40 Hot Weather Hacks: The lazy girls’ hair and beauty product guide to summer – Metro.co.uk
By daniellenierenberg
(Picture; Nuthing)
Lets face it, the past few months have been stressful enough were due a break. And frankly summer should be off-season for anything high-maintenance.
Whether you are WFH in August or actually managing a getaway, right now we are all looking for no-fuss makeup, hassle-free hair and stress-free style.
Heres what can help you look and feel your best, with as little effort as possible:
Lots has been written about the importance of Vitamin D in recent months and although were (hopefully) getting sunshine about now it important to keep levels high.
Myprotein makes a convenient spray in both Vitamin D3 and B12 that ensure everyone gets the essential micronutrients and vitamins that we might miss if were in front of a laptop.
Vitamin D3 Spray, 8.99, MyProtein
This award-winning collagen drink supplement is packed with the highest concentration of marine collagen on the market. Its also infused with vitamin C, which works with the collagen to enhance skin rejuvenation and tissue renewal.
A fuss-free and easy addition to your beauty regime, users say that their skin feels softer, more hydrated and firmer.
Comes in 14 ready-mixed 10ml sachets; can be added to hot or cold drinks.
Collagen Drink Supplement For Women, 32.99, Absolute Collagen
Too tired to make your own? These are insta-healthy meals. Purition is 100% whole food shakes, are made from crushed nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables and come in ordinary or vegan recipe. All are gluten-free and low in sugar.
Flavours include superfood ingredients such as turmeric and beetroot.
Original Discovery Box, 13.50, Purition
Epsom salts have long been hailed by wellness experts for instantly de-bloating and helping with water retention.
These from Westlab do even more. Mixed with essential oils, the Alchemy range helps draw fluid and toxins from the body and can soothe tired, aching, overworked muscles and revive body and mind.
Plus they smell great.
Westlabs Recover Epsom Salts White Willow & Eucalyptus, 5.99, Amazon
A body hack that can help you lose around 5-7 lbs in 5 days and it is actually good for you.
Developed at the Longevity Institute of the University of Southern California (USC) and under the sponsorship of the National Institute for Aging and the National Institute of Health, this five day programme tricks your body into thinking its fasting, and while you get the health benefits, you can continue eating.
Each days complete nutrition arrives in 5 small boxes (one for each day) that include plant-based energy bars, soups, snacks, drinks, and supplements, all carefully designed to nourish your body and promote positive changes in metabolic markers, cellular rejuvenation, reduced inflammation, and healthy aging
ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet, 200, ProLon
These brand new sauna blankets are built with layers of infrared heating and toxin-free fabrics that lets you feel like youre in a spa without ever leaving home.
You just roll it out on a heatproof surface like your bed and use a handheld controller to begin heating it up. The blanket uses far-infrared heat that makers promise can help detoxify the body, rejuvenate skin, reduce stress, burn calories and give you that relaxed, stress-busting feeling a sauna does.
Benefits also include better blood flow, sleep and of course, there is the calorie burn (who doesnt love a workout you can do lying down watching Netflix?). 30 mins to an 1 hour per session recommended.
Infrared Sauna Blanket, 374, MiHigh UK
Dr Galyna Selezneva, Londons top Body Doctor, gets asked every day about cellulite. If a visit to her or another expert practitioner is not on your summer agenda, she advises to drink more water and move more but the most important thing? Dry Brushing!
Calling it, one of the most underrated and effective ways to beat cellulite, Dr Galyna advises just a few minutes a day, is enough to see results. It improves lymphatic drainage, and fluid retention and lessens cellulite. Results are instant and lasting.
Dr Galyna Selezneva, Rita Rakus Clinic
A sustainable and organic brand created by Danish born US based, make-up artist Kirsten Kjaer Weis, these are the brands hero cream blushes together with a complementary highlighter shade which gives an instant glow.
Minimalist and sleek, the shades work together to create the ultimate bronze and flushed duo for light to medium skin tones and blush and highlight for deeper skin tones.
Kjaer Weis Flush and Glow Duo, 41, Content Beauty Wellbeing
Is lockdown face a real thing?
If youve picked up a bit of puff during all of this, this wonder cream can have you looking sleek and sharp on your zoom call in no time.
