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St. Tropez launches new bronzing cosmetics!

 

St. Tropez, the self-tan brand, has launched a new range of bronzing cosmetics, offering the perfect solution for finishing a naturally glamorous summer look.

It's the time of the year to be thinking about products that will extend your summer glow.  The new St. Tropez cosmetics line features three brand new multi-purpose cosmetics to highlight, sculpt and define key areas like the shoulder blades, décolletage and cleavage. The products are seriously wonderful.

The new St. Tropez cosmetics line includes: 

Bronzing Rocks – These new shimmering Bronzing Rocks provide the perfect finish to your St. Tropez tan. Use a fluffy brush and dust over face and décolletage area for a hint of color.  This is such a fun product!  Realistically shaped like pebbles, the shade is universally flattering.  Love!   $40

Radiance Mousse – This easy to apply, light-weight mousse will help to enhance and highlight your tan. Apply with fingertips to face and décolletage area to provide a subtle sheen.  I like the glow of the Radiance Mousse over a tinted moisturizer, however you can also use on bare skin.  Beautiful.  $35

Bronzing Powder - A luxurious bronzing powder with a subtle shimmer that is designed to enhance and brighten your St. Tropez glow. This is one of the best bronzing powders I've ever used.  The color is universally flattering, the powder is finely milled and with a sheer irridescence to it.   $30

The St.Tropez Bronzing Rocks, Radiance Mousse & Bronzing Powder will be available at Fred Segal Apothia in Los Angeles and select salons and luxury spas in the United States in September 2009.  The line will also be available at will also be available on St. Tropez's US website, www.sttropeztan.com.

Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up

Dolce&Gabbana, esteemed fashion designers, have introduced The Make Up. Each step of the development of this collection is inspired by the Dolce&Gabbana woman who is after a perfect look each day. The attention to detail is evident in the packaging; cases of rich goldtone not meant to be hidden.  Pretty enough to leave out on a vanity. 

The colors of Dolce&Gabbana The Make Up palette received the same careful consideration, using fabric swatches from their collections as inspiration.  The Make Up Collection recreates two key moods; natural perfection for every day and a daring look for evening.  Renowned Makeup Artist Pat McGrath also had creative input, helping to bring the vision to reality.  Scarlett Johansson is the face of the line; she embodies the Dolce&Gabbana woman, talented, sensual, ever changing and universally confident.

Perfect for the summer, Dolce&Gabbana's Gold Bronzing Powder exudes the brand's warmth and sensuality in four shades to achieve a perfectly illuminated glow.  I've been using the Desert shade, which gives the perfect summer glow.  Richly pigmented and finely milled, a few light strokes on cheeks and forehead gives a radiant sun-kissed flush of color.  Gold Bronzing Powder comes in 4 shades.  $47

Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronze Collection - Gorgeous, Sexy and Sun Kissed!

 

Bobbi Brown has introduced the Illuminating Bronze Collection, a beautiful way to get that sun-kissed glow on face and body for summer.

The Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronze Collection includes:

New, Illuminating Bronzing Powder.  Using a unique and innovative blend of sheer powder and micro pearls, the Iluminating Bronzing Powder glides on evenly and gives skin a natural-looking glow.  I've been using the Antigua shade and absolutely love it. 

I sometimes have a difficult time with bronzers; either I look ashy or washed out.  Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzing Powder really delivers the perfect summer glow! This powder is very finely milled and has a touch of shimmer to it; again, just the right amount to give you a sun-kissed glow.  Antigua is natural looking, probably a bit more of a cool shade.  Available in six shades.  $33

MAC Introduces Style Warrior Makeup Collection for Summer 2009

MAC introduces the new Style Warrior Makeup Collection for summer.   A selection of all-over summer bronzing shades for Lips, Cheeks, Eyes, Nails, featuring the innovation of Impassioned, Bronzescape and Scatterrays Solar Bits sunbursts designed to unleash the animal in every woman.  I think if you have ethnic skin, this is the summer makeup collection you've been waiting for--it's perfect!

