6 Summer Beauty Must-Haves

When it comes to summer beauty, less is more. Swimming, sweat, and heat can melt makeup right off your face, so what's a girl to do? Here are our top summer beauty essentials. You'll look polished without looking overdone -- great for makeup-shy girls.

If you're looking for our top summer beauty tips, click here.

Top 20 Summer Beauty Tips

Look your best this summer with our favorite sun-kissed beauty tips and tricks that will give you more time in the sun and less time in front of the mirror. Wondering what to do with your new free time? Check out our fun summer bucket list.

Dear Melissa -- Lips & Sun

Just like the rest of your skin, your lips can get burned from being in the sun too long. The skin on your lips is very sensitive and actually burns easily, though you often don’t realize it. Keep your lips healthy and happy with a lip balm that contains 15 SPF (Sun Protection Factor) or greater. For the rest of your body, you should use a heavier-duty sunscreen.

Summer Beauty Tips

 Here are some tips to have a lovely time this summer.

Wear sunscreen every time you go outside. Even when it's cloudy, you're gonna get burned. Skin cancer is really easy to get. Chose a sunscreen with 30 SPF (Sun Protection Factor) or higher and reapply every hour. You can even buy lip balm with sunscreen because your lips can get burned, too!

Go for the natural look. Get some waterproof mascara or just go without makeup (watch out, though -- to much waterproof mascara will dry out your lashes). You probably won't need much blush if you're running around and getting hot, but dust some over your eyes for a pretty look. Chapstick or lip balm make your lips look effortlessly lush.

Smell good. Get some fruity deodorant and some fruity body spray with a light summery scent.

Get a summer haircut. Adding layers gives your hair more volume while making your hair feel weightless.

When you plan on getting a tan, put a heart sticker on your ankle. When you're done with the sun, remove it and viola! You'll have a pretty heart design without getting a tattoo.

Sunburn

Summer’s coming up, and that means it is beach time! Remember when you go to the beach, you’re having so much fun, and then suddenly: BAM! You get a sunburn. It’s painful, and it will stay there for a while, and you won’t be able to forget it for a while. It may even stay with you forever, and cause something worse than a sunburn (cancer!).

You’re probably wondering why I’m saying this. Well, next time you say a quick, biting word to one of your friends, remember the feeling of the sunburn, and the pain it caused you, and how it was so hard to forget and could stay with you for a while. Provide cooling relief by telling your friend that you’re sorry and praying together. This will help both of you heal from that nasty “word-burn”.