Your Summer Evening Skincare Routine: How to Rehydrate Your Skin After

A day at the beach is one of summer’s simple pleasures. Sunshine, salt water, a sea breeze and hours spent outdoors make for perfect summer memories. By evening, though, your skin often tells a different story. It can feel tight, dry and dull, and your lips may feel rough and dehydrated. The evening is the perfect moment to give your skin what it needs most after a day in the sun: hydration, comfort and care. Here is how to build a simple summer evening skincare routine that helps your skin recover overnight.

Why your skin feels so dry after a beach day

Sun, heat, wind, salt water and chlorine all draw moisture from the skin. Sweating and long hours outdoors add to this water loss, and the result is dehydrated skin that feels tight and looks tired. Dehydration is not the same as dry skin. Any skin type, even oily skin, can become dehydrated when it lacks water. If you are not sure which one your skin needs, read our article Dehydration-prone skin? to learn the difference.

The good news is that night time is when your skin naturally recovers. A hydrating evening routine helps replenish its moisture reserves and strengthen the skin barrier, so you wake up with skin that feels soft, plump and comfortable again.

Step 1: cleanse gently

Start by removing everything the day has left on your skin: sunscreen, sweat, salt, sand and pollution. Choose a gentle cleanser and lukewarm water, as hot water can dry out the skin even more. Pat your face dry with a soft towel instead of rubbing it.

Step 2: treat your skin to a hydrating face mask

After a long beach day, a hydrating face mask is the ultimate summer evening treat. The Rehydrating Balm Mask has a comforting balm texture enriched with red algae, watermelon and fig extracts. Red algae supports the skin’s water reserves, while watermelon and fig help strengthen the skin barrier by forming a film that limits water loss. Apply a thick layer to your face and neck, leave it on for 10 minutes, then massage in the rest or rinse off. Use it two to three times a week for skin that feels hydrated, plumped and more supple.

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Masque Baume Réhydratant

$77.00 AUD

$1,540/L

Step 3: replenish moisture with a hydrating serum

Next, apply the Adaptogen Moisturising Serum, the hydration infusion for thirsty skin. Its fluid gel texture absorbs instantly, making it ideal for warm summer evenings. It combines two adaptogenic plants, Breton seaweed and Reishi mushroom, with high molecular weight hyaluronic acid to replenish the skin’s moisture reserves and strengthen its barrier, for up to 72 hours of hydration. Apply a few drops to clean skin before your moisturiser.

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Sérum Réhydratant Adaptogène

$118.00 AUD

$3,933.33/L

Step 4: seal in hydration with a moisturiser

Finish your face routine with the Adaptogen Moisturising Cream. Designed for normal to dry skin, it combines Breton seaweed, Reishi mushroom, high molecular weight hyaluronic acid and comforting shea butter. The hyaluronic acid forms a protective film that limits water evaporation overnight, leaving your skin softer, plumper and hydrated for 48 hours. Apply it to your face and neck after your serum.

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Baume lèvres hydratant repulpant

$38.00 AUD

$2,533.33/L

Step 5: do not forget your lips

Lips are often the first to suffer after a day in the sun and salt water, yet they are the most forgotten step of any skincare routine. They have a very thin skin and no oil glands of their own, which means they dry out quickly. The Moisturising Plumping Lip Balm is an expert lip treatment rich in hyaluronic acid that hydrates, smooths and plumps the lips, with 12 hours of hydration. Enriched with adaptogenic plants and squalane, it has a melting, non sticky texture and a fresh floral and vanilla scent. Apply a generous layer before bed for soft, smooth lips in the morning, and reapply as often as needed during the day. It is suitable for all lip types and can also be worn under lipstick.

Our tips for a summer evening routine

Keep it fresh. Store your serum or face mask in the fridge on hot days for an extra cooling effect when you apply it.

Hydrate from the inside too. Drinking plenty of water throughout the day and evening supports your skin’s natural hydration.

Take a lukewarm shower. After a beach day, a cool or lukewarm shower is kinder to your skin than a hot one, and it helps rinse away salt, sand and chlorine.

Be gentle. After a day in the sun, skip scrubs and strong exfoliating products and focus on hydration and comfort instead.

Prepare for tomorrow. A well hydrated skin is better prepared for the next day. Remember to apply your SPF every morning, even after the best evening routine.

Your Summer Evening Skincare Routine: How to Rehydrate Your Skin After a Long Beach Day