In my opportunity to preview this collection, first, I really love the packaging.  It's well done and who doesn't love animal prints? 

Trina Turk for Clinique Gift with Purchase at Nordstrom!

Just in time for the Nordstrom Half Yearly Sale, Clinique and Trina Turk, trend setting Fashion Designer, collaborate on an exclusive Gift with Purchase.  The fun, floral cosmetics bag was designed by Trina Turk to house her favorite Clinique makeup and skincare products.  It's really adorable!

With a $25.00 Clinique purchase, you'll get:

• Exclusive Trina Turk for Clinique Cosmetics Bag
• Lash Doubling Mascara in Black
• Different Lipstick in Tenderheart
• Blushwear Cream Stick in Rosy Blush
• Superfit Makeup (choose from 3 shades)
• Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion)
• Colour Surge Eye Shadow Duo in Sunburst
• Take The Day Off Makeup Remover for Lids, Lashes & Lips

I had an opportunity to preview the Trina Turk for Clinique Gift with Purchase and it's perfect.  Really, everything you need for a complete makeup look.  And handy-- just toss into a travel, gym or beach bag.  Need some ideas on products? 

Guerlain Terracotta Mineral Collection: Summer 2009

Guerlain introduces the Terracotta Mineral Collection for Summer 2009.  Guerlain has created the products for a tan that are as close to perfection as it gets.  From dawn to dusk, light ripples and merges with the earth to reveal golden, amber and copper reflections.  From this original earth...it's warmth and sparkle...Terracotta was born.  The skin takes on a tan that is as natural as it is perfect.

   

Terracotta Mineral Flawless Bronzing Powder:  Inspired by the colours in the warm glow of the earth, this groundbreaking bronzing powder harnesses the unifying power of minerals to offer an incredibly natural-looking tan and a flawless finish. Without a trace of coverage, skin will radiate with a natural glow all day as the super-fine powder glides and melts into the skin instantly and invisibly. Available in 3 shades: 01 Light, 02 Medium, 03 Dark.  $65

Terracotta Eau sous le Vent Soothing Moisturizing Mist:  A delicious mist that improves hydration in the skin and amplifies the tan while enchanting the senses with a sun-soaked scent. Moisture levels in the skin are increased up to 35% as the Tan Booster complex simultaneously works to enhance and prolong your tan day after day.  $55

Terracotta Huile du Voyageur Nourishing Dry Oil SPF 8:  The lightly perfumed scent of the Tiare flower immediately takes you to an exotic, faraway paradise while the oil’s Tan Booster Technology and Roucou, a reddish-brown vegetable pigment, intensify the golden colour of your skin. The soft, satin finish is radiantly accented with an iridescent veil made of golden mother-of-pearl particles.  $59

NARS Summer 2009 Makeup Collection

NARS Summer 2009 Makeup Collection is out and it screams tropics! “The look for the summer 2009 collection is sophisticated, but colorful,” says Francois Nars, founder and creative director of NARS cosmetics. That translates to glowing, sun-kissed skin, shimmering peachy-hued lips and high-drama eyes in deep, shimmering eyeshadow tones of metallic-flecked topaz or sparkling azure.

Whether your vision of perfect summer conjures up images of Morocco’s kaleidoscopic bazaars, the pristine Art Deco structures of Ocean Drive or the endless white sand beaches and cerulean waters of a Caribbean island, this season’s vivid yet versatile color palette is the perfect complement.

The highlights of NARS Summer 2009 Makeup Collection include:

NARS Tropic Single Eyeshadow - $22

For the latest eye shadow, there was only one blue François Nars had in mind. “The tropics are always inspiring for me,” says Nars. This lush, silver-flecked teal is a precise image of the ocean’s reflective, rolling waves.  It's a strong color for a strong woman.

