Your Summer Beauty Starter Pack

With summer officially here, we wanted to share some of Laguna Beach Living’s favorite skincare and beauty picks that will help you Prepare, Protect, Enhance, and Repair your natural radiance while we’re in the midst of the hot months! We have a bit of everything you’ll need (including faux freckles and CBD!) to create the perfect beauty starter pack -- one that’ll help you look and feel your absolute best while sipping your Rose (social distance style) on your favorite beachside patio.

PREPARE

Super Bioactive Face Serum by Arêmês Fermentis ($115)

Your skin barrier is your first defense against environmental aggressors like UV rays, harsh weather, pollution, and dirt. When barriers weaken, this oil-based multi-correctional formula of mushroom ferments and 27 active botanicals are designed to protect, strengthen, and balance the moisture barrier in your skin. With a proprietary blend of botanicals and super bioactive metabolites extracted from reishi, shiitake, snow, and chaga mushroom ferment, the Super Bioactive Face Serum is a powerhouse of nutrients that repairs deep in the skin’s layers for naturally glowing skin! 

Olyxir Antioxidant Tea Strips by Olyxir ($12)

Olyxir’s tea strips are refreshing, help prepare your skin and body from daily stressors, and are packaged in portable and reusable compact organizers for a waste-free experience. Equally delicious whether dissolved in hot or cold water, each strip is made from organically grown California olive leaves. Packed with rich vitamins, polyphenols, and adaptogens, and a whopping 26,250mcg of antioxidants (75% more than a carton of fresh blueberries), Olyxir’s tea strips provide anti-inflammatory, restorative, and preventative benefits that’ll have you feeling rejuvenated and ready to go.

Good DaY CBD by Prismatic Plants ($70)

Start the morning off right with this daily tincture jam-packed with adaptogens. Also known as "nature's stress shield," the brilliance of Prismatic’s Good Day formula is that it works immediately to address external stressors to help the body manage its response to stress and anxiety -- also serving as a reimagined multi-vitamin to help boost mood and energy levels, reducing your daily need for caffeine… because really, who wants coffee when it’s this hot out?

PROTECT

Nutrinature ULTRA Nourishing Cream by RE:P ($38)

This highly moisturizing and nutrient-rich cream uses plant-based ingredients and highly concentrated herbs that soothes dryness and strengthens the skin’s barrier. Chock full of natural ingredients like Rosehip Oil, Shea Butter, and Argan Oil, it promises to improve the look of dark spots and uneven tone while nourishing the skin layer by layer with essential fatty acids that improve elasticity and support collagen production. Its nutrient-rich botanical formula leaves skin comfortable, soft, and naturally illuminated.

SUPREME CLEAN WATERLESS HAND WASH by native atlas ($16)

Every Native Atlas product is formulated to stimulate the senses and focus on the health of the skin. Their waterless hand wash promises to cleanse, purify, and nourish your hands with its naturally anti bacterial properties and anti microbial herbal blends. Featuring Arnica, Rosemary, Tea Tree, and 65% Organic Grape alcohol, it’s an essential to take with you anywhere and everywhere, pandemic or not.

Plant Based Balance Toner Vitamin Spray by AVEGAN BEAUTY ($35)

Looking to nourish your skin and give it the glow it deserves? This plant based skincare line focuses on nurturing your skin while simultaneously supporting the environment with the brand’s sustainable practices. With scientific evidence suggesting that regenerative agriculture could potentially reverse climate change through soil carbon sequestration, AVEGAN BEAUTY made it its mission to do their part in restoring the planet while creating natural skincare at an affordable price-point. Organic aloe vera and apple cider vinegar balances the pH of the skin with this toner spray mixed with extracts of licorice, marshmallow, and red clover herbs. Spritz on day or night (and definitely before a s’more infused beach bonfire).

Persephone Eye Serum Oil by BAO Laboratory ($60)

Specially designed for the sensitive skin around the eye area, this lightweight eye serum is made from Sacha Inchi Oil (a rich vegetable source of polyunsaturated fatty acids) and Bisabolol (a potent antioxidant that soothes irritated skin, restores suppleness, and protects skin against daily environmental stresses), combining harmoniously to treat fine lines and puffiness.

