Hydration

Motto to live by this summer: hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Apply this motto to skin, hair, and body and you'll be good to go!

Luckily, my grandma has great skin and passed it all the way down to my mom, sister, and me, but the good genes must be used with product loyalty too. I saw my grandma applying lotion to her face a while ago that she says she's used forever, and I immediately took note of it and bought it (Pond's dry skin cream, $9, drugstores). Apply this refreshing cream at night to keep your skin hydrated after hot summer days and hours of swimming. In the morning, try Neutrogena Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 under makeup ($14, drugstores).

For hair, a couple of my favorites are Rene Furterer Karite no rinse nutritive concentrate ($22, www.amazon.com) and Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Renewal nourishing styling treatment (salons).

The soy renewal treatment can be applied throughout the day, and both products will not leave hair looking or feeling greasy. Along with drinking plenty of water, you can try to outsmart the summer heat.



Photo credits: Ponds, Rene Furterer