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Small gifts and Stocking Stuffers

Need a small party gift? How about stocking stuffers? Something easy to carry? Try some of these!

The cute Anastasia Mini Brow Kit contains a mini tweezer that I found works quite well for its size, a mini matte highlighter, and clear brow gel.

I haven’t actually tried the ColorOn kits, but they look fun! For a unique gift, check out the ColorON Smokey Classics Kit .

The Tweezerman Blush Brush is an attractive retractable goat hair brush. Great for carrying in the purse. Tip: load up the brush before you go. Then you have an application available without needing to carry along your pan of blush!

This one is more expensive, but boy would I like to have it! The Red Flower Japan Travel Kit, Sento Set is great for the luxury spa lover on your list!

A quality face cloth also makes a great gift, and this one come highly rated. The Jane Iredale Magic Mitt won’t disturb the skin’s acid mantel when cleansing.

This is another more expensive one, but something that is well loved by many. Fresh Brown Sugar Body Scrub is an amazing and luxurious scrub for the bath.

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Powder Sunscreens, Full Spectrum Protection That Won’t Ruin Your Makeup

Regular application and reapplication of sunscreen should be an essential part of any beauty routine, but it can also be problematic when wearing makeup. That sunscreen that you applied this morning needs to be reapplied part way through the day, yet you don’t want to ruin your full face of makeup. What to do? The answer lies in powder sunscreen.

Powder sunscreens generally consist of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, or both. These are wonderful sunscreens because they provide physical blocking of the full spectrum of the sun’s rays. Unlike chemical blockers, they will not break down in sunlight, meaning that they last longer, and the full spectrum protection keeps you completely protected. Because they come in powder form, they also can be applied over makeup without ruining your look.

There are a number of good items out there. In particular, take a look at your favorite mineral foundation or finishing powder. Chances are, it has an SPF factor. So, most mineral makeup can be applied as a powder sunscreen. But since mineral foundations do not always have a listed SPF rating or are formulated for more coverage than a person might want to apply, a formulation intended purely for use as a sunscreen may be desired. Below are several recommended items. Many of these are fairly high in price, but I have found that so little is needed for an application that they last a very long time.

* Colorscience Sunforgettable Powder Sunscreen is packaged in easy to use tubes, complete with a pop-up brush. The powder is so fine that you barely notice it, and it is available in both Almost Clear and Perfectly Clear versions. It provides SPF 30 coverage. Read Previous Review.

* Jane Iredale Powder-Me SPF 30 Dry Sunscreen comes in both Translucent and Tanned versions. This one has a sponge application and includes a mirror.

* iS Clinical SPF 20 Powder Sunscreen - Translucent (pictured) provides SPF 20 coverage and comes with its own pop-up brush. A medium tinted version is also available.

* Peter Thomas Roth Instant Mineral SPF 30 is another one with a prepackaged brush and SPF 30. Available in translucent.

Looking for some more options? Comparison Shop for Powder Sunscreen.

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