Top Tips: Preparing for Summer (We All Know It's Just Round the Corner!)

Secret Salons is getting ready for the hot, sunny, summer days, when we’ll be wearing floaty white dresses, sipping on Pimms, spending our days picnicking in grassy meadows... And on those horrid days when we do have to go into work, at least we can try and look our best. Here are our top 5 tips for how to prepare for the long-awaited summer.

1.    Get Your Feet Sandal-Ready

Whether you do a home job or book in for a luxury pedicure, you know it’s time to get those feet in tip top condition. Even if you’re just tramping through the streets of your town, thre’s no reason why you should miss out on some gorgeous Roman sandals or classic Havaiana flip flops.

2.    Get Waxed

No one wants to think about shaving their legs every couple of days when you finally lose the black opaques (gawd, I’m tired of those things). Go for a wax – or, indeed, do it yourself – to avoid any sudden panic-shaving which often results in missed strips of hair and little cuts on the knee. We’ve all been there.

 3.    Highlights

Blonde or brunette, it’s lovely to brighten up your look by adding some highlights to your barnet. Light brown if you’ve got a dark mane, and light blonde if you’re fair – they add a multi-tonal, sun kissed look that channels Sienna Miller – who seems to be on a perpetual beach holiday, the lucky thing.

4.    Summer Skin

One word: exfoliate. All over the body. Rub that stuff over the skin to remove dead cells and you’ll be left with glowing, touchably-soft skin.

 5.    Protect Your Skin

Probably most importantly, slather that skin with sun cream of over factor 15 – you’ll stop it burning and peeling, protect against cancer, and in the long term, keep your skin wrinkle-free and looking youthful.