Korres Skin Protection in Three Great Flavors

We love Korres' skin care, especially their lip balms, and now there's a line of skin protection with ingredients from Greece like watermelon, orange and yogurt.

The Watermelon Face Cream SPF 30 has titanium dioxide for reliable sun protection and shea butter to soothe our dry skin.  Nothing reminds us of summer like watermelon so this is a perfect fit.  Available at Sephora.com.  Look for the Watermelon Face Stick (we love a solid SPF protection for the nose and lips!), Sweet Orange Face and Body Spray with SPF 25 and the Yoghurt Cooling Gel for after-sun hydration and soothing relief.

Beach Bag Essentials

Here's a great set of beach bag essentials from our friends at Daily Makeover:



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Coach Poppy

Although simply put, they are just scents, fragrances have distinct personalities and just like best friends, the personalities of a perfume must match that of the wearer.

The Coach Poppy handbag collection embodies youthfulness, color and a vibrancy. Coach’s new Poppy fragrance complements all parts of the collection so perfectly that it essentially captures its youthful essence in a bottle. I’m lucky to have gotten a sneak peek at the fragrance although it will officially launch in July, 2010.

The fragrance has many layers but its main identity is fruity and floral. At first whiff, it opens with the smell of juicy cucumber flower petals and mandarin top notes. Then it goes deeper to give a candied red rose petal and creme brulee flavor and finally leaves you with a delicious woody smell of whipped marshmallow.

Coach’s Poppy Fragrance is deep and lasting yet fruity and punchy, which makes it a great summer spritz. Created to embody the Poppy girl, you don’t have to be young to wear this fragrance, just young at heart.

Available starting July 2010 at Coach stores at $60 for a 1.7 ounce bottle.

Contributed by The Stylester.

This review was based on a free sample.

Sponsored Post: Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash

Two of my main focus areas in my Year I Stop Aging are my arms and my decolletage. While I always use moisturizer on my face, I haven't always been so good about taking care of the rest of me, and, it's starting to show. Both have plenty of freckles and sunspots, but what's really worrisome is that the texture is starting to change. While the skin on my face still has good laxity (when I pinch it, it quickly snaps back into place), the skin on my arms is looking tired and old. As if I need another reason to be concerned, a recent study indicated when judged independently from the face, your body skin, if maintained, is perceived up to 10 years younger.

Part of the reason I'm bad about taking care of these areas is that when I'm in a rush to get out of the door in the morning, I don't always have time to use moisturizer and let it soak in before getting dressed.

Enter Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash. Using Olay technology, it promises to:

• Improve elasticity
• Relieve dryness
• Deeply moisturize
• Brighten dull skin
• Even skin tone
• Smooth rough skin
• Minimize the appearance of dry lines

I look forward to testing it out and reporting back on results!

Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Advanced Anti-Aging Body Wash are available where Olay products are sold. The suggested retail price is $5.99 for 8.4 oz. and $7.99 for 15.2 oz.

Get Ashley Greene's Look for the Eclipse Premiere

Artist Vanessa Scali used mark cosmetics to create Ashley Greene's look for the the Twilight Saga: Eclipse premiere at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. “We wanted to create a soft, glowing goddess look to complement her beautiful Alexis Mabille Couture dress. The overall look was golden skin, soft blushed cheeks, champagne shimmer and a softly lined eye.”

Face
”I prepped Ashley’s skin by applying mark Primed for Perfection Face Primer all over Ashley’s face to create a nice, even canvas. I like the skin to look flawless but real, so I always use foundation and concealers sparingly. With Ashley, I used mark Speedway Do Everything Makeup in Natural. I applied it with the mark Foundation Brush and then blended it with my fingers. Using my fingers to blend heats the product just a bit and leaves a seamless finish. Next, I applied mark Good Riddance Hook Up Concealer in Light/Medium under her eyes.”

Cheeks
“I wanted to create a nice luminous glow, so I started by applying just a touch of mark Get Bright Hook Up Highlighter in Natural to the top of her cheekbones, down the center of her nose and the bow of her top lip. Next, I applied mark Bronze Pro Bronzing Powder in Pro Glo to her temples, under her cheekbones and under her jaw line to lightly enhance the bronze in her natural skin tone. Lastly, I used mark Just Pinched Instant Blush Tint in Peachy on the apples of her cheeks for the perfect healthy flush.”


