THE SUMMER BEAUTY SWITCH UP

This is one of my favourite sun protectors for the body and it’s the first thing in my suitcase when I travel. With its lightweight consistency, this cream helps prevent irritation and redness while protecting the skin against UVA and UVB rays. The high protection of SPF 30 also helps prevent against age spots and wrinkles. Infused with olive, baobab and senna extract, this cream hydrates and soothes the skin and has an amazing fresh, summery scent. It’s creamy but sheer texture feels transparent on your skin, which is perfect for hot climates.

This stunning product from Sisley is a sun holiday must-have and has a cult following for a very good reason. It’s specifically formulated to soothe, rehydrate and refresh the skin after sun exposure. With ingredients like shea butter and stevia leaf extracts, this sun care product is perfect for nourishing and softening the skin. One of my top tips when using this product is to mix a small drop of Sisley tinted moisturiser with it and it’ll even out redness and blur any imperfections on the skin.

Supermodel Body is summer confidence in a bottle to give you that illuminating, summer glow you’ve been looking for. Designed to perfect skin and cover any imperfections it catches the light beautifully to elongate arms and legs in real life and in holiday photos. One of the top ingredients is FermiProtect, which is a wild shitake extract that protects the collagen fibres in the skin and makes your skin look and feel firmer, toned and supple.

A lot of self-tanners have distinct, sometimes unpleasant, scents, but Dior has infused theirs with sweet almond oil so your skin will smell delicious. I suggest exfoliating first before applying it to your skin. If you’re looking for more intensity, it’s buildable, so simply re-apply after three hours from your first application. I love that this product leaves your skin with a luminous sun-kissed veil, and a natural even tan.

The original Shimmer Brick Compact comes in 5 various shades of gold, bronze, quartz, pink and peach variations to suit all skin tones. Each shimmering, brush-on powder creates the ultimate holiday glow and the five bars of luminous colour can double duty as individual eye shadows.

This foundation is packaged in a lightweight and portable tube, which is perfect for holidays. Designed to repel water, you’ll want this oil-free foundation for beach days and even for a typical rainy Irish summer! With its creamy texture that blends softly and easily onto the skin, I love sheering it down with M.A.C Cosmetic’s #188 brush.

Tom Ford’s new crystal-clear lipstick, flecked with pure 24k gold gives a glistening, smoothing and hydrating finish that imparts a universally flattering flush of colour to the lips that feels as decadently rich as the gilded bullet packaging looks. Designed to enhance your existing lip colour the balmy lipstick smooths on sheer, infusing lips with intense moisture, then instantly transforms into a sultry pink stain, for beautifully lightweight colour that’s perfect for sexy summer days and nights.

It’s truly magical what this concealer can do. It will instantly lift, brighten and conceal away any imperfections. As the formula is enriched with a silk bark extract, the product moves with the skin so it won’t settle into any fine lines. Charlotte says it’s like a concealer version of Spanx for under eye bags to lift and smooth! I love the packaging too as you can see exactly how much you have left. Give your beach or evening look a sweep of perfection with this must-have concealer every makeup bag should have.

Lash Rays Mascara is a longwearing warm water washable formula that keeps lashes full, thick, curled and soft yet volumized while offering ultimate protection. This innovative formula and unique bristle brush provide superior protection against all weather, all water, sweat and humidity. Lashes remain luscious, voluminous and intact.

Charlotte Tilbury's 'Instant Magic Facial' is an innovative dry sheet mask infused with the brand's signature '5-skin solution' to hydrate, tighten and brighten skin for a smoother, more radiant complexion. Each mask can be reused up to three times and is the perfect post flight skin pick up.

This is my absolute must-have for everyday wear and when traveling. It’s SPF 50, which is imperative for protecting the skin against the burning UVB rays and the ageing UVA rays. I love this product in particular because if it’s lightweight consistency. It’s easy to use and you don’t need too much of it. It’s an excellent primer under makeup too!

Laura Mercier’s eye serum is exactly what you need to reduce fine lines around your eyes. It’s also super hydrating, which will help brighten your eyes when traveling or after a day in the sun. Help soothe, cool and refresh your eyes by leaving it in the fridge overnight. It’s game-changing!

When abroad in warm climates, La Mer’s Face Mist will be your ultimate skin hydration saviour. Formulated with marine botanical extracts to instantly refresh and awaken. A spritz of this revitalizing treatment helps skin feel energized and revived. A live internal magnet helps continually charge the ingredients for optimal results. And after you’ve applied your makeup, double up on this product’s amazing properties and use it as a setting spray for a dewy, healthy glow.