The Ultimate Summer Heatwave Beauty and Skincare Heroes

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As the heatwave continues, we’ve been rounding up some of the best picks to help make life a little easier. This week, I’m taking a deep dive into some fantastic beauty and skincare heroes that are sure to keep you looking your dewy, sunkissed best.

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By Terry matcha mist elixir in green bottle

By Terry Matcha Mist Elixir

Skin needs to be revitalized from the moment you wake up to reveal its natural radiance. Matcha Mist Elixir delivers an instant boost of hydration, freshness, and energy while helping protect the skin from urban stress. Inspired by Korean beauty rituals and designed for modern lifestyles, this milky bi-phase elixir combines the potency of a serum, the refreshing feel of a toner, and the ease of a mist in one effortless step.
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Provides up to 24 hours of hydration and reveals a fresh Glass Skin Glow effect. The perfect hydration for glowy summer skin during this weeks heatwave and beyond. Priced at £59 from Harrods.
Kevyn Aucoin neo blushers and bronzers

Kevyn Aucoin Beauty

When it comes to luxury beauty, no one does it quite like Kevyn Aucoin. The richly pigmented, lightweight powder blush formula of Kevyn Aucoin Neo-Blush glides evenly onto skin without streaking to color, contour, and illuminate the cheeks. Perfect for those craving a natural, wearable glow throughout the summer months.
Available in four modern, must-have shades, the spectrum of colors and finishes within each shade allows you to personalize your look from natural blush to a powerful, bright blush. Pair it with the Kevyn Aucoin Neo Bronzer for a glowing contoured finish that sits beautifully on the skin.
Rehab london lip oil

REHAB. SPF Lip Oil

Need a little something to keep your lips looking great whilst staying protected? This is a non-sticky, tinted lip oil with peptides and SPF protection. A peach-tinted lip oil that hydrates, smooths, and plumps with peptides and vitamin E. SPF 15 protects while the glossy finish adds a juicy, sun-ready glow. This summer heatwave-friendly product smooths and plumps with peptides, hydrates and softens with vitamin E and adds a glossy tint with SPF 15 protection £16.00 – rehabyourhair.com

Vieve Muse Palette

Inspired by Jamie Genevieve’s VIEVE Muses. It’s all about versatility, making a statement and creating an empowering experience. Boasting a spectrum of ten powerfully pigmented, blendable and butter-soft eyeshadows, ranging from champagne shimmers and delicate base shades, to romantic reds and smoky accents, The Muse Palette offers everyone the opportunity to create the eye look they want, from the everyday to the truly exceptional. It’s the perfect summer eye palette if you ask us! Priced at £34 from Vieve.co.uk

Neom body wash bottle on white textured background

NEOM Body Wash Collection

NEOM’s Body Wash collection expands into a luxurious wardrobe of shower textures and 100% natural fragrances designed to suit every mood and wellbeing need. From fresh cleansing gels to creamy hydrating formulas and gentle exfoliating blends, each wash transforms your daily shower into a moment of wellbeing. £32.00 from neomwellbeing.com

weleda boosting tan dropsWeleda Boosting Sunkissed Bronzing Serum Drops

For a sun-kissed finish, add Weleda’s Boosting Sunkissed Bronzing Serum Drops to your summer skincare. Infused with antioxidant-rich yuzu, the lightweight formula delivers an instant bronzed glow while hydrating and brightening the skin.
Apply 2–3 drops directly onto skin or mix into your moisturiser, and you’ll be giving off glowy and dewy fresh vibes in no time. Weleda Sunkissed Bronzing Serum Drops (30ml, £12.25) is available now at Weleda and LookFantastic now.
Gucci lip tint natural shade

