It’s increasingly crucial to make sure we protect our skin. Whilst tans are lovely, it’s still smart to bring out the sunscreen, if only to keep your skin supple and wrinkle free. Here is a list of the key components to your usual base makeup; they’re pretty, lightweight, and are all high in SPF. Whether you’re looking for a powder or setting spray, we’ve selected the best of them.

NARS: Smooth & Protect Primer SPF50 (£27, johnlewis.com)

This is a fantastic primer to prolong the wear of a makeup look, whilst perfectly blurring pores and imperfections; and it contains a seriously high factor of sun protection. This will be invaluable over summer: protecting your makeup and your skin.

Bobbi Brown: BB Cream SPF35 (£29.50, bobbibrown.com)

This is a BB cream that multitasks. Containing light-reflective pearls, it brightens skin and hydrates, while using caffeine and botanical extracts, to minimise redness and leave you glowing. Most importantly, it shields skin from UV rays whilst giving you a flawless base. Shop your shade in My Matches.

STILA: 10-in-1 Illuminating Beauty Balm SPF30 (£26, cultbeauty.co.uk)

Bet you didn’t think we could squeeze a highlighter into the SPF category! In cream form, it’s possible. This illuminating balm is dazzling, and achieves a lit-from-within glow, all while giving your skin the much needed SPF it deserves. The way this golden shimmer on your cheekbones won’t make you vulnerable to sunburn.

Lanolips: Lip Ointment with Colour ‘Rose’ SPF30 (£7.99, boots.com)

Animal cruelty free, no parabens, petroleum, mineral oil or sulfates, this is a lovely, clean product. Including a beautiful pink tint to add subtle colour to your look, this promises a high quality of sun protection to an often-overlooked zone of the face, while deeply conditioning lips. And for extra brownie points, it can be doubled as a blusher!

Clinique: Almost Powder Makeup SPF15 (£27, clinique.co.uk)

Packed with minerals and antioxidants, this finishing powder is so lightweight you’ll barely feel it - and it can be applied easily with a sponge, a brush, or your fingers. Dusting a delicate layer of SPF over your makeup, your skin will thank you, thanks to this lovely little compact.

COOLA: Make Up Setting Spray SPF30 (£38.95, beautybay.com)

This is the product you never knew you needed. A setting spray that doubles as a sun protectant! It’s chock full of nourishing plant extracts, and provides broad UV protection, We’re impressed with the innovation of this nifty item. A cute and practical must-have.