Keep your cool

Shiny faces, perspiring bodies and glistening beads of sweat… it’s a look best reserved for the gym.

But once a muggy heatwave or holiday climate beckons, our beauty composure can often go clean out of the (open) window.

Let’s face it, in the British climate we are more accustomed to umbrellas and overcoats than parasols and sunglasses. So the more temperatures soar, the bigger the beauty meltdown.

“In the heat, pore size can increase and we perspire more frequently,” explains Emma Thomson, natural beauty expert and skincare therapist at Melvita.

“Think toning – refining the pores without drying the skin is the perfect practice in the summer months to make the skin appear more refined.”

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