Oily skin can be tough to manage during the summer as the warmer weather increases oil production in the sebaceous glands. These glands produce sebum which is a combination of fats and dead skin cells. They are vital for maintaining healthy skin. However, the overproduction of sebum in the summer leads to oily skin. The t-zone is often the oiliest part of the face as there is a concentrated number of sebaceous glands. Sometimes, skin that’s usually a dry or combination type in the winter can become oily in the summer. This is due to the humidity and heat. Minimising your beauty routine and swapping to products formulated for oily skin will help manage the excess oil. Here is a selection of products ideal for controlling oily skin during the summer.

Cleansers

A cleanser that targets oily skin can significantly help with the shine oil leaves on the skin. The Paula’s Choice Skin Balancing Oil-Reducing Cleanser works to reduce the shine without stripping the skin of its natural oils. This cleanser also helps to balance sebum production by decongesting the pores and soothing the skin. As well as notably reducing the look of oily skin, the Skin Balancing cleanser fights breakouts caused by excess oil. A second cleanser formulated for oily skin is the Ole Henriksen Find Your Balance Oil Control Cleanser. This cleanser works to considerably reduce the amount of excess oil on the skin by deeply cleansing the pores. Formulated with AHA’s, this cleanser loosens and removes dead skin cells without stripping the skin. Perfect for the summer, it will keep the skin looking fresh all day long.

£ 28

Paula’s Choice Skin Balancing Oil-Reducing Cleanser

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£ 58

Ole Henriksen Find Your Balance Oil Control Cleanser

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Moisturisers

Moisturising may seem like the wrong thing to do with oily skin. However, ensuring the skin is properly hydrated is necessary to manage this skin type. When choosing a moisturiser suitable for oily skin, it is always best to look for oil-free on the label. As well as this, it is a good idea to look for non-comedogenic and lightweight formulas as they won’t clog up your pores. Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel Cream helps to keep the shine away all day long. With its cooling effect, it is ideal for hotter days. Fast absorbing, this oil-free moisturiser ensures the skin is hydrated and refreshed. Another moisturiser that is great for keeping oily skin at bay is the Kate Somerville Oil-Free Moisturiser. Specifically formulated for oily skin, this moisturiser is light on the skin. It is a great option to use under makeup as it absorbs excess oil to create a matte look.

£ 59

Kate Somerville Oil-Free Moisturiser

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£ 28

Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel-Cream

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Makeup

Finding makeup for oily skin, especially in the summer months, can be particularly challenging. It’s important to pick the correct base for your makeup to ensure your makeup stays put. Therefore, it is best to choose an oil-free foundation such as the Clinique Stay-Matte Oil-Free Foundation. Controlling oily skin, this foundation will keep the skin matte, even during the hottest of days. With its lightweight texture, it feels comfortable on the skin and looks incredible throughout the day. Setting spray is essential for oily skin as it creates a barrier against shine emerging. A great product to keep your makeup looking flawless is the Cover FX Mattifying Setting Spray. This spray is a must for oily skin as it works to remove surface oils, controlling the shine. The setting spray also reduces the appearance of the pores, keeping the skin matte.

Blotting papers are perfect for on the go this summer. Made with super absorbent materials means the blotting papers soak up the excess oil on the skin. Ideal for a quick fix, they are a great beauty tool to keep in your handbag. The Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Blotting Papers are faultless for removing excess oil on top of makeup. These blotting papers will leave the makeup looking untouched and matte. Portable and compact, they come with a mirror making it the best product to manage oily skin throughout the day.

£ 23

Cover FX Mattifying Setting Spray

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£ 27.50

Clinique Stay-Matte Oil-Free Makeup

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£ 11.30

Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Blotting Papers

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Switching up your beauty routine as we head into the warmer months will help to keep oily skin under control this summer.

Words By Rosina Findlay

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Skincare is seasonal. Your skin changes – quite literally – with the weather, and you need to be flexible with your regime to accommodate that. It’s important to change up your products depending on what your skin needs, and as summer is starting to fall into autumn – there are some important changes to make.

One of the biggest changes in the transitioning of seasons is temperature. As it gets colder and less humid, our skin gets dryer and dehydrated – and we need to use creamier, more hydrating products.

With this change in weather also comes a change in lifestyle; we spend more time indoors with central heating, before braving it out in the wind and rain. These frequent, drastic changes in temperature and environment can cause havoc to our skin and actually start to breakdown the skin’s protective barrier. As this barrier starts to function less optimally, your skin will start to flare up with redness and irritation – so to counteract this you will need to use calming, restorative products.

