Summer events are everyone’s favourites and with many countries welcoming their least restricted summer since 2019, this year is set to be a big one. With all those events filling up your diary, you might be wondering how you’ll stay tip-top all day, but never fear! These hints, tips and products will keep you looking and smelling like you just left the house through every occasion.

Face

Before applying make-up, you should wash, dry and moisturise your face and neck. Once the moisturiser has been absorbed, primer is the first step to keeping your face in place. Primer is a cream or liquid that is specifically designed to even your skin tone, improve make-up coverage and help keep your make-up exactly in place. There are different kinds available for face, eyes and lips, as both the skin in those areas and the make-up we apply there are different.

Elemis – Pro Collagen Insta-smooth Primer

Skincare experts, Elemis, have got this nailed. This light and refreshing primer smooths the appearance of pores and fine lines as well as leaving you well prepped for make-up. With natural marine extracts and algae, this will leave your skin feeling firm and fresh.

Using waterproof eye and lip make-up will also help it stay put, as these are unmoved by sweat, tears, rain or moisture in the air.

Body

In the summertime, wet wipes are everyone’s best friend, and a small pack to keep in your pocket or handbag could be a lifesaver – a couple of wipes in a couple of seconds can leave you fresh as a daisy and ready for a reapplication, if necessary.

Lancaster Skin Life Gift Set

Need more of an all-rounder? Why not check this Lancaster Skin Life Gift set?  Featuring: –

  • Cleanser, which removes toxins and residues leaving your skin soft and your complexion glowing. Day Cream, part of the Early-Age-Delay range.
  • A sorbet gel that protects your skin throughout the day, detoxifying and re-energising leaving skin looking healthy.
  • 2 in 1 primer, protecting against pollutants and UVB, UVA and infrared rays with SPF30 protection.
  • Finally, the eye Cream re-energises your contours and reduces dark circles. This cream hydrates skin around the eyes smoothing fine lines and leaving them looking healthy and younger.

Choosing a perfume with a good reputation for staying all day is also a great idea, as well as applying a dab of baby oil on the areas of skin you apply to, as this helps the scent bond to the skin.

YSL – Black Opium for Women

This deep, dark treat was released in 2014 and is an amber-vanilla fragrance with depth. Top notes of pink pepper, pear and orange blossom give a sweet opening, while the mid notes of coffee, jasmine, bitter almond and liquorice give it that deep, dark sensation. The base of vanilla, patchouli, cedar and cashmere give it a slight tang and help it last the day through. As you can always expect with YSL – it’s a truly stunning fragrance also.

Get prepared for the summer now – when you’re 3 hours into your first festival and still looking like you just stepped out, you’ll be grateful.