Keep Your Cool

It's always a good idea to have an arsenal of weaponry at the ready to battle summer's most scorching days. We've found some formidable products to help you launch a large scale offensive against the heat wave. The goods available include the usual array of cooling foot creams and apres-sun moisturizers, but did you know that you can also wear cooling bra inserts? Yes, really. And cooling lotions and potions have gone hardcore since the middle school days you spent trawling the Body Shop at the local mall, and your once-beloved Peppermint Foot Lotion, though soothing indeed, can't hold a candle to some of today's sophisticated formulations. Slathering Institut Esthederm's Icy Relaxing Leg Gel all over your body feels like nothing short of shutting yourself in a frigid meatlocker (minus the unpleasant odor of dead animals), and if you're trying to look photo-ready while doing battle with the heat, it seems that every brand from Maybelline to Chantecaille has makeup to keep you just as refreshed as you are pretty. From shaving creams to eyeliners to makeup removers, there are plenty of inventive ways to keep your cool this summer.