New from Korres, Mediterranean Sun Color Collection Kit!

How fun does this kit look!  When I saw it this morning, I decided I’m going to have to get it.  I love these special edition kits, this one would be perfect for those summer bbq’s and beach trips!

This is a fun, new four-piece summer color collection from Korres.

The Korres Mediterranean Sun Color Collection brings the season’s best beauty essentials together in one cool kit. Brush on a sexy bronzing powder, slick lips with a fuchsia gloss and glide on an eye-defining mascara for a summer beauty look that won’t quit.

The set includes a Illuminating Bronzing Powder (0.39 oz), a Deep Colour Mascara in Black (0.30 oz), and a Cherry Full Colour Lip Gloss in Fuchsia (0.20 oz ), in a reusable makeup bag.

$35.00 - BUY IT HERE!

Lashes To Die For Nighttime Eyelash Conditioning Treatment by Peter Thomas Roth.

What it is:
A nighttime eyelash conditioning treatment.

What it is formulated to do:
Extend your lashes with Peter Thomas Roth Lashes To Die For™. Formulated with a patent-pending complex that helps enhance the appearance of natural lash length, thickness, and fullness, the conditioning formula gives you lashes beyond your wildest dreams.

What else you need to know:
The lush-lash treatment nourishes with vitamins A, C, and E and Pro-Vitamin B5 and may also be used on eyebrows. It’s ophthalmologist-tested and approved.

$125.00 - BUY IT HERE!

If ever there was something that provided for confusion, mistakes and crying in the bathroom, it is haircolor. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Jason Backe, celebrity colorist for Ted Gibson who highlights and treats the tresses of Anne Hathaway and Renee Zellweger (amongst many other a-listers!), answers our haircolor questions and offers some valuable insight into the laws of haircolor. Eureka - it is possible to create pretty results, even in the comfort of your own home!! Read on to see how, straight from the master himself…

Is it easier going light to dark, or dark to light?

Both have their own set of complications and issues. As long as you are going three or less levels darker or one to two levels lighter you should get great at home results. Anything more in either direction requires multiple steps and should be handled by a pro.

Which color is harder to maintain?

Both colors require the same kind of maintenance. A retouch on the new hair growth every three to four weeks will keep your color looking fresh and fantastic. If you are coloring your hair lighter this is the golden rule. The scalp generates heat which makes the color process more effectively.

What are the steps to going from dark to light? Should it take more than one process? (i.e. dark, to light brown, to dark blonde, to light blonde…)

Remember you are going to get the best results going light at home by staying within the one to two level lighter rule. When you are going lighter remember your scalp produces heat which acts as a catalyst and process the color more quickly. If you apply the color from your scalp to ends you will end up with color that is lighter at the scalp and darker on the ends- and as far as I’m concerned there is nothing WORSE in the world than hair color that goes from light to dark! When applying the color start one finger width from the scalp and go through the ends. After you finish, go back and apply to the scalp and process for the full manufacturers’ recommended processing time.

Is it possible to get salon results out of a box?

It’s difficult to get salon perfect color from a box! Hair coloring is as much a science as it is an art. There are things a well trained colorist knows about NRP (natural remaining pigment), color theory and formulation–just to name a few. That being said if you follow the rules of not more than three levels darker, not more than two levels lighter and the one finger rule when going lighter, you can have FANTASTIC results- and I will admit I have had several people come into the salon with very impressive at home color jobs!

Did you know that just a few minutes of incidental sun exposure continuously over the course of years can have dire effects on the way your skin looks and feels?

Did you know?

While practicing safe sunning at the beach is key, a whopping 80% of your lifetime sun exposure comes from daily activities. Just one year of unprotected daily sun exposure is like spending a week at the beach without sunscreen! The new AVEENO® Daily Moisturizing Lotion with SPF 15 offers a unique oatmeal formula that relieves and protects against dry skin, and offers broad-spectrum, stabilized sun protection for your body.

While summer is the most common time for recreational sun exposure, it is important not to lose sight of the incidental exposure that occurs during day-to-day activities like walking your dog or driving to work. Random exposure to UV rays can cause premature aging and wrinkles on your body, and can even lead to skin cancer. With this in mind, AVEENO® developed the new Daily Moisturizing Lotion with SPF 15, which goes beyond long-lasting moisturization to protect your skin from daily sun exposure and future damage.

