HAPPY DAY: SUMMER IS COMING…
All this talk about autumn/winter dressing has almost made me forget that summer is just around the corner. SUMMER. Yeyyy. I LOVE summer. Stick me on a beach with nothing to do and no one to see and I will literally love you forever. Now, I know that this wave of summer weather hasn’t hit all of you. England, your weather sucks, I’m sorry about that. But just roll with me for a minute. The weather in Zurich has been so beautiful this past week – like English high-summer weather. To celebrate, I’ve been transforming my balcony into a mini-office every afternoon. My ‘office’ equipment consists of one beach towel, my MacBook Air, a big glass of water and… oh yeah, a pair of sunglasses. My balcony is so equipped for tanning purposes that you can lie out totally naked without fear of anyone seeing – I’m not saying I do that, I’m just saying it’s possible.
Anyway, let’s talk about summer beauty. This is how I break it down: skin, nails, hair, eyes.
1. Skin: don’t let it get dry or burnt. Simples. Carry a miniature sized bottle of sunscreen with you, it will make you really popular – especially if you hang out around really pale people that burn at the mere mention of clear skies. Mine is Boots brand. It’s nothing fancy but it works. I also freaking love Banana Boat. I’m addicted to the Aloe After Sun lotion and the Aloe After Sun gel. They are the best.
2. Nails: take care of them. Remove your polish properly and use colors that will make you happy. Essie nail polish is the best I have come across. This is simply because the colors are awesome, it goes on easily, dries fast, and doesn’t chip very quickly. That’s all I’m looking for in my nail polish.
3. Hair: I don’t know much about hair but I do know that I got this little sample bottle of UNITE 7 Seconds Leave in Conditioner last season at LFW and I’ve used it almost everyday since September. It’s still not empty. How is that even possible? It detangles like a charm and I spray it in my hair when it’s dry to give it a bit of added texture. This sounds strange but I swear it’s actually the only hair product I use.
4. Eyes: cover those bad boys up. Don’t buy crappy £2 glasses from Primark. You might think they look so cool for, like, 5 minutes but they don’t protect your eyes, k? These white cat-eye ones are my Mykita… they’re pretty snazzy, eh?
So commences our Beauty 101 class ‘Summer Edition’. Feel free to weigh in on my regime and please tell me about any incredible products that I’m missing out on. I hate buying new beauty-related-things (as they are often crap) so would much appreciate your insightful tips…
p.s. Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! xx
We have the same suncream, after sun and nail polish. Now I just need to get the baby weight.
You are so right about proper sunnies! Coming from Scotland I usually get a £12 New Look special and the start of the summer, but since meeting my boyfriend who is Greek I have invested in a proper pair of polarising shades! He’s from the med so places a much higher weight on proper sunglasses – almost as much as I place on a proper pair of leather winter boots. I guess it just depends on where you come from at how much you rely on certain things. And let me tell you, after 2 summers in Athens I am soooo thankful for the expensive pair!
Enjoy your fab weather!
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I use Boot’s own brand for sun lotion too, I’m easily freckled so I wear SPF 30+ or 50+ depending on the temperature.
You look like you’re pretty much covered. Throw in a hat for good measure and BRiNG it ON!!!!
Being safe in the sun is of course sooo important, most sunglasses have the UV400 sign, so they block out BOTH UVA and UVB, wouldn’t recommend anything less and same goes for suncream. Yes, you’re right about English weather-boooooooo but at least now I only have to wear 2 layers as opposed to the 6 I was getting used to. Can’t wait till we get proper sunshine
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I’m with Kit, I’m all about the factor 50 come summer. Still seems a long way off but that’s perhaps because I’m in Scotland where it’s only warm for about 3 hours every year. Anyway, top beauty product tip is sea salt spray for the hair, gives it a nice beachy wave and stops it getting too fluffy! x
I realize that this is off subject, but you totally distracted me with that damn meerkat! I’d never seen those ads before, and I just lost half an hour of my life. Do you know I actually went to comparethemeerkat.com and they’ve actually built the website where you can actually compare meerkats?! My mind is kind of blown. I found a medium sized one that dances ballet in London.
Oh, right, summer beauty tips. I vote for Kiehl’s spf 50, on face, every single day.
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I’m jealous that you’re out there sunning, it’s cold again here in Madrid. Not that it matters much, since I’m just sitting inside staring at meerkats on my computer.
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