Tighter skin, instantly, minus the toxins of injectables. Beloved by cheekbone superior girls like Gwyneth Paltrow, Sienna Miller and Victoria Beckham, its packed with plant extracts and high actives and relies on neuropeptides (naturally derived from algae) to smooth skin. Regularly named as a best natural alternative to Botox by beauty editors.
V-Tox, 105, 99, Linda Meredith
Only sold online, this is a great way to cheat a tan.
Giving your face an instant, natural sun-kissed glow, its packed with ingredients that illuminate, hydrate and perfect the skin.
It comes with a Face Mist and handy Face Lifter Brush that makes it go on really evenly and without staining your hands.
The Bronze & Sculpt Duo, 55.00 Amanda Harrington
The golden glow you love with none of the fuss. Free of odours, orange tones and streaks it gives a great sun-kissed complexion but also sun protection.
Blended with organic sunscreens, it has SPF 50 UVA protection and combines natural gradual technology and instant tanning without clogging pores, allowing the skin to breathe.
Tancream All in One Self Tan, Bronzer and SPF50, Ideal World TV
Tired of scrubbing off old spray tan? Looking to get rid of bronze streaks, while you relax?
This new bath bomb from Lusso Tan is the worlds first tan-removing bath bomb, just relax in a bath filled with essential-oil infused water and watch your tan dissolve before your eyes!
Full of skin-loving ingredients, the Lusso Tan Bath Bomb removes tan in a matter of minutes, while repairing and protecting the skin at the same time. The longer you soak, the better the tan-removing results.
Summer Meadow Bath Bomb, 8.50, Lusso Tan
Specifically designed for the delicate eye area, these little beauties work to stop eyes from looking tired, no matter how little sleep youre getting.
Stick under the eye for around 15 minutes and notice immediate results.
Filled with antioxidant-rich flower extract serum that feels cool to the skin and aims to smooth the look of fine lines and wrinkles, the pack contains 5 x 2 eye pads.
Rose Blossom Glow Hydro-Gel Eye Pads 5 x 2 29.90, Eclat Skin London
Instantly glam up with these beauties.
With eyelash extensions having been on hold because of Covid, award-winning Dollbaby London has come up with a way to boost your lashes that is easy, effective and mess-free.
The UKs first 2-in-1 eyeliner and lash adhesive, the Dollbaby Duo Pen works with any strip (non magnetic) lashes. Simply line the eye with two coats like a regular eyeliner, apply your lashes immediately on top of the liner (no drying time required) and go!
Unlike other eyelash glues, theres drying time and its not sticky or messy. And the pens ultra-fine tip is easy to apply. Vegan and cruelty-free, it comes in black or clear for a more natural look.
To remove, simply peel lashes off and remove eyeliner with normal makeup remover. Will give you approx 30-40 applications
Duo Pen, 19.75, Doll Baby London
Why go to a salon when you can give yourself a 5-minute facial in your own bathroom?
A fantastic do-it-yourself facial peel, skin looks clear, clean and smooth instantly. Made with with dead-cell sloughing glycolic acids, powerful pomegranate enzymes, gentle bamboo scrub grains, purifying salicylic acid and anti-free-radical stem cells from raspberries.
Fruitizyme Five Minute Facial, Beauty Pie Members 10.26, Beauty Pie
Pretty summer dresses can also mean painful, sweaty and chafing thighs in the hot summer sunshine.
Smoovall is a skin contact spray that leaves an invisible protective layer that prevents the soreness and irritation caused by friction (chafing).
Its a non toxic spray and unlike the common roller balms and powders, is non-greasy and invisible.
Skin contact spray, 14.99, Smoovall
A super affordable summer essentials kit packed with everything you need beauty-wise.
New from GlossyBox, it includes everything from an ultra gentle facial peel, a jet lag recovery mask, a coco shimmer body mist, lip balm, nail polish, dry shampoo body cream, tangle teezer and lip balm.
Summer Essentials, (valued over 95, but 30 for subscribers and 35 for non-subscribers), Glossy Box
No time to social distance at a salon? Why not pedi at home?
This 7-day peel sock is the bomb. Just pull these on like socks, tape them around your ankles, wait an hour, wash, and 7 days and some very impressive exfoliation later, youll have feet so soft youll want to show them off.
