Your top-rated summer beauty favourites 2025
From irresistible scents to skin-loving suncare, here’s what you, our customers, love and recommend for summer.
Elemis
Pro-Collagen Marine Cream SPF 30 Anti-Wrinkle Day Cream
1,800+ reviews
Full of powerfully nourishing ingredients, including collagen-booster ginkgo biloba, this luxurious cream gets to work reducing the appearance of fine lines while simultaneously protecting skin from the sun with SPF 30. All that and the heavenly Elemis spa scent, too.
Shop now, £64.00
Nudestix
Nudeskin Hydra-Peptide Lip Butter Shea + Avocado
1,100+ reviews
Giving all the gloss with none of the stickiness, Nudestix harnesses the power of juicy avocado and shea butter to instantly soften lips that can become dehydrated and dry from sun exposure. Lather on and lock in moisture for all-day glossy hydration.
Shop now, £17.50
Trinny London
Better Off AHA PHA Gel Cleanser
400+ reviews
The sunshine-bright bottle alone makes this worthy of a place on our list, but the real reason this gently exfoliating conditioning gel is a summertime hit is that it ensures all traces of SPF are removed at the end of the day. So, no clogged pores, just fresh, soft and calm-feeling skin.
Shop now, £29.00
Shark
CryoGlow Under-Eye Cooling & LED Anti-Ageing & Blemish Repair Mask
300+ reviews
Summer socialising overload? Shark’s cult, sell-out LED Mask – in a Blue Frost hue – harnesses the power of light therapy to revitalise your skin, boosting brightness and helping to depuff under-eyes. And all from the comfort of your own home. Read our review and put your best face forward every day.
Shop now, £299.99
TOM FORD
Private Blend Soleil Blanc Shimmering Body Oil
900+ reviews
Arguably the closest you can get to bottling summer, this nourishing oil glides effortlessly onto skin, leaving behind a subtle, light-catching shimmer that creates that holiday feeling. Its subtle scent combines warm orange blossom, amber, honey and coconut; basically a recipe for tropical paradise.
Shop now, £99.00
Charlotte Tilbury
Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray
800+ reviews
There’s simply no going back after you’ve tried Charlotte Tilbury’s Setting Spray. Not only does it make makeup heatwave-proof, meaning it lasts until you’re ready to take it off, it’s weightlessly smooth, hydrates skin and has magic pore-blurring properties. The best of the best.
Shop now, £32.00
Benefit
Hoola Matte Bronzer
400+ reviews
There’s a reason the global bestseller still makes every best bronzer list – nothing perks up faces faster than a few broad sweeps of this silky-soft matte powder. Without a hint of glitter or shimmer, this buttery bronzer gives a sunkissed glow that lasts and lasts.
Shop now, £33.00
TOM FORD
Eyeshadow Quad, Golden Hour
2,300+ reviews
Bring the warm glow of sunset to your eyes with the hues that make up this foolproof foursome. Long-wearing and super blendable, the complementary opulent shades promise to light up the night. As the name says, this is golden-hour glamour in a palette.
Shop now, £70.00
Laura Mercier
Loose Setting Powder
10,500+ reviews
So much more than your average setting powder, this is a godsend for any oily-skin issues in warmer weather. The award-winning formula is translucent and beloved for its instant blurring effect, 16-hour wear and soft-focus finish. A true summer matte-maker.
Shop now, £38.50
Yves Saint Laurent
Touche Éclat Le Teint Foundation
11,700+ reviews
Summer makes us want to simplify our beauty routine, so if you wear only one thing make it YSL’s foundation. Its lightweight-but-buildable coverage leaves skin looking healthily supercharged. Bonus: broad spectrum SPF makes it the ideal summer one-and-done product.
Shop now, £42.00
Bumble and bumble
Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Primer
1,200+ reviews
UV rays and chlorine damage can take a toll on your hair. This wonder oil acts like SPF for your locks, offering protection while you’re enjoying the sun. Devotees swoon over its power to detangle, making for easy styling with none of the greasiness you might fear from adding oil to hair.
Shop now, £29.50
OUAI
Leave In Conditioner
100+ reviews
In high temps and humidity, this floral-scented multitasker is often called the holy grail for reducing frizz. Ouai’s highly moisturising, protective formula absorbs without leaving the greasy residue that other leave-ins do, and makes hair seriously soft.
Shop now, £26.00
Jo Malone London
Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne
600+ reviews
Peppery basil, aromatic white thyme and the freshness of zingy limes combine to transport you to the golden sands of the Mediterranean in just one spritz. Jo Malone London’s signature fragrance is light enough for daily use and, quite simply, a joyful ode to the best of summer.
Shop now, £82.00
Gucci
Flora Gorgeous Orchid Eau de Parfum
4,500+ reviews
The bloom-filled bottle design implies endless summer vibes, but it’s the vibrant vanilla fragrance infused with the fresh marine ozonic accord that conjures up lazy sun-soaked days spent at the beach. Addictive and indulgent, it’s definitely one to make your summer scent 2025.
Shop now, £56.00
Viktor & Rolf
Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum
14,800+ reviews
The iconic Flowerbomb is – as the name implies – a floral explosion; sparkling top notes of bergamot and freesia blend with jasmine, orchid and rose. Warm, romantic and long lasting, with a few sprays even a grey summer day suddenly feels a whole lot brighter.
Shop now, £69.00
