My perfect summer moisturising duo

I promise you this post isn't sponsored by Garnier! It just so happens that these are the two products I love during the summer months. During summer it's essential to keep moisturised to maintain the summer glow that you may have acquired from going abroad (or this year from the gorgeous weather we've had in the UK!) and the Garnier Body Intensive 7 Days is perfect for hydrating thirsty skin, whilst the Garnier Ambre Solaire After Sun is brilliant for maintaining your tan. 

Garnier Body Intensive 7 Days

 The reason I love this product so much is because it is such a light moisturiser. It's very easily absorbed and leaves your skin feeling beautifully soft. The light scent you get from the Shea Butter isn't heavy and doesn't linger which I quite like in a moisturiser so it doesn't affect the scent of my perfume. I'm unsure as to it's 7 day moisturising claim as I have never actually gone a week without using this product but there has been the odd day where I haven't used it and my skin still feels wonderfully soft. I went for the dry to extra dry formula (there are loads of other skin type formulas available) because my skin does seem to become seriously dry after a days tanning but its also the moisturiser in the range with the best scent (or so I feel!) With it being the extra dry formula I was worried it might be a bit too heavy as a summer moisturiser, after all you don't want to be sitting there for hours waiting for it to sink in! However I needn't have worried because this was not the case at all. Overall I would say this product is perfect for the summer as it's such a light formula and gives you the extra intensive moisturising you may need once you've come out of the summer sun.

The Garnier Body Intensive 7 Days is currently on offer at Boots for £2.09 for 250ml. Absolute bargain!

Garnier Ambre Solaire After Sun

This after sun is brilliant for maintaining the tan you may have built up on holiday but is also brilliant for those times when you feel you need a bit of a colour! The after sun does contain a hint of self tan which is why I heed caution to those who are buying this product as their main after sun. When on holiday I use a different after sun (ie. Garnier Body Intensive) as it doesn't contain any self tan as I like to build a natural base first then add to it when I'm home with this after sun. This product is however brilliant for when you're home and want to prolong your tan but if do you want to add that bit extra to your tan whilst away I would still highly recommend it, if that's the kind of thing you're after. Although it does contain some self tan its not too strong and doesn't leave behind the horrible, biscuity scent you often get with fake tan or normal buildable tanning moisturisers, The other thing I love about this after sun is that it has exactly the same texture as a normal moisturiser. What I mean by this is that with other moisturisers which contain self tan, I have found that they often more like a gel than a lotion and don't really add any moisture to my skin. However with this product the colour builds nicely with no patchiness whilst at the same time giving me gorgeously hydrated skin. Normally I don't like to use a moisturiser with added self tan but this is a product I have repurchased a number of times due to very natural colour you can create with it. 

This is also available from Boots for £3.74 for 200ml.

Do you have any recommendations for summer skin?

Lots of Love
El x x x