Bare your pore-fect summer skin
We spent time overhauling our closets for summer—swapping out sweaters and jeans for sundresses and swimsuits—naturally we’ve also updated our skin care routine to ensure it’s adapted to the sunnier, warmer (hot!) weather. Read our tips to find out how to keep your skin looking and feeling its best during the year’s hottest months!
As per usual: SPF, and then some
As per usual:
SPF, and then some
Rain or shine, season-agnostic, SPF should be an integral part of your skin care routine—helping to protect yourself against harmful rays and to prevent any premature aging (over-exposure to the sun is a main factor for aged-looking skin). We love formulas that feature SPF 50. Options that we find wear well on their own and layer under makeup well: all things Supergoop and EltaMD. As we reapply to our face and bodies throughout a day at the pool, we love Sun Bum's light weight formulas for face and body.
If you’re spending extra time outside, be sure to reapply your sunscreen every couple of hours. One more sunny tip: get extra protection from the sun by wearing a cute sun hat, hanging out under an umbrella and having light, breathable layers (think cotton button down).
Switch to a light moisturizer
Switch to a
light moisturizer
Pending where you live, the summer air is usually less dry than the cold winter air—so swap your heavy moisturizer for something lighter that allows your skin to breathe. Other hydrating products we love using year-round include moisture-focused serums and oils—pick what’s best for your thirsty skin’s AM and PM routine needs.
Auria’s Renew serum is obvs our favorite hydrating serum 12-months a year. But, we have to share why it has become a summer-time staple specifically. Renew’s ingredients scream summer-loving skin:
• The Aloe barbadensis extract is derived from the leaves of the aloe vera plant + it soothing properties to calm skin + acting as a humectant, it’s an incredibly hydrating agent
• Oat, olive, and cucumber blend pampers your seen extra sun and chlorine skin by providing moisture also very soothing
• Snow mushroom penetrates the skin to deliver a major surge of moisture + it works to retain moisture, too!
Exfoliate & extract your way to a fresh, healthy-looking complexion that screams pore-fection
Exfoliation should be part of your routine all year, but there are some summer-specific reasons you need to be certain it’s part of your routine. Hotter temps and humidity levels can leave your skin extra oily, plus if you’re living right, you’re applying sunscreen throughout the day on those pool, hike, or beach days. Sunscreen + summer sweat can wreak havoc on your pores.
Get that pore-fect summer skin you’ve been dreaming of and rid your face of sunscreen, sweat, and excess sebum via exfoliation. Exfoliating two to three times a week will help your pores stay clear of unwanted buildup resulting in dull-looking skin and breakouts. Auria’s exfoliate treatment, a lá microdermabrasion, works to gently buff away dead skin cells and built-up product to leave your skin glowing, ready to absorb products better, and overall … healthy! No one knows your skin better than you—build your microdermabrasion routine based on your skin’s needs, being to not over-exfoliate.
Another way to gently keep your pores clear of summer-time debris: Refine. Refine’s blend of alpha-hydroxy acids is formulated to combat pore-clogging impurities + gentle exfoliating extracts like witch hazel and willow bark leave your skin refreshed.
Our last clear-pores-for-the-summer tip: extract! If you're exfoliating via microdermabrasion a couple of times each week, be sure to keep your pores clear of built-up sunscreen and sweat by cycling in Auria’s extract treatment. Use the power of Vita’s suction to leave your skin super clean.
(Ooh, do not forget to keep your body exfoliated with a hydrating body scrub to keep all that skin healthy and glowing!)
Pore-fect summer skin pin board