Keep your summer glow glowing in autumn
The gloriously warm summer sun on your face,spritz in hand and tanned limbs may
1. Scrub-a-dub dub
Get radiant skin in 3,2,1…with Malin and Goetz {Jojoba Face Scrub}. Perfect for polishing congested, textured and rough skin, this non-abrasive scrub restores your glow in no time. With its supercharged formula incorporating a moisture-retaining humectant duo of glycerin and sodium hyaluronate, a trio of microspheric exfoliant beads that are powerful but gentle
Let's not forget to lavish your limbs with some love too. Enter Biossance’s {Squalane + Enzyme Sugar Body Scrub}. It’s a super gentle physical exfoliant that's powered by enzymes and sugar crystals to gently lift away scales and leave silky soft skin in its wake. In a 14-day survey of 37 women aged between 18 and35, 100% agreed that this limb-loving exfoliant reduced the appearance of bumpy skin, uneven texture, and flakiness after two weeks!
2. Moisturiser Madness
An all-in-one balm that helps restore your skin barrier (especially when you’ve been a little heavy-handed with the exfoliator) good light’s {New Moon Balm} is your skin savior. Packed full of hyaluronic acid and glycerin this has a super-charged hydration duo in its formulation. This little balm also contains panthenol (vitamin B5) which helps to restore and rejuvenate your skin, and it’s protective prowess is further fuelled by the addition of vitamin E. Repair and conquer with this miracle balm.
Chantecaille’s {Sheer Glow Rose Face Tint} brings make up and skin care together in the most glowy, skin-benefiting way - and let’s not forget, it’s the last word in luxury.. Whether you want to lend ‘high points’ a sophisticated gleam or to brighten your under-eye shadows (be
Want a deeply moisturising fruit punch of a lotion that
And we can’t reminisce about the summer sun without mentioning Sol De Janeiro and the iconic {Bum Bum Cream}. The OG in derrière care, this gorgeously scented wonder cream is infused with a super hydrating blend of cupuaçu butter, açaí, and coconut oil, and the star of the show: guaraná. A (top secret) fruit that contains the most potent form of caffeine on the planet (5 x more than in coffee). It’s
3. Tan-tastic
New in from Tan-Luxe it’s The Crème. This little self-tanning masterpiece blurs the line between skin care and self-tan giving you the most natural gradual tan while quenching dry, lacklustre skin. Full of heavy-hitting ingredients - including the brands famed 'Penta-Cell Complex' (composed of amino acids, antioxidants, and skin-identical lipids to strengthen and fortify) - this protects and replenishes your skin barrier while gradually building the most gorgeous, just-back-from-holiday tan.
How about an instant tan that gradually deepens? That doesn’t smell like biscuits
Or would you prefer to customise your glow? St Tropez is here with its Luxe Tan Tonic Drops that you can add to your favourite moisturiser and tailor to meet tan demands.. Dermatologically approved and suitable for sensitive skin, these concentrated tanning drops are laced with a 100% natural tanning active, as well as a cocktail of skin-loving ingredients such as niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, echinacea, and acerola cherry extract.
4. Bronzing Queen
What better way to add some gorgeous faux holiday radiance to your face than a quick swipe with your favourite bronzer? New in from NARS is their dreamy, airy scented, ultra easy to blend {Bronzing Cream}. Infused with monoï de tahiti oil from tiare petals it has skin softening properties that lock in moisture (and your glow) for hours on end.
Unlock beach bronzed perfection with Charlotte Tilbury and the {Beautiful Skin Sun-Kissed Glow Bronzer}. Created using a magic ‘film’, it seals in the skin care benefits and instantly boosts the appearance of your complexion for a humidity (read: sweat!) resistant glow. Plus, it boasts finely milled pearls for a healthy, illuminated bronze glow and silky polymers that ensure completely flawless coverage for both the face and body. Ready, steady, BRONZE.
For an effortlessly bronzed look that is easily blendable and super natural (depending on how heavy-handed with a brush you are, of course) is Vieve’s Modern Bronzer. This super buttery formula glides smoothly across the skin giving you a lit-from-within glow that’s not cakey and instantly makes you look like you’ve just stepped off a flight from Bali *le sigh*...
Rina is Cult Beauty’s Junior SEO Copywriter and has always had a passion for beauty and skin care (rich moisturisers are her obsession). What started as a love for The Body Shop and their famed Born Lippy lip balms (in ‘Watermelon’ of course!), she is now more interested in finding products with proven effectiveness instead of broken promises. A loud and proud VIEVE fan, Rina owns nearly every item of the range and recommends the brand to anyone who will listen... When she’s not intently reading ingredient lists, you can find her either immersed in multiple true crime podcasts or co-hosting her own parenting one, with an *extra* hot cappuccino in hand.