I am so excited to be on my way to LA for Total Beauty and their first beauty blogging summit. I know I will find at least a few minutes to dip my toes into the Pacific for the first time, and I have my sunscreen ready.

I wish I saw this kit a few days ago so I could have ordered it up in time. The kit I am speaking of is this beauty, Sephora's Sun Safety Kit.

This kit contains 11 travel-sized sunscreen and skincare for the face and body that are a definite must-have for the Summer season. And what a great way to try out a new brand before investing in full-size too.

In the great pouch are the following: Korres Natural Products Watermelon Sunscreen Face Cream SPF 30, Peter Thomas Roth Max Sheer All Day Defense Moisture Lotion SPF 30, DDF Daily Protective Moisturizer SPF 15,  Cosmedicine Medi-Matte Oil Control Lotion SPF 20,  Juice Beauty Green Apple Moisturizer SPF 15,  Murad Firming Bronzer SPF 15, Shiseido Ultimate Sun Protection Lotion SPF 55 PA + + +, six single-use packs of MD Skincare Powerful Sun Protection Pads SPF 30, Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream Ultra Protection SPF 30, Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer SPF 15, Tarte 24/7 Lip Sheer SPF 15.

Shop Sephora and Sephora.com for this $25 sun-spectacular kit. Separately, these beauties would run you $87.

 

A great new Summer collection from Prescriptives is just launching on counters now. This is Urban Heat.

The face is lightly dusted with bronze for an all-over glow. Eyes are subtly contoured in shimmering earth tones punctuated by dramatic accents of bright azure and deep purple. Cheeks are naturally radiant in sun-kissed shades while lips are swept in ripe, lush tones for a fiery finish. Hot!

The Urban Heat Collection:

Colorscope Lip Gloss - Sophisticated and modern, Colorscope Lip Gloss glides onto lips for extraordinary shine and a sheer finish. The ultra-smooth, lightweight texture leaves lips feeling soft, moist and smooth. Wear alone or slicked over your favorite Colorscope Lipcolor to intensify shine or transform color to give lips a full look. Shades: Trendy (Y/O), Sporty (Y/O), Gutsy (R/O), Feisty (R/O), Giggly (R), Sassy (R), Stylish (B/R), Edgy (B/R).
 

Kohl Eye Pencil (Limited Edition) - A super-soft eye liner with great color pay-off defines, lines, colors and contours the eyes. It allows just enough playtime to achieve a smoky, smudgy look or a dramatically defined one. Shades: Blue Grotto and Purple Rain.

Colorscope Creamy Eye Color - A longwearing cream eye shadow that stays color-true all day long without creasing. This easy to blend formula in sparkling shades of gold and gunmetal can be customized as a soft sheen or layered with any Colorscope Eye Color as a base for multi-effects. Shades: Lychee (Y/O)and Smoking Gun (R).

Here To Stay 24-Hour Longwear Mascara - Lift and define lashes for up to 24 hours with this smudge-resistant, customizable formula. The ultra-comfortable formula is waterproof when worn alone or water-resistant over your favorite Prescriptives mascara…perfect for beating the summertime heat! Shade: Black.

Colorscope Lipcolor - A moisturizing, shiny and luscious formula in shades of mocha, bronze and shimmering plum. Shades: Majorcan Sand (Y/O), Chocolate Frost (Y/O), True Bronze (R/O), Berry Oodles (R).

The whole collection is gorgeous. And if you cave on just one thing, it has to be the new Kohl Eye Pencil. I am wearing it right now in Blue Grotto as it is the perfect Summer eye tool.  Well, you should probably pick up a new gloss or two (Sassy is my fave!) - and try the mascara or creamy lipcolor and shadow. There is so much here I like!

Shop at your local Prescriptives counter or online at Prescriptives.com.

Bring on the Heat!!! 

 

Who doesn't love a little chick lit? And when it just so happens to be written by a fellow beautiful beauty blogger, all the better.

The totally talented and super beauty Tia Williams of Shake Your Beauty, just published her second book in her It Chick Series. This is titled Sixteen Candles. This book leaves off where the first one ended.

 

"It’s the end of September, and our favorite Louis B. Armstrong Performing Arts School kids are feeling the drama. Skye’s turning 16, and her diva-licious party is being filmed for an episode of “Sixteen Candles” on MVN! Meanwhile, Tangie’s secret fling with senior stud Trey Stevens takes a deliciously juicy turn. Will CJ implode with jealousy? And how long can our favorite grafitti-obsessed bad boy keep his scandalous secret?"

We have to read it to find out. 

I am so excited to pick this up this week. I have a long plane ride coming up this week and my plan is to read this cover to cover. Then I will pass it along, with the first book It Chicks to my 12 year old daughter.

To read an exerpt of this book, check it out over on TeenReads.com.

Congratulations, Tia!
 

 

I am very curious about these palettes, even more so now that Julia from All About the Pretty raved about them so much when I saw her last week. Bobbi Brown knows palettes, and I think she has another winner on her hands with her newly designed Custom Palettes.

You select from a three pan or a four pan palette, both of which are mirrored, and you select from Eye Shadow, Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow, Blush or Shimmer Blush - or a combo of any - and fill up the palette.

