Clean up for Summer with these marine-inspired products

How do I love H20+'s newest line of body care products in Sea Moss and Sea Salt? Let me count the ways...

1. The first thing you notice is the SMELL. It's amazingly light and fresh with the scent of water lily and marine accords. Heavenly!

2. All of the H20+ line is great for your skin - whether you're using the body wash to cleanse, the body scrub or skin smoother to exfoliate, soften or smooth, or the delicious body butter to moisturize and hydrate. They use ingredients like sea fennel, sea lettuce, black sand and mineral rich algae to pamper skin with things found in the sea.

3.The products work great together - wash, exfoliate and moisturize and all still light enough for you to include your favorite fragrance on top.


Definitely give these products a try - you won't regret it! They're available online at www.h20plus.com

Hair Protection Is A Must

Summer heat can wreak hell on your tresses. Protect them this summer with Philip Kingsley's Body and Shine Kit. Elasticizer, shampoo and conditioner work together to help hair stay healthy, moisturized, and healthy. Perfect for use at the beach or just during the summer months. 

Pack these little items in your bag and have great hair and a great trip! www.philipkingsley.com

Fake that beachy glow

It's that time of year again, We're not quite Pale, nor quite tan. Luckily I found a fake it that will make it seems as though you spent the week in the tropics.

Vani-T Bronzing gel for the new millennium will give your skin a nice subtle glow and a hint of color without looking fake or orangey. Because let's face it no one wants to look fake or orangey

Vani-T bronzing gel is amazing. Once your skin is prepped having been exfoliated and moisturized, you're ready to apply the vanity system.

The system includes a bronzing mitt which I highly suggest you use. This will keep application streak free and looking the best it can be. It will also keep your hands from turning crazy shades of orange.

I started on clean-shaven moisturized legs once I was ready to apply Varity I use the enclosed mitten at squirted a little Vani-T on the mitten and applied to my legs in circular motions. The lotion sinks into the skin quickly and does not leave a greasy film. Within hours my color had begun to develop. I was on my way to Being Tan!

One word of advice. You do have to be careful around the palms of your hands elbows and knees, as they tend to absorb color in the fastest amount of time. Moisturizing these troublespots ahead of time will greatly improve your results.

Get a Glowing Complexion

It's getting close to that time of year again, ladies. Time to begin exfoliating and getting some much-needed color on those pretty faces of yours. How should you do it? Never fear, I've got a step-by-step explaining how to take your face from drab to fab.

For a gorgeously glowing complexion:
Step 1: EXFOLIATE
There are several ways to do this effectively, depending on your budget and your preference.

Revision Brightening Facial Wash and a Mia Clarisonic device.


Step 2: MOISTURIZE
Ensure that your skin is as healthy as your glow shows - here are several products that will help:

• Skinfo Vita Lite Moisturizer, packing a rich blend of antioxidant vitamins A, C, E, green tea extract and coenzyme Q-10 to quash aging free radicals before they reach your skin.
  
• Intraceuticals Rejuvenate Daily Serum plus Antioxidant Booster to revitalize dull skin and improve elasticity.

Step 3: SMOOTH ON SELF-TANNER
Skip the embarrassing streaks with Dermaquest DermaGlow Self Tanner- Face—the self-tanning ingredient Erythrulose promises a gradual and even tan. Plus, advanced liposome technology repairs and prevents UV-induced DNA damage.

Vani-T Bronzing Silk ( more on this next!)

Trendy Little Twistbands

I'm a frequent pony-tail wearer. Especially at the end of the day or on weekends. I end up wearing them on my wrists while my hair is down, and let me tell you, that is not a good look - for anyone!

Twistbands are cute! But even better than how they look on your wrist is how they treat your hair - gently. These sure cute Twistbands will not pull on your baby fine or super curly hair, nor will they leave a huge dent in your hair like other hair bands. So when you're ready to let your hair down, no one will know you had it up earlier. Hooray! Birchbox is offering an exclusive set of Twistbands, like the picture shown here. A little more expensive, but in my opinion, worth the extra cost.

Check it out:Twistband 12-Pack

Heat Stylin'

There's nothing I love more than leaving the salon and having shiny, sleek hair. I watch them work their magic every time I'm there, but it's always disappointing when I have tried to recreate that look at home. Until now. Hello Redken Satinwear 02! This little gem is perfect to put on the lower half of your hair before blow drying to keep it looking like you just left the salon. And really, is there anything more we can ask for? There's nothing like the feeling of confidence I have when I leave the salon looking great. Being able to reproduce this feeling at home is almost better. Almost :)

Satinwear 02 is easy to find in salons or the big box beauty stores and it's reasonably priced. Just make sure you dry your hair completely - that is the key - if you leave moisture in your hair, all bets are off. Take that from someone who has learned the hard way!
Redken Satinwear 02

Happy New Year!

I hope each and every one of you rang in the New Year in your own perfect way! I believe it will be lucky 2013 to bring about many people's dreams, passions and desires. So here's to you and yours - let's go get it!