How to prep your body for summer
In the summer, our skin goes through a lot. Whether heading to a festival with friends, going on a beach holiday with a partner, or exploring city streets in the sun, body prep is essential to our skin looking its best from head-to-toe.
No matter your plans this summer, I think we can all agree that hydration and SPF application is key. The best way to maintain a tan, slow ageing, and avoid that dry skin sensation is to indulge in products that will moisturise and protect.
Read on for LOOKFANTASTIC’s top picks of summer body prep pieces, from body cleansers to prevent breakouts, to deeply nourishing oils and decadent scrubs.
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Sunshine-approved bodycare
Isle of Paradise Exclusive Confidently Clear Body Cleanser
Of course, skincare is never one-size-fits-all. In the summer, especially with increased use of SPF and moisturisers, as well as higher temperatures harvesting sweat and oil, sometimes our skin needs a little help to prevent pesky breakouts.
Protect your skin from blemishes while maintaining deep hydration and effective exfoliation with a body cleanser, like the Confidently Clear range from Isle of Paradise. The vibrant jasmine and orange scent, as well as a blend of active ingredients, gently exfoliates while reducing the appearance of blemishes. It also has hydrating ingredients that will not leave you with that tight, stripped skin feeling.
Protect your skin and give it a fighting chance against the sun, sea, sand, and SPF this summer, from a morning shower to a self-care evening.
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RRP: £15.00Current price: £9.75
L'OCCITANE Almond Shower Oil 250ml
Take your body prep to the next level by upgrading your shower routine. Soaps are often very drying, so why not replace your usual shower gel with a foaming shower oil? Starting as a golden oil, the L'OCCITANE Almond Shower Oil lathers into a velvety foam upon contact with water. Almond and grapeseed oils hydrate, helping to enhance elasticity and radiance.
Experience decadence with the almond and vanilla aroma, whether using as part of a morning routine before a sunny day out with friends, or in the evening before a sunset beach walk.
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£22.00
Summer bodycare: sensational scrubs
ESPA Exfoliating Body Polish
For body prep that goes from the pre-flight “everything shower”, to post-beach care, consider using a body polish. Gentle on skin and fierce in results, the ESPA Exfoliating Body Polish is designed to cool and revitalise skin. The gentle scrub, made with apricot seeds, helps to buff away dry and dull skin, while the aloe vera hydrates and nourishes. A hint of spearmint cools your skin, giving you a deeply refreshed feeling.
Less intense than a scrub, with moisturising ingredients that your skin loves, this polish is ideal for prepping your body for long summer days that turn into even longer nights.
Use it before applying hydrating body butters or decadent oils, before adding a trusty SPF and heading out into the sun.
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£36.00
Hydrating bodycare for summer
this works perfect legs skin miracle 150ml
Do you prefer to arrive at your destination with a base tan? Ditch the fake tan that dries your skin out and fades patchy, and get safely sun-kissed with a skin tint filled with skin-loving ingredients.
The Perfect Legs Skin Miracle by this works is ideal for pre-holiday body prep, and for using during your trip to maintain glowing, hydrated skin. The serum is tinted for a beautifully bronzed look, while vitamins C and E encourage luminous, brightened looking skin. Infused with caramel, this non-greasy, lightweight formula maintains your jet-set glow all year round, without skimping on hydration.
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RRP: £45.00Current price: £33.75
Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Body Firmeza Oil
Give your skin an instant shot of hydration when you use a body oil. Delivering long-lasting moisture, body oil also offers a bold, perfumed scent, and creates a glow that catches the summer sunsets beautifully.
Enter: the Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Body Firmeza Oil. With the iconic Cheirosa ’62 scent that emanates sultry summer vibes, and a unique blend of hydrating ingredients that seek to instantly nourish, brighten, even, and refine the skin, this oil is simply a must-have for summer.
Apply it after using a scrub or layer under a body butter to unlock an extra level of hydration. The glowy finish is really the best accessory for a sun-soaked evening.
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£52.00
From a young age I’ve been immersed in the beauty industry, getting my first job at a skin clinic and staying there for almost 5 years. My love for skincare was born from the constant exposure to new French pharma skincare products, award-winning supplements and revolutionary techniques to snatch your face. My go-to look is a dewy, natural base using a tinted moisturiser, enhanced by a colourful eyeliner. The Garnier SPF50+ Face Fluid and YSL Touche Éclat Blur Primer are my holy grails.
