Look, I’m not that much of a girlie girl but I do appreciate quality products. I should be more careful with stuff like Crueltry Free products but generally I think I do okay. There are guides available that any person who wants to know can get their hands on easily. But these are my essential beauty products for Summer. What are yours?
Dry shampoo is my saviour. I have long hair and I only wash it every second or third day, so it can get a little bit oily and gross, especially when I’m going to the gym regularly – Batiste have an amazing range that you just spray in, let it soak for a minute and then brush through. It comes in a whole bunch of different scents – my favourite is Tropical. 
Don’t bother with mascara if you’re going to be swimming a lot. Get your eyelashes tinted instead. If you do wear mascara it should always be a non-waterproof as the waterproof types will make your eyelashes fall out because of the wax and holding agents and if you do go swimming and they smudge a bit, it’s a lot harder to get off! My favourite mascaras have rubber bristles, for more even coverage.
Definitely use a lip balm that doesn’t have petroleum jelly in it, because that 
actually makes your lips crack and then you have to use a whole bunch more of it! I love love love Palmer’s Moisturizing Lipbalm, it’s the best one I’ve found ever since The Body Shop stopped making their honey lip balm. If you’re not vegan, then you might also like Burt’s Bees Lipbalm.
Palmers also do the most amazing fake tan body lotion called Natual Bronze 
which smells like chocolate. Seriously, a guy from work actually smelled my legs because it was so good! The colour is definitely natural, it develops quickly and evenly, comes in a handy pump bottle and yes, it smells divine. Lasts for a couple of days and leaves your skin feeling amazingly soft and moisturized.
Sunscreen is a must-have and a good face moisturizing/non-greasy broad spectrum one is hard to find. Invisible Zinc is the bomb. I always forget to use sunscreen unless it’s my moisturizer and they also have tinted moisturizer, staying powder, tinted lip & cheek balm and self tanner. It’s a little more expensive than the normal suncreens and stuff but it’s worth it.
After you’ve been in the sun, you’ll definitely want to cool down 
your skin, especially if you’ve been out there just a little bit too long. Keep a bottle of after sun cooling gel in your fridge, like Solarcaine. It’s pure heaven! I have to give the credit to my ex-boyfriend, Greg, for this one, it’s just pure genius and we always kept a bottle of it in the fridge.
The last thing you want is tampons kicking around in the bottom of your beachbag awkwardly. Moxie tampons come in the most adorable little tin, and were designed by the most lovely Melbourne lady to boot! The range includes tampons of all sizes, liners in cute tins, pads of different sizes and now, the thing I’ve most been waiting for: refull packs for the cute tampon tins! I actually considered designing my own and sending it to Mia to see what she thought but she beat me to it!
All of these products are available online, at Priceline or your local supermarket or pharmacy. All the images were sourced from the company websites where availble or from online stockists.
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