Wild-Berry Hibiscus Marine Collagen by AURA Inner Beauty ($60)

Pour a glass for this beauty-boosting marine collagen in liquid form that’s infused with essences of wild-berry hibiscus for a subtle and sweet taste. This drink tastes like summer in a bottle while providing beautifying benefits for healthy hair, strong nails, and glowing skin.

ENHANCE

PHreckles by Pseudo Labs ($38)

Do you spend every beach day minimizing your sun exposure with hats and sunscreen but still want that sun-kissed look? PHreckles is the answer you’ve been waiting for. With its unique flick and fall technique, this faux freckle makeup formula is water resistant and melts into the skin, blending with your natural complexion so no one will know they’re not real skin kisses.

Neulash lash enhancing serum by Skin Research Laboratories ($150)

If fake lashes were your thing before COVID, fret no more as this lash serum is here to save the day (and your lashes). Simply rub it along your lash line every evening and you’ll wake up to long, strong, and luxurious looking lashes that will make falsies a permanent thing of the past. Made with ingredients like Sodium Hyaluronate, Biotin, and Pumpkin Seed Extract your lashes will be healthier than they’ve been in years… and the best part? They’ll be real.

Flawless Looking Skin Complexion & Blush Kit by Mineral Air ($215)

This female founded, skin-safe, Japanese beauty brand combines best-in-class technology with a skincentric approach to makeup and healthy skincare. With a wide array of unisex shades made for all skin tones and their unique touchless technology (because we all know we’re not supposed to be touching our faces right now), Mineral Air is perfect for an at-home spa treatment or to create a flawless finish on the regular. Made with Kaolin Clay, Japanese Wild Rose Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Soybean Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, and Pomegranate Fruit Extract you’ll have hydrated, plump skin that feels younger than it’s looked in years. Airbrush much?

Bare Body Essentials by Sugar Sugar Wax ($55)

Sugar Sugar is changing the world of hair removal and beauty in an all natural, clean beauty way. The world's first at home sugaring kit, you won’t need any special equipment and can do it anywhere — just in time for summer pool season. Sugar Sugar is for those fuzzy hair spots that keep you from rocking your favorite swimsuit and also serves as a great exfoliant. With your new smooth glow, you’ll be cannon-balling into summer with confidence.

REPAIR

Kát Rudu Paradise glow peel ($32)

This hydrating peel melts onto the skin while it lifts and tightens, revealing a youthful, toned complexion. Pomegranate and Papaya Enzymes, Hyaluronic Acid, Organic Aloe Leaf, and 2% Glycolic Acid all work together to dissolve old skin cells and renew complexion, revealing a juicy, clean glow. 

Rose Renew Eye Cream by Baie Botanique ($52)

Formulated with Rose, Edelweiss Stem Cells, Red Algae and other luxe ingredients, this eye cream works to hydrate, tighten, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and puffiness.  

MELLO MIND by MELLO ($75)

Detox from all that summertime Rosé with CBD? Yes, please! This water-soluble CBD concentrate is made with Full Spectrum Hemp Extract and certified organic MCT Oil. Designed to be taken with food or drink, it’s extra absorbent, works über fast, and provides maximum relief. And the best part? It’s great as a gin replacement in any mocktail as the cannabis flavor mimics the herby profile commonly found in gin.

Sandalwood Cream by Berlin Skin ($64)

A luxurious, lightweight gel moisturizer that soothes and restores skin. Full of Botanical Hyaluronic Acid, Jojoba Oil, Sandalwood, Lavender, Sage, Thyme, and Turmeric, this formula leaves your skin renewed and perfectly moisturized after a long day at the beach.

Orange Beauty Collagen by La Sirène ($80)

Every mermaid (La Sirène in French) needs her collagen supplement this summer. La Sirène is a marine beauty collagen that's packaged in 30 individual sachets, making it super easy to travel with. It contains Vitamin C for a much-needed immunity boost, protects the skin’s elastins and natural collagen, and helps fight against sun damage and environmental pollutants. Within just a few uses, you’ll notice smoother glowing skin, healthier hair, nails, and less wrinkles. And, as if that wasn’t enough, it also restores the skin on a cellular level and smooths signs of cellulite. Now, where’s that bikini?