4 Beach Beauty Essentials

Now that Australia has turned the heat to high, I've been reaching for my hot weather essentials more than ever before. Pool parties and beach trips have been happening quite often for me, and these 4 products have really helped me stay fresh in the sweltering weather.

Invisible Zinc's Tinted Daywear in Light* is what I take with me for tropical holidays, and it is also perfect for a light base for any water based action. It warms up my face while protecting it with SPF 30+ and is a physical sunscreen, which I prefer. It does look quite greasy on, so the next product is a must...

Maybelline's Dream Matte powder in Cream is the best powder I've ever used, and I've gone through many pans over the years. It never cakes and provides a matte finish and a little bit of coverage, so it goes perfectly with the Invisible Zinc for daytime.

I'm a big fan of the Stila Convertible Colors, and this mini size is perfect for throwing in my bag and applying with my fingers. The colour I have on at the moment is Lillium, but I have quite a few of these cheek cremes in my stash. They add a touch of colour to my face without looking overdone for the pool or beach, which I love.

YSL Glossy Stains are one of my very favourite lip products, and I love how long wearing they are. You get the best of both worlds with them, as they have the depth of a lipstick with the shine of a gloss, plus they won't melt in your bag at the beach. I pack away my lipsticks during this time of year, in Melbourne it is just too hot to risk melting my favourite shades so I stick to crayons, liquid lipsticks or gloss.

So there you have it, my top 4 summer beauty essentials for trips to the beach or poolside jaunts. What are yours?

Emma x

*marked product was provided, but I had a tube of it previously and have always loved it. Honesty, always.

Ready for Boarding with essence // collection overview and haul

 My loves in life are  (mainly) travel and cosmetics, so essence hit the nail on the head for me with their Ready for Boarding collection.

The only thing that tempted me to buy this was the stunning slimline packaging that is reminiscent of a passport, but the shadows are too pale and shimmery for me and I passed on this.

The imagery for the whole collection is really attractive, the eiffel towers on the makeup bag are adorable and the overall idea of travel is an excellent theme. The collection contains creme blushes, an eyeshadow palette, a range of nail polishes, peel off base coat, wipes, luggage tag, makeup purse and some liners.

Of course it was the blushes which stood out to me the most, the beautiful creme finish lured me in and I couldn't walk away without both of the shades available. The polishes always tempt me but I'm running out of room to store my polish collection, so I showed restraint and only chose two colours.

 

The creme blushes come in two shades, a bright coral and a red-toned hot pink that is right up my alley for perfectly flushed cheeks. I never use my cream blushes on my lips so can't help you out with that side of these.

 

There is nothing I despise more than brands who don't come up with creative names for their products, so I applaud essence for taking initiative and thinking outside the square with their shade names! I think Beauty on Tour and Sending You Kisses are really cute and appropriate names for these blush shades!

Of course I had to choose the nail polish that matched my Beauty on Tour cheek creme, I love the idea of tying a look together like this, especially with this stunning coral orange.

Lovely bright colours to bring me into spring with flushed cheeks!

The cheek cremes leave a dewy look on the skin without a great deal of stickiness, I haven't worn them for a full work day as yet so can't say anything about lasting power at this stage.

 

I adore the idea of a travel inspired collection, and the bargain prices of essence collection means you'd be crazy not to pick up a thing or two to try out from this collection.

 

essence is available at Target nationally, and I'm pretty sure most of Europe also has access to this awesome brand.