Borghese will be having a One Day Summer Sale on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 12:01am EDT through 11:59pm PDT. The promo code for 30% off all Borghese.com purchases (except Villa di Borghese Spa At Home Accessories) will be SUMFUN.

Check out one of my favorites Borghese’s  new Summer Glow SPF 20 Tinted Moisturizer!

I love this for summer! The light tint makes my skin look great and I can skip heavy foundation on really hot days. It feels really light on and the color blends seamlessly. And I love that it has SPF20 one extra layer of protection against the harsh summer sun.

Borghese Summer Glow SPF 20 Tinted Moisturizer

Back by popular demand, Summer Glow Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 gently kisses the skin with a healthy radiance and a touch of protective moisture. A light weight moisturizer tinted with just the right amount of color and coverage to even out tone and provide a flawless finish.

What it does
Get the perfect summer glow with this oil-free tinted moisturizer
This mineral based formula helps defend skin against sun damage with its full-spectrum SPF protection
Skin appears radiant and flawless
SPF 20

Make sure you check out the 4 hour Spring into Summer sale tomorrow, with 25% off Borghese products, its a great time to stock up. I keep my skin summer ready with my all time favorite mask Fango. As a huge fan of sunless tanners I can’t live without Cura-C Anhydrous Vitamin C Body Scrub, its the perfect scrub to exfoliate and prep my skin ready for a healthy glow.

Head over to Borghese.com tomorrow May 20th from 12pm EDT to 4pm EDT.

Dermatologists suggest exfoliation as part of your skin routine to help achieve a healthy glow! Borghese’s Sali Exfoliante Salt Scrub and Cura-C Anhydrous Vitamin C Body Scrub soothe and moisturize skin all while eliminating dead surface cells to let your best skin shine through!

Sali Esfoliante Salt Scrub
This creamy salt scrub exfoliates and moisturizes with botanical extracts and minerals from Tuscany while helping to purify and brighten skin. The mixture of gentle exfoliation with natural oils leaves skin feeling smooth, soft and supple.
What it does
Olive and Grape Seed Oils – Leave skin conditioned and revitalized.
Avocado, Mango and Shea Butters – Moisturize and soothe skin.
Sea Salt and Pumice – Sloughs off flaky skin, revealing a healthy glow.
How to Use
Generously apply to wet skin.
Lightly massage using circular motions and shower off.
Great pre-self tanning treatment.
Price: $39.00

The Cura-C Anhydrous Vitamin C Body Scrub can be used on wet or dry skin which I really like. The scrub has a very bright citrus scent and while it’s gentle it does a great job exfoliating my skin. After I apply the scrub I like to use a bath poof to help exfoliate, the scrub starts to lather a bit when wet. I love how clean this rinses, no oily residue and my skin feels really moisturized.

Cura-C Anhydrous Vitamin C Body Scrub
A luxurious water-free body scrub formulated to eliminate dull surface cells while delivering Vitamin C to your skin, leaving it revitalized and moisturized. Formulated with Vitamin C, A and E plus CoQ10 and Beta-Carotene for anti-oxidant and nourishing benefits plus Shea Butter, Squalane, Sunflower Oil and Carrot Oil to soften and smooth skin.

What it does
Gently hydrates and exfoliates to maintain skin’s balance.
Vitamin C – to replenish and correct damaged skin
Shea Butter – to revitalize and nourish the skin
Multi Vitamin CoQ10 Complex – to provide anti-oxidant protection from free radicals
How to Use
Apply a thin layer to wet or dry skin and massage gently in a circular motion, concentrating on the driest areas. Rinse with warm water.
Price: $50.00

Disclosure: A complimentary samples was sent to MHU for an honest review.

To my delight Broghese has launched a new hair care line.. squeal! The lovely ladies at Borghese sent me a few items to try and they live up to my obsession. Not only do they work but I love how affordable they are. 

This new Borghese new hair care line is available now at CVS, the prices range from $13 – $18. The Italian-inspired products are professional grade, botanical enriched shampoos, conditioners and styling products. They include:

Venetian Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner
Modena Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner
Salermo Silking Hair Oil
Tuscany Thickening Cream
Giovanni Volumizing Hair Gel
Siena Styling Spray
Siena Finishing Hair Spray
Milan Volumizing Mousse
Capri Style-In Conditioner

I love the Modena Moisturizing Shampoo & Conditioner,  they smell divine and are super hydrating. Just a bit of product and my hair is clean, smooth and so easy to comb through. The other standout is the Capri Style-In Conditioner its perfect for a bit of extra moisture when my hair feels dry. Also works great post swim at the pool helps detangle long hair and hydrate.

Disclosure: Complimentary samples were sent to MHU for an honest review.

Congrats to our winner Suzanna!

I am getting excited for the Oscars this weekend, I love the red carpet and seeing all the great and not so great dresses. Borghese has a great contest on their Facebook page to with a HUGE Borghese Red Carpet Treatment Prize, but hurry the contest ends on Monday the 27th.

After you have “liked” Borghese on Facebook make sure to leave a comment on MakeHerUp about who you are most excited to see walk the red carpet at the Oscars. You will be entered into our exclusive contest for a Borghese Touch of Romance gift set!