Guerlain Summer Splash Makeup Collection 2009

 

The Guerlain "Summer Splash" Makeup Collection channels the colors of the sand and sea.  I love the natural look that puts the focus on luminous skin and beach-inspired eye colors.  And of course, being Guerlain, the products look beautiful, too.  Each product is a miniature work of art.

MÉTÉORITES ILLUMINATING PERFECTING PRESSED POWDER

Inspired by Akoya, the most famous seashell from Tahiti, this Météorites Pressed Powder celebrates Polynesian light. These perfecting pearls come in a tonal palette of beige, ivory and pearly pale apricot and are housed in a refined case decorated with fragments of metallic shell in homage to island seashells,. They enhance the radiance of the skin and illuminate the complexion, while the pale blue heart sweeps away small imperfections. Available in 1 shade: 10 Nacre des Mers.  $65.00

Chanel Summer 2009 Makeup Collection: Cote d'Azur

Chanel has introduced Cote d'Azur, the Summer 2009 Makeup Collection, inspired by Mademoiselle Chanel's favorite resort destinations.  Cool corals, sun-soaked reds, sandy-pink beiges, lush peaches and shimmering coppers with a touch of rose define this summers' vibrant beauty.  The Chanel Cote d'Azur Collection sizzles with the heat of summer!

Soleil Tan de Chanel

 

The cornerstone of the collection is the 4 Facettes Bronzing Powder (above), a limited-edition quartet of bronzing powders in bronze, copper, pink and pale-beige.  The four go-together shades of this sun-kissed palette are all you need for a just-back-from-the-beach look. Worn alone or blended together, they highlight or 'tan' for a subtle, natural glow. Limited Edition.

Precious Bronzing Loose Powder - lightweight powder formula gives skin a naturally beautiful, sun-kissed look.

Bronzing Makeup Base - Light cream-gel bronzing formula allows you to smooth on the perfect shade of tan, while the velvety finish leaves your skin glowing with a beautiful sun-bathed look. Wear it on its own, or for a hint of outdoors radiance, over or under your favorite foundation.

Estee Lauder Summer 2009 Bronze Goddess Collection

The Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Collection has everything you'll need for summer beauty, with limited edition offerings in makeup, skincare and fragrance.  No matter where your summer destinations may take you--or whether you choose to "staycation" at home--instantly transport yourself to a place of honeyed skin and sultry summer days with the Bronze Goddess collection from Estee Lauder. 

All desire.  All heat.  All woman.  The colors of Bronze Goddess make every woman look and feel divine.

 

For Face:

Summer skin calls for softly shimmering warm bronzed color.  Create the look without the suns's damaging rays with an array of bronzing products that deliver a warm, honey glow to the skin.  

• New, limited-edition Bronze Goddess SunBlush Illuminator ($32):  This multi-colored shimmering blush/highlighter enhances skin's bronzed complexion and adds a sun-kissed glow to cheeks.

• Bronze Goddess Soft Matte Bronzer ($30), Soft Shimmer Bronzer ($30) and Soft Duo Bronzer ($31): For an all-over healthy glow year-round, this luxurious powder is perfect for virtually any skin tone.

• Bronze Goddess Luminous Liquid Bronzer ($28.50): A sheer liquid bronzer that delivers subtle shimmer to face, shoulders and decolletage.  I've been using this product and I love it mixed it with my moisturizer for the perfect natural, summer glow.

For Eyes: 

• Limited edition Bronze Goddess Sand & Sea Eye Shadow Palette ($40).  Pair cool, sea shades of Turquoise and Aqua with warmer sand tones of Bronze Cube, Gold Nugget, Tea Biscuit and Ginger Drop for instant allure.  I took this collection with me on a recent Florida vacation and it was all I needed for the perfect day and evening summertime looks.

• Limited edition Duo Tone Eye Pencil in Aqua and Teal ($18.50): Definitely pick this double-ended pencil up.  The bright water hues of Aqua and Teal shine with a soft metallic finish that compliments the eyeshadow palette.  Looks great against tan skin!