Eyes
“For Ashley’s eyes I started by using mark I-mark Custom Pick Eyeshadow in Nomadic to create a champagne shimmer all over her eyelids and under the bottom lashes. Next, to define and elongate the lash line, I lined her upper eyelids with mark Keep It Going Longwear Eyeliner and Shadow in Entourage (Black Shade). For a touch of added depth, I used mark Get in Line Hook Up Waterproof Eyeliner in Painted Black at the very base of her lashes. I finished with a few generous coats of mark Lash Splash Hook Up Waterproof Mascara in Black.”

Lips
“For Ashley’s lips, I started by using a dab of mark Kiss Dry Goodbye Lip Smoother to give her lips a touch of moisture. I then used mark Kissink Liptint Marker in Berry to define the outer edge of her lips and smudged the color into the center.”

Bobbi Brown's New Denim & Rose Palette

If your go-to outfit for day and night is a sexy pair of jeans, then you'll be excited as we are for the new Bobbi Brown palette.

“Everyone looks great in jeans— and anyone can pull off a dark denim eye. To make it wearable, I’ve paired inky blue shadows with pretty roses for lips and cheeks. The combination is casual and put-together, rock and roll but romantic, and modern yet classic all at once.” Bobbi Brown

The limited edition Denim and Rose Palette is packed with deep, shimmering blues, icy grays and pinks for eyes and fresh rose shades for lips and cheeks. It's perfect for a girls' getaway because you have the option of wearing a soft daytime look or a smoky dramatic look for evening.

Priced at $60.00 and available July 2010 at Bobbi Brown counters and BobbiBrown.com.

Chanel Fall 2010 Collection

The Chanel Fall makeup collection is inspired by Coco Chanel’s contrasting style. She boldly mixed black and white, masculine and feminine, classic and modern, according to Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of Chanel Makeup. The Chanel Fall 2010 collection "brings bold emphasis to the eyes, and keeps lips soft and delicate."

Included in the collection are two new eye shadows Taupe Grisé, a chocolate grey, and Vert Khaki, a cool khaki green.

Soft lip colors, like, Glossimer in Coral Love and Rose Dilemma and Rouge Coco in Chintz

And what is sure to be the must-have nail color of fall, Paradoxal

Stila's Road Trip Palettes

Whether you're road tripping this summer or hopping on a jet, don't leave home without Stila's Road to Radiance Palette. Across the U.S.A. (shown) is the first of the series of travel-themed palettes. Each will include four eyeshadows and a convertible color in a handy, easy-to-pack kit. A new one will be introduced each month through November.

Be sure to check out Stila girl Kylie's travel journals to get inspiration about where to go and what to do when you get there.

Each palette is a wallet-friendly $10 and is available on Stila.com.

Summer Solstice With Jane Iredale in New York

Jane Iredale fans  who live in NYC will want to dine at Serafina on E. 61st Street for lunch on Monday. Those eating al fresco from 11 am to 3 pm will receive a full-size Powder-Me SPF Dry Sunscreen. The translucent or tanned  all-over face and body powder helps protect against both UVB and UVA rays with an SPF 30 and a very water-resistant rating. It's one of five Jane Iredale products that recently received the Seal of Recommendation from The Skin Cancer Foundation. So go and enjoy one of Serafina's famed thin crust pizza and don't worry if you're not sitting under an umbrella.

Not in NYC? Be one of the first 10 to retweet a tweet from the event (Hash tag: #jisummersolstice) to win your very own.

Lancome Friends and Family Week

Get 20 percent off at Lancome stores until June 25th with this coupon. Enjoy!

The Ultimate Travel Beauty Products

Who doesn't struggle with figuring out what 3 Fl. Oz. product to take on the plane in that Ziploc bag? Thanks to the folks over at SpaWeek for narrowing the choices down for us and creating the Perfect Traveling Beauty Kit. See what's in it....

Make Up Forever HD Complexion Travel Kit

Seems no matter how much powder we use, our foreheads always look shiny in photos, regardless of if we're at the beach in Miami (where it's understandable) or in a frigid nightclub in Vegas. We've given up on finding the solution and have started to retouch our photos, yes, even the ones we're only posting on Facebook. See the unretouched photo above as proof.

