By Phillip D. Johnson
SUN PROTECTION
Sun Bum believes quality, safety, and performance are the keys to getting more people to use sunscreen. Therefore, each ingredient and attribute is specifically chosen to provide you with the most advanced broad spectrum protection available, while ensuring a smooth and invisible feel, just the way you like it. Stay protected this summer with Sun Bum SPF 50 Moisturizing Sunscreen Lotion. This sunscreen will have you practicing safe sun care and keeping your skin moisturized at the same time. Loaded with Vitamin E, Sun Bum SPF 50 Moisturizing Sunscreen Lotion ($15.99, http://www.trustthebum.com/ ) will also help prevent premature aging and is perfect to wear at the beach or on any regular day.
HANDS
Your hands say so much about you. They are the advance team that tells the rest of the world what’s going with your body. Winter or summer, they need all the help they can get to remain healthy and strong. Right now, I am loving güd Hand Wash and Hand Cream from Burt’s Bees. With lush fragrances with juicy fruit notes and fresh florals (Floral Cherrynova™, Orange Petalooza™, Vanilla Flame™, and Pearanormal Activity™), the invigorating formulas are baby-soft (without stuff like parabens, phthalates or petrochemicals) and leaves your hands feeling long-lastingly super-moist. güd Foaming Hand Wash (8 fl oz for $5.00) leaves hands fresh, fragranced, and squeaky clean-perfect for helping banish pesky germs; while güd Hand Cream (3 oz for $8.00) has natural moisturizers that spread to dry spots, helping to restore hands to their softer, smoother side. The other great thing about the hand cream is that, while it’s initially fragrant, it soon settles down into an almost unscented, unobtrusive layer of softness
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BODY
Whether at work, relaxing at the beach or just out and about in the now regular-as-clockwork, oppressive heatwaves we’ve been having, we always want to look, smell and feel our best. With Bath & Body Works’ newest collections, Summer Chill and Pure Paradise, we can cool down and enjoy our summer activities, while embracing what the season has to offer.
The Bath & Body Works Summer Chill Collection is the perfect cool-down. With refreshing scents including exotic fruits and fragrant flowers, these (Limited Edition) Signature Collection products are sure to melt away the heat with just one touch to the skin. Available in a Shower Gel ($11.00), Body Lotion ($11.00), Fine Fragrance Mist ($14.00), Shimmer Cooling Mist ($18.00), Travel Body Lotion ($5.00) and Travel Fragrance Mist ($7.00), the below fragrances are ideal for your summer wardrobe:
Coconut Water Chill: The ultimate summer refresher of coconut water, iced acai berry and watery melon frozen with jasmine petals and Madagascar vanilla.
Citrus Orchid Chill: An exotic summer quencher of iced blue orchid, lemon granita and watery starfruit frozen with lotus flower and sunny musk.
White Mango Chill: An ice cold summer cooler of white mango, kiwi sorbet and strawberry frost frozen with muguet blossom and blue sugar cane.
The Pure Paradise Collection includes products formulated to give you a sun-drenched look every day no matter what your plans are. While breathing in the intoxicating guava, cassis, and fresh star fruit notes, feeling bronzed and beautiful is simple:
Beach Glow Body Lotion: The perfect hint of tint and flawless sun-kissed radiance all summer long
Beach Waves Hair Mist: Add incredible volume and tousled texture to hair for a windblown, beach bombshell effect
Beach Bronze Leg Shine: Give skin a radiant glow and sparkling shimmer for flawless, movie star legs
Both collections are available at Bath & Body Works stores across the country and online at www.bathandbodyworks.com.
No matter where the summer takes you, be sure to pack Sally Hansen Ouch-Relief Pre-WaxStrip Kit for Body, perfectly portable wax strips to get you hair-free and carefree without the ouch factor. Sally Hansen Ouch-Relief Pre-Wax Strip Kit for Body ($8.99) is Ideal for those seeking an ouch-less and effortless wax experience, the kit includes a pre-treatment for pain-free hair removal and pre-wax cloth strips that are ready instantly and easy to use, delivering smooth skin results that last for up to eight weeks–no microwave, no mess. Throw the kit in your summer tote to be beach-ready at a moment’s notice. Kit Includes 16 Double-Sided Wax Strips, 4 Pre-Wax Wipes, and Azulene Finishing Oil.
