Summer is my favorite season! It’s time for beach days, deck parties, barbecues, and yes, road trips! Of course, this means busting out our cutest outfits and swimwear, showing off a little (or a lot) of skin, and looking our hottest. That’s why we’ve created this list of 37 beauty items that will keep you looking cool this summer.
Whether it’s products to glam you up for a night out on the town or protect and hydrate your skin from the sun’s UV rays, we’ve got you covered with the trendiest must-haves to integrate into your beauty routine and keep you feeling gorgeous, confident, and sexy. From your made up face to your bikini butt and your sandaled feet, this list includes something to make every part of you glow.
This Moisturizer with SPF Will Lift Your Skin
I love wearing this lightweight moisturizer under my makeup. It keeps my skin supple and protects it from the sun without clogging my pores. It’s all-natural and cruelty-free, so you can rest easy knowing it’s good for you and for the earth.
A Cooling Stick to Re-hydrate and Re-energize
Let’s be real, the summer heat can tire your face out. This cooling stick infused with caffeine and seawater refreshes and hydrates the skin under your eyes and face to get rid of puffiness or that midday sag. I love it because it’s so portable and easy to use; you just roll it on when your face needs a lift.
Privacy Please! A Carrying Case with a Lock!
Perfect for out-of-town trips, this makeup and toiletry carrying case has its own zippered combination lock, so you can rest assured no one snoops around or tampers with your stuff. It’s a great place to secure jewelry or other accessories while you are away from your hotel room or crashing at a friend’s.
Your Very Own in-Home Spa
When it’s hot out, our skin needs constant cooling. This gel mask soothes your face and even alleviates those summer migraines. No need to go to the spa when you can get a spa treatment in your own home.
This Caffeinated Eye Cream Gives You a Boost
This anti-aging eye cream gives your under eyes a caffeinated buzz. It gets rid of dark circles and brightens your face. The rose hip hydrates and the green tea extract provides antioxidants to fight free radicals.
Get Your Butt Bikini-Ready
But really?! Yes! A butt cream that will lift and smooth your butt to perfection, so that you can feel confident in any bikini bottom on the beach. Use it daily and shake watcha mama gave ya!
This Is a Sandal Season Must-Have
If you’re like me, you love summer for all the cute sandals and fun pedicures you get to show off. You need to get those feet in top condition, and that means treating them to some deep skin conditioning. This foot mask gets rid of dry skin and cracks, so you can don any sandal or open-toed heel with pride.
Get Rid of Dark Sun Spots
We all know the sun is the biggest cause of those dark spots that appear on our faces and body. This highly-rated brightening serum reduces the appearance of those pesky sun spots and helps to prevent new ones from forming on our skin. It is also very effective in getting rid of post-acne scarring.
A Refreshing Face Mist and De-stressor
A refreshing alcohol-free water mist that doubles as sunscreen. Throw it in your purse to energize and hydrate your skin on those sizzling summer days. The scent of coconut will make you think you’re on the beach even if you’re stuck in the office.
Give Your Face an Ice Massage
These mini ice rollers massage your face and help promote circulation. They soothe, calm, and lift your face when the heat gets to your head. Throw them in the freezer to maximize their cooling effects. Great for tension headaches or reducing inflammation.
Free Your Bosom from Its Bra
I love wearing spaghetti string tank-tops, backless shirts, and strapless dresses in the summer, and that means, going braless. These nipple pasties are one hundred percent silicon and have a matte finish that does not reflect light, making you camera-ready for any red carpet or photo op. They have waterproof adhesives that ensure they’ll never fall off no matter how hard of a sweat you break.
The Perfect Summer Hair Care Repair
Long summer days in a chlorinated pool or in the salty sea water can really damage your hair, so you’ll need this shampoo to restore and strengthen dry, frizzy, and broken hair at the molecular level. 100 percent vegan, it removes mineral deposits and toxins, leaving your hair moisturized and looking healthy.
This Eye Shadow Takes You to the Wild Wild West!
This eye shadow palette is “desert-inspired” and reminds me of hot summer nights out. From earthy browns to shimmery copper and blue-green mattes, the colors are easily blended and very versatile for day or evening looks.
This Tropical Butter Bronzer Makes You Glow
Formulated with ingredients straight from the Amazon, this buttery bronzer is full of vitamins and fatty acids to nourish your skin. Its creamy base blends well with your makeup and leaves a nice shimmery glow that’ll make you feel and look like you’re on an island paradise.
This Vitamin C Cleanser Gets An A+ From Me!
I take vitamin C supplements daily, but I never thought to include vitamin C in my beauty routine until I saw this vitamin C anti-aging face wash. Amongst the obvious ingredient, this Instanatural formula also contains coconut water, aloe vera, and sugar cane extract. It protects, cleanses, and hydrates your skin all in one bottle. I also got their serum and scrub at affordable prices!
This Summer Fragrance Will Turn Heads
Smell like a Summer garden everywhere you go. With hints of lilac, mandarin, hyacinth and magnolia, this light and airy scented perfume will make you feel like a summer breeze. It has over 10k positive reviews on Amazon, so you know, it’s turning heads.
Unclog Those Pores
All that sweat and sunscreen can really clog your pores, so it’s important to deep cleanse your face to keep it free of impurities. This electric cleaning brush gently massages and removes 99% of dirt, oil, and dead skin, and it has a magnetic charger you can use with any USB port.
These Heatless Wax Strips Are Great for Travel
Perfect for travel, these wax strips help you get rid of unwanted hair in a jiffy. Made from bees wax and Jojoba oil, they are gentle on your skin, leaving it smooth and silky. No heat required. Just warm with your hands for easy use.
