The Ultimate Guide to Summer Moisturisers

When the temperatures soar and the flowers bloom, there's no denying that it's time to refresh your skincare stash with lightweight and ultra-nourishing formulas. Testing out the industry’s best, we unveil the secret to achieving dewy, supple skin that glows from within. Say goodbye to heavy creams and hello to these transformative moisturisers that effortlessly melt into your skin, providing the perfect canvas for a season filled with sunny adventures and endless possibilities.

Why should you change moisturisers in the summer months?

As the sun-kissed days of spring and summer emerge, it's crucial to reassess your skincare routine and make a shift to lightweight moisturisers during the summer months. Not only do these formulas provide essential hydration, but they also offer a range of benefits for your skin. Lightweight moisturizers allow your skin to breathe and prevent pore-clogging, minimizing the likelihood of breakouts and congestion. With their fast-absorbing, non-greasy texture, they keep your skin feeling comfortable and fresh, even in hot and humid conditions. These moisturizers strike a delicate balance, providing the necessary hydration while allowing your skin to regulate its natural oil production. Additionally, they are versatile enough to suit various skin types, accommodating both oily or combination skin without exacerbating shine, and offering sufficient moisture for normal or dry skin. By incorporating a lightweight moisturizer into your summer routine, you create a perfect canvas for layering other skincare products, such as serums and sunscreens, ensuring your entire regimen performs optimally. Embrace the lightweight wonders and let your skin revel in the refreshing, breathable experience they provide, so you can make the most of the sunny season while keeping your complexion healthy and radiant.

The Best Summer Moisturisers

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The Best Summer Moisturisers 〰️

Synergie Skin UberZinc

Best for: Sensitive Skin

This luxurious daily essential moisturiser contains21% zinc oxide for broad-spectrum physical solar protection.  The 2-in-1 hybrid formula is both an elegant moisturiser and physical sunscreen with UVA/UVB protection. It’s a luxurious non-greasy and non-chalky texture and does not feel like a traditional sunscreen making it the perfect final step in your morning skin care routine.

Available now from Synergie skin.

Lumene Glow Boost Essence

Best for: Booster

Containing a unique radiance-enhancing blend with berry extract from antioxidant-rich wild Arctic cloudberry and vitamin C combined with Arctic spring water and two types of hyaluronic acid for instant and lasting hydration, this super concentrated serum works to promote the appearance of more youthful-looking skin that feels plumper, smoother and looks more radiant.

Available at Lumene.

QMS Epigen Pollution Defence Day & Night Gel-Cream 50ml

Best For: Anti-Pollution

This daily facial treatment is scientifically formulated with the brand's unique Epigenic peptide, and supercharged with protective Thermus Thermophilus Ferment and hydrating Swiss glacier water for supreme hydrating and visible plumping of the skin, as well as free radical protection and the prevention of inflammatory reactions. With regular use, skin structure is improved, and its future health ensured.

Available at Liberty London.

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector SPF 30

Best for: Moisturising Skin Tints

For those wanting to create a barely there make up look that adds a hint of dewy colour and healthy glow without hiding freckles, Laura Merciers Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector offers a sheer hint of coverage for an effortless yet flawless finish. Boasting the perfect blend of skin care and make up, this formula improves your skin over time with a hydrating complex made up of macadamia and kukui seed oils that helps increase the skin's moisture levels long-term for 24 hours of hydration, while reducing the signs of visibly dry skin.

Available at Laura Mercier.

Dr. Levy Intense Stem Cell Booster Cream

Best for: Reversing the signs of ageing

With a patented formula, Dr. LEVY Switzerland’s Intense Stem Cell Booster Cream is packed with plant-derived Argan CDV – the stem cell of the argan tree – which stimulates the duplication of skin’s dermal stem cells; the ‘mother cells’ of fibroblasts which in turn, manufacture the collagen and elastin which maintain skin’s density, strength and resilience. Hyaluronic acid then attracts and retains precious moisture to exert a ‘plumping’ effect, while shea butter, vitamin E and aloe leaf juice work to calm and condition while strengthening your skin’s defences.

Available at Dr. Levy.

