THE BEST BEACH DAY ESSENTIALS
Whether you're OOO and Brighton-bound to maximise the rare Great British sunshine this summer or impatiently awaiting more exotic seaside scenery, don't miss this opportunity to make sure you're equipped with the best beach day skin care, body care and make up essentials that will weather sea, sand and sweat.
But, with so many products ensuring you look your best and stay protected, it can be hard to get the packing done right (and light). With that in mind, here at Cult Beauty we’ve done the heavy lifting for you and curated the ultimate beach bag list — from sun care essentials to refreshing treats and more. So now you can focus on having fun in the sun.
Our Beach Day Packing List:
- The Facial SPF
- The Cooling Face Mist
- The Body SPF
- The Pout Protector
- The Strand Saviour
- The Smudge Proof Mascara
- The Lip And Cheek Stain
- The Glow Enhancer
- The Body Mist
- The Post Beach Aftercare
- Beach Day FAQs
THE BEST BEACH DAY MUST-HAVES
THE FACIAL SPF
366
22.60€
No beach bag is complete without a hardworking facial SPF and nothing beats Thank You Farmer’s Sun Project Water Sun Cream SPF50+. With a texture like a traditional moisturiser, this ultra-lightweight lotion diffuses into skin instantly and enriches complexions with water while simultaneously deflecting UVA rays. Powered by hyaluronic acid and mistletoe extract, it helps to not only shield and hydrate but supports and protects your skin barrier too.
THE COOLING FACE MIST
1
17.52€
When the midday sun hits and the temperatures are erring on the side of slightly-too-hot, it’s time to reach for Avène’s Thermal Spring Water Spray to refresh and replenish your skin. Carefully crafted with minerals, trace elements and the brand’s iconic thermal spring water, this thirst-quenching mist uses a one-of-a-kind packaging to ensure not only an ultra-fine mist when spritzed but it’s also fully airtight — preserving the purity and effectiveness of its formula.
THE BODY SPF
4
38.42€
Stay shielded from your head to your toes with Supergoop!’s Play Everyday Lotion SPF50. Invisible, water and sweat resistant, fast-absorbing and deliciously scented, this broad-spectrum formula is lightweight and silky — sinking into your skin instantly. What’s more, enriched with sunflower, rosemary and rice antioxidants this limb-loving SPF works to lessen the look of redness, irritation, pigmentation and a disrupted skin barrier usually caused by pollution and free radical damage.
THE POUT PROTECTOR
81
7.90€
Keep the delicate skin on your lips plump and protected with Hello Sunday’s The One For Your Lips Lip Balm SPF50. Offering a whopping SPF50 protection, this totally transparent balm bridges the gap between skin care and sun protection with its innovative and powerful formula. Packed with hydrating hero hyaluronic acid as well as squalane and shea butter, it lathers lips in a supremely soft finish that doesn’t look or feel like the dreaded chalky sunblock we used to use as kids.
THE STRAND SAVIOUR
10
34.00€
While we all love basking in the sun, protecting our strands is just as important as shielding our skin. That's why we always recommend having Aveda’s Sun Care Protective Hair Veil on hand whenever we’re enjoying up the rays. This lightweight, undetectable mist is packed with UVA/UVB filters and is water-resistant making it the perfect guard against sun damage that can leave hair feeling like straw. Plus, it’s infused with Aveda’s signature aroma of organic neroli, citrus and pure plant flower essences — meaning you’re not just protecting your hair, you're enveloping it in a delicate, refreshing scent too.
THE SMUDGE PROOF MASCARA
31.64€
Since most of us forge a full face at the beach, the bare minimum we need is a mascara that doesn't move. That’s exactly why we love Ere Perez’s Avocado Waterproof Mascara. Formulated with the goodness of avocado, this beauty bag essential not only delivers bold, flirty lashes but also conditions and strengthens them with every swipe. Long-lasting and smudge-proof, it ensures that your lashes stay defined and voluminous, no matter what the day throws at you.
THE LIP AND CHEEK STAIN
115
24.00€
Add a pop of pigment that stays put from sunrise to sunset with Milk Makeup’s Cooling Water Jelly Tint. Bursting with cooling water and hydrating ingredients, this cult classic adds a natural flush of customised colour to your cheeks and lips. A perfect partner for your beach day, it’s feels cool and refreshing when applied, giving you a dewy, fresh-faced finish that won’t melt away in the heat.
THE GLOW ENHANCER
2
47.46€
Secure sun-kissed radiance with Kopari Beauty’s Rose Gold Sun Shield SPF30. Infused with macadamia and hibiscus oils, this silky body gel offers limbs a heavy dose of hydration, a subtle rose golden shimmer that effortlessly catches the light and broad-spectrum SPF defence against UVA and UVB rays. To top it all off, it’s infused with a juicy guava mango fragrance that brings the scent of summer straight to your skin.
THE BODY MIST
98
24.00€
Lather your limbs in the MVP of body mists – Sol de Janerio’s Cheriosa ‘40 Perfume Mist. Blending black amber plum, vanilla wood and jasmine blooms, this long-lasting fragrance is the warm and sultry scent that lingers all day long. Complete with Brazilian beauty secrets like açai and coconut oil, this spritz is the ideal way to stay fresh and fabulous after a salty swim or long, sandy stroll.
THE POST BEACH AFTER CARE
13
24.86€
Comfort and restore your skin after a long day in the sun with NUXE’s Sun Refreshing After-Sun Lotion. Infused with the brand’s innovative blend of 92% natural ingredients including carob seed extract, rice, rosemary and vitamin E, this hydrating hero works hard to pro-long your tan while nourishing and protecting against cellular decline. The result? Limbs that are smooth, soft and deeply replenished.
BEACH DAY FAQS
What do you need for a beach day?
When thinking about what to pack for a beach day the number one product you mustn’t forget is your SPF. Whether you have a specific face SPF and another for your body or keep them the same, packing an SPF is an essential you can’t leave the house without. What comes next in your beach bag is totally up to you – but we recommend a face mist,body perfume, UV protection hair spray and an aftersun.
What should a minimalist pack for the beach?
For a minimalist, the essentials you should pack for the beach are a facial SPF, a body SPF and something to protect your strands.
What not to bring to a beach?
Things we suggest you don’t bring to the beach are expensive jewellery, lots of make up you won’t end up using and anything stored in glass to avoid the risk of spillages and breakages in your bag.
And there you have it—you’ve got your ultimate beach bag packed to perfection! So, whether you're spritzing a body mist for that sun-kissed scent or slathering on a cooling after-sun, you're officially beach-day ready. All that’s left to do is grab your sunnies, slip on those flip-flops and get the good vibes (and SPF) going.
Rina is Cult Beauty’s Midweight SEO Copywriter and has always had a passion for beauty and skin care (rich moisturisers are her obsession). What started as a love for The Body Shop and their famed Born Lippy lip balms (in ‘Watermelon’ of course!), she is now more interested in finding products with proven effectiveness instead of broken promises. A loud and proud VIEVE fan, Rina owns nearly every item of the range and recommends the brand to anyone who will listen... When she’s not intently reading ingredient lists, you can find her either immersed in multiple true crime podcasts or a fantasy romance novel, with an *extra* hot cappuccino in hand.
