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The Best Sunless Tanners

A Review of the Best Sunless Tanners

Sporting a great tan makes you feel more attractive. Your legs and arms will look great, as well as all of your favorite outfits. However, getting that marvelous tan isn’t always the healthiest option. It’s a well-documented fact that damage from the sun will cause your skin to age prematurely and can also cause cancer. Luckily there are sunless tanners that will give you that awesome tan look, without any of the risks involved with soaking up too much sun.

Nordstrom offers an amazing selection of sunless tanners, including many that are rated with 5 stars by consumers.

Clarins Self Tanner

Clarins sunless tanner

Clarins ‘Radiance-Plus’ Golden Glow Body Lotion provides rich hydration with a bit of color, giving the skin a natural, healthy glow. The lotion contains microscopic mother-of-pearl particles that give the skin a light, golden shade. Fresh botanicals will leave the skin as smooth as silk and feeling healthy and smooth. Great for year-round use, it can be used for all skin tones. The lotion smells good and the subtle color in this self tanning lotion will not create streaks or darker patches.

Estee Lauder Sunless Tanning

Estee Lauder self tanner

One of the best sunless tanners is offered by Estee Lauder. The ‘Bronze Goddess Golden Perfection’ self tanning lotion for the face will extend that natural tan to the sensitive skin on your face. You can protect yourself from the damage of the sun while enjoying a tan that extends from your body to your face. The special formula is designed for the sensitive skin on the face and won’t cause acne. Fast acting, the color will begin to show in as little as one hour. The color deepens as it’s used, so you are sure to get the perfect shade. Use it in the evening after your face is washed for a sun-kissed look in the morning.

Top rated sunless tanners are also available from Estee Lauder for the body. The ‘Bronze Goddess Golden Perfection’ Tinted Self-Tanning Gelee for the Body allows you to get the perfect shade on the rest of your body. The application is smooth and the bronze shimmer will deepen each time you use this gel. The scent is reminiscent of the beach and perfect for warm weather. The color is natural so your friends will never suspect you are using fake tanning cream. Because it gradually darkens with use, you are also sure to get the exact shade you are looking for.

Lancome Sunless Tanner

Lancome Tanning Lotion

Lancôme Flash Bronzer uses natural caramel extract along with light-reflecting micro pearls for a natural look that is beautiful and healthy. The color starts developing within an hour and will last for up to five days. The results are never orange or yellow, but look completely natural. Add additional coats as needed until you have the dark color you love. Easy to use and completely fool-proof, this lotion will give you the tan you love any time of the year. With this lotion, pantyhose will be a thing of the past for you.

St Tropez Self Tanning Mousse

St Tropez Self Tanning Mousse

St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Mousse is one of the best self-tanning lotions available. The mousse is light-weight, soft as velvet and incredibly easy to apply. Aloe vera conditions the skin while the color infusion leaves you with a tan that feels as great as it looks. A subtle fragrance is refreshing. This self-tanning lotion is gentle enough to use on the face, neck and chest. It dries quickly, so you don’t have to wait long before putting on your clothes or shoes. You can also see where it is going on as you apply it, so there are never any darker spots or lines. The tan is natural and true, and can be deepened by using the product over a few days. It can even be applied before going to bed at night for a fresh, tanned look in the morning.

Self-tanning lotions allow you to enjoy a sun-kissed look without risking sunburn or having to spend time at the tanning salon. You can wear your favorite summer outfits knowing that you look great with natural, tanned skin. Be sure to wash hands after applying any self-tanner, and allow the tanning lotion time to dry before putting on clothes, shoes or makeup.

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The Best Summer Makeup For 2011

Summer Makeup 2011: Loud and Proud

Summer makeup trends for 2011 include the bright, the glowing, and the bronzed. Foregoing past summer makeup trends of the natural look and “less is more,” this year’s hues are loud, proud, and full of shimmer. Bright matte lipstick screams out to be noticed in popular shades of fuchsia, red, pink and orange. Bold shimmery eyeshadow in green, blue, orange, and pink attract attention to beautifully-shaped eyes. Foundation creates the dewy look of summer glow to contrast the bright matte lipstick and assist the eyeshadow in its mission to shimmer. Silvery tones for fair skin and peachy or golden tones for olive skin make facial shine a positive thing. Finally, summer bronzer is in season to safely highlight or enhance your tan.