The hydrating moisturizer is formulated with the breakthrough sun protection technology complex from AVEENO®, ACTIVE PHOTOBARRIER COMPLEX™, specifically engineered to deliver very high, very broad and photostable UVA and UVB protection. AVEENO® Daily Moisturizing Lotion with SPF 15 also contains natural Colloidal Oatmeal, an ingredient known for its ability to soothe dry skin, as well as rich emollients to provide 24-hour moisturization leaving skin soft, smooth and healthy looking – the perfect year-round beauty essential.

I love this lotion it absorbs really quick and leaves my skin soft and smelling clean and fresh. I am usually really good at using sunblock when I hit the beach or plan to be out all day. But I have never really protected my skin from all the incidental exposure like a walk to the park or playing outside with the kids. It really makes it easy for me to protect my skin when my daily lotion has a sunblock in it that protects from UVA and UVB rays. Anytime a product helps protect me and saves me a step in my routine I’m thrilled, another great product from Aveeno!

$8.49-$10.99 Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion SPF 15

I love the look of liquid eyeliner but I always shy away since I have really unsteady hands. I bought a Try Me kit from Smashbox a few months ago and the cream eyeliner has been hiding out in the bottom of my makeup box because I was too afraid to try it.

I had a little extra time last week and decided to try the cream eyeliner since the cute little box was just calling my name. I wish I hadn’t waited so long I love it, the cream is really easy to work with and the results are amazing. I have gotten bolder as the week progressed and tried some of the colors I love the blue its dark enough to not look overdone it just gives your eyes an extra little kick.

Smashbox Cream Eye Liner Palette

Packed with ten of Smashbox’s most sought after Cream Eyeliner colors, an oversized mirror, and a mini Cream Eyeliner Brush, this palm-sized palette is a definite must-have.

Shades include Lava (deep slate shimmer), Picasso (deep ink blue), Midnight Purple (deep regal violet), Midnight Brown (dark chocolate), Putty (medium brown), Caviar (true jet black), Thunder (mossy gray), Midnight Green (deepest chalkboard green), Deep Bronze (chocolate shimmer), and Cameo (russet brown).

$32.00 Smashbox Cream Eye Liner Palette

This summer, Kiehl’s Since 1851 helps its customers stock up on more than just sun care—we’re going to keep them stocked in summer beach reads!

From June 24 through Labor Day, customers can visit their nearest Kiehl’s freestanding store, drop off a well-read favorite and pick up a new title. Customers who purchase a Kiehl’s sun preparation will also receive a Limited Edition “Safer Fun in the Sun” bookmark, to further remind them of the importance of sun protection.

At Kiehl’s, we hold firm in the knowledge that the regular use of a broad-spectrum sunscreen is a vital aspect of any daily skincare regimen and the key to healthy, protected skin. We strongly recommend the consistent use of sunscreens for the face, eye area and body on a daily basis throughout the year, even on cloudy, seemingly “sunless” days. Because summer days are the longest of the year, and there’s greater interest on outdoor activities, it’s even more important that the face and body be fully protected.

Please visit Kiehls.com to see our full range of sun-protection formulas for men, women and children (http://www.kiehls.com/_us/_en/sun/index.aspx), particularly the following formulas:

• UV Protective Everyday Facial Moisturizing Sunscreen Cream SPF 15 uses Mexoryl SX to offer the face broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection from the sun.
• UV Protective Suncare Sunscreen Cream For Face and Body SPF 20 also uses Mexoryl SX for broad-spectrum protection; water-resistant after 40 minutes of water activity.
• Vital Sun Protection offers very waterproof formulas with specific products for children’s sensitive skin.
• Ultra Facial Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 features lightweight color coverage with SPF protection, perfect for every day.
• Facial Fuel SPF 15-daily SPF protection, formulated with men in mind.
• Lip Balm SPF 15-available clear, and in tinted formulas.

And, if you MUST wear a tan:

Sun-Free Self Tanning Formula-lightweight formula dries in 1 hour. (Still wear your sunscreen!)

June 10th, at the Grand Palais in Paris, Lancôme welcomed Anne Hathaway as its newest ambassador and introduced Magnifique, its newest fragrance. The fragrance and the advertising campaign will launch in August We are honored to report that the fragrance, a woodsy floral, was created by master perfumers Olivier Cresp and Jacques Cavallier.

The music of Cole Porter reportedly played as revelers waited for the name of the new fragrance to be revealed.  Lancome is also launching a new website at Magnifique-Women.com that they’re billing as a community platform to connect and celebrate women via video.