With the current heatwave descending on the UK, we're feeling that much closer to the Balearic shores of the Love Island villa, and getting some major inspiration from the unapologetic glam of this season's girls.
And is it really that surprising? After all, we've been starved of glamour for over a year and while masks have been highly necessary - they've taken their toll on our beauty regimes. Now that we're edging closer to some sort of normality, it seems our first self indulgent spends haven't been clothing, but make up, with new reports from Boots suggesting that lipstick sales alone have risen by 61% since March. If now is the time to show off the results of that skincare routine you developed in lockdown, get ready to dust off your make up bag and try some make-up looks guaranteed to turn heads - and they're all available from Boots. Bring on your Hot Girl Summer!
Lucinda Strafford's Bronze Glow
From the moment she walked into the villa Lucinda turned heads, and her bronzy, sun-kissed skin might have a lot to do with that. Even if a week in Majorca isn't on the cards for you quite yet, emulate a 'fresh from the beach' complexion with a multitasking, highlighting palette.
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Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer, £17
Rihanna's obsession with creating the perfect gloss ("I made it because I wanted the girls to get kissed more.") resulted in the luscious, high shine Gloss Bomb Lip Luminizer. Available in 3 shades, the XXL wand delivers a non sticky, nourishing formula, guaranteed to get you pulled for a chat.
Boots Ingredients Vitamin C Serum 30ml, £6
For brighter, smoother, more refreshed skin, try Boots Ingredients Vitamin C Serum. A powerful serum packed full of antioxidants, just massage into clean skin for that spa feeling at home.
Ardell Faux Mink Wispies Lashes Twin Pack, £12
According to the boys, it's all about Lucinda's eyes. For full drama and maximised lashes Lucinda uses Ardell's Faux Mink Wispies for the ultimate cats eye.
Sleek Sleek MakeUP Copperplate Highlighting Palette,
Get the bronzed glow of a week in Majorca with the Copperplate highlighting palette from Sleek. Contour and highlight in four molten metallic shades of highly pigmented pressed powders that suit all skin tones.
Kaz Kamwi's Flawless Skin
She's had a bumpy relationship journey, but one thing is a constant, Kaz's luminous skin is always problem free. We've spotted Liz Earle skincarein the girls make up removal routines, and for glowing results (even when you're not feeling sparkly yourself), add a vitamin C serum to yours. Think of it as a highly-concentrated glow up in a bottle.
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Fenty Skin Fat Water Pore-Refining Toner Serum, £25
Perfecting the perfect base starts with your skin, and Fenty Skin has you covered with a 2-in-1 toner-serum combo that targets pores, improves the look of dark spots, brightens, smooths, and fights shine—all without stripping skin.
Radiance+ 15% Vitamin C Serum, £19.95
After cleansing and toning, follow up with a Vitamin C serum to hydrate and illuminate dull skin and capture Kaz's enviable natural glow. It's perfect for uneven skin tone and hyperpigmentation.
Huda Beauty Nude Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette, £27
The sunset shades of the Nude' Obsessions palette are ideal for summer nights, we love the mix of buttery tonal nudes and statement metallics for a contemporary take on the smokey eye.
Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation, £27
Okay, yes, it's another Fenty Beauty entry. But when it comes to shade range, quality and affordability, Fenty Beauty is unmatched. For a long wearing foundation that lets skin breathe in hot weather, try Pro Flit'r's soft, matte formula.
Liberty Poole's Healthy Hair
Liberty's long, blonde hair might have been what caught Jake's attention, but it's her approach to looking after those lengths that kept ours. Maintaining healthy and strong coloured hair doesn't have to be a headache, and a leave-in repair treatment is easy enough to pack in your overnight bag.
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Lee Stafford Hair Apology Intensive Care 10-in-1 Leave In Spray, £7.99
Where's your head at? If colouring or heat damage has taken it's toll on your hair, the intensive Care 10-in-1 Leave-In Treatment Spray is a hardworking and multitasking miracle to moisturise, hydrate and rehabilitate hair that been put through the wringer. Spritz on towel dry hair or leave in overnight for a glossy, smooth finish.
Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick, £8.99
Liberty's classic go-to look is a Marilyn Monroe inspired red or hot pink lipstick, and Max Factor's Colour Elixir is the perfect choice for a bold shade as the vitamin E, shea, avocado and aloe butters will make sure lips dont dry out, and help your colour to last through any challenge.
Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara, £7.99
A viral mascara with a cult following, the results of this mascara have to be seen to be believed. The 'flex tower' brush bends to hug lashes for your longest, thickest lashes yet, and it's slim enough to catch bottom lashes too.
offer Soltan Sensitive Face Cream SPF50+ 50ml, £6.50
As the temperature rises, we can't stress enough how important an SPF is, whatever your skin tone. If you are particularly fair skinned, a factor 50 face protect works to block UV rays and prevent long term damage and premature ageing. The Soltan sensitive face cream is particularly good as it can be layered undetected under make up.
Fay Winter's Statement Lip
The only more iconic beauty moment than Faye's nail filemight be her signature long-wearing, lip colours. Having spoken very candidly about having lip fillers (and how they can go wrong), a plumping lip gloss can help to achieve the pillowy volume you're looking for, without the long term repercussions.
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Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Gloss, £9
As soon as the wand makes contact, you'll feel the lip-plumping technology that makes Sexy Mother Pucker one of the most talked about volumising lip glosses. Lip Plumping Spheres explode in volume when they meet the moisture on your lips, and the tingle and natural oil infusion will have your lips ready for.. well, anything.
Urban Decay Prince Liquid Highlighter, £22
Urban Decay's universal liquid highlighter can be worn under or over makeup for a hydrated, luminous glow, or mixed into your favourite foundation or tinted moisturiser for a glossy, shimmery finish. Blend it into body lotion or cream to highlight from head to toe. You glow girl.
WISHFUL Honey Balm Jelly Moisturiser, £43
For a light but luxurious moisturiser fit for a Queen Bee, Wishful's Honey Enriched Moisturising Gel Balm locks in moisture for up to 24 hours and soothes skin. Turmeric root extracts help minimize the appearance of hyperpigmentation and skin irregularities, while niacinamide brightens skin tone and visibly shrinks pores.
offer XX Revolution LuXX Eyeshadow Palette XXpectation, £16
Master Faye's smoky eye with the ultimate collection of nudes, from classic creams to dusty pinks and high shimmer neutrals all in one handy palette. With a price point like this, we're going to buy the whole collection.
Millie Court's Fresh Foundation
A light coverage, hydrating foundation with an SPF? No sweat. Echo Millie's natural looking base with an even toned, skin matched foundation with more loyal staying power than Liam.
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offer No7 Stay Perfect Foundation, £15
Stay perfect with a weather-proof, transfer-proof foundation like No 7 Stay Perfect - it won't cake or flake on dry skin, or slide or shine on oily skin. With up to 24 hours wear, its a make-up bag must have.
Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish 100ml Starter Kit, £17
Recouple with a classic, Liz Earle's Hot Cloth Cleanser is a decadent, exfloiating cleanser packed full of rosemary, chamomile and eucalyptus to tone, soothe and purify, and cocoa butter to soften and smooth. 5 star skin in seconds.
Dr.Jart+ Cicapair™ Tiger Grass Calming Mist, £15
For stress free skin this Summer, spray Dr.Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Calming Mist all over your face for soothing and refreshing relief for skin that feels tight and dry.
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