Summertime calls for an overhaul of your skincare routine to keep your skin hydrated and radiant no matter what the weather. As a nude master, my look always starts with beautiful skin. In summer, that means starting with one of the best hydrating day creams as a base for your makeup. Not sure where to start? Here are our top picks for hydrating day creams for summer, from Sarah Chapman to Augustinus Bader, so you can have flawless, glowing skin all season long.
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Sarah Chapman | Skinesis Dynamic Defense SPF15 Anti-Aging Cream
This multi-functional day cream from Sarah Chapman is a summer essential. Its lightweight formula provides essential hydration while offering SPF 15 protection against broad spectrum UV rays. A powerful blend of antioxidants and peptides nourishes, protects, plumps and smooths skin for a flawless makeup look.
Augustinus Bader | The Cream
Known for its transformative properties, Augustinus Bader’s The Cream has become a cult favorite among celebrities and skincare enthusiasts (and me!) This luxurious day cream deeply hydrates skin and supports the natural rejuvenation process, making it one of the most hydrating day creams on the market.
Charlotte Tilbury | Magic Cream Light Moisturiser
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream is a magical moisturising cream. With a powerful blend of hydrating and nourishing ingredients, this cream will instantly transform dull, tired skin into brighter, more radiant skin.
LA MER | Moisturizing soft cream
This lightweight day cream hydrates, improves skin texture, restores radiance and reduces the appearance of fine lines. Perfect for summer, the lightweight formula leaves skin supple and makeup ready.
TATCHA | Water cream
Looking for a lightweight, oil-free moisturizing cream? Infused with Japanese wild rose and a blend of botanicals, this cream hydrates without leaving a sticky feeling. It absorbs quickly and leaves skin feeling refreshed, smooth and plump.
Dr. Barbara Sturm | Face Cream
Formulated with powerful ingredients, this celebrity favourite deeply hydrates and nourishes skin, leaving it supple and radiant. Its lightweight texture absorbs quickly into skin, making it perfect as a hydrating day cream creating the perfect canvas for flawless makeup application all summer long.
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