Destination...Gorgeous! Tasty in the Tropics

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Hei Poa Huile Au Monoi

hair products,skin care,body oil Bottle of Hei Poa Huile Au Monoi

By Beauty Editor Jessica Hopper


Beauty doesn\'t come more tropical than this essential, multi-purpose Tahitian beauty oil with Tiara blossoms. Use it to restore the moisture balance of hair and skin while chilling in sunnier climes. Available in four fragrances, but the coconut one is especially great for getting tasty in the tropics.
£9, hqhair.com

Spa Paradisa Love Your Skin Body Balm

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Get fruity with beauty in the tropics with this stunning body balm. The special light-catching sheen adds a summery shimmer to skin, while the passion fruit fragrance leaves bathing beauties with a scent oh-so sensual.

£9.95, superdrug.com

Dior kiss cocktails

lip gloss,Dior tubes of Dior kiss cocktails

Cocktails are essential come your summer hols, so why not extend the treat to your make-up bag too with these fresh and oh-so sexy DiorKiss Luscious Lip Plumping Glosses. Eight fruity purse-sized tubes of electric colour, delicious scent and yummy flavour, all inspired by our favourite summer cocktails. Sugary sweet and chock-a-block with pout-friendly pep - we can\'t get enough!

£14, available nationwide

Benefit Hoola

bronzer,Benefit box of Benefit Hoola

Hoola girls heading for tropical shores will love this soft bronze matte powder from cute and kitsch Benefit. It gives any complexion a healthy, natural-looking tan that will have you looking like a local in no time - simply dust it lightly across your face and décolletage to bring the warming spirit of the island to your skin.

£22.50, benefitcosmetics.co.uk

Bourjois Mini Vernis Nail Polish in Rio Sunset

nail varnish,Bourjois small bottle of Bourjois Mini Vernis Nail Polish in Rio Sunset

Cutesy pots of sunny colour, just perfect for your holiday beauty bag. We can\'t get enough of the new Rio shades, for fingers and toes that look like they\'ve been dipped in summer.

£2.75, Superdrug

Redken UV Rescue Shimmer Hair Oil

hair products,Redken bottle of Redken UV Rescue Shimmer Hair Oil

This water-resistant formula not only helps provide UV protection for hair while sizzling in the tropics, it contains gold lame mica particles for a shimmering, high-shine, sleek finish with star quality.
£13.50, 0800 444 880

Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray

hair products,Bumble and Bumble bottle of Bumble and bumble surf spray

For the kind of sexy, wild and wind-styled texture you get after an ocean swim, beach babes should spritz locks with this salt-infused cult styling spray for fullness, hold and an oh-so cool matte finish.

£16, spacenk.co.uk

Chantecaille Protected Paradise

Chantecaille,make-up Chantecaille Protected Paradise

The perfect palette for getting tasty in the tropics, this stunning compact with marine scene motif is a total make-up masterpiece if ever we saw one. Made with micro pigments for a very velvety, shimmering texture, plus hydrating silk proteins and smoothing silicones for healthy glowing skin. That\'s if you can bring yourself to ever use such a thing of beauty!

£80, spacenk.co.uk

Jeanne Piaubert Anti-Ageing Tanning Activator Patches

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1,2,3 steps to sunshiny gorgeousness, these genius new tan patches are stacked with active ingredients that help activate and prolong your tan. They also improve skin tolerance while preventing ageing and dryness. Phew - looks like they\'ve thought of everything. Simply use one patch a day the week before your holiday, during your holiday and the week after your holiday - then see and feel the difference.

From £38, 020 8810 5544

Lancôme Pool Ellipse eyeshadow in Ultra Pool, and Lancome Color Design Eyeshadow in Green Bikin

eye shadow,Lancome Lancôme Pool Ellipse eyeshadow in Ultra Pool, and Lancome Color Design Eyeshadow in Green Bikini

Dress eyes in splashes of strong holiday colour with these stunning shades from Lancôme\'s new summer collection. Not just clever names you know, these hues are actually reminiscent of those sizzling summer moments, chilling beside the pool in your sexy new two-piece. They\'re also silky-smooth and long-lasting. The most covetable shadows of the season.

£15 and £13.50, available nationwide

Fragrance: Bobbi Brown Beach

Bobbi Brown,perfume bottle of Bobbi Brown Beach fragrance

The signature scent for beach babes everywhere, this light fragrance is a magic melange of sand jasmine, sea spray and mandarin for that authentic, sweet smell of summer. The sleek spray bottle makes it perfect for your beach bag too.

£35 for 50ml, bobbibrown.co.uk

 

 

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