5 Aesthetician-Recommended Skincare Products for Summer

Warmer weather brings a bevy of skincare challenges—summer sun! oily skin! humidity! And while a great skincare regimen should really be able to function from season to season and climate to climate, there are some products you should especially consider during the dog days of summer. Virginia McIntosh, aesthetician at Majewski Plastic Surgery and Spa, shares her seasonal skincare must-haves.

SkinMedica® TNS Recovery Complex

Virginia uses use this growth factor serum year round, which means it’s not leaving her skincare regimen in the summer. “It forces your skin to turn on its own healing mechanisms to get rid of lines,” she says. “I’ve never used anything better for my crows feet.” Use it all over your face, including under the eyes. 

SkinCeuticals® Metacell Renewal B3

Listen, photoaging can show up at any age and at different intensities depending on your skin, your lifestyle … and just how good you’ve been with SPF. But there’s help! “I use this multitasker as a lightweight moisturizer,” Virginia says of the Metacell Renewal. “But it does so much more, including brightening my complexion and preventing fine lines and wrinkles.”

SkinCeuticals® Phloretin CF Gel 

A vitamin C serum is a must-have product in your beauty cabinet year-round, but especially as the summer is upon us. While Virginia typically reaches for CE Ferulic as her powerful vitamin C of choice, she’ll shift gears in the summer. “Because I’m oilier in the summer months, I switch to Phloretin CF Gel. It lightens and brightens to help combat sunspots, and it actually makes my SPF work better!”

SkinCeuticals® Discoloration Defense

“As I get older, I need all the help I can get in preventing and correcting sun spots,” Virginia says. This daily dark spot corrector from SkinCeuticals keeps her skin even.

Tizo® Facial Primer Sunscreen  

A mineral SPF that’s not only a sunscreen, it’s also tinted and it’s also a primer? Sign us up. “It has a great tint that evens my skin out and really seems to last outdoors,” Virginia says. It’s gentle enough for all skin types, even the most sensitive skin, and it’s got antioxidants C and E for added oomph.