Summer Holiday Essentials (Beauty)

 Hello everyone, today's blog post is going to be about summer holiday essentials. I recently went on holiday to North Wales in the UK. I know what you're thinking, you don't need many summer holiday products for an English summer holiday, however it was surprisingly warm. So in this post I'm going to discuss some of my favourite products that I used on my summer holiday and that you may find useful for yours, enjoy.

I'm going to talk about six products, half of the products are for the face and half of them are body products. This is a skin and body post so if you're looking for something fashion or lifestyle there are plenty of other posts coming soon.

The first product I'm going to talk about is a moisturiser. Moisturiser from a skincare point of view is key for any summer holiday as exposure to the sun dries out all skins, dry skin is also then more likely to burn which has serious health consequences. Therefore keeping your skin moisturised on your summer holiday should be very high on your priorities. I have given you two options for moisturiser in this blog post, firstly the newly released Vaseline "sprayand go body moisturiser" which has become a firm favourite of mine this summer, or alternatively for those wanting a solid moisturiser The Body Shop"Body Butters" are another favourite of mine, especially the travel sized pots featured in the photos. (Stay tuned for another body moisturiser related post in the near future!) - I won't say too much about these products in this post however I find both of them light, non-greasy and effective at re-moisturising the skin after a day of sun worshipping, they also both retail for around or under £5 and smell delicious!

The final product that is a must in the body care summer essentials section is some form of sun protection. Protecting your skin from the sun is so important for health care and anti-ageing points of view. I naturally tan quite easily however I still use SPF 20 whilst on holiday. I would highly recommend the Garnier Golden protect range which is the one featured in the photos as they are water resistant and they have a number of different SPF levels for different skin types e.g "SPF 20 is medium protection for fair skin that tans easily" - very useful.

Now moving on to the face products, as mentioned previously SPF especially for the face is key to avoid sun damage and increased rate of wrinkles and ageing. Now if you're lucky and you have a relatively un-sensitive skin, you can just apply some of your body sun cream to your face. However if you have sensitive or break out prone skin, as do I, a facial moisturiser with SPF included may be less likely to break you out, while still giving you the protection from the sun. This is because the moisturisers will be aimed at the face and therefore will be dermatologically tested or hypoallergenic. My moisturiser is a Clarins HydraQuench lotion for normal combination skin with an SPF of 15. It's quite expensive at around £30 however there are much cheaper options available on the high street.

The next product for the face is a lip balm, this is key as you may not know that you can actually get very badly sunburn on your lips, which could result in lips being dry or cracked.  Keeping them moisturised with an intensive care lip balm is most likely to avoid dry or burnt lips. I chose the Maybelline baby lips intensive care lip balm which is super cheap from boots and I found worked very well. The final product I'm going to talk about is not essential, but very nice if you have a greasier skin. The Boots botanics rosewater toning spritz works very well at refreshing the face after a day of sitting in the sun or a run on the beach, it's also claims to cleanse impurities and freshen the skin. I could not have lived without this was when I was on my holiday as I get a very "hot face" very quickly. (imagine me as a beetroot)

I hope you all enjoyed this post and expect a lot more from me in the near future. If you have any feedback or comments don't hesitate to add a comment underneath this post or email me directly, my email is in my description box.
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