Ingredients include glycolic and lactic acids, natural fruit extracts of grapefruit, orange and lemon, plus sweet almond and coconut extracts.
Dr Glycolic Soft Feet 7-Day Peel Socks, 3.92 Beauty Pie
This one is a game changer.
Remove & Chill is the first of its kind: an innovative, waterless, acetone-free removal cream that dissolves nail polish, nourishes nails and actually smells good. Its a nail polish remover cream, enriched with hydrating essential oils that removes nail polish in 3 minutes.
Its also travel friendly.
Remove & Chill Nail Polish Eraser Cream, 14.25, Beauty Mart
Want freedom from a hot blow dryer this summer? Who doesnt?
Celebrity stylist Edward James has created a signature treatment that offers smoothness without the hot air. Not to be confused with a Brazilian blow dry, which is made for thicker, stronger Brazilian hair, this one is gentler and suits finer hair.
An ammonia-free glossing oil adds shine and moisture followed by Edwards secret formula a smoothing keratin applied to the frizziest part of the hair with a paint brush.
Its 100, takes 15 minutes, contains no formaldehyde and is heaven in humidity. It lasts for up to 6 weeks, ensuring you will never resemble Monica from Friends even in the hottest days of summer.
British Blow Dry, 100, Edward James London
This is a great dry shampoo that cleans hair and lets you go longer between washes.
It uses Living Proofs triple cleaning technology to absorb and remove dirt, oil and sweat you just leave for 30 seconds and let the cleansing begin.
A time-release fragrances helps hair smell clean- a great way to wash less often protecting your fresh head of colour after your long-awaited salon appointment!
Living Proof Dry Shampoo, 19.99, Living Proof
These seamless clip-ins are amazing. Instantly change and update your look with no effort at all.
They are comfortable and lay flat on the scalp which means no irritating bits poking through your perfect coif.
Their silicone band technology fuses and bonds every single strand of hair at the top of each weft which means there is less shedding and tangling too.
14in Seamless Clip In Human Hair Extensions, 95, Foxy Locks
This 100% vegan friendly, cruelty-free brand makes waxing fun (well, as fun as it can be).
Enriched with things like apricot extract to soothe and moisturise the skin, plus Vitamin E for its antioxidants and anti-ageing effects, the body hair removal jelly is fuss-free and works fast in just 5-10 minutes.
For use on body hair of all lengths. Suitable for sensitive skin Available in 3 scents Strawberry & Watermelon, Pineapple & Coconut and Blueberry & Passionfruit.
Pink Shimmer Hair Removal Jelly, 9.99, Nuthing
Hair takes a beating in the summer and this new range of snazzy hair products are kind to both hair and the environment.
Promising no sulfates, parabens, silicones, or even gluten, the range is vegan and cruelty-free with 100% recyclable sugarcane bottles. They are also affordable and great on hair.
The rescue mask is a summer stand out ideal for colour treated hair, it seals cuticles and repairs split ends and it also has UV protection and a pollution barrier. Ingredients include coconut & yuzu scent, sugar beet extract, and vegetable derived conditioners.
Azure by PFB Rescue & Repair Mask, 10.99, Boots
If your eyebrows are an untamed as theyve ever been enter a summer must-have. This painless eyebrow trimmer looks like a stylish pen and trims eyebrows at the touch of a button.
A precision-engineered shaper, this nifty gadget has a tiny and super-accurate micro-precision trimming head, encased in 18 karat gold plate.
JML Finishing Touch Flawless Brows, 19.97, Amazon
Banish those unwanted hairs once and for all.
