Ideally, we all flutter through the summer. Well-tanned and carefree. You just have that little point that you also need to pay attention to your skin. Due to the toxins that swarm in the air (think pollution and UV radiation), the skin has quite a bit to endure. Fortunately, Dior now has a nice bottle that takes that worry away. Hello summer!

What does it promise?

The skin is exposed to an enormous amount of influences every day. Think of stress, fatigue (recognizable?), but also pollution and UV radiation. Those toxins all accumulate and cause a dull complexion. The One Essential City Defense 2015 is supposed to provide a daily detox for the skin. With an SPF 50, it offers protection against UVA and UVB radiation. In addition, it has numerous ingredients such as extracts from moringa seeds, which also provide a solution against pollution. It has such a protective effect that it does not allow new toxins to penetrate the skin. A powerful antioxidant at the skin's surface ensures that the skin is further protected. Sounds complicated, but oxidation reactions responsible for the conversion of polluting particles into toxins in the cells are blocked, preventing the formation of new toxins. All in all, it’s not just sun protection, but protection against pollution AND UV. And that of course needs to be tested.

This does it:

Josselin: “Of course I find sun protection very important, but applying it during the day is a bit of a hassle. You don’t want your entire makeup to go all over the place. You get a little startled at first when you apply a drop, because it’s white, and you definitely don’t want a white mask. It doesn’t. When you spread it out, it becomes very transparent immediately and it absorbs beautifully into the skin. I’ve tried it at different times of the day because I think the timing of application makes quite a difference in use. In the morning, it’s incredibly nice. Your skin is nicely cleansed and you really feel that your skin drinks up the cream. Your skin feels so incredibly soft and nourished. Makeup also applies beautifully over it. The cream gives a soft glow, so you don’t even need to wear foundation in the summer. In the afternoon, you can easily apply a drop as well. Because the cream is not greasy, your makeup will just stay in place. It gives at most a little extra shine, and no woman has ever been worse off for that. Extra nice is that it comes in a small size, handy for your bag, and you only need a drop to generously apply it all over your face. Really. This will stay in my bag all summer because I’m already addicted to it. And that after just a few drops, huh.’’

One Essential City Defense, 30 ml, €53.50, Dior