Finish off your flawless summer skin with Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Lotion. Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs Lotion ($13.99) is a lightweight leg makeup that goes on evenly to eliminate the appearance of veins, freckles, bruises and imperfections, leaving legs smooth, supple and ready to show off. The liquid makeup is formulated with Palmaria Extract, offering a conditioning treatment for dehydrated legs and enhancing coverage. The easy-apply, no-mess formula stimulates microcirculation to improve the overall appearance of legs for the perfect finish. Just smooth on and blend in for soft, seamless, water and transfer-resistant coverage that lasts all day. Sally Hansen products are available at chain drug stores, food stores and mass merchandisers nationally.
FACE
Did that long weekend at the beach leave your face needing some extra love and attention? Look no further than Zensation Healing and Soothing Mask ($85 www.dermstore.com ). This mask features many soothing and hydrating elements that are ideal for calming irritated skin. Its rich mixture of Carnauba Wax, Bee’s Wax and Shea butter will moisturize and soften delicate skin while leaving your skin feeling fresh and rejuvenated.
Is too much time in the summer sun leaving behind a rough, dull complexion? Revitalize lackluster skin with these excellent exfoliators from L’Occitane. These three scrubs are sure to make your features glow anew. With its pearly glow and fresh scent, the all-natural exfoliating particles of L’Occitane Angelica Exfoliating Gel ($30) gently remove dead skin cells and impurities, while massaging the face. Angelica extracts preserve natural hydration, for skin that is incredibly clean, soft, and smooth. L’Occitane Shea Butter Ultra Rich Face Scrub ($34) is specially formulated to gently exfoliate dry skin. Its creamy base, enriched in shea butter and chestnut extract, helps the skin to maintain its natural moisture level. Skin is left perfectly clear, smooth and soft. L’Occitane Immortelle Brightening Instant Exfoliator ($36) will leave your face even-toned and luminous while protecting against impurities for an anti-aging bonus. L’Occitane products may be purchased at www.usa.loccitane.com
LIPS
I’m always sampling a wide variety of lip balms during the summer and the advancements in this sector of the beauty and health market are beyond amazing.
After a long summer in the sun, you lips need their hydration back too. Sun Bum ‘s Flavored Lip Balms with SPF 30+ Sunscreen ($3.99, Available in Key Lime, Coconut, Pink Guava, Mango, Pomegranate and Banana) with added Aloe and Vitamin E that will protect and moisturize your lips all day long. Sun Bum is available at local surf shops such as Island Water Sports, Boca Surf & Sail and Miami Ski Nautique and online at trustthebum.com. http://www.trustthebum.com/stores.php
Give your lips a yummy boost with the NEW Burt’s Bees Revitalizing Lip Balm with Blueberry and Dark Chocolate ($3.30 www.burtsbees.com ). This latest balm is packed with natural butters, oils and waxes to help nourish and replenish lips. Enriched with Blueberry Seed Oil, sweet Cocoa Powder and rich Cocoa Seed Butter this balm is a treat you won’t want to miss. While this earth friendly lip balm will do wonders for your lips – it also gives back and is accepted at the Preserve Gimme 5 bins in Whole Foods Markets.
HAIR
Introducing the Obliphica Straight Up Smoothing Balm ($8, 2 oz.; $24.00, 6 oz.) the newest addition to Amika‘s revolutionary Obliphica Collection. Formulated with super-fruit Sea Buckthorn Berry (also referred to as Obliphica), this naturally reparative collection revitalizes dry, damaged hair to restore it to its natural brilliance.
The new Obliphica Straight Up Smoothing Balm harnesses the power of Sea Buckthorn Berry as well as ultra-nourishing Omega 7 to control even the most unmanageable, rebellious hair and deliver healthy, smooth and straight looks. This breakthrough temporary, heat-activated formula is a must for your heat styling routine, and offers incomparable defense against thermal damage and humidity. Ideal for curly, thick, coarse and parched hair, this lightweight balm provides long-lasting manageability, fighting frizz and flyaways to offer silky, luminous and beautiful straight styles. Available at www.loveamika.com and professional salons nationwide.
New this summer, Get fresh, soft, bouncy hair with güd Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner ($7.00). Available in Red Ruby Groovy (the perfect combination of grapefruit and thyme), Floral Cherrynova™, Orange Petalooza™, Vanilla Flame™, and Pearanormal Activity™, each scent is more delicious than the next. Of course, while these products smell delicious, they will nourish your hair leaving it smelling fresh and shinier than ever and are good for use on all members of the family.
