Finally! Summer is here, and everything seems to be picking up again – your social life, your desire to leave the house and go to the gym, even work doesn’t seem so bad. Winter is often a time when we choose to focus on warmth and less on ourselves, especially when it comes to grooming.

“When the cold weather hits we tend to hibernate and relax our approach to our personal appearance – since we are going to be covered up,” says Themba Ndlovu, brand manager for Clere For Men. “Now that summer is here, it is time to unwrap the layers, assess the ‘damage’ and make the right adjustments to our grooming routines.”

Ndlovu recommends focussing on the following 5 easy grooming tips that you need to be following this summer:

• Don’t forget your face: Now that summer is here, your face is going to be on show. Be sure to use a good moisturiser to keep your skin hydrated and healthy.
• Moisturise: Moisturising does not only apply to your face, but to your entire body. Clere For Men Body Lotions and Crèmes are designed not only to help keep your skin moisturised for 48-hours, but also provide a masculine lingering scent. Available in three variants – Ice, Fire and Storm – you will be sure to find what you are looking for in an all-day fragrance and body moisturiser.
• Facial hair: Beards are definitely on-trend at the moment, and if you are looking to include this trend into your summer look, you should be maintaining and keeping your look neat. A well-groomed beard will give your look more of an edge.
• Keep them soft: To avoid dry lips this summer, use petroleum jelly in the morning and top up during the day, to help keep them soft and protected. Why not try one of the recently launched Clere For Men petroleum jellies, available in the three Clere For Men fragrances. Hint: another use for petroleum jelly is to help keep unruly eyebrows under control – for the perfect finished look.