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Summer Essentials

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for Summer Essentials.

Summer is a time for getting outside and enjoying the great outdoors. To make the most of your summer, it’s essential to have the right gear to stay comfortable and safe. Here are some must-haves for your summer adventure.

REFYGloss Highlighter

Size: 0.67 oz/ 20 g·ITEM: 2473445

Color: Topaz - subtle golden undertones with a glass-like glow finish

181 Reviews

$38.00

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Not for pale skin, but would be perfect for summer with a tan! VERY minimal shimmer, but very glowy...summer essential

What it is: A nonstick universal formula that can be used on top of makeup or as a primer base, giving you the perfect glass-like glow.

Coverage: Light

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- VITAOILS PLUS: Deeply nourishes and visibly smooths the epidermis.
- dl-α-Tocopheryl Acetate: Antioxidant vitamin E.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: REFY's Gloss Highlighter can be used on cheekbones, eyelids, and under brows, or on the cupid's bow, lips, and collarbones.

Urban DecayHydromaniac Glowy Tinted Hydrator Foundation

Size: 1.1 oz / 35 mL·ITEM: 2406692

Color: 90 - ultra-deep neutral

2.7K Reviews

$47.50

Been using this since last summer (sample got me). Doesn’t break me out, spreads nicely, not high coverage, looks natural. ...Also LOVE all the neutral shades available—lots of options for me as I tan this summer.

What it is: A vegan, noncomedogenic, dewy foundation that delivers hydration, medium coverage, and a fresh glow finish for up to 24 hours.


Coverage: Medium


Finish: 
Natural


Formulation: 
Liquid


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Kombucha Filtrate: Detoxifies and nourishes skin.

- Marula Oil: Protects and hydrates skin.


Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: Infused with nourishing ingredients, this lightweight tinted moisturizer foundation leaves skin feeling super hydrated while minimizing pores with a blurri

NUDESTIXNudies Cream Bronzer Stick

Size: 0.25 oz/ 7 g·ITEM: 1897875

Color: Bondi Bae - bronzed nude- bronzer

716 Reviews

$47.50

A thoughtful gift that turned into a makeup essential!...OG summer blush...I got pretty tan this summer, and this blush looked so great. It really enhanced my tan.

What it is: A multi-tasking matte cream bronzer stick that creates a warm bronzing color on the face, eyes and lips for an easy makeup look.


JVNThe Essential Dry Shampoo

ITEM: 2882462

Size: 5.2 oz/204 ml

115 Reviews

$38.00

What it is: A micellar-powered dry shampoo that instantly absorbs oil, adds lift, and refreshes the scalp without grit, buildup, or powdery residue.

Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Hold and Style Extending
- Oily Scalp
- Volumizing

Key Benefits:
- Lightweight, oil-absorbing, residue-free refresh
- Scalp-loving, vitamin-rich care
- Adds lift, extends style without buildup

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Micellar-Powered Solution: Gentle, no-rinse cleansing without stripping the scalp.
- Mediterranean Algae: Helps to regulate oil production over time.

JVNThe Mini Essential Dry Shampoo

ITEM: 2882454

Size: 1.7 oz/67ml

115 Reviews

$19.00

What it is: A micellar-powered dry shampoo that quickly absorbs oil, adds lift, and refreshes the scalp without grit, buildup, or powdery residue.

Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily

Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick

Hair Concerns:
- Hold & Style Extending
- Oily Scalp
- Volumizing

Key Benefits:
- A lightweight, oil-absorbing, residue-free refresh
- Scalp-loving, vitamin-rich care
- Adds lift and extends style without buildup

$30.00

Love this palette for summer. Great for low make up for summer look.

What it is: A silky monochromatic eyeshadow trio of essential signature shades in three buildable talc-free finishes: matte, satin, and metallic.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Wear your signature shade three ways. Each curated eyeshadow trio features three finishes for an easy eyeshadow look: a smooth matte eyeshadow, a satin eyeshadow with a soft sheen, and a shimmery metallic eyeshadow with sparkle.

$71.00

What it is: An indispensable prep and set kit, your key to enduring beauty and to enhance your routine and ensure your makeup stays vibrant and smooth.

What Else You Need to Know: Elevate your makeup routine with this essential collection, featuring two full sizes, six minis, and one deluxe product. These high-performance formulas prime, perfect, and set your look for smooth, all-day wear.

This Set Contains:
- 0.21 oz/ 6 g Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder in Universal Colorless/Translucent (deluxe size)
- 3.2 oz/ 90.7 g First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads with Glycolic + Lactic Acids – Exfoliating Pads with AHA (mini)
- 0.5 oz/ 15 mL Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum

$23.00

Essential!...I’m amazed at how great the essential brush foundation brush is. The bristles are absolutely baby soft and I really love that.

What it is: A tapered foundation brush from The Essential Brush collection that instantly blends for a flawless, fingertip like application in one swipe.

Brush Formulation:
Liquid

Brush Coverage: Medium

Bristle Type:
Synthetic

What Else You Need to Know: The SEPHORA COLLECTION Foundation Brush is your go-to brush for seamless foundation application in just one swipe. The sloped brush head is designed to perfectly hug the contours of the face, gliding across the skin to achieve an effortless and seamless foundation application in half the time. The density of the bristles allows you to easily layer and build foundation to the desired level of coverage, ensuring a streak-free makeup result.

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Bobbi BrownExtra Lip Tinted Balm with Plumping + Peptide Technology

Size: 0.09 oz/2.5 g·ITEM: 2941573

Color: Bare Claret - Burnt sheer red tint

180 Reviews

$50.00

What it is: A hydrating, tinted lip balm with 84 percent skin-caring ingredients and color that blooms as it adjusts to your lips’ pH.

Formulation Type: 
Lip Balm & Treatment


Benefits: Hydrating and Plumping


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Ceramides: Replenish essential lipids and lock in moisture over time.

- Plumping + Peptide Technology: Quickly plumps with hydration.

- Omega-Rich Botanical Oils: Nourish, soften, and condition.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil.

TatchaThe Kissu Lip Tint SPF 25 Hydrating Tinted Lip Sunscreen

Size: 0.14 oz / 4 g·ITEM: 2856672

Color: Midnight Lily

18 Reviews

$46.00

Perfect summer lip protection...Really nice colour for my moderately pigmented lips and slight summer tan. No fragrance, no texture problems. Can apply it without a mirror, if needed, I'm always confident it's MLBB!...I was hoping for a more sheer tint so it could be my go to daily in the summer. It goes on smoothly without being patchy however it was difficult to get a clean line with just this and you may need a lip liner as well.

What it is: A creamy, hydrating SPF 25 lip sunscreen in buildable shades—silk protein and botanical lanolin moisturize and soften as UV filters prevent visible effects of photoaging.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Balm

SPF: 30 and under

Highlighted Ingredients:

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“Very nice for those no makeup, makeup days. It’s buildable, blendable & smooth. definitely will be in the rotation for summer, however it definitely needs to be set with power”
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“this is the best hair accessory ever as a mom of 3. Nothing ever holds my hair up. typically 2-3 hair ties and it's still flopping out but with this it's one step and it stays in place”
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“It has a creamy velvety consistency, the glow is very soft and natural, perfect for your everyday makeup look. Con’s: is a little sticky Con It comes”
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“It adds such nice hydration to the skin and is perfect with or without makeup. This is perfect for a summers day going from beach to lunch”
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“Goes on like a dream and lasts all day. I wear it all summer long. Doesn’t come off in the pool either”
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