Prep, prime and set: The perfect summer skin routine
Long summer days call for more than just a swipe of sunscreen.
From bright morning light to golden-hour cocktails, your skin needs products that work around the clock—keeping it radiant, protected, and event-ready. Whether you’re heading to a midweek lunch in the sunshine or celebrating special occasions like weddings and christenings, your summer makeup routine should be built on three essential steps: a brightening base, a hardworking primer, and a refreshing setting spray.
Think of it as the ultimate warm-weather beauty armour—shielding against UV rays, smoothing your canvas, and locking in your look while keeping you cool. With the right prep, prime, and set routine, you can enjoy every moment without worrying about your makeup melting away. Here’s how to get it right.
Prep with NeoStrata Skin Brightener SPF35
With sunny days ahead, keeping your skin bright and even should be part of your daily ritual. NeoStrata Skin Brightener SPF35 is your perfect starting point, pairing neo glucosamine for gentle exfoliation with B-resorcinol to help fade dark spots and improve skin tone. Its antioxidant-rich formula offers SPF35 protection, shielding against UV damage and future signs of ageing while giving you a smooth, luminous base for makeup. Use it every morning to maintain that healthy, summer-ready glow.
Prime with KASH Beauty Radiant Canvas Primers
When it comes to daytime celebrations—think weddings, christenings, or garden parties—you need a primer that will hold your makeup in place from the first toast to the last dance. KASH Beauty’s Radiant Canvas Primers, now with added SPF, are your summer base heroes.
Radiant Canvas Primer SPF50 – High-level sun protection meets skin prep. Infused with vitamin E for antioxidant defence and hyaluronic acid for lasting hydration, this silky formula helps your foundation glide on and last beautifully.
Radiant Canvas Bronze Primer SPF30 – For those who love a bronzy, goddess-like glow, this tinted, dewy primer is enriched with avocado oil and glycerin to boost radiance, smooth texture, and lock in moisture.
Both formulas blur imperfections, protect against sun damage, and keep your makeup looking flawless—even in the summer heat.
Set with Laura Mercier Ultra Blur Hydrating Setting Spray
No summer beauty routine is complete without a setting spray you can keep in your handbag. Laura Mercier’s Ultra Blur Hydrating Setting Spray delivers up to 24 hours of crease-proof, fade-proof wear while defending against pollution, blue light, and temperature changes.
Powered by hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and soothing white lily, it hydrates, smooths, and refreshes your look in seconds.
Perfect for spritzing throughout the day to cool down, revive your glow, or reset before topping up foundation, it’s the secret weapon that keeps you looking fresh from morning vows to evening dance floors.