8 essential beauty items for your beach bag

Lips are just as vulnerable to UV as skin, and too much sun can result in dry, cracked lips – or even cold sores. Protect yours with this subtly scented SPF15 balm. It contains softening rose-flower essential wax, healing shea butter, vitamin E and UV filters to ensure your lips stay smooth, plump and healthy – whatever the weather.

An occasional misting with a zesty and uplifting scent is a must for hot and balmy days. This travel-sized fragrance is a perennial favorite: with its fresh notes of citrus and, underneath, warm amber, it seems to become more intense and intoxicating as the sun warms the skin.

Color-treated hair, bleach and highlights can warp under UV: blonde can become brassy, and darker tones can quickly fade and start to turn red. Applying this mist over your hair before going out in the sun, and periodically throughout the day, helps to hold color in place and protect hair against UV and the damaging free radicals it produces. If you wear your hair in a parting, make sure to spray the exposed skin there as well, for additional protection.

UV equals dehydration – and dehydration is the nemesis of all skincare regimens, as it can make skin feel tight and uncomfortable, and lines and wrinkles more noticeable. Misting your skin, even over sunscreen, with a rehydrating formula goes some way to counteract moisture loss. This mist is a real hero, as it boasts rehydrating hyaluronic acid and purslane, an antioxidant that protects skin against the elements. We like to spray it over our décolleté when it is exposed to the sun.

This subtly tinted lotion is a must on days when we’re not prepared to go completely bare-faced. It offers very high sun protection and a sheer wash of universally flattering golden color that brings some uniformity and life to skin without heavily concealing it. It layers nicely, too, so it’s easy to top up throughout the day.

Surely one of the few downsides of a beach day is sand sticking to your sunscreen on your skin? This isn’t an issue with this luxurious lotion, as its formula is distinctly non-greasy. Applying Sisley’s sun lotion is a pleasure in itself – it sinks in quickly, leaving skin feeling smooth, not tacky, and it won’t stain your bathing suit, either. Don’t bother going to the beach without it.

A day at the beach, when your hair is up and the sun is beating down, is the perfect time to treat your hair’s dry ends and show it some nourishment. Work a few pumps of this oil – more than you would normally apply – through the lengths and ends before twisting your hair up into a knot. Then use the residue on your hands to smooth down flyaways. The formula’s blend of African galanga, ama and Asian borage oils will rehydrate and condition and, when it comes to washing your hair in the evening, it will be softer and more manageable.

Reapplying facial sunscreen throughout the day onto sweaty, sandy skin is not pleasant. Top up your SPF levels every two hours with this lightweight and refreshing mist instead. It filters UV, pollution and the blue light from devices, while also strengthening skin with peptides. It’s light enough to mist over your makeup, too.