See original here:
40 Hot Weather Hacks: The lazy girls' hair and beauty product guide to summer - Metro.co.uk
- Colossal Creates Elephant Stem Cells for the First Time in Quest to Revive the Woolly Mammoth - Singularity Hub - March 18th, 2024
- Vitamin A could have a key role in both stem cell biology and wound healing: Study - Medical Dialogues - March 10th, 2024
- A dive into the genetic history of India, and the role of vitamin A in skin repair - Science - March 10th, 2024
- Herbosa: Clinic under probe after skin treatments linked to womans death - Philstar.com - January 22nd, 2024
- These Will Be the Biggest Skin-Care Trends of 2024 - Allure - December 28th, 2023
- Sorry, But These 10 Skincare Products Are A Scam - Refinery29 - December 12th, 2023
- Cyclerion Strengthens Board of Directors with Experienced Company Builder and Cutting-edge Innovator - December 4th, 2023
- Aptose Appoints Fletcher Payne Chief Business Officer, Expanding his Executive Role - December 4th, 2023
- Opthea to Present at the FLORetina 2023 Congress - December 4th, 2023
- HUTCHMED Highlights Clinical Data to be Presented at 2023 ESMO Asia and ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congresses - December 4th, 2023
- AC Immune Strengthens Management, Appoints Madiha Derouazi as CSO and Christopher Roberts as CFO - December 4th, 2023
- Publication of a transparency notification received from Tolefi SA (Article 14 §1 of the Law of 2 May 2007) - December 4th, 2023
- Annovis Bio Appoints Andrew Walsh as Vice President Finance - December 4th, 2023
- Foghorn Therapeutics Announces Clinical Data from Phase 1 Study of FHD-286, a Novel BRG1/BRM Inhibitor, in Patients with Advanced Hematologic... - December 4th, 2023
- Akari Therapeutics Appoints Experienced Life Sciences Entrepreneur Samir R. Patel, M.D. to Board of Directors - December 4th, 2023
- Ovid Therapeutics to Present Five Abstracts Supporting its Epilepsy Programs at the 77th American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2023) - December 4th, 2023
- Spectral Medical Announces CFO Departure - December 4th, 2023
- Are STEM CELL EXOSOMES the secret to a 'snatched' jawline? Discover the products that influencers are claiming - Daily Mail - November 18th, 2023
- Defence Mechanisms: Four ways your body is protecting you every time you fall sick - indulgexpress - May 16th, 2023
- Treat Yourself to a Spa Day With a $100 Deal on $600 Worth of Products From Elemis, 111SKIN, Nest & More - E! NEWS - May 16th, 2023
- INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL CORP MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (form 10-K) - Marketscreener.com - April 5th, 2023
- Skin Regeneration: The Science and How to Boost It - Healthline - March 9th, 2023
- Treat Yourself to a Spa Day With a $100 Deal on $600 Worth of Products From Elemis, U Beauty, Nest & More - E! NEWS - March 1st, 2023
- 7-year-old vows to find a cure for brother in need of bone marrow transplant - WJLA - February 21st, 2023
- World's most radioactive man 'cried blood' as his skin melted in 83-day nightmare - Times Now - February 4th, 2023
- How old are you, really? The answer is written on your face. - National Geographic UK - February 4th, 2023
- Skin: Layers, Structure and Function - Cleveland Clinic - January 27th, 2023
- Human skin | Definition, Layers, Types, & Facts | Britannica - January 27th, 2023
- Skin Disorders: Pictures, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Healthline - January 27th, 2023
- Skin care: 5 tips for healthy skin - Mayo Clinic - January 27th, 2023
- Skin Care and Aging | National Institute on Aging - January 27th, 2023
- Wrinkles - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic - January 27th, 2023
- Dry skin - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic - January 27th, 2023
- Stem cells: a brief history and outlook - Science in the News - January 3rd, 2023
- Still Drinking Green Tea? Doctor Reveals A Healthier Drink With Proven Benefits For Diabetes, Aging, Oxidative Stress, And Cancer - Revyuh - January 3rd, 2023
- RUDN Physician And Russian Scientists Investigate Long-term Effects Of Treating Diabetic Ulcers With Stem Cells - India Education Diary - December 25th, 2022
- The Use of Stem Cells in Burn Wound Healing: A Review - Hindawi - December 1st, 2022
- FACTORFIVE Skincare The Power of Stem Cells for Skin - December 1st, 2022
- Embryonic Stem Cells - The Definitive Guide | Biology Dictionary - December 1st, 2022
