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This summer is almost 40 DEGREESSS!!☀️ save yourself with these essentials
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items The products helping me survive this ridiculously hot weather. Whether you’re staying home, heading to the park, commuting, travelling, or just trying not to melt, these are my summer essentials.
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Out & About
Summer Beauty💕🌸
Summer Fashion Staples!🌸
Stay Cool
This has become a non-negotiable in this weather. Especially useful on public transport and while walking around London. It’s difficult to hold bigger fans when walking about, so I use this especially on my way to uni
Handheld Portable Fan
If you like to hold stuff while walking asides your matcha and your phone, then this is for you instead of an handheld fan. Especially useful on public transport and while walking around London. It feels even closer to your face than a handheld fan a...
Neck Fan (hands free)
Keeps water cold for hours and makes it much easier to stay hydrated and regulate your temperature
Insulated Water Bottles (keep cold water all day)
There’s the tablet version at boots
Electrolytes drink Sachets
Cooling pillows, cooling pillowcases, cooling bed spreads, the whole thing, GET IT
Cooling Beddings
So you can make ice whenever. Put your ice in your insulated water bottle with some water and you’re cool for the entire day!
Ice cube tray with lid
For when you’re sitting inside a building, you can easily place it on a flat surface, instead of holding unto a handheld fan which could get tiring after a while.
Mini Desk Fan
Out & About
The days are longer, you don’t want your phone dying on you outside. Your fans are also rechargeable, once their batteries run out you’ll be stuck dealing with the heat again and it’s even worse knowing you were just cool and then plunged into this m...
Portable phone charger/Power Banks
Extra protection against the weather and sun in particular!
Mini umbrella (for sun & rain)
When you need to sit at parks and soak in the breeze and warm weather, sitting on benches are not ideal for long times, why not get a picnic blanket? You can go read a book, laying down sipping something cold from your insulated water bottle. You can...
Picnic Blanket
Summer Beauty💕🌸
Pleaseeeeeee wear sunscreen!! I cannot overemphasize this. You DO NOT want the sun to damage your skin and leave you with pains and burns.
SPF 50 facial sunscreen
You think your body is safe from the sun? Absolutely not! You don’t only need to protect your face, you need to protect your body too. Skin is skin!
Body Sunscreen Spf
This gels serves as a coolant. So if your skin is irritated by the sun and heat, apply this on top to cool it down
Aloe Vera Gel
You don’t want to lips to turn black, brittle and in pain, do you?😭use spf on your lips too. 30 degrees is not a joke!
SPF Lip Balm - Amazon.com
Perfect for a quick refresh when you’re out and about. Same way you need to drink cool water from your insulated water bottle, your face might need a drink at any point of the day. So have one handy in your bag
Hydrating Face Mist - Amazon.com
Your hair also gets affected by heat and excessive winds, please protect it with anti frizz serums
Anti-Frizz Hair Serum
No explanation needed. You’d sweat a lot, you don’t want black/brown running down your face
Waterproof Mascara
You can’t and shouldn’t be using heavy body lotions, you’d feel very greasy and sweat even more, it’s too hot for that. Switch to light weight body lotions for the summer. You can’t decide to not use any lotions on your skin would be dry and rough.
Lightweight Body Moisturizers
Especially if your thighs rub together, A MUST HAVE!!
Anti Chafing Stick
Very necessary to avoid sweating excessively under your armpits and leading to musty odour. The heat is already unbearable, please don’t add armpit odour to it
Antiperspirant Deodorant
Summer Fashion Staples!🌸
You need to protect your face from sunburn and protect your eyes from excessive sunlight. I have a cute Jean hat
Hats & Caps
You definitely a bag big and fancy to carry your essentials; bottles, portable chargers, mists, everything else
Women's Laptop Bags & Work Totes on Sale - Kate Spade Outlet
Not everyone likes corporate looking bags, something simple like tote bags are really good too, you can fit in all your summer essentials and school items.
Tote Bags
Very much needed! I use recommended glasses but still go about with sunglasses. When best to wear SUNglasses if not in SUMMER💃
Amazon.com: Women's Sunglasses
Full shoes can get uncomfortable in this heat, you need footwear that allows breeze into your feet for a refreshing feel all day
Women's Sandals
You need breathable shirts in summer, but you also need it to be fashionable and cool
Linen Shirts & Blouses
What’s summer without a summer dress. Wear one when going on a picnic!!
Women's Summer Dresses - Express
Cute two piece sets are so lovely in summer. If you’re not a summer dress girl, a two piece set and sandals are your best bet!
Co-ord Sets | Two piece sets