As summer wraps up, many of us are transitioning from lazy days by the pool to a more active lifestyle, spurred on by the allure of fitness and wellness. After a season filled with sumptuous holidays, decadent meals, and sun-soaked indulgence, it’s time to refocus on our health and fitness goals. This shift in mindset brings an exciting opportunity to revamp not only our workout routines but also our beauty regimens. To help you stay radiant while you break a sweat, we’ve curated a list of seven clever beauty products that deserve a prime spot in your gym bag. These innovative essentials are designed to complement your fitness journey, ensuring you look and feel fabulous both in and out of the gym. So, gear up and get ready to embrace your inner gym-bunny beauty with these must-have items that promise to keep you fresh and glowing, no matter how intense your workout gets.
Dr Barbara Sturm Hydrating Face Mist – £80
The ideal way to cool down and rebalance skin that feels hot, red, and dehydrated while adding an instant hydrating hit, this super spray from skin guru Dr. Barbara Sturm does it all with just a spritz. Infused with low and high weighted hyaluronic acid molecules, purslane, aloe vera, broccoli, and prickly pear, it refreshes, soothes, calms, and detoxifies, all whilst replenishing essential moisture lost through sweat.
This Works Perfect Body Muscle Therapy – £18
Your own personal massage therapist in a rollerball, this unique blend of herbs, spices, and essential oils works to soothe aches, pains, and stiffness and eases the burn of daily exercise. Containing marjoram (a natural painkiller and muscle relaxant, black pepper (stimulates circulation) and clove (to relieve muscular aches and swellings), its spicy scent stimulates the mind and calms the senses while comfort and agility are restored to worked-out muscles.
Hair By Sam McKnight Lazy Girl Hair Cloths – £17
Discover the ultimate hair care hack with Sam McKnight’s Lazy Girl Biodegradable Hair Cleanse Cloths. These innovative frizz-fighting wipes offer a quick and easy way to refresh hair between washes, leaving it looking and feeling its best. Made from certified compostable tree pulp cellulose, they’re not only effective but environmentally friendly too. With grease-busting properties and nourishing botanical extracts, these wipes will keep locks looking and smelling great, no matter where your day or workout takes you. Sorry, dry shampoo…
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray – £15.50
Sweat = shiny skin. Not quite the glamorous glow one would hope for. Put a stop to sweat ruining your look with this super setting spray – a weightless wonder that prevents makeup meltdown. It controls oil, deflects surface shine and prevents smudging, sliding or fading while keeping skin looking beautifully matte. Not to mention its whizzy Temperature Control Technology, which works to lower the temperature of your makeup to keep it in place no matter how hot you get. Plus, this travel-friendly size is perfect to pop in your gym bag.
Shiseido Refreshing Cleansing Sheets – £22
These handy 100% cotton face wipes will work wonders when you need a quick cleanse or to freshen up fast. Ultra soft, they help maintain the skin’s natural balance while unclogging pores and cleansing skin of impurities, makeup, and excess oil. They also help combat shine and ease stressed skin with instant refreshment. Perfectly packaged to fit in your gym kit or wash bag, they’re a great way to cleanse on the go.
Philip Kingsley Swimcap – £24
Swimming may be a great way to get long, lean limbs, but it can wreak havoc on hair. So, if you’re a water baby, this swimming superhero is for you. Protecting the hair and scalp, its nourishing formula shields against UV damage, discolouration, and damage caused by chlorine, salt water, and the sun. With castor and olive oils to hydrate and elastin to boost stretchability, locks are left looking and feeling healthy. It was originally developed by Philip Kingsley at the request of the first US Olympic Synchronised Swimming Team, after all…
Lancaster Sun Sport Cooling Invisible Mist SPF50 – £32
Speaking of swimming, if you bust your body on the beach or working out in water is your slimming saviour, then a waterproof, sweat-proof SPF should be your exercise essential. This non-sticky, transparent mist has been formulated for use on wet skin, meaning no white streaks – just invisible protection for workout perfection.
words by Frankie Jabarkhyl
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