways to have great summer skin, the most fundamental thing for looking and feeling your best is H2O.
Yes, drinking enough water matters. Especially when the weather is hot, hot, hot.
Being well-hydrated inside keeps your skin plump and resilient. According to Dr Anand in Vogues ‘Here's how sun damage shows up on different skin types’ article, dry skin is going to dry out even further in the sun making it appear wrinkled and tired.
Makeup tips and tricks
As we can socialise more this summer, what makeup trends will help you to enhance your fresh and healthy complexion?
It’s all about keeping it ‘real’, with subtle colours and light foundations for a glowy, natural look. We can recommend some great tinted moisturisers that improve how your skin looks and feels, with a gorgeous hint of colour in your cheeks (and elsewhere).
For the perfect anti-ageing sun protection, we recommend Paula’s Choice Resist Anti-Aging Tinted Moisturizer. Its light coverage is perfect for a natural glow, with the extra protection of SPF30.
If you’re looking for a luminous, healthy glow with a bit more coverage, then we are loving Bobbi Brown’s Nude Finish Tinted Moisturizer. It will cover imperfections and protect with SPF15 leaving your skin looking fresh and hydrated.
Also, put away those brow pencils and stop wasting your precious leisure time shaping your eyebrows. Visit a Blushes salon for a “HD brow treatment”. Give your brows the perfect natural shade and shape with our salon beauty specialists.
Nails will be more bold and colourful this summer, with expert nail art that suits your own personal style. Take a read at our latest blog on this summer's hot nail trends from our beauty specialists.
Hairstyles for the Summer months
Looking to long lock, style icons like Emma Louise Connolly, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and JLo there’s lots of beautiful long hair around, and there is really no pressing need to cut it off. However, booking in for your regular trim at Blushes will ensure to improve its healthy appearance and get rid of any split ends.
Long hair means creative fun, such as a braided crown, messy bun or go Ariana and opt for a high, perky summer ponytail.
Chat to one of our friendly stylists for easy ways to keep hair off your shoulders and looking fabulous for your picnic dates and walks along the beach.
Warm weather fashion must-haves
With your skin, hair and nails looking natural, fresh and vibrant for the summer, round everything off with the best fashion ideas to look simply stunning.
This season’s must-have wardrobe items include smock dresses or loose-fitting trousers, made from natural fabrics such as lightweight cotton and linen. It’s all about comfort, breathable materials and looking classy while you bask in your new social events.
This is why pastel shades such as blue, yellow and white are the ‘in colours’ for summer. Put those dark clothes away and glow.
Help, I’m not ready for all this summer exposure
If you’re not confident that your skin and hair are ready for your holidays, festivals or social outings this summer – or for soaking up the sunshine on solo expeditions – then give your nearest Blushes salon a call. We offer a complimentary, 30 minute consultation service called Hair Identity that’ll help you understand the links between your eye colour, skin tone, hair and colour choices in your wardrobe.
We can get you on track to make the most of warm weather and whatever that brings.
