What’s your idea of the perfect beach day? Ideal weather, a gentle breeze, the sounds of waves crashing? Maybe peace and quiet with a good book, or perhaps a whole cohort of friends for some beach volleyball? Of course you can’t overlook what to bring along in your beauty bag, with some essentials to look and feel your best for a big day at the beach. Beauty and the beach go beyond just sunscreen though.
Whether you’re the type to take a huge tote to the beach or just a small handbag, there are a few skincare & makeup essentials you really can’t overlook for summer days seaside. Bringing along a serum, toner, lotion for dry skin and more can really create some comfort on your day out. They can also turn your beach day into a moment of self-care as you enjoy a bit of sun on the shore. Checkout Lancôme essentials below for a beautiful day at the beach.
TONER
Salt water, sweat, and sand can leave our face feeling less than fresh. If you’re feeling like a bit of a beach bum, clean up with a cleansing toner. We suggest Tonique Douceur, an alcohol free cleansing lotion to remove impurities while softening skin. Tonique Confort, is also a great choice for dry skin to cleanse on-the-go and comfort with lasting moisture. These toners are much easier than carrying along a foamy cleanser that requires a freshwater rinse. Just bring along a cotton pad too so you can freshen your face with them before reapplying sunscreen and makeup.
SERUM
The heat, humidity, wind, sun, and sand at the beach can be a lot for our complexion in just one day. Serum can be a great secondary defense to keep our complexion looking and feeling good on summer days like these. Consider carrying along a serum such as Advanced Génifique Serum. It helps strengthen skin’s barrier function so it can better defend itself against external aggressors like these.
MOISTURIZER
Chances are that you’ll break a sweat at the beach, so between that and the humidity you might want to go for a lighter gel format moisturizer that you can touch up throughout the day. No one wants to go to the beach feeling greasy, so you’ll love these lightweight and fast absorbing moisturizers: Hydra Zen Gel Cream and Hydra Zen Liquid Moisturizer.
SPF
If you bring along just one thing to the beach, make sure it’s sunscreen! Really, if you forgot to put SPF in your beach bag, turn around and go get some. Suncare is essential at the beach. Our star sunscreen UV Expert Supra Screen SPF 50+ has you covered. It’s an innovative UV serum formula with SPF 50+ against UVA, UVB, and pollution that is non greasy and fast absorbing, while also caring for skin with an enriched serum formulation.
LIP BALM
Don’t go home from the beach with chapped lips. If you leave your pout too parched during the beach day chances you will. Instead spoil your smile with a moisturizing lip gloss that will have your lips looking and feeling good. Juicy Tubes lip gloss offers adorable shine in a cast of colors that are the perfect beauty essential for the beach.
FRAGRANCE
Hanging out in the heat and the beach all day can leave us smelling less than fresh too. If the smell of sweat and sea water on your skin and hair aren’t doing it for you, pack some perfume for the day. The new Idôle Hair & Body Perfume spray gives you this empowering scent on the go. Just mist it on for a clean and luminous scent that is light enough for hot days.
