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"Summer is like your long-distance college boyfriend. You spend all winter pining away for him, and then when you're finally reunited, you complain about his annoying habits until you inevitably break up on Labor Day weekend. Here are 14 fixes for hot-weather bummers that will help the reality of summer feel more like your fantasy and less like Dan...I mean, a big hot mess.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#1:__ You've been hanging at the pool every weekend, and now your highlights are seriously bleached out.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Both UV light and chlorine have an oxidizing effect on hair that can bleach the color right out of it. Protect your highlights or single-process color from the sun with a sunscreen spray, like [Shiseido Refreshing Sun Protection Spray Broad Spectrum SPF 16 for Body/Hair](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/skin/body-sunscreen/2014/shiseido-sun-protection-spray) or __Not Your Mother's Beat the Heat Thermal Styling Spray.__ Shield it from chlorine with this trick from former volleyball player Gabrielle Reece: Coat your hair with a leave-in conditioner before you get in the water. \\\"It fills the hair follicle so it doesn't absorb the water from the pool,\\\" she says.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#2:__ You've been hanging at the pool every weekend, and your hair is drier than your favorite ros\u00E9.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ At-home glossing treatments boost shine and softness by leaving a light silicone coating on the hair that lasts for up to a month. (They're also fast and cheap.) Try [Clairol Natural Instincts Shine Happy Clear Shine Treatment,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/2011/clairol-shine-happy) says hairstylist Nathaniel Hawkins.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#3:__ You've been hanging at the pool every weekend, and last weekend you got a terrible sunburn.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Calm inflammation quickly by holding a cold washcloth against the burn or hopping in a cool bath for ten minutes, which constricts blood vessels and reduces redness. Then smooth on aloe vera gel\u2014it contains anti-inflammatory compounds that reduce swelling\u2014and take an ibuprofen for the pain. And stay hydrated: Your body loses a lot of water when you're burned, so make sure to drink at least one glass of water every hour until the most intense redness subsides.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#4:__ You were forced to leave the pool to go to work, and now your hair is frizzy.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ The new in-salon glyoxylic acid smoothing treatments reduce frizz, loosen curls, and increase shine for up to 12 weeks. They're also formaldehyde-free, so you don't have to worry about that whole carcinogen thing when what you really want to think about is getting back to the pool! But seriously. Look for a salon that uses either Trissola Solo or Goldwell Kerasilk, which both contain glyoxylic acid.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#5:__ You went outside on your lunch break, and now you're hot and your face is all red.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Reduce the flush by sucking on an ice cube or holding a cold water bottle against your neck. This stimulates a receptor at the back of the throat to constrict the blood vessels in the face, says Joshua Zeichner, the director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#6:__ You walked around the block on your lunch break\u2014thinking about all that pool time you're gonna get this weekend\u2014and now your thighs are rubbing together and making you cranky.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Swipe antiperspirant on the insides of your thighs to reduce that inevitable (unless you're Karlie Kloss) summertime chaffing.\\n\\n \\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#7:__ You got so excited about the fact that you're headed to the pool this weekend that you drank a gallon of ros\u00E9 last night, and now your face looks terrible.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Before you go to bed, slather on a thicker-than-normal face cream, since alcohol exacerbates the moisture loss that routinely happens at night. In the morning, wash your hair, you ros\u00E9 addict (alcohol makes you sweat more, so your scalp is going to be greasier than normal), and dab on an [eye cream](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/skin/2011/the-12-best-eye-creams) that contains caffeine or a 1 percent hydrocortisone cream (nothing stronger than that around your eyes please), both of which reduce inflammation, thereby deflating puffiness.\\n\\n __BUZZKILL \\\\#8:__ You're oily. Like, really oily.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Mattifying primers, like [Becca Ever-Matte Poreless Priming Perfector,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/primer/2014/becca-ever-matte-poreless-priming-perfector) are as close as it gets to a miracle product. Not only do they keep your makeup from sliding off your face, but they reduce shine by absorbing oil into tiny Wiffle-ball-like molecules called polymethylmethactylate (PMMA). While the grease is still technically on your skin, it doesn't cause mirror forehead because it's hidden inside the PMMA, says cosmetic chemist Ni'Kita Wilson.