- From pro soccer hopeful to hip hop artist with illness and addiction along the way, Tymaz Bagbani releases debut album - Toronto Star - December 1st, 2022
- Stem Cells | The ALS Association - November 22nd, 2022
- What is a stem cell? YourGenome - October 29th, 2022
- Skin Cell - The Definitive Guide | Biology Dictionary - October 29th, 2022
- Explora Journeys Plans Extensive Fitness And Well-Being Initiatives At Sea, Right On Trend - Forbes - October 29th, 2022
- Ahead of the holiday shopping season, Amazon kicks off second annual Holiday Beauty Haul on Oct. 24 - KXAN.com - October 21st, 2022
- Human skin color - Wikipedia - October 13th, 2022
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells | Properties, Process, Functions, & Therapies - October 13th, 2022
- Skin Grafting, Cryopreservation, and Diseases: A Review Article - Cureus - October 13th, 2022
- Anti-ageing cosmetics: Can they turn back the hands of the clock? - The Sunday Guardian Live - The Sunday Guardian - October 13th, 2022
- Brennand named Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry - Yale News - October 13th, 2022
- The Switch to Regenerative Medicine - Dermatology Times - October 13th, 2022
- Last Chance to Get The Collagen-Infused Massage Oil That Moisturizes Skin & Diminishes Cellulite For Less Than $20 - msnNOW - October 13th, 2022
- Addison's Disease Explained: Causes, Symptoms, And Treatments - Health Digest - October 13th, 2022
- Stem Cells Therapy for Autism: Does it Work? - October 5th, 2022
- Stem-like CD8 T cells mediate response of adoptive cell ... - PubMed - October 5th, 2022
- 6 Under Eye Products You Need To Have STAT - Grazia India - October 5th, 2022
- CellResearch Corporation (CRC) to present promising new stem cell products for the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers at the world's premier... - September 27th, 2022
- Reprogramming pig cells leads way for new regenerative therapies - National Hog Farmer - September 27th, 2022
- A glimpse into Indian consumers expectations for cosmetic treatments and consumption insights - The Financial Express - September 27th, 2022
- Tajmeel redefines beauty to give its patients the best results - Gulf News - September 27th, 2022
- Here Is Why You Heal Slower As You Age - Health Digest - September 27th, 2022
- Creating stem cells from minipigs offers promise for improved treatments - University of Wisconsin-Madison - September 19th, 2022
- Israeli Biotech Firm Plans to Create Human Embryos to Harvest Organs, Field Experts Say There are Ethical Concerns - CBN.com - September 19th, 2022
- CellResearch Corporation (CRC) announces positive results of Phase I study for CorLiCyte - PR Newswire - September 19th, 2022
- The best CBD and hemp products for pampering your skin this fall - Leafly - September 19th, 2022
- Benjamin Button For Real? Scientists Are Close To Cracking The Code To Reverse Aging - Worldcrunch - September 19th, 2022
- I took an international trip with my frozen eggs to learn about the fertility industry - MIT Technology Review - September 19th, 2022
- Propanc Biopharma Reports Significant Effects of PRP Against the Tumor Microenvironment - Business Wire - September 11th, 2022
- 6 Ingredients to Avoid Putting on Your Skin - Healthline - September 3rd, 2022
- Regenerative Properties of the Newborn Heart Offers Hope for Those With Congenital Heart Disease - The Epoch Times - September 3rd, 2022
- Meet White Orange: The Vitamin C Skin Care Brand For Sensitive Skin - Bustle - September 3rd, 2022
- Rejuvenation Roundup August 2022 - Lifespan.io News - September 3rd, 2022
- To better understand Parkinson's disease, this San Diego expert sent her own cells to space - The San Diego Union-Tribune - August 26th, 2022
- Inside the race to make human sex cells in the lab - MIT Technology Review - August 26th, 2022
- Global Biomaterials Market to Reach Value of $372.7 Billion by 2028 | Demand For Biomaterials in the Healthcare Industry will Grow by 53% Over the... - August 26th, 2022
- A Groovy Guide to Anti-Aging Products With CBD and Mushrooms - Out Magazine - August 26th, 2022
- New milestone organoid synthesis will boost disease and drug development research - RegMedNet - August 10th, 2022
- Victoria Beckham and Kim Kardashian are fans of Augustinus Baders skincare range - and you can get 20% off - The Mirror - August 10th, 2022
- Mutant T Cells That Drive Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Progression May React To a Brain Antigen - The Scientist - August 10th, 2022
- Why Glucose Restrictions Are Essential in Treating Cancer - The Epoch Times - August 10th, 2022