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Everybody wants to look good at the beach, by the pool or at fun Summer events. I asked beauty expert and makeup artist Rita Fioritto how to get flawless and natural glowing skin in the Summer. Ready to take notes? Here are 8 valuable beauty secrets from Rita with products recommendations:

1. Up Your Water Intake

Get a water bottle and keep drinking plenty of water to flush out toxins from your body, while giving you healthier and hydrated skin.

Products recommendations: Self Cleaning 25 oz Water Bottle LARQ, Giotto Large 1 Gallon/128oz Motivational Water Bottle with Time Marker & Straw.

2. Exfoliate

For cleaner smoother skin and to better absorb hydration, Rita recommends gentle exfoliation twice a week to remove dead skin cells and leave your skin looking radiant. Do it in the morning after your cleanser and before toning your skin.

Products recommendations: Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Intensive Pore Exfoliating Treatment, Gentle Facial Buffing Cream With Botanical Extracts. TIP: Makeup will last longer on exfoliated skin. 

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3. Apply a Mask Specific For Your Skin Type

Choose between hydrating, deep cleansing, detoxifying, clay, charcoal or overnight beauty sleep masks once or twice a week.

Products recommendations: Youth To The PeopleSuperberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask with Vitamin C, Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Hyaluronic Clay Pore-Tight Facial Mask, Glow Recipe Watermelon + AHA Glow Sleeping Mask, Glam Glow Super Mud Charcoal Instant Treatment Mask, Origins Clear Improvement Charcoal Honey Mask to Purify and Nourish.

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4. Tone Your Skin 

Toning the skin is important and a must during the summer months to soothe and give a temporally tighter sensation to the skin. A good toner aids and helps the skin regaining moisture, besides removing oil and leftover makeup. Most importantly, it minimizes the appearance of pores.

Products recommendations: Laneige Essential Power Skin Toner for Combination to Oily Skin, Laneige Essential Power Skin Toner for Normal to Dry Skin.

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5. Wear a Serum

Serums are important to tackle so many skin concerns. It’s an extra step in your skin care routine that improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Some face serums contain nutrients that may help your skin in different things such as hydrating, brightening and preventing damage from ultraviolet (UV) light and pollution, just to name a few of the benefits.

Products recommendations: Derma E Vitamin C Concentrated Serum, Estée LauderEstee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex Serum, Vichy LiftActiv Vitamin C Brightening Skin Corrector, La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C Face Serum, Supergoop!Daily Dose Vitamin C + SPF 40 Sunscreen Serum PA+++.

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6. Eye Cream

The skin around your eyes is different from the rest of your face. It’s thinner, and the first area to show signs of aging. Eye creams are important to hydrate the eye area, to treat or prevent fine lines and puffiness. They make the eye area firmer and supple.

Products Recommendations: OriginsEye Doctor™ Moisture Care For Skin Around Eyes, Hada Labo Tokyo Age Correcting Eye Cream, A.G.E. Eye Complex for Dark Circles | Eye Cream | SkinCeuticals, Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Vitamin C Eye Cream, Dr. Barbara SturmEye Cream, Caudalie Resveratrol Lift Firming Eye Gel-Cream, First Aid BeautyFAB Skin Lab Retinol Eye Cream with Triple Hyaluronic Acid, Supergoop! Bright-Eyed 100% Mineral Eye Cream SPF 40 PA+++

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7. Pick a Moisturizer

Rita recommends to use a lighter moisturizer in the warmer months, different from the heavy moisturizer you used during the winter months. Pick a lightweight moisturizer, some already come with SPF for daytime use. 

Products Recommendations: Olay Regenerist Micro Sculpting Cream, Caudalie Resveratrol Lift Lightweight Firming Cashmere Moisturizer, Lancôme Hydra Zen Glow Liquid Lightweight Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid, Derma E Collagen Moisturizer, Trish McEvoy Beauty Booster Cream SPF 30, Supergoop!Superscreen Daily Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 40 PA+++, Vichy Aqualia Thermal UV Defense Moisturizer Sunscreen SPF 30

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8. Sunscreen 

Rita says to apply sunscreen all year round, with a minimum of 30 SPF. A teaspoon is all you need for the face, and it should be applied every 2 hours after swimming or you been exposed in the sun. Sunscreen will help prevent discoloration and dark spots from sun damage. 

Products Recommendations: La Roche-Posay Anthelios Light Fluid Face Sunscreen SPF 60, Sunday RileyLight Hearted Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Daily Face Sunscreen, Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protector Lotion SPF 50+ Sunscreen, SkinCeuticals ACDDaily Brightening UV Defense Sunscreen SPF 30, Supergoop!Glowscreen Sunscreen SPF 40 PA+++.

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Do you change your skincare routine in the Summer months? Feel free to share other tips with our community in the comments.

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