First, I want to know where are the lip shades? Surely they are in development, as we need our Bobbi Brown Lip Color and Lip Gloss.

Another product I think that needs to be made in pan palette size is a bronzer - oh, and a concealer and powder too. That would be perfect.

Next, as I am looking to come up with my mix of shades, I notice my favorite Bobbi shades are not there. Agh - I cannot live without my Smoke shadow as I use it as my eye liner almost daily! But I suppose I could throw my single pan in separately - if I must;).

Really, this palette system is a fabulous idea as it brings us back to the basics of Bobbi Brown.   I would fill up a four pan palette with shadows and a three pan palette with the blush. Each empty palette costs $10, the shadows sell for $20 each and the blush for $22 each.

I cannot wait to see what more becomes available, because if I know Bobbi, she will have all of her regular shades available and add more products for the ultimate customization.

Shop BobbiBrown.com. 

 

I think that this powder might just revolutionize the way we think of our complexions. I think we can all agree that we want to look as flawless as possible, and flawless (as close to it) is what you get from this new amazing powder. This is Make Up For Ever High Definition Powder.

This powder is a completely universal, unbelievable, must-have product for any and every skin tone. You really need to see and feel this to believe it. Even more exciting is that this powder is the first formulation in Make Up For Ever's complete HD Collection.

 

This formula is incredibly soft and satiny and uses ultra fine, spherical micro-particles made of 100% Mineral Silica Powder. These extremely refined, round micro-particles allow natural and artificial light to reflect off of them, thereby softening and ultimately masking lines and imperfections for a perfect, radiant complexion on
screen and in real life.

Tested by professionals in front of HD cameras, the satin textured HD Powder not only sets foundation and slightly mattifies skin, but completely evens out the complexion for a glowing, radiant look. While the powder is a milky white color in the jar, the formula is utterly translucent once applied to skin, making it the ideal finishing powder for all skin tones from light to deep.

HD Powder is completely talc free and paraben free and will not dehydrate skin. 100% Mineral Silica Powder makes it safe for even sensitive skin types.

This is available at Sephora and Sephora.com for $30.00. Look for a special Kabuki brush to pair with the powder making application super simple coming up in August.

 

No one quite does a lipgloss like MAC. Their lipglass' rank amongst some of my favorite glosses, ever. Their newest collection is a brand new collection of gloss called Dazzleglass. Like the names says, these glosses will dazzle your lips with super duper shine and a pop of color.

 

"High-shine + large particle quartz and opal crystal captured in a great new formula with light-reflecting, crystalline iridescence." I am sure these beauties are on the list (and soon to be lips) of many.

Sixteen shades in all:
Comet Blue
Funtabulous
Ms. Fizz
Like Venus
Baby Sparks
Money Honey
Rags to Riches
Date Night
Spanking Rich
Get Rich Quick
Bare Necessity
Steppin' Out
Glamour O.D.
Sugarrimmed
Pleasure Principal
Love Alert

These are limited edition glosses, I repeat, limited edition so grab one or two, or all of them, while you can. 

 

As I am often asked what my favorite products are (which, yes, I do have some some) I go through spurts of new products that I try and become obsessed with - if even just temporarily. I thought about how to tell you, in a simple way, which products I am using or have used recently over and over, thus the products I am currently obsessed with.  I thought that the easiest way to do this would be to make it a regular feature. So every once in a while when I find myself obsessed with either a single product or a group of them, I will post them in a post and under the category Currently Obsessed.

Right now I am currently obsessed with some old favorites and some new beauties too. 

Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 - I have been using various shades of this, and I love how long-lasting they are. The shades that I am currently obsessed with are Guavagold, Goldspun and Knockout Nude. read post about on Clinique's Long-Last Summer Collection

 

Kiehl's Original Musk - I have said this before and it stands saying again, I love this scent. It is my new signature - I love it.  read post on Original Musk

 

La Mer Fluid Tint - Yes, I just posted about this earlier this week, but you have to try this if you are a tinted moisturizer gal - especially for the Summer. read post on Fluid Tint 

 

Lancome Resurface Microdermabrasion Body Polishing Treatment - I have been using this a few times a week to slough away the dead winter skin and keep skin prepared for my self-tanning applications. read post on Resurface

 

What are you currently obsessed with?  Share your product obsessions in the comments.
 

 

You know you will want this colour collection from CHANEL. It is the new and exclusive to the Robertson Boulevard CHANEL Boutique to coincide with the opening of their newest boutique.

The four limited edition shades in the Robertson Boulevard Nail Colour Collection will be sold exclusively in-store at the Robertson Boutique starting on May 30th, but will become available online to the masses come July.

You can jump on the waiting list now at CHANEL.com. 

   
The four fun shades:
MELROSE - A fun, hot pink destined to become Spring's must-have pedicure
RODEO DRIVE - A purple splash, girl power meets the power lunch
L.A. SUNRISE - A primary yellow, as bright and cheerful as its name
L.A. SUNSET - A warm tangerine, just the thing for an afternoon shopping splurge

Each colour will retail for $25 - but worth it I am sure.

Which color are you looking for?