Gucci Glow Oil-In-Water Tint Liquid Lipstick

For those who want their glossy, sun-kissed look to continue on their lips, Gucci Glow Oil-In-Water Tint Liquid Lipstick is the perfect summer beauty pick. This luxurious product has all the care of a lip balm, and the hydrating formula is designed to envelop the lips in a balm-like texture, leaving them nourished and refreshed.
This versatile and highly wearable summer beauty hero combines the lasting colour of a lip tint with enduring comfort for a tinted effect that lasts, without compromising on glow or care. Gucci Glow Oil-In-Water Lip Tint is available in 8 shades. RRP: £34 Available at Selfridges
Huda beauty strawberry collection

Huda Beauty Strawberry Latte Collection

A fresh take on complexion and lips that defines the next wave of glam. Built around an intense mauve flush and a modern revival of the iconic Y2K “LipCealer” lip, the collection blends café-toned warmth with berry-stained hues for a softly sculpted, filtered finish. Think rosy warmth, milky nude lips, and latte-swirled dimension.

At the centre of the collection is the Blush Filter Palette in Strawberry Latte – a quartet of shades featuring three ultra-pigmented mattes and one luminous blushlighter topper. The silky, buildable mattes deliver seamless colour payoff, while the pearl-infused topper adds a soft-focus glow. Designed to layer effortlessly with the Blush Filter Liquid Blush, it allows for a fully customisable, multidimensional flush. Available on hudabeauty.com.

Laura Geller Kajal Longwear Eyeliner in Smoky Taupe

Meet your new summer eyeliner hero. One of the best eyeliners on my radar right now, the Laura Geller Kajal Longwear Eyeliner in Smoky Taupe is one that’s worthy of your attention. A creamy, high-pigment kohl liner designed for smooth application and long-lasting wear.

Enriched with vitamin E and caffeine, the formula glides effortlessly along the lash line and can be blended out for a softer, more diffused effect. Ideal for adding subtle definition or enhancing eye looks with a smudged, lived-in finish, it complements the marbled makeup edit by bringing balance and depth to softer, multi-tonal looks. Not only does this apply perfectly and look stunning, but it won’t budge in warm weather. What more could you want? Laura Geller Kajal Longwear Eyeliner, £19, available at www.justmylook.com.

Laura Geller baked blush

Laura Geller Baked Blush-n-Brighten Marbleised Blush

Looking for a blush that’s great for mature skin? This radiant, skin-enhancing blush is designed to revitalise dull or mature complexions with luminous, buildable colour. Handmade in Italy using a unique baking process, this creamy powder formula blends effortlessly onto the skin, delivering a weightless feel and long-wearing, natural glow.

Infused with brightening pigments and self-adjusting colour technology, it adapts seamlessly to your skin tone for a flattering, lit-from-within finish. The perfect summer blush to leave you looking perfectly hydrated thanks to its blurring, highlight effect. Baked Blush-n-Brighten Marbleised Blush is priced at £25 and available at www.justmylook.com

scent free facial sunscreen in white bottle

Green People Scent Free Facial Sun Cream

Moisturise, balance and protect with this scent-free facial sun cream for normal, dry or sensitive skin. Clinically proven to be kind to sensitive skin. So much more than just sun cream, this 2-in-1 day cream with SPF30 sunscreen moisturises, balances and protects using some of Mother Nature’s best sun defences. Alpine Edelweiss provides powerfully protective antioxidants and protects against UV rays without irritating sensitive skin. Perfect for skin protection as the weather changes! Available here.
Carmex tube on red backdrop

CARMEX Classic Lip Balm Tube

Carex Anti-Bacterial Spray

Whether it’s freshening up door handles, wiping down desks, sanitising shared surfaces, or giving peace of mind after a packed commute, an anti-bac spray is a quick, easy way to stay one step ahead of the messier side of warmer weather, so we had to include this cute little pocket spray from Carex.

Light enough to use throughout the day and practical enough to keep close by, it fits seamlessly into busy routines – because staying protected shouldn’t feel like hard work. From crowded Tube journeys to café tables and shared workspaces, it’s the small habit that helps you feel fresher, cleaner, and more in control. Available here.

Bookmark this page as we’ll be updating all the way through the heatwave and further into summer. You can also follow me on Instagram @BeckyBowdenUK for more updates.
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