New beauty finds for summer are key with the warmer weather. With summer around the corner, I know that I have to make some tweaks to my beauty routine! In the past few weeks I’ve made some amazing discoveries that have helped me feel more ready to face the prolonged sunshine hours. 🙂 Like most of us, I can easily get stuck in a beauty routine rut. We find what works and we start to become rigid, and almost superstitious about our routine!
Lately, I’ve been craving discovery and trial with my beauty routine. In my search for beauty finds for summer, I have discovered that there are some things that work far too well to change! And that’s always a great feeling! I want to share my top 5 skincare finds for the changing season and hope that you find as much utility and “beauty” as I have in them! There’s one product that I’ve been using for a year and love. There’s one product I’ve used for a week, and already can’t live without. They will all leave you as your glowiest, sunniest, beautiful self!
New Summer Beauty Finds for Eyes
1. VIICode Oxygen Masks
With longer sunlight hours, comes more time in which to work, drink, entertain, play….live! I feel like I get the least amount of sleep in Spring/Summer because I have more daylight. Inevitably, my dark circles start to creep in and here’s where my new summer beauty finds come in! I always feel more confident if I feel like my eyes look rested. Once, I started using these masks about 2 months ago and I have been astonished at the results of the oxygenation hydrating masks. I put the masks on over my eyes once a week before bed, go to sleep and forget about it!
During the days where I’m really struggling, I will wear them at home while I work (for 4 hour, vs the 8 hours that are recommended) and I see a significant difference. This is one of them. I have the Oxygen Mask for Dark Circles, there’s also just the Oxygen Mask (regular). Both of them are supposed to make your eyes look rested, but I have only tried the “dark circle” option. I would do that one to be safe, especially since it also addresses crow’s feet!
If you have eye concerns to begin with, it is rare that “dark circles” and “wrinkles” under your eyes aren’t the main culprit of your issue. You’ll notice a difference the first night you use them, but 3-4 weeks later, you really start to notice a fresh, brighter eye. You can get them here! Your peepers will thank you!
2. Beautycounter Rejuvenating Eye Cream
This works really well with the ViiCode Eye Masks! After I peel them and wash my face, this eye cream is more of a gel type and smooths over my eyes. I love that it’s not super greasy, uber hydrating and easily absorbed by my skin. This is the first eye cream that I have ever consistently used. In the past, eye creams seemed really heavy, oily, rubbery or would just smudge my eye make-up. Not this one and it always smooths out those fine lines and continues the de-puffing after a long night out!
New Summer Beauty Finds For Skin
3. Self-Tanner
I’m pale. I’m so pale that people sometimes cannot believe that I’m a Tex-Mex girl. I am! I have never been able to get a beautiful golden (not orange, GOLDEN) glow at home. Years ago I used to go to a salon called Glowout in Chicago, that does an amazing job and highly recommend except that once I had kids I couldn’t get there! 🙁 As of literally last week, I found the PERFECT self-tanner solutions in my new summer beauty finds; Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Glow peel pads and The Self Illuminating Self Tan Drops! I use the pads nightly before bed and get a nice exfoliation and wake up with a subtle glow. The drops are a bit more “active”. If I put them on in the morning, I better be prepared to be BRONZED, because that’s exactly what happens!
For novices, who want to just dabble in getting a glow, get the pads, they are amazing for just your overall skincare. However, if you really want to get after the glow, get the drops! Again, I’m super fair and not super detail oriented and I can handle it, so I feel confident that you will be successful as well! I’ve been so happy finding these 2 products, it feels like I’m younger and healthier (which I’m not) but still! If you want stuff for your bod, check these out; here (this one is tried and true) & here (this one is just recommended!
3. Beautycounter Overnight Resurfacing Peel $63
I really don’t remember life before using this peel. You want your skin to glow, look firmer and dewy? Me too! That’s why I began using this product and it doesn’t disappoint. It tingles a bit, I leave it on overnight and viola! The nights that I wear the ViiCode eye masks, I do skip this peel so that my skin doesn’t feel attacked by anti-aging agents! I am not sure if there would be a reaction, but I try not to product overload on products so that I can test what’s working and not. It also helps not freak my face out. 🙂
5. Beautycounter Brightening Vitamin C Oil
I’ve been using this for about a year and haven’t looked back! I used to use product that was probably about 3-4 x more expensive and it worked. However, so does this oil and it’s non-toxic, therefore, it’s a win! I love finding beauty products that are better for me. I work really hard to stay healthy and it would be counter productive to use toxic beauty products. Of course, I’m not perfect and there’s a few items that I still use which are not as clean. It’s easy to select a cleaner product with a beautiful oil like this.
The oil is super easily absorbed into your skin and the Vitamin C makes sunscreen work more effectively. It smells beautifully and it has a “clearing” effect. Little discolorations, dullness, dryness….it slowly starts to clear up and reveals a gorgous bright face that’s ready for all the other junk to pile on. LOL Not really. In all seriousness, this is an extremely high performing product! If you’re looking or a face oil that will give you the beauty industry’s new darling “Vitamin C”, this is it!
Well there you have it for new summer beauty finds! These are my best kept skincare secrets for those longer summer days and the fun that follows. I would love to hear your feedback or your picks for summer skin! And be sure to check out this post for more on the Overnight Peel for glowing skin! XO, Z