Enter the Make Up Forever HD Complexion Travel Kit. We're longtime fans of the MUFE HD Invisible Foundation for the soft glow it imparts and are recent converts to the new Aqua Cream, which has amazing staying power. The kit comes with FAA approved sizes of HD Elixir, HD Primer and HD Microfinish Powder. The Elixir is an ultra-hydrating serum, which everyone needs after a plane flight. The primer helps our favorite HD Foundation go on extra smooth. And then there's the HD Powder. The ultra fine mineral silica powder reflect light, to give a "soft focus" effect on skin, meaning shiny foreheads are a thing of the past!

Available at Sephora.

Noxzema Towellettes

We're betting you could identify a tub of Noxzema blindfolded. The menthol, camphor and eucalyptus oil not only bring back memories of childhood, the ingredients are famed for their cooling properties and ability to deep clean skin and pores. We've fallen in love with the Noxzema Moisture Makeup Removal Cloths. They're easy to pack and perfect for a refreshing hit after a long flight or after too much sun.

Noxzema Moisture Makeup Removal Cloths are available at drugstores everywhere.

This review was based on a free sample.

Horrible Tan Contest

We can't actually vouch for Kymaro's tanning products, but we love their contest for "Embarrassing and humiliating photos of tanning errors, tan lines, and orange-glo." The prize is a $40 tanning system. Think our feet could win us the prize?

Enter on Facebook.

Laura Mercier on Gilt Groupe Noon Today

Laura Mercier, one of our favorite beauty lines,  is available at noon today, Thursday June 10th on the private sale on-line super store, Gilt Groupe. Get there early to pick up great deals like the one above, the Luxe Lip and Eye Collection, for half price, $37.50.

Or the Bath and Body Duo in Creme Brulee for $24 (regularly $40). This is our favorite scent in the body line and would make a great present!

Makeovers at the MAC Store

For our Sex and the City screening, while Hope was busy getting her hair de-frizzed at the Ted Gibson Salon, I grabbed our friend Shawn and hit the MAC store for a makeover. I'm always a fan of fake eyelashes and even convinced Shawn to try them for the first time.

I opted for the MAC 7 lash, which is billed as "everyday glamorous".

My makeup artist (an adorable man) gave me a smoky eye using purple shadow to match the purple dress I wore later in the evening. I had my three favorite lipglosses with me so asked him to use one of those so I could avoid adding another to my collection. Here's an up close shot of my finished look.

Shawn wore lashes for the first time. The results were awesome; but she didn't like the first pair they used. She thought they were too much, so she scaled down to the MAC 7 lash as well. She is usually much more conservative with her makeup (as a former model, she's gorgeous with a bare face), so it took some convincing for her to wear her full face all night. We're glad she did!

Kim Vo Perfect Polish Dry Serum

 

We share a lot with our girlfriends.  Shawn and I bond over our endless fight with frizzy hair.  When we went out for our SATC/birthday bash last week, the weather in NYC was unseasonably hot and humid.  We reached for the Kim Vo Perfect Polish Dry Serum right before heading out after we'd styled our hair to keep away the frizz.  It did a quick job of smoothing down the flyaways and smelled great (a green tea and watercress scent).  It's also designed to be weightless and add gloss.

For more information on Kim Vo's Dry Serum visit http://www.kimvo.com/.

This review was based on a free sample.

Jo Malone White Tie and Tiara

We switch up our perfumes in the summer.  It's too hot for anything heavy or deep, like the ones we prefer in the colder months.  Jo Malone combines the purest notes for beautiful scents like this one available in June:

Jo Malone's White Tie and Tiara is inspired by the White Scented Garden at Sir Elton John and David Furnish's Windsor home and is named after their White Tie and Tiara Ball. The scent is a combination of jasmine, orange blossom, white violets, pineapple, tangerine and bergamot. A portion of the sales of White Tie and Tiara goes to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Available at www.jomalone.com and select department stores.

A Sweet DIY Strawberry and Sugar Lip Scrub

Most of us spend way too much money on store bought remedies for everything from dry skin to greasy hair; but there are do it yourself fix its. Megan McIntyre of Daily Makeover brought us this strawberry and sugar lip scrub which promises to smooth out your pucker.

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Swim-Proof Your Makeup

It's hot and we're ready for a dip in the pool.   Not only do we have to worry about what to do with our hair post splash-time, we've got the very real problem of  mascara induced racoon eyes.  Luckily Carmindy of What Not to Wear and Daily Makeover came to our rescue with tips on swim-proof makeup.

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