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!!! 

 

My favorite MAC is back with a pre-summer collection called Naughty Nauticals. Look how gorgeous it looks with deep shades or blue and red.

Get ready for this new collection, as it launches May 1st, online and on counter. I can't wait, as the only time I can wear a red lippie is in the Summer with my more golden (faux-tanned) skin. 

 

Lipstick ($14)
Buoy-o-Buoy Creamy neutral pink brown (lustre)
Port Red Clean yellow red with gold pearl (frost)
Party Mate Sheer mid-tone pink (lustre)
Ahoy, there! Sheer light dirty pink with multi-dimensional pearl (glaze)

Lustreglass ($14)
Hey Sailor Blue plum pink with white pearl flecks (lustre)
Love Knot Sheer pink with blue & white duo chrome (lustre)
Bateaux Neutral brown peach with white frost (lustre)
Ensign Peachy pink with white and gold pearl (lustre)

Small Eye Shadow ($14)
Shore Leave Pale frosty cream (veluxe pearl)
Illegal Cargo Mid-tone frosty grayed plum (frost)
Meet the Fleet Matte midnight blue (matte)
Pandamonium Frosty gunmetal with white pearl (lustre)
Submarine Mid-tone frosty clear blue (frost)

Pigment ($19.50)
Lark About Sheer frosty white blue (frost)
Mutiny Clean sky blue with gold pearl (frost)
Bell-Bottom Blue Frosty blue with white pearl (frost)
Lovely Lily Dirty lilac with red pearl

Technakohl ($13.50)
Smoothblue Ocean blue with frost
Greyprint Rich pewter grey with frost

Pro Lash ($11)
Coal Black Honest-to-goodness-black

Nail Lacquer ($10)
Naughty Nauticals Dark royal blue (frost)
Shirelle Classic “she’s a dame” red (cream)

Is there anything special from the collection you are looking forward to? 

 

Another Summer collection to debut next month (yeah - April is almost here, I cannot wait!), this is the Clinique Long-Last Bronze Summer Collection.

This model looks beautiful, doesn't she? I love her eye makeup. Thanks to the new Quick Eye Cream Shadow, we will all be able to duplicate the look.

The entire collection consists of:

Long Last Glosswear SPF15 in 18 beautiful shades
Limited Edition Shimmering Tones Powder Quad (bronzer palette)
Touch of Bronze Moisturizing Body Lotion
Quick Eyes Cream Shadow
Brush-On Cream Liner
Lash Power Mascara

 
Look for Long-Last Bronze to debut next month at your local Clinique counter and on clinique.com.

 

 

April cannot get here soon enough. Making me long for warmer days and a little bit of a golden glow (fake), are the Summer collections being announced. And this one is another beauty.

The CHANEL Summer 2008 Summer Collection is a definite must-have for the season. 

 

The heat-baked sands, golden browns, and beautiful sunset bronzes have me heading off somewhere tropical.

FACE: For a summer face based on the ultimate bronze, CHANEL offers the new SOLEIL TAN DE CHANEL Moisturizing Bronzing Powder in five versatile shades, plus BRONZE UNIVERSEL DE CHANEL Sun Illuminator.

EYES: Complement this sun-kissed skin tone with OMBRE ESSENTIELLE Soft Touch Eyeshadow in Tigre (bronze), Nomade (pink rose), Khaki (khaki green), and Safari (stone brown); amp up the shine with LUMIÈRES FACETTES Iridescent Effects Eyes in Oasis, a quad containing khaki, bronze, coral, and pink shimmer, or OMBRE D’EAU Fluid Iridescent Eyeshadow in Atoll (golden sand). For long-lasting definition, STYLO YEUX WATERPROOF Long-Lasting Eyeliner comes in an exotic new shade, Vert Bronze (green bronze), while INIMITABLE WATERPROOF Mascara Multi-Dimensionnel is now available in Emeraude, a shimmering, jade-green.

LIPS: For warm-weather lips, ROUGE HYDRABASE Creme Lipstick arrives in Leopard (golden coral) and Rose Flamingo (a flamingo pink); ROUGE ALLURE Luminous Satin Lip Colour keeps things soft with Naïve (pinkish nude) and Curious (nude brown). AQUALUMIÈRE Sheer Colour Lipshine SPF15 adds a sheer shot of colour in Zanzibar (soft peach) and Mauritius (bronzed coral).

NAILS: For a final touch, LE VERNIS Nail Colour arrives in Antilope, a frosted golden-brown, and Flamingo, a bright tropical pink.

Look for this beautiful collection next month at your favorite CHANEL counter, specialty store or online, of course, at chanel.com.

If this doesn't make you wish for long, hot Summer days, I don't know what will. The Lancôme Summer Collection, which doesn't hit counters until next month, is simply beautiful. Let me introduce you to Cabana Bronze.

 

The star products include the Star Bronzer Sun Cherub Compact and the Color Design Cabana Bronze Eye Shadow Palette.

The Sun Cherub Compact ($50) is a cherub embedded large bronzer. Loved by celebrities and makeup artists, this très grand palette showcases the original Lancôme cherub embossed in a sea of light and dark bronze shades.

Select from one of the two new shadow palettes. Color Design Cabana Bronze Eye Shadow Palette ($43) in Cabana Sunrise, with its pinks, lilacs and browns, will awaken your senses, while Cabana Sunset with its sultry golds and deep browns will set the mood for the evening ahead.

I am rocking the Cabana Sunset eye look today with the newest Color Fever Gloss from the collection, in a beautiful sheer and sparkling bronze. Now, I just need the bronze tan to match (coming soon!).

I cannot wait until the entire collection is launched in April.