Looking for a few more products that will help you restore your curly hair’s bounce, detangle thin and knotted hair, or replenish parched strands dehydrated by the sun’s harsh rays?
Back-to-school specials and sales on winter coats may have you thinking of the breezy autumn months ahead but, truth be told, we’re still in the throes of summer, with temperatures in most cities hovering at the high 80s or above.
Though many women covet the Kardashians’ exaggerated, burlesque-ready, mascara-drenched lashes, I’d argue that all the females in the publicity-hungry family (including mama Kris) should lay off the eye makeup.
Though semi-precious stones tend to be dismissed as second-tier supporting players, the ladies in waiting of blue-blood gem queens like diamonds, rubies and emeralds, MAC Cosmetics is thrusting these damsels into the limelight and making everyone take note of their oft dismissed beauty.
Though it’s been rainy and unseasonably cool this week in New York City, we’re far from bidding summer adieu, with temperatures recoiling and nearing the 90-degree mark later this afternoon and tomorrow.
Though many cosmetics companies are rolling out their fall collections, we’re not quite ready to discuss moody grays, vampy burgundies, and harvest-ready oranges, olives and browns when we’re still prancing around in flirty rompers, covering our limbs with shimmering lotions to enhance our tans, and spritzing our hair with texturizing sprays to attain beach-like waves.
Last week, I mentioned that Pacifica founder Brook Harvey Taylor would be