Our Summer Skincare Favorites

Our skin—like the rest of us—benefits from seasonal shifts. This Yang/Pitta time of year calls for extra sun protection (we’ve got a sunscreen for everyone), but also some help cooling overheated skin and simplifying routines when the days get long and languid.

Read our top summer recs below: 

Louise:

TWELVE Beauty’s Glow Island makes me feel sun-kissed and radiant. I love how absorbable and subtle it is. Like a really good instagram filter. Wonderful over SPF.

AKT Super Gloss is my favorite SPF ever! Not only does it offer sun protection during these hot summer does, but it really does give the most lovely glow. I love how lightweight and breathable it is—I always wear it when I run!

Lydia:

Verbeia Calming Tonic by Wild Grace. Perfect for cooling redness from sunkissed skin, also gives hydration without making the skin feel heavy. Throw it in your bag to bring to the beach, river, park. And it doesn’t end at the face: Great for the shoulders, face—anywhere that feels like it needs a little hydration and cooling after a long day outside.

Mineral Moisture Defense is a silky smooth SPF that covers body, face and is TSA compliant. Super clean, all mineral coverage.

Jessi:

Activist Manuka 850+ is sacred medicine, inside and out. A must for any first-aid kit to treat burns. Makes a gentle, decongesting and hydrating mask for all skin. Our best-selling face mask, Manuka is a true champion with rosacea, acne-prone skin, dermatitis and eczema. Teeming with nutrients and immune benefits, to eat it, too! Delicious with grilled stone fruit, cashew cream or ricotta and thyme on toast.

Flora from Monastery is the kind of product that can make you feel like a minimalist, easy-breezy babe even if you normally rock a complex skincare routine. Kind of like a rich serum or a lightweight moisturizer and appropriate for all skin types. If you want to keep it easy in the summer, just cleanse, add Flora and SPF. That’s it! It smells like a fresh, magical, loamy garden.