Serum

Dr Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Re.Pair Serum

Dr Jart+’s Cicapair Tiger Grass Repair serum works to combat redness and irritation. It is water-based, so will have a soothing effect on the skin, while its green tint will work to colour correct any redness. Its key ingredient, ‘Tiger Grass’, encourages cell turnover for maximum healing, helping to restore the skin’s protective barrier. It is actually said that Tiger Grass earnt its name by tigers in Asia rolling on it to help heal their wounds – so this will really work to restore any damage brought about by seasonal change.

Moisturiser

Aesop Elemental Facial Barrier Cream

Aesop’s Elemental Facial Barrier Cream acts as a shield against environmental aggressors – protecting your skin against the increase in wind and rain. One of its main ingredients is Shea Butter – which is very hydrating and nourishing. Ideal for even sensitive skin, this will keep your skin soothed and moisturised throughout the day.

Oil

Clarins Blue Orchid Treatment Oil for Dehydrated Skin

The changes in humidity levels from Summer to Autumn can really disturb hydration levels in the skin, so an oil like Clarin’s Blue Orchid Treatment Oil is perfect to add to your moisturiser when your skin feels in the need of something extra. You might find that on a particularly cold or windy day, your skin will need a super hydrating product like a facial oil to stay healthy.

Chemical Exfoliant

Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil

As Autumn comes around, we start to see less and less of summer sun – and while this definitely does not mean to stop wearing a daily SPF – it does give you a bit more freedom to play around with products that can make the skin light sensitive. A retinol product has countless benefits for skin health – from anti-aging to clearing acne-scarring, to overall brightness and plumpness – and now is the ideal time to add it into your routine.

Sunday Riley’s Luna Sleeping Night Oil has high levels of retinol for you to reap those benefits, while also being in oil form – meaning its exfoliating properties will not dry out the skin. This oil also contains Blue Tansy extract, which is famous for being anti-inflammatory and anti-redness – to keep your complexion calm and clear.

Cleansing OilKiehl’s Midnight Recovery Botanical Cleansing Oil

When it comes to the cleansing part of your autumn skin routine, you might want to swap in a hydrating cleansing oil. The oil will break down any make-up or products on your skin, which is great to remove some of the heavier products you will be using throughout the day. Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Botanical Cleansing Oil uses squalene to mimic skin lipids, which really helps to strengthen your skin’s barrier – cleaning your skin in a non-abrasive, non-drying way.

Cleanser + Exfoliator

Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Shea Butter with Foreo Luna 3 Face Brush

A double cleansing routine is great for when there’s a lot of product on your skin throughout the day. It prevents pores from getting clogged from using heavier products and also allows the skin to properly absorb any product applied to it after cleansing. After your cleansing oil, go in with a simple cleanser like Clarin’s Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Foreo’s Luna Face Brush.

Luna is a face brush for sensitive skin, meaning you can get the benefits of a physical exfoliant without the harshness of a scrub and the risk of inflaming already irritated skin. It will work to remove any dead skin cells, preventing the flakiness that can come with dry skin, while the Shea Butter in Clarin’s Gentle Foaming Cleanser will lock in moisturise while cleansing.

Words by Allegra Campbell Boreham

Graphics by Georgia Walters

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Coconut oil has been around for a while, and it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere any time soon. Looking to increase your metabolism? Hydrate your skin? Boost bone health? Or remove stubborn eye makeup? Then pop down to your nearest supermarket and grab some silky, syrupy goodness off the shelf. Another popular use for coconut oil is for your hair. With more and more of us applying coconut oil to our scalps before bed, what are we expecting it to achieve? And is there any actual scientific benefits behind this trend?

Why should I apply coconut oil to my hair?

When used regularly, coconut oil has the potential to stimulate hair growth if applied deep into the hair follicles. It can help dry hair feel replenished a nd moisturised as well as preventing hair breakage and split ends which consequently aids to hair growth.

How do I apply coconut oil for the best outcome?

For maximum results, ensure you apply generously over the scalp and roots and comb through to cover your whole head of hair so that every strand is covered. For best results, experts have advised slightly warming the oil before application, then leave overnight and rinse through with shampoo the next morning.

Why is it so good for my hair?

Coconut oil mainly contains Vitamin E, amino acids, lauric and caprylic acids which form part of the barrier to your skin meaning it help protects and retains your skin’s natural fibres. The oil also contains a high amount of composed saturated fat which helps contain natural moisture by slowing down evaporation. In its raw form, coconut oil can be difficult to wash out of the hair after one shower, so liquid coconut is a much better option and will provide a much deeper moisturiser.

Which ones are the best to use for your hair?