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Soleil Summer 2011 Makeup Collection

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess

In keeping with the summer 2011 makeup trends, Estee Lauder has introduced a collection that features all of the above styles. Their Bronze Goddess Island Oasis Eyeshadow Palette offers bronzy shimmering metallics, plus a bright teal shade. The compact contains six shades that can be worn alone or together. Their Bronze Goddess Soft Shimmer Bronzer kisses skin with a touch of summer. The ShadowStick Duo includes highly metallic Pink Teal and Gold Bronze, while their Pure Color Gloss comes in color-rich shades of Blazing Coral, Plum Divine, and Sunburst.

MAC Surf Baby Collection for Summer 2011

MAC Surf Baby Summer Makeup

Summer trends at MAC can be seen vividly in their shades ranging from extremely bold to as shimmery as glitter itself. Their Surf Baby Collection features the very beachy My Paradise Peach pressed powder, which sports a gold tropical hibiscus overspray. Lipsticks include Hibiscus Bright in orange coral and Mocha Peachy in a rich yellow-brown, while Lipglass shades include Strange Potion in soft coral, Krazy Kahuna in warm brown, Good Lovin’ in soft peachy-pink, and Girl on Board in pale white gold. Crushed Metallic Pigment Stacks are available in the more earthy tones of Summer Stash and the bolder hues of Surf the Ocean Frosty. Eyeshadows include the popular bright frosted teal of Surf U.S.A., as well as more laid-back tones of champagne and grey. MAC’s Bronzing Powder comes in the deep orange brown Solar Riche and the gold and soft pearl finish of Refined Golden.

Lancome Bronze Azure Collection for Summer 2011

Lancome Color Fever Lip Gloss 2011

One sure summer makeup trend for 2011 is to provide customers with a choice between whispering shimmer and screaming color, and often both of these choices are available in one package to suit all tastes. Lancome’s Molten Shore eyeshadow includes beige, brown, and metallic plum but also features a bold teal. Their Artliner comes in both the metallic teal of Beach Gem and the golden sparkle of Scorched Brown. The Color Fever Gloss ranges from Hibis-Kiss in a bright, sparkly pink to Heatstroke, a pinkish taupe with flecks of silver, and Paradise Peach with a shimmer of gold. Color Design lipstick comes in Femme-Fire, a medium pink; Hot Nights, a bright, sparkly pink; and Coral Goddess, a pale peach sheen.

Clinique Bronze Summer 2011 Collection

clinique summer gift

Sun-conscious as well as fashionable, Clinique’s summer 2011 makeup collection includes Almost Bronzer SPF 15 in a mini-makeup bag. This bronzing duo features a deep and a light shade of bronzer in the same compact. Designed for all skin types, this formula lets the user achieve an array of looks, from a sheer sunny glow to a deep tropical bronze. In keeping with the bright lipstick trend, Clinique’s Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm comes in delicious shades like Mega Melon, Richer Raisin, Whole Lotta Honey, Chunky Cherry, Super Strawberry, and Woppin’ Watermelon. This balm provides much-needed moisturization for the summer with ingredients like shea butter and jojoba seed oil. Both products are available at Nordstrom.com.

All in all, summer makeup 2011 looks to be as bright as tropical fish and as shimmery as a mermaid’s tail. Undoubtedly, the beach gave great inspiration to this season’s palette. With such intense shades, girls should be able to match their eyeshadow to their flip-flops. Whether one goes for champagne shimmer tones or exclusively wears electric teal and fuchsia, the look will owe itself to tropical paradise, wherever the wearer may roam.

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Estee Lauder Wild Violet Collection Review

Of all the spring collections, Estee Lauder Wild Violet is my favorite. The Estee Lauder Wild Violet Pure Color shadow palette in the collection has a beautiful set of neutral shades with a bright eye-popping violet to make things interesting. It has been getting rave reviews, and understandably so.

estee lauder wild violet collection

The collection also contains four fabulous lipstick shades, although the signature violet shade is getting pretty had to find. You can see them here: Estee Lauder Wild Violet Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick.

Estee Lauder Wild Violet Lipstick

If you haven’t worn Estee Lauder lipstick before, you should try it. Both Estee Lauder and Lancome put out quality lip products with an interesting range of shades. Estee Lauder lip color tends to be moisturizing and it normally wears rather well, hence the “long wearing” in the name.

The Estee Lauder Wild Violet Collection also includes a limited edition nail polish, two stand alone eye shadows, an eyeliner,  and a mascara.  If you want an extra bargain, at the time of this writing, Nordstrom was offering a free gift with Estee Lauder  purchase. Gotta love it when it is Estee Lauder free gift time!

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