11 Lightweight Beauty Buys To Add To Your Summer Routine
With summer in sight, this month’s beauty releases make a timely case for a beauty bag refresh
An easy-to-implement routine centred around enhancing natural beauty is top of the list this summer – think light-reflecting highlighter that glides onto the cheekbone, blush that peps-up your complexion with a single swipe, and a three-minute shower treatment that restores bounce to sea-stressed tresses. A skincare rotation of lightweight, fast-absorbing staples that diminishes dark circles and conceals evidence of late nights completes the beauty bag arsenal.
Touch Cream-To-Powder Multi-Use Melting Blush, Prada Beauty
A multi-use blush that gives cream colour more control. The formula melts into skin then sets down like powder, offering the blend of a cream without the slip of a balm.
Glow Oil-In-Water Tint Hydrating Lip Stain, Gucci Beauty
A moisturising lip stain that avoids the dry feel of traditional long-wear colour. The formula uses an oil-in-water texture with cranberry biopeptides for a lasting tint.
Solais Replenishing Hand Serum, Aesop
A lightweight hand serum to target visible dark spots. The formula uses niacinamide and dandelion root to improve uneven tone, minus the weight of a traditional hand cream
Absolue Longevity MD Intercept The Cream, Lancôme
A rich anti-ageing moisturiser for skin starting to lose firmness. The formula uses Mitopure, a form of Urolithin A linked to cellular longevity, to support skin strength over time.
Unreal Liquid Highlighter, Hourglass
A liquid highlighter that imparts sheen rather than sparkle. The formula uses light- reflecting pigment in a skincare-style base for a smoother-looking glow on bare skin or over foundation
Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Contour Serum, Shiseido
A serum for skin starting to lose definition. Built around Shiseido’s ReNeuraRED Technology and concentrated carnosine, it gives the face a firmer-looking contour.
Black Rose Concentrate Radiant Youth Serum, Sisley
A radiance serum that helps defend skin from daily stressors. The formula features Sisley’s Black Rose molecular extract to leave the complexion looking fresher and less fatigued.
Le Fluide UV Invisible Hydratant SPF 50+ PA++++, Dior Beauty
A high-protection facial sunscreen that disappears on skin. The lightweight fluid gives SPF 50+ coverage without the white cast, building a perfect pre-makeup base.
Bond Repair Balm, Ouai
A three-minute in-shower treatment for damaged hair. The formula works where conditioner would, targeting broken bonds as part of your regular wash routine.
Coco Mademoiselle Pearly Body Oil, Chanel Beauty
A perfumed body oil that gives limbs a sunlit sheen. The silky formula leaves skin supple and subtly pearlescent, trailing Coco Mademoiselle’s signature notes of orange, jasmine, rose and patchouli
Colour Wash Bronze Water Tint, Victoria Beckham Beauty
A liquid bronzer that stains the skin rather than sitting on top of it. The water-light formula imparts sheer but buildable warmth, creating a sun-kissed finish.
