Summer Hair Trick: Summerize your topknot.
The topknot is possibly the best summer hairstyle: Your hair's up and off your neck, and the high bun has a cheekbone-lifting effect. But with such a slicked hairstyle, the frizzy fine hairs around your forehead can start to show, especially in situations involving humidity or sweat. To shore up your topknot for summer fun, mist strong-hold hairspray directly onto the topknot and then set using your hair-dryer for a minute or two. The result will be beach-ready
and perspiration-proof.
Summer Beauty Trick: Apply your antiperspirant at bedtime.
It seems counterintuitive, but swiping on antiperspirant before you hit the sheets at night is actually more effective than applying in the morning, since the aluminum-based compounds that block sweat glands have more time to absorb before you start perspiring. Better yet, no white streaks when you pull on your little black sundress! But go ahead and apply another coat in the morning if you shower or just want to feel extra fresh.
Summer Hair Trick: Finally try dry shampoo. (Or try it again!)
Still haven't experienced what all the dry-shampoo hype is about? Now's the moment to get around to it. Brands have perfected new colorless, residue-free, and ultra-fine mists that will instantly perk up hair that's been weighed down by sweat. Bonus: You'll smell like you just showered. One formula to try:Paul Mitchell Dry Wash Express Dry Waterless Shampoo.
Summer Makeup Trick: Switch to super-powered powder.
Does your regular pressed powder seem defenseless in the face of hot-weather shine? It's time to get out the big guns and upgrade to a primer or powder that stands up to summer's stickiest situations. A dermatologist favorite is: Normaderm Total Mat, which acts like blotting papers in a bottle, sponging up sweat for a long-lasting matte finish (and it has salicylic acid to prevent blemishes too). Meanwhile, red-carpet makeup artists swear by MAC Blot Powder to keep celebs looking cool and perspiration-free under pressure and hot lights.
Summer Beauty Trick: Update your sunscreen strategy.
When it's a jillion degrees Fahrenheit, slathering on yet another layer of sunscreen can make you feel even stickier than you already do. Instead, touch up with powder sun protection, which feels light as a feather and even helps sop up perspiration and oil. Celebrities like Ashley Benson swear by the Colorescience Sunforgettable Mineral Powder SPF 50 Brush. It's also a great beach essential because it makes post-swim reapplication painless.
Beachy waves? Check. Fresh pedicure? Done. You're ready for summer fun when along comes sweat to dampen your mood (not to mention make your face shiny and your hair flat). Then, of course, there's the annual challenge of figuring out how to look pretty poolside—if you dare bother with foundation, you knowyou're going to get splashed. Good thing we've got new, low-effort tricks for waterproofing your beauty routine.