Friday 5: Summer Skin Care

Happy Friday!

Summer is in full swing down here in Florida! (Along with coronavirus. Eyeroll emoji!) 

Today I wanted to share 5 of my Summer must haves in the beauty department. 

It was really hard to pick just 5 and I've honestly already started a second list so look for that soon.

For now let's talk about these 5! 

The Dry Bar Triple Sec

I cut my hair short (by my standards) a few weeks ago and have been obsessed with texture spray since. I have always loved this stuff, but I have recently become even more obsessed. It's really hard for my hair to hold a curl in the heat. Rather than weighing my hair down with tons of product I've been using texture spray. If the curl holds that's great. If not I'm still left with some decent volume and a messy look. 

This stuff also smells AMAZING!

Sun Bum Face Lotion

This stuff is so amazing and the price point is even better. We always have at least 2-3 tubes of this in our house. ( I always have one in my beach    bag and one on hand for J to take with him to jobs.) I always feel like sunscreen starts to sting my face when I sweat or get in the salt water. I have never had that happen with this. 10/10 recommend! 

Coola Sunscreen Spray

This is such a great brand of sunscreen. I actually tried them out a few years ago with and SPF setting spray. I loved the setting spray so much I decided to try out their sunscreen. I really like the spray version and they have a bunch of other fun sun products. 

It's also clean at Sephora which is always a plus.

IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream with SPF 50

This is one of my favorite "foundations" of all time! I love it all year, but especially in the summer. Let me start with the fact that it's actually not a foundation... it's a CC cream. I feel like it's easy to forget that because the coverage this product gives is incredible. It does however, live up to it's name of being a CC cream because it feels really lightweight on your skin. Does that make sense? I don't know, but you need to try this stuff. I put it on by itself if I'm running out on a Saturday or for a beach/pool day where I want to look a little put together. It also has SPF 50 which is AMAZING! 

(I wear shade medium and use this brush)

Supergoop PLAY Everyday Lotion

This is probably my favorite product on this list! If you buy one thing let it be this! It's a little pricey for sunscreen, but I promise it's worth it. I bought it through J's health's savings account last year because we had to spend the money and I am so thankful I did because this stuff is holy grail! It goes on so nice and does not leave any oily residue at all! Part of the reason I hate sunscreen is because I always feel so oily and sticky after. Not with this stuff! Rub it in, wait a few minutes, and you are good to go! 

Do yourself a favor and treat yo'self to a tube of it! (I buy it during the Sephora sale now!) 

What are your summer must have skin/hair care products? I would love to hear about them. Like I said above I have already started a second list. Maybe I will share those in a couple weeks! 

Morning Skin care Routine

I feel like one thing a lot of people are keeping busy with during this quarantine is skin care. 

I know I haven't worn makeup in over 2.5 weeks and have been doing my morning, evening, and mask routines religiously. (Because, I mean what else is there to do?) 

I realized I hadn't posted an updated skin care routine in almost 2 years!! Like what?? That's such long time. Not everything has completely changed but there have definitely been some additions and subtractions to the routine. Read on to see what my morning routine is like currently. 

Step 1: Tula Cult Classic Purifying Cleanser

This is the same as 2 years ago. I absolutely LOVE this cleanser. I honestly love the whole Tula line. (I've never disliked anything I've tried.) This cleanser is super gentle which is always nice. It also leaves my skin feeling nice and clean. 

I can't even tell you how many times I have rebought this item.

Step 2: Bliss Micro Magic 

I only do this step twice a week. I actually just added this to my skin care routine since the quarantine started. When I got my facials last year my esthetician said I needed to add some type of exfoliant to my regimen. I started using my clarisonic again and just didn't love it. When I got this as a free birthday gift from Ulta I decided to give it a try. I've been using it for about 2 weeks now and I love it. It really exfoliates my skin and it has a minty tingle feeling to it that I love. It's still fairly new so I will keep you posted on if it stays. 

Step 3: Olehenriksen Truth Serum

This is the same serum I used in my last skincare post. I feel like vitamin C has become such a big thing in skin care in the last few years. This serum works really well for me so I don't see any need to replace it. It feels really light on my skin, but also tightening. Is that possible? I also love the smell first thing in the morning. It's a nice little wake up call. 

Step 4: Supergoop Superscreen Daily Moisturizer

This was another buy after my facials last year. I'm always SUPER conscious about putting sunscreen on my face and really limiting the amount of sun I get in that area. When I told my esthetician this she was surprised to hear that I wasn't using a daily moisturizer with SPF in it. I left her office that day and immediately went to Sephora in search of a new product. I try to buy clean when I can and this one pretty much checked all my boxes. I've gone through 2 or 3 of these and don't see myself switching any time soon. It's really lightweight but still feels super hydrating. It also doesn't have a scent which I always love in a facial moisturizer. 

Step 5: Eye Cream

This is currently nonexistent in my routine. I have a nighttime one that I really like, but have been on the hunt for another. Ideally I would like to switch my nighttime one to the morning and find a good wrinkle one for night. I'm thinking about trying this one. If you have one you love leave it in the comments below. 

What's your morning skincare routine look like? How has your skin been during the quarantine? 

If you have any must have products please let me know. I'm always open to trying new things.