Good Luck!

The “Touch of Romance” gift set is the perfect way  to create your own red carpet glamour! The set comes in a black clutch and includes the following:

• Fango Active Mud for Face and Body, 1 oz
• Tono Body Lotion, 1 oz
• Splendore Brightening Makeup, 0.5 oz
• Mini B Gloss Lip Gloss – Roseto
• Mini Superiore State-of-the-Art Mascara – Black
• Clutch Bag

MakeHerUp CONTEST: 

•  There will be 1 winner.
• Winners will win receive  a Borghese Touch of Romance Gift Set.
• To enter Like “Borghese” and MakeHerUp on Facebook and follow Borghese on Twitter and tell us “Who are you most excited to see walk the red carpet?” Then leave your name and email info in our comments.
• Contest runs Friday, 02/24/12 to Friday, 03/02/12
• US  residents only
• After the winner has been announced, you will have 48 hours to respond.

So if you are like me you might have a few last minute gifts to pick up. Well never fear I have listed my Top 5 gifts and they are items you can pick up in store. Good luck finishing up your lists and I hope you have a great weekend with the ones you love.

#5. Pretty Amazing Lip Collection

I adore the Pretty Amazing lip line, super great colors and the hybrid of gloss and lipstick means great looking lips that last.

Available: Bare Escentuals Boutiques and BareEscentuals.com
Price: $28
Now available in two spectacular and unique finishes: Lipcolor for rich, velveteen color and Lipgloss for a sumptuous, glistening sheen. With four exhilarating shades in a petite portable size, there is even more reason to max out on amazing.

#4 Bath & Body Works Holiday

I love the holiday collections from Bath and Body Works the delicious Ribbon Candy Hand Soap or a Slatkin & Co. holiday candle would make a perfect stocking stuffer  or last minute hostess gift.

Anti-BacterialDeep Cleansing Hand SoapRibbon Candy $5.50 Now: $2.75

Our powerful germ-killing hand soap is enriched with an exclusive moisturizing blend to help hydrate and soften skin as powerful ingredients leave hands clean and lightly scented with a sweet blend of peppermint, cinnamon stick and creamy    vanilla.

Slatkin & Co. 14.5 oz. Filled Candle Winter Night $19.50 Now: $9.75

Inspired by the bright moonlight and a distant fire on a crisp, winter night – fir tree, warm cypress and clove bud blend perfectly with cedar and a touch of incense

#3 Borghese Fango Active Mud for Face and Body

One of my favorite masks ever, its feels amazing on and leave my skin looking great. A great gift for someone on your list that needs a little pampering.

Borghese Fango Active Mud for Face & Body purchase at Borghese.com or in stores at Nordstrom $33.50- $60

A deep cleansing, moisturizing, mineral-enriched, volcanic mud mask for the face and body.
17.6 oz.
By Borghese; made in the USA.

#2 Amika Sultry Lace Ceramic Styler Set

My favorite flat iron, it makes smoothing even the curliest hair a cinch. This great set comes with a full sized and mini ceramic styler and treatment oil!

Sultry Lace Ceramic Styler Set $125 Sephora.com or in Sephora stores

A professional styling set featuring both mini and full-size ceramic stylers decked out in a pretty lace design, plus a deeply conditioning oil treatment.

#1 Trish McEvoy Black Rose Oud

A truly unique fragrance it wears all day and I find the scent gets better as the day goes on. Black Rose Oud is one of those scents you can’t get enough of and everyone will want to know what you are wearing. It is on the spendy side, but it’s worth every penny definitely my all time favorite luxury fragrance.

Trish McEvoy ‘Black Rose Oud’ Eau de Parfum- $185 online or in stores at Nordstrom and Bloomingdales

Inspired by a mood of pure glamour, experience the newest addition to Trish McEvoy’s Fragrance Wardrobe. A heart of prized Black Baccara Rose and precious Oud oils surrounded by vibrant florals, exotic spices and sensual woods—Trish’s captivating marriage of the raw with the cultivated, the familiar and the far-away creates a provocative feeling of déjà vu.

I absolutely love the beautiful new Borghese candle collection they are infused with essential oils and smell divine. The 3 candle collection comes in a nice little box, it would make a great hostess gift. Even though the candles are compact when burning the scent fills the entire room my favorite has to be the Clementine candle its amazing.

Borghese Gardens Candle Coffret Lavender, Tuscan Herbs & Clementine

Make serenity second nature with our Borghese Gardens Candle Coffret. This beautiful candle collection of Lavender, Tuscan Herbs and Clementine, allows you to create serenity at home. Meditate, relax and rejuvenate with any of these three naturally aromatic blends – inspired by the riches of Tuscany.

Imagine a place where the air would be pure and golden. The waters would be rich in sustaining nutrients. The earth would yield abundant flowers, plants and fruit. And there would be, in the midst of nature’s bounty, a spa to relax the senses and rejuvenate the soul….Borghese Gardens.

What it does
Provides natural aromas from Tuscany
Utilizes natural beeswax, soy wax and vegetable wax and is infused with essential oils

Price: $39.00

Disclosure: MHU received a complimentary sample for review, all reviews are 100% our own.