Add a Pop of Freshness to Your Summer With These 5 Beauty Must-Haves
From haircare to bodycare, we got you.
The sun is out once again and it’s time to enjoy all the good things our tropical country has to offer. With your upcoming beach trips and summer holidays drawing near, having a vacation checklist is a non-negotiable. Our must-have recommendations: flowy maxi sundresses, floral bikini sets, a big weekend tote, and this self-care beauty edit that will get you turning heads all throughout the summer season. Here, we’ve rounded up 5 of the best beauty products guaranteed to bring a pop of freshness to your summer holiday from head to toe.
Filipinos always love a good multi-use makeup product and Jane Iredale’s Just Kissed Lip and Cheek Stain is exactly that. Crafted with skin-loving ingredients including olive oil, rose flower wax, and avocado oil, this two-in-one product helps nourish and moisturize the skin for a more supple appearance while adding color to the face. Perfect for both cheek and lip application, its pH-activated formula develops to a long-lasting custom shade in response to your skin’s pH levels. It also comes in four summer-ready colors: Forever Peach, Forever Pink, Forever Red, and Forever You.
Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip and Cheek Stain in Forever Peach, P1,800, Rustan’s
The perfect summer vacation also calls for a perfect hair day. What better way to easily achieve a luscious and vibrant hair situation than through PHYTO’s COLOR Hair Color Kits. All ammonia-free, PPD-free, and Resorcinol-free, each hair color treatment kit is formulated with plant-derived pigments as well as Jojoba and Monoi oil to transform your hair with long-lasting color that doesn’t damage the scalp or hair fibers. Phytocolor’s Hair Color Kits come in 15 shades ranging from Black to Light Golden Blonde.
Of course, maintaining your vibrant summer hair also requires a good hair care regimen—enter Palmer’s Shine Therapy Shampoo and Conditioner. Both rich, creamy, and sulfate-free, this shampoo and conditioner set from Palmer’s gently lifts away dirt and oil build-up from the hair and adds a brilliant shine that lasts throughout the day–perfect for a no-frills summer vacay.
Another way to effortlessly elevate your summer OOTD is through beautiful colored nails that do not chip easily and one product that does a perfect job at the mani-pedi department is Deborah Lippmann’s Gel Lab Pro Nail Polish. Offering a dual-patented formula with 10 active ingredients, this nail polish provides long-wearing, gel-like coverage to your nails while keeping your nail beds strong and healthy. Bonus: it comes in different colors fit for every summer ensemble.
If happiness and delicious freshness were to be combined and put into a bottle, it would be Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Petit Matin. Crafted with notes of orange blossom, lavender, and hawthorn, this bright eau de parfum will transport you to a glittering summer fantasy in the early morning streets of Paris hinting of a radiant day ahead. Three spritzes and you’re good to go.
