Smashbox Wants Us Naked this Summer.

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Smashbox wants us to celebrate our natural beauty with it's summer collection called Naked Beauty. It is a collection featuring sheer summer shades and beautifully bare formulas. From shimmering nudes to soft pinks, the collection is packed with nearly-naked shades for eyes, lips and cheeks.

Check out the bare beauties!

PHOTO FINISH LID PRIMER in GOLDEN NUDE - $20
Get lids primed and ready for the perfect eye look with Smashbox’s best-selling, ultra-luxurious lid primer—now in a shimmering nude shade. 

HIGH LIGHTS/CREAMY CHEEK COLOR in NAKED BEAUTY - $26
Give your cheeks a naturally flushed look with this duo of beautifully bare shades. Infused with antioxidant Vitamin E, the cheek color and highlighter moisturize and protect while enhancing cheeks with a luminous glow.

NAKED BEAUTY LIP GLOSS COLLECTION -$25
In an array of barely-there shades, this set of eight mini glosses infuses lips with just the right amount of color and shine for a naturally beautiful finish. bThe following shades are included: BARE (sandwashed pink), BUFF (sheer soft peach), NAKED (shimmering champagne), NUDE (creamy nude pink), EXPOSED (bubblegum pink), NATURAL (rosebud pink), SUNKISSED (shimmering golden brown), PURE (juicy melon)

HALO HYDRATING PERFECTING BRONZER - $39
Give skin a barely-there glow with HALO HYDRATING PERFECTING BRONZER, a revolutionary formula designed to impart a naturally naked sun-kissed glow while dramatically minimizing the signs of aging. More than just makeup, the potent powder is an active skin treatment that fights signs of aging below the surface while infusing skin with luminous radiance. 

I have been using the Creamy Cheek Color and Highlighter Palette almost everyday since I received it. It gives off such a nice soft flush to the cheeks and the highlighter, which you need just a small bit of, really makes me glow. Now I want to try more. Next time I am at Sephora, I will most likely splurge on the lip gloss set and the Halo Bronzing powder.

Get your Naked Beauty on now, as these beauties just launched at Smashbox.com, Sephora, Ulta and Nordstrom.

*Press samples of some of the products featured were provided by brand or brand representative for editorial consideration.

A Tease: MAC To the Beach for Summer 2010.

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As I am headed back down south to Florida today, my thoughts are on all things sun and sand, along with some major spa hopping, that I have planned. I leave you with a little tease of MAC's soon to come Summer 2010 Collection called MAC to the Beach.

 Can you even imagine in your wildest makeup dreams a pressed powder so beautiful? I know I will frame this in some sort of shadow box for my makeup room. BEAUTIFUL!!!

I cannot wait to find out more and bring you all the details!

Clinique Summer Collection: Brandied Bronze.

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Clinique's newest collection for summer is here. It is called Brandied Bronze and it features a stellar line-up of new makeup. From a beautiful bronzer to a palette of shadows inspired by the shades of summer itself, topped off with a long-lasting gloss with a built in SPF, Brandied Bronze will give you the look you want this upcoming summer season.

The collection includes:

Colour Surge Eye Shadow Palette - $25.00
This Colour Surge Eye Shadow offers six complementary multi-coloured eye shadow shades that can be mixed and matched or worn alone.  Get swept away by a palette of superb shades in new Super Shimmer finishes.

  • Brandied Bronze

True Bronze Pressed Powder Bronzer - $24.00
This bronzer features a long-lasting, buildable colour that applies easily, even on the go.  Used alone, this bronzer offers a sun-kissed look that will compliment a wide range of skin tones.  The unique weightless feel layers easily to customize how “tan” you want to get.  The end result… a bronzed, beautiful look without the damaging effects of the sun. 

  • Sunkissed

Cream Shaper for Eyes - $14.50
This dreamy, intense eye liner is water-resistant and wears all day and includes moisturizers and other protective ingredients to help keep lids conditioned, making this liner a great accessory for a summer day.

  • Chocolate Lustre

Defining Liner for Lips - $14.00
This lip liner offers a smooth application thanks to a high level of cushiony feeling oils, along with a long-wearing formula that polishes the overall look.

  • Sugared Fig

Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 - $14.00
My favorite summer lipgloss offers long-lasting glossy shine for up to eight hours!  SPF 15 helps protect lips from the sun’s damaging rays. Its moisturizing formula conditions and helps protect lips against dryness, keeping them feeling moist all day.

  • Sunset
  • Bonfire
  • Air Kiss
  • Fireberry

Different Lipstick - $14.00
This creamy, lightweight lipstick provides a smooth, comfortable feel with a non-staining formula, wearable for any summer look.

  • Bronze Leaf

Lash Power Mascara - $14.00
For the girl who needs a super long-lasting mascara, up to 24 hours full of long lashes. Its unique formula uses an advanced thermal sensitive technology to resist humidity – perfect for those hot summer days and nights.

  • Black Onyx

Brandied Bronze and the rest of my favorites from Clinique are available now online or at your favorite Clinique counter.