Coco and Eve- Super Nourishing Coconut and Fig Mask

How much? £15.90

Where from? Cult Beauty

This 5-in-1 treatment helps to replenish dryness, and aids hydration by locking in moisture to the follicles which also helps with hair growth. Plus it smells yummy.

IGK Hair- Smoke and Mirrors Conditioning Cleansing Oil

How much? £15.00-£25.00

Where from? Space NK

Blending natural oils and active agents, this coconut and almond oil helps hydrate dry hair whilst also strengthening the roots.

Ouai Hair Oil

How much? £24.00

Where from? Space NK

This award-winning oil protects hair from product damage, frizzy split ends, and colour fading. It can be applied to damp hair and allowed to be air-dried before being combed through.

Words by Grace Dembowicz

Graphics by Katie Janes

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As Love Island has once again graced our screens with bronzed bodies that look as though they have stepped straight off a fragrance commercial set, us mere mortals may not be able to show off a similar six-pack, but we sure know how to make our dimples glow in the sun!

We have hand picked some of the best oils to prep so you too can feel island-ready.

1. Milk Makeup – Glow Oil Lip & Cheek

Milk have created a new, summery version of their iconic Lip & Cheek deodorant-style-sticks (one of our favourites), but this time lollypop coloured with shimmering pigments for that summer-ready glow. These oil based sticks are available in four colours for the perfect peachy pout, just bitten berry lip, or overall sun-bathing glow.

2. Nars – Oil-Infused Lip Tint in Orgasm

NARS caught on to how obsessed everyone was with their legendary Orgasm blush, and in celebration of 20 years of the iconic shade, they’ve released a limited-edition Orgasm collection just in time for the summer months. Apply this oil-infused lip tint for the perfect golden lip glow to turn ‘summer days into summer nights’, as the cheeky name suggests.

3. Milk Makeup – Sunshine Oil

This antioxidant packed oil serum is the ultimate pick me up to brighten up lack-lustre skin. Designed to create the perfect smoothed, brightened canvas for makeup application –Sunshine Oil is the ideal holiday essential this year to repair dried out, post-flight skin.

4. Ouai – Rose Hair & Body Oil

Created by Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid’s hair stylist Jen Atkin, Ouai has blown out of the water since its release in 2016, and is one of the most Instagrammed hair brands out there. Enriched with rosehip and shea oils, this multipurpose oil can be applied to the ends of worn-out dried ends, or smoothed over the body to give your legs and arms a glow from within – plus, according to the founder, “it smells like a yacht”.

5. Sunday Riley – C.E.O. Glow

This supercharged serum is one of the latest in Sunday Riley’s range of award winning serums and oils. Although vitamin C is a proven anti-aging ingredient, it’s also a wonder-ingredient for all skin types. Not only does it encourage collagen production (skin’s elasticity and firmness) but improves signs of scarring – so is great for acne sufferers too. Apply this in the morning for full-effect all over the face, neck and décolleté and reveal gloriously clear skin.

6. Fur – Oil

Going to get your monthly wax is never pleasant, however, this oil by American brand Fur is designed to keep your delicate area moisturised for smoother hair removal. It aims to stop ingrown hairs and keep hair softer, a win-win however you choose to shave, wax, or grow! Alongside their feminine exfoliating scrubs, this oil is a must-have for the upcoming bikini season.

7. Glossier – Body Hero Daily Oil Wash

Founder Emily Weiss created yet another cult-favourite for Glossier with their first body product last year. Designed not to strip and disrupt your skin’s natural moisture barrier, Body Hero turns from a silky oil to a moisturising frothy lather; made with no water, it promises to protect your skin’s natural pH, and is also gynaecologically tested safe. Avoid looking ashy this summer, as this is the model product for those of us who get a little lazy moisturising out of the shower.

8. Tom Ford Beauty– Soleil Blanc Shimmering Rose Gold Body Oil

This body oil is definitely an investment piece, but it will guarantee that you not only feel delicious, but look delicious too – as it moisturises while gold refracting shimmering particles have you feeling like Rihanna. Plus, it looks gorgeous on the bathroom counter when you’re not using it too.

9. Tan-Luxe – Wonder Oil

An illuminating self-tanning oil with an ingenious “cooling roller ball applicator”, which not only makes for effortless application but apparently helps to sculpt and smooth skin. A great alternative to the dreaded grimy fake tan mitts.

10. Laura Mercier – Infusion de Rose Nourishing Oil

Laura Mercier’s “mighty multi-tasking oil” is a must-have now in our handbags. It soothes dry lips, hand, cuticles, hair and skin – plus it smells like roses. A heavenly summery top-up-tonic for hydration.

Words by Hayley Barnes

Graphics by Sasha Green

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