A No Heat Overnight Hair Curler for Wavy Locks
As someone with straight hair, I love changing it up with curly locks. But I don’t want a perm, and I hate frying my hair with an iron. This heatless overnight curler is easy to use and transforms your look for those days when you want to glam up with some waves.
Throw This into Your Summer Travel Bag
This cordless wet/dry electric razor is perfect for summer travel. It provides a close shave, leaving you with silky smooth legs and a pristine bikini line. As the name suggests, it’s palm perfect, fitting in your hand for ease of use and convenience.
A Vegan Blend of 16 Oils to Nourish Your Skin
Black currant, pomegranate, rose hip, hemp, sunflower, and cranberry to name just a few of the natural ingredients that make up this hydrating anti-aging face oil. This all-vegan, all-natural oil has a light feel and will keep your skin nourished through the summer heat.
This Luxury Shower Cap Protects Your Hair
If you’re like me, you need to hop in the shower two or three times a day in the hot summer months. Sometimes our body needs a cleaning, but your hair does not. This luxury shower cap is designed to hold your hair in and keep water out.
Honestly Amazing Lip Balm with Fruity Notes and Acai
I love a lip balm that doubles as lip color to accent a casual summer look. Made with avocado oil and acai extract, Honest Beauty Tinted Lip Balm keeps your lips luscious and soft. 100% vegan and cruelty-free, it’s environmentally sound right down to its tree-free paper packaging. Over 14k people on Amazon can’t be wrong!
A Blush and Lipstick All in One
Summer is all about easy and chic. This creamy blush stick doubles as a lipstick. It has a shimmery look designed to last all day, and it’s highly blendable with all your other makeup elements.
This Pink Gloss Cools Your Lips and Your Look
I love a glossy pucker. This tinted lip gloss offers SPF protection and a cooling hydrogel formula with cucumber to roll on smooth and lock in hydration. Infused with chamomile, it has a calming flavor to keep you cool all summer long.
An All-Natural Deodorant That Lasts All Day Long
This all-natural deodorant will keep you cool through the summer. Aluminum-free and paraben-free, it’s made with coconut oil and shea butter for a smooth feel on your skin and the light scent of coconut and vanilla to fight your body odor from hot summer days under a beating sun.
Hydrate with Vitamin C
This is my go-to serum for summer. Vitamin C is a must in any summer skincare regimen because it helps your sunscreen to work better by neutralizing free radical damage caused by the sun. It leaves my skin feeling hydrated, supple, and glowing.
Summer Fun with This Gel Polish Set
Make your nail art look like a blooming garden. With all the summery pastel and floral colors to design and polish your fingers and toes, the combinations are endless. A gel set that includes a base coat, matte top coat, and gloss top coat. You’ll look like you walked out of a salon.
A Face Wipe That Will Make Your Skin Glow
Summer weather requires you to carry around a face wipe. You need to clean off that makeup and sweat, keep your pores unclogged, and hydrate that skin. This face wipe is infused with vitamin C and hyaluronic acid to invigorate and refresh your skin from a long day under the sun. Individually wrapped and perfect for travel or just a workday lift.
Glam up with Glamnetic Lashes
I love a sexy long lash, but I could never deal with the gooey lash glue or get the lashes to stick on properly until now. Glamnetic has changed the lash game with their magnetic lashes. Apply Glamnetic magnetic liner and the lashes magnetize directly onto the lids and make your eyes pop. Get up to 40 uses out of one pair.
A Strong Sunscreen for Face and Body
It’s 2022, so there are no excuses for not wearing sunscreen from top to bottom. Throw Sun Bum’s oil-free and water resistant face and body sunscreen in your purse or beach bag. With a broad spectrum SPF of 50, it’ll keep you protected from the sun’s harsh UV rays, and you can hang easy knowing it’s vegan and cruelty free.
Get Some Color without the UV
Everyone will ask you, “Where’d you go?” when they see the caramel color of your skin with this body tanning spray. Shhh! Nobody has to know. With a citrus mint scent and a non-oily feel, you’ll love this spray so much you might never subject your body again to those harsh UV rays.
This Spray Toner Keeps Your Skin Clear and Supple
This toner is amazing at keeping your pores clear and your skin firm. It’s made with botanical ingredients like apple water and willow bark, so it’s gentle on your skin. Secondly, the AHA/BHA helps to exfoliate your skin, removing dirt and dead skin cells for a youthful and refreshed look. Bonus: it’s vegan and cruelty-free.
Keep Your Makeup Fresh All Day with This Spray
The summer heat can really do a number on our makeup, but this oil-free spray by Urban Decay keeps your makeup intact and your face looking as fresh as when you had your morning coffee. It has an easy spray-on application and sets your makeup up to 16 hours.
Make Your Eyes Pop with Color
Summer is all about color, and it’s the time to get creative and go wild with your makeup look. That’s why this 16 set of matte-colored liquid liners will have you turning your eyes into works of art. All with a matte finish that is waterproof and smudge-proof.
Clear That Chicken Skin
Summer is the time to go sleeveless and bare those beautiful arms of yours, so get rid of bumpy or scaly skin with this exfoliating body scrub that works as both a chemical peel and microdermabrasion treatment. Also it has pumice buffing beads that gently rub away excess skin, leaving you with smooth arms that you can be proud to show off.
Treat Your Face with This Korean Face Mask Set
Your face deserves to be hydrated and nourished all summer long, so put this in your cart pronto. This 23-pack Korean mask set offers a variety of natural and soothing ingredients like oat extract, charcoal, and royal jelly, which will keep your skin firm, supple, and radiant.