10 of the best - Cooling summer buys
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Crème de la Mer The Mist cooling top 10
By Yanar Alkayat
There\'s no denying it, we love the summer sun and its glorious, warming powers but when the going gets hot, reach for one of these beauty treasures to cool, comfort and calm.
1. Crème de la Mer The Mist
Luxury beauty seekers standby, as the latest offering from sea kings, Crème de la Mer, is no ordinary facial mist. This clever-clog creation boasts a built-in magnet to constantly charge the water to hydrate the most weathered and thirsty of skins. Infused with plenty of marine and botanical extracts too, it\'s a decadent, yet cool handbag indulgence.
£40, cremedelamer.co.uk
2. Is Clinical Hydra Cool Serum
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Bottle of Is Clinical Hydra Cool Serum
This ice-cool, blue baby is the perfect treatment for over-sunned skin due to its handsome dose of complexion-reviving antioxidants, like vitamin B5, as well as moisture agent Hylauronic Acid. Repair and hydration is exactly what summer skin needs and this refreshing, super-serum will work its socks off to deliver just that.
£42, victoriahealth.com
3. Bliss minty shower gel
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Bottle of bliss minty shower gel
Heat and humidity call for a blissful shower to cool and revive. The ice-cold, minty blend, that is Bliss Shock Therapy, should do the trick in shaking you up and bringing you back down to a cool and even zero.
£16, blisslondon.co.uk
4. Dr. Bragi Face & Body Salvation
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Bottle of Dr Bragi Face & Body Salvation
Despite the hefty price tag, this gets our beauty-vote because that\'s exactly what our hot, summer skin needs - salvation! The super ingredient in this minimal list is a marine enzyme thought to do a multitude of wonders on skin; a discovery this Icelandic doctor has been getting lots of industry praise for.
£100, drbragi.com
If the price is scaring you away, then try the refreshing facial masks - just pop one in the fridge and use when a 10 minute cool-down is needed.
Face and Body Salvation, £100
Intensive Treatment Mask, £10 each, both available at victoriahealth.com
5. Liz Earle Energising Hip & Thigh Gel
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Bottle of Liz Earle Energising Hip & Thigh Gel
This hasn\'t won beauty editors over for no reason; this botanical blend is so refreshing when slathered onto skin, it\'s the perfect accompaniment to a hot holiday. The ginkgo biloba, caffeine and other essential oils will throw skin into circulatory action, relieving puffiness and swollen bits as well as smoothing skin tone and fighting cellulite. That makes it a super-cool, beauty all-rounder.
£16.50, lizearle.com
6. Philosophy Inner Grace Perfumed Body Spritz
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Bottle of Philosophy Inner Grace Perfumed Body Spritz
One little sniff of Philosophy\'s latest blend and you\'ll be hooked. Not only is it perfectly light and lingering for hazy summer days, but also comes in a whole host of guises. Spray the EDP at home, pop the spritzer into your bag for daytime refreshing and come home to a cool and calm, Inner Grace shower.
£22 available at John Lewis, Selfridges, HQHair or 0870 990 8452
7. The Sanctuary Refreshing Leg & Foot Spritzer
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Bottle of the Sanctuary Refreshing Leg & Foot Spritzer
Frolicking in the sun can be tiresome work so pop a cooling leg spritz in your bag for instant freshness. The lavender will calm and relax while the tea tree essential oil is antibacterial and soothing.
£4, boots.com
8. Boots Soltan Cooling Moisturising Suncare Spray
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Boots Soltan Suncare Spray cooling top 10
Sun and protection go together without saying, but when there\'s a cooling action involved too, even better. This sunscreen crackles and cools as it\'s applied to the skin, making it a dual-action, summer essential.
£12.99, boots.com
9. Aromatherapy Associates Enrich Body Serum
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Aromatherapy Associates Enrich Body Serum cooling top 10
This sensational new range from Aromatherapy Associates was inspired by the idyllic coasts of Barbados where staying cool (and looking cool!) are pretty much the daily dues. Oozing with essential oils for hydrating thirsty skin, such as aloe vera and algae, the cooling sensation will soothe and uplift even the hottest and most bothered of bods.
£20, aromatherapyassociates.com
10. Avène Thermal Spring Water
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Avène Thermal Spring Water cooling top 10
The water sourced from the little French village of Avène has been heralded for its healing powers since the early 1700\'s. Today its anti-inflammatory properties are loved worldwide; the water spray is a number one bestseller for calming and reviving hot, red and irritated skins.
£5.25, 01582 820165
For serious sufferers of eczema and psoriasis, more info on how Avène can treat skin conditions can be found at avene.co.uk
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