Davines, launched in 1993, is devoted to creating life-enhancing hair care products that not only make you look good but are good for you too. Nature is the source of inspiration for all Davines products, along with cutting-edge technological practices; and all the products are made in Parma, Italy to assure quality control of every line. The three products in the Nou Nou Collection are all designed to reintroduce lost nutrients into the hair follicle, ensuring less breakage and less color fade. The collection includes:
Nou Nou Nourishing Illuminating Shampoo ($23.00) – This rich, creamy shampoo brings shine and luster back to your hair with natural ingredients that include chestnut milk (rich in carbohydrates and Vitamins B, C and E) to add vibrancy and body; rice protein to protect and add moisture; and hydrocreatine to restore elasticity.
How To Use: Wet the hair and work Nou Nou Nourishing Illuminating Shampoo into a lather. Rinse and repeat if necessary.
Nou Nou Conditioner ($26.00) – This ultra-moisturizing conditioner revitalizes the hair with a blend of tomato extract to protect color against free-radical damage; rhizobiam gum to release water as the hair needs it so hair never over-moisturizes and hair never weighs down; sweet almond butter to add softness and elasticity; hydrocreatine to restore elasticity; and Vitamin F to help restructure the cuticle.
How To Use: After shampooing with Nou Nou Nourishing Illuminating Shampoo, squeeze excess water out of hair. Apply the Nou Nou Conditioner, comb and leave in for two to three minutes. Rinse well.
Nou Nou Pak ($29.00) – This restorative treatment is ideal for overly dry, stressed hair as it adds depth, body and volume. It contains jojoba oil to add shine; olive butter to rebalance color-treated hair; cherry oil (which contains high quantities of omega-6 fatty acids) to add moisture; and rhizobian gum to release water as the hair needs it so hair never becomes over-moisturized and weighed down.
How To Use: After shampooing and conditioning with Nou Nou Shampoo and Conditioner, towel dry hair and massage the Nou Nou Pak formula into the hair, massaging gently. Comb through and leave on for ten to fifteen minutes with or without the addition of a heat source (i.e. – your hairdryer). Rinse thoroughly. Log on to www.davines.com for a salon in your area
Did that long weekend at the beach leave your face needing some extra love and attention? Look no further than Zensation Healing and Soothing Mask ($85 www.dermstore.com ). This mask features many soothing and hydrating elements that are ideal for calming irritated skin. Its rich mixture of Carnauba Wax, Bee’s Wax and Shea butter will moisturize and soften delicate skin while leaving your skin feeling fresh and rejuvenated.
FRAGRANCES
Summer is here and in this sticky heat and humidity, you want a perfume that is light with clean crisp fragrance notes. During the summer, heat and humidity enhance each flavor; it is the perfect season to bet on fruit and vegetable flavors. Citrus notes, such as the fresh, slightly sour notes displayed by lemon, grapefruit, orange, Bergamot and Pomella, are the foundation notes of most summer fragrances. Summer is also the perfect season to wear single note floral fragrances or zesty citrusy fragrances. Perfumes that have predominant aquatic notes and green notes are ideal for men. Women can opt for fragrances that have light floral or zesty citrus notes. For summer 2013, Lavanila offers two fruity yet sophisticated scents infused with everything that’s good for you and absolutely nothing that’s not. The Healthy Fragrance in Fresh Vanilla Lemon ($19 – $58) make an airy impression with this modern citrus blend of vanilla, crisp lemon, fresh bamboo and lush watery fruits. The Healthy Fragrance in Vanilla Grapefruit ($19 – $58) is an invigorating blend of sparkling grapefruit, crisp sandalwood, lime, and Madagascar vanilla is created by master natural perfumers who use only the finest pure essential oils. These and others in the Lavanila’s Fragrances range may be purchased at www.lavanila.com.
Cool down and refresh instantly with adidas for women’s new Deodorant Body Fragrance Collection ($3.47). The new collection features three signature scents– Pure Lightness, Fruity Rhythm and Natural Vitality–to keep you feeling fresh and to give you immediate relief from the heat. The adidas for women collection is available at Walmart stores nationwide.