Body-care for the summer: Our five favourites

The summer is a time where we collect energy. The life giving sun light saturates our depots of vitamin D, which especially makes a noticeable difference in the northernmost parts around the Arctic Circle, where in parts of the winter do not see the sun at all. Sun, wind, water and salt from the deep sea also creates conditions that make your grooming routine extra important for keeping your face, hands and hair in a healthy condition. We offer you some tips about products which make you smell nice, as well as reduces the risk of you appearing dry and worn under the typical summer conditions.

No summer with out SPF – The Grey Daily Face Protect

No matter how sunburnt you already are, or how much sun you believe that you can manage, you should never be exposed to the sun for a long time without sunscreen. The need grows dramatically the closer to the equator you are. Normal mistakes when using sunscreen is that you apply too little, that you don’t spread it out in even layers, and that you apply the product too late, just before bathing and sunbathing, on already sweaty skin. Begin the morning before the breakfast buffet, by covering the body’s dry skin with an even layer in accordance to the manufacturer’s recommendations. Now the product has time to absorb into the skin. Thereafter, apply supplementary throughout the day after swimming or volleyball for continued protection.

Moisturise the body – Frama Herbarium Body Lotion

After a long day in the sun and wind, it is a good idea with a cooling shower. It is also time to moisturise the skin with a moisturising lotion on to dry skin. Do remember that moisturiser is just a final finish, and that the real rehydration of the skin happens when you drink water during the day. Liquids such as champagne, beer and coffee reduces the fluid balance in the body.

Care for the face and body – Colekt Reload Face Balm

Your face takes the brunt of the thrashing during a warm summer day, as it is exposed to the sun for the majority of the day. Other than a vegan face balm from Colekt after a shower at the end of the day, then a bucket hat or a baseball cap during the sunniest parts of the day, is a good idea to protect the face and head. The positives with a bucket hat is that it protects the sensitive areas behind the ears, where the skin burns easily.

Shape the hairstyle – Patrick’s Hair Pomade

When you during warm hours in the sun, have shown your wildest skills on the wakeboard, volleyball court, been chased by running three-year-olds in the waves or glamorously and stylishly strolled by the poolside cabanas. It's time for the evening's follow-up activities. Here is a hair wax with extra holding ability as a complementary addition to your already saltwater-textured hairline. Patrick’s Hair Pomade does the trick. If you, like other men around the world left the hairless days behind you, we encourage the use of some sprays of the face mist on the scalp. Perhaps you should polish your gold Day Date with folded links, and realise that you probably already possess sufficient style that covers more than all the hair grooming in the world can compensate.

Finishing touch – 19-69 Capri Eau de Parfum

When you stand in front of the mirror all that is missing is the last layer that produces the winning look in the smile and the swagger in the step: Your signature fragrance! Fragrances are an ultra-personal chapter, where each fragrance develops differently on different people's skin. We have fallen for the Capri Eau de Parfum from Sweden’s 19-69, where top notes of orange, camomile and cardamom create a fresh introduction. Jasmine and galbanum are the weighty, heart notes for the night’s actions. When the dinner or the dance floor begins to near an end, the base notes of iris, ambroxan and white musk, a true winning feeling.