Oxygenating Hydro-Matrix Moisturiser

Best for: Injured Skin

A breakthrough, breathable moisturiser, developed to help soothe a range of skin injuries and skin conditions, including acne scars, rosacea, acne, psoriasis, eczema, burns and post-surgery treatments. To heal and protect, Oxygenetix Oxygenating moisturiser forms a second skin, minimizing evidence of a procedure while moisturizing dry skin. While conventional moisturisers absorb into or sit on top of the skin, depriving it of needed oxygen, this aloe vera gel moisturiser increases oxygen uptake and allows the skin to breathe.

Available now at Dermacare.

Sarah Chapman Digital Shield Day Cream

Best for: Protection against domestic, urban and atmospheric pollutants

This lightweight, energising, antioxidant day cream is scientifically formulated to fortify the skin against the ageing effects of urban and digital pollutants, diffuse signs of fatigue and supercharge the skin’s natural luminosity.

Available at Sarah Chapman.

Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery Spf50

Best for: Broad Spectrum Protection

This mid-weight moisturiser utilises a unique polypeptide improves the appearance of skin that shows signs of sun damage while polyphenol-rich antioxidant white tea provides protection against environmental stressors that contribute to premature signs of ageing. All while blending smoothly into your complexion for a silky-soft and non-sticky finish

Available now from Dermalogica.

HydroPeptide Firm-A-Fix Nectar Lifting Neck & Décolleté Serum

Best for: The neck and décolleté

Defy gravity with this specialized anti-aging, firming, and brightening solution for your neck and décolleté. Firm-A-Fix instantly hydrates the thinner, more delicate neck area while working to beautifully firm, tighten and lift. Powerful antioxidants brighten and fade sun damage while protecting against free radicals that cause skin aging.

Available at HydroPeptide.

Scientia Smoothie Serum with Niacinamide & Hyaluronic Acid

Best for: Energising Skin

Deliver the magic of a morning smoothie straight to your skin with this powerhouse blend of antioxidant green goodness to energise and brighten. Powered by plants and supercharged by the brand’s unique Vegi-Tox complex (think CBD & Hemp, Avocado, Kiwi, Pistachio, Broccoli, Aloe and Sea Kale) to give skin a super dose of nutrition. 

Available at Scientia.

Germaine De Capuccini Timexpert Radiance C+ Illuminating Antioxidant Cream

Best for: Skin Brightening

Infused with a potent blend of antioxidants, this powerhouse formulation works tirelessly to combat environmental stressors and restore your skin's youthful luminosity. Its lightweight texture effortlessly melts into the skin, leaving behind a veil of intense hydration that lasts throughout the day. The Radiance C+ Cream harnesses the power of Vitamin C, renowned for its brightening properties, to even out skin tone and impart a natural radiance that turns heads.

Available at Germaine De Capuccini.

Sensica Age-Defying Anti-Aging Cream

Best for: Smoothing Complexion

Immerse yourself in a sensorial experience as the cream's velvety texture effortlessly glides onto your skin, enveloping it in a veil of opulent hydration. Powered by advanced anti-aging technology, this cream works diligently to diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging, restoring your skin's firmness and elasticity. Formulated with a potent blend of antioxidants, it shields your complexion from environmental aggressors, combating free radicals and promoting a radiant, healthy glow.

Available at Sensica.

Estee Lauder Daywear Multi Protection Anti Oxidant Sheer Tint Release Moisturiser

Best for: Healthy Glow

Our silky, sheer formula tints and hydrates skin and helps protect from UV rays, giving you a boost of hydration that leaves skin looking glowy and fresh. Skin looks smoother, more even-toned. Perfectly hydrated, positively radiant. With the complex of skin-essential anti-oxidants, it helps fight the look of free radical damage and premature signs of ageing.

Available at Estee Lauder.

Fenty Skin Hydra Vizor Mini Invisible Moisturizer SPF 30

Best for: Sunscreen under makeup

Fenty Skin’s best-selling Hydra Vizor Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen Moisturiser is now available in a new mineral formula with the same benefits you know and love from the OG Hydra Vizor, making hydrating and protecting your skin everyday easy for everyone. Just like the original Hydra Vizor, this new mineral SPF formula defends against UVA and UVB rays with Broad Spectrum SPF 30 sun protection in a sheer, lightweight daily moisturiser format. 

Available at Fenty Beauty.