These 22 Laid-Back Beauty Essentials Are All I Care About Right Now
I wait all year for summer. Once it's here, I take it seriously. I plan out events and activities. I schedule a short vacation or two. I even make a list of all the restaurants I want to try. Sure, the weather is perfect, and I love wearing all the summertime fashion staples—sandals, linen pants, and flowy skirts—but it's about more than that. It's about the laid-back summer vibe. I love that everything is so breezy and casual, including my beauty routine.
As soon as the weather warms up, I swap out fuller-coverage foundations and concealers for lightweight ones. I swap out a comprehensive multi-step makeup routine for a simpler one. I even reduce my skincare routine to include only the essentials—cleanser, serum, and moisturizer with SPF. When I want to wear something extra, like red lipstick, I choose a long-wearing and fuss-free formula. As I said, I want my beauty routine to be as laid-back as possible. Ahead, see the effortless essentials I'm shopping for this summer.
My 22 Effortless Essentials for Summer
This is one of the best multitasking makeup products for summer. It offers a sheer wash of coverage, hydration to plump and smooth the skin, and SPF 30 to protect it from damaging UV rays. I apply it over my sunscreen for extra protection.
My highlighted hair tends to be dry, but in the summer, it reaches a whole new level of lackluster. This hair oil helps keep my strands smooth and soft and prevents split ends from appearing. I run a little bit through my hair almost every day to protect it from the harsh effects of the sun and water.
Another iconic Dior product, this one is perfect for my laissez-faire approach to summer makeup. I use it instead of traditional lip gloss, which can be sticky and catch my hair when it's blowing in the breeze. The silky formula moisturizes my lips and leaves the prettiest sheen behind.
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Kaitlyn McLintock is a Beauty Editor atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing . She has 10 years of experience in the editorial industry, having previously written for other industry-leading publications, like Byrdie, InStyle, The Zoe Report, Bustle, and others. She covers all things beauty and wellness-related, but she has a special passion for creating skincare content (whether that's writing about an innovative in-office treatment, researching the benefits of a certain ingredient, or testing Wholesale Replica Bag and greatest at-home skin device). Having lived in Los Angeles, California, and Austin, Texas, she has since relocated back to her home state, Michigan. When she's not writing, researching, or testing beauty products, she's working through an ever-growing book collection or swimming in the Great Lakes.
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