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20 Under £20: Our Top Summer Beauty Buys

Give your make-up bag a seasonal lift with these brilliant beauty buys on a budget.

As we head into the summer hols, we round up a bumper edition of our favourite summer beauty buys under £20. Bargain skincare, haircare, make-up and bodycare products that have become staples in our editors’ holiday luggage, from the best gradual tanner to hydrating skincare and long-lasting, sun-kissed make-up looks.

By Lydia Mansi
August 2023

Skincare

With Rosehip oil, containing Vitamin A to treat hyperpigmentation

With Rosehip oil, containing Vitamin A to treat hyperpigmentation

Upcircle’s Face Serum With Rosehip Oil, £8

To effectively cleanse away SPF at the end of the day

To effectively cleanse away SPF at the end of the day

The Inkey List’s Oat Cleansing Balm, £12

To protect skin with a dewy finish

To protect skin with a dewy finish

Supergoop’s Glowscreen SPF 30, £17

To quench dry summer skin

To quench dry summer skin

Broma’s Hydrating Serum, £13

Haircare

To combat brassiness caused by chlorine

To combat brassiness caused by chlorine

L’Oreal Elvive’s Colour Protect Purple Conditioner, £6

To smooth humidity frizz

To smooth humidity frizz

Colour WOW’s Dream Coat Supernatural Spray, £12.50

To repair your dried-out tresses

To repair your dried-out tresses

Coco & Eve’s Super Nourishing Fig and Coconut Hair Masque, £14.90

Make-up

With hydrating plant butters to soften as they add a pop of colour

With hydrating plant butters to soften as they add a pop of colour

NYX Professional Make-Up’s Shout Loud Hydrating Satin Lipstick, £8

With skin-brightening Vitamin C to keep your make-up fresh all day (and all night)

With skin-brightening Vitamin C to keep your make-up fresh all day (and all night)

Urban Decay’s Vitamin C All Nighter Setting Spray, £15

For coverage and protection in one

For coverage and protection in one

IT Cosmetics’ Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF30, £15

To keep your peepers smudge-free poolside

To keep your peepers smudge-free poolside

Maybelline’s Lash Sensational Waterproof Mascara, £10

Bodycare

Lydia Mansi

Lifestyle Editor

Lydia is an all-round lifestyle guru, tireless champion of women in business and our resident expert on beauty.

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