My Top Summer Beauty Products: Body

 1. Garnier Ambre Solaire Golden Protect Shimmering Protection Lotion SPF 20 - £.8.30 from Feel Unique 

2. Origins A Perfect World Intensely Hydrating Body Cream with White Tea - £27 for 200ml from Boots 

3. Origins Modern Friction Scrub - £30 for 125 ml from Boots 

4. Redken Colour Extend After Sun Mask £17.25 from Feel Unique, Mark Hill Holiday Hair Cover Up! Protection Spray £5.99 from Boots

5. Fake Bake Flawless £26 from Boots 

6. This Works Perfect Skin Miracle £28 from Boots

7. Essie - Fiji and Tart Deco £7.99 from Boots 

8. YSL Elle Summer Edition £35 for 90ml from Boots

Without competition, the most important beauty product for summer in my opinion is sun tan lotion to protect from the harmful and premature aging effects of UVA and UVB rays. This new shimmering protection lotion from Garnier adds a golden shimmer to the skin whilst adding a radiant glow. It has a non-greasy formula and holiday fragrance enriched with Monoi Oil which leaves you protected and hydrated throughout the day with a glistening pearly glow.

A good exfoliator is key when trying to prolong and maintain that gorgeous sun-kissed glow. Without this, skin can become dry, peeling and uneven after sunbathing. This skin-refining exfoliator from Origins eradicates dead skin cells, uneven patches and signs of skin damage and discolouration to produce smooth and polished skin with a natural-looking tan.

An essential step after exfoliation is moisture replenishment, to help to maintain your tan whilst hydrating the skin after sun exposure. Origins intensely hydrating body cream is perfect for this as its rich and creamy texture sinks into the skin beautifully to prevent it from peeling and create a healthy glow.

If you are not a fan of baking in the sun, but love having a natural-looking tan, then a good fake tan can look just as good without the harmful effects. My favourite fake tan is the Fake Bake Flawless tan (full post here) because, as stated in the name, it creates a flawless even looking tan. If fake tanning is not your thing, I would recommend This Works Perfect Skin Miracle to even out the skin tone whilst giving a bronzed sheen to the legs, helping to give you that extra bit of confidence in the hotter weather.

Protection for your hair can be just as important as your skin if you want to keep healthy-looking and hydrated locks. To protect, this spray from Mark Hill is perfect; with SPF it helps to protect from the suns rays and prevent a dry scalp or fading colour. To intensely treat sun-damaged and dry hair, this moisture rich hair mask from Redken helps to reverse existing damage and prevent colour fading.

To complete the polished look for summer, a pretty nail varnish is at the top of my list. My favourite colours for summer are bright corals or pretty pastels. I absolutely love Fiji from Essie as it looks light, feminine and polished whilst Tart Deco adds a bright splash of colour.

A light summer spritz of perfumeis the final step in my summer and holiday preparation. I have always been a fan of YSL Elle perfume, so the summer edition is great for me!

What are your essential summer items for the body? My next post will be my favourite summer beauty products for the face!

Fake Bake Flawless Tan

I have really pale skin naturally, which most of the time I love, however, when I feel I need a bit of a tanned glow the product I use is Fake Bake Flawless tan.

My friend recommended this to me, and since I tried it I have also been recommending it to all of my friends - who love it too!

I used to be quite dubious of fake tanning products as I didn't want them to be too orange or streaky and stuck with Rimmel instant tan but I wanted  to try a more longer lasting one. This tan is great as it tans instantly when you apply, which is useful for before a night out, but it also develops more overnight if you want a darker tan and lasts for a few days. It washes off a little bit in the shower too which means you never look streaky or uneven as this definitely helps to make it more natural looking. I also find that the colour is great, it is similar to my natural suntan, which is quite golden and definitely isn't too orange!

 This tan comes in a bottle with a separate attachment for spraying, as well as gloves and a tanning mitt. I think this is great as it ensures you get the best looking tan and no horrible bright orange hands!

You spray the tan onto the mitt and apply to the body in small circular motions, this mitt is really soft too which is great! As it shows up on the skin instantly it means that your really unlikely to miss a spot, and as it washes off a little when you shower it evens out the tan leaving it really natural looking!

I would love to try the rest of the FakeBake collection. I am going to buy the body polish and tan enhancing lotion this weekend so I will update on these products too! I would also love to try the airbrush tan but this is a little but more expensive, so maybe that will be next on my list to experiment with, but at the moment this has to be my favourite tanning product! This product only costs £20 and has lasted me so long compared to other brands I have used, so I definitely think it is worth a try.

Has anyone else tried the FakeBake range, what do you think?

Ali xx