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#9:__ Your sunscreen has shown its gratitude for all your unflagging loyalty by making you break out like crazy.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Switch to a less pore-clogging, oil-free formula, like [Coppertone Oil Free Faces SPF 50+,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/skin/facial-sunscreen/2014/coppertone-oil-free-faces-spf-50) and stay away from anything [claiming to be water-resistant,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2014/06/some-water-resistant-sunscreens.html) since those form an oil- and sweat-trapping barrier on the skin. You may also want to try a face and body wash with [salicylic acid](http://www.allure.com/skin-care/skin-care-glossary) for the remainder of the warm months. Just remember that for salicylic acid to really do its job, it needs to be left on for a full ten minutes, says dermatologist [Ranella Hirsch,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/beauty-product-finder/experts/dermatologist-ranella-hirsch) a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine, who suggests applying it as soon as you get in the shower.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#10:__ Your brand-new and oh-so-trendy Birkenstocks are cutting into your feet like long hippie fingernails.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ As soon as you feel a hot spot popping up, cover it with something like __Band-Aid Friction Block Stick,__ which goes on like deodorant and covers skin with an invisible emollient film that stops chafing. You can also stick a small piece of moleskin on the part of the shoe that's rubbing against your foot. If the blister has already formed, cover it with a cushy Band-Aid, like the ones made especially for blisters, and don't pop it\u2014all that liquid is helping to heal the wound.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#11:__ The guys on Tinder are whatever, but mosquitoes are crazy in love with you.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ DEET gets a bad rap, but experts say bug sprays that contain less than 30 percent of the bug-repelling chemical are fine as long as you're a healthy non-infant. (Try __Off Family-Care Smooth &amp; Dry spray,__ which contains 15 percent DEET.) If the dreaded bite has already occurred, numb the itch by rubbing cortisone cream or an ice cube over the bite, and then don't touch it. It's the scratching, not the bite itself, that will cause a wound that lasts a week. Come Monday, hide the bite with concealer. We love [Boo-Boo Cover-up,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/boo-boo-cover-up) which totally covers redness, dries to a matte finish, and is filled with soothing aloe, tea tree oil, [green tea,](http://www.allure.com/skin-care/skin-care-glossary) chamomile, and [vitamin E.](http://www.allure.com/skin-care/skin-care-glossary)\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#12:__ You were hanging out at the pool all day, and now you have white patches where your sunglasses should be.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Mix a few drops of shimmer-free liquid bronzer (try [Dr. Hauschka Translucent Bronze Concentrate](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/bronzer/2013/dr-hauschka-translucent-bronze-concentrate)) with eye cream and dab over pale circles. You're not trying to match the light area to the dark, just to make the difference less dramatic.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#13:__ You went to the beach, and now your pedicure is duller than your brain on Friday at 3 p.m.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Don't go to the beach. Just kidding, always go to the beach. Just avoid dull, yellowish nails by getting a darker color (it's less likely to fade in the sun), and painting on an extra topcoat with UV protection, like [CND Colour Super Shiney,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/makeup/2011/cnd-shiney-top-coat) before hitting the sand.\\n\\n\\n\\n__BUZZKILL \\\\#14:__ Your lips are cracking, and you need to wear the pink lipstick you've been waiting three goddamned months to make your pink lipstick of summer '14\\\\.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __WHAT TO DO:__ Exfoliate your lips with a sugar scrub or a damp toothbrush, then apply a thick layer of [Vaseline,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/skin/2011/vaseline-lip-therapy-original-lip-balm) [Aquaphor,](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/skin/2010/aquaphor-healing-ointment) or __Carmex__ and leave it on while you do the rest of your makeup. Wipe off the excess, and swipe on a moisturizing tinted balm, like __NYC City Proof Twistable Intense Lip Color.__ Balms deliver a ton of color but don't emphasize peeling lip skin (gross, sorry) as lipsticks do.\\n\\n\\n\\nNow get out there and fall in love with summer all over again.\\n\\n#### See Also\\n\\n- [The Best Beauty Tips From Backstage (That You Can Actually Use)](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2014/03/the-best-beauty-tips-from-backstage-fall-2014.html)\\n\\n\\n- [Mother Knows Best: The Top 12 Beauty Tips We Learned From Our Moms](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/how-to/2013/beauty-tips-we-learned-from-our-moms)\\n\\n\\n- [*Allure Editors' Summer Hair-Product Regimens*](http://www.allure.com/beauty-products/hair/2013/allure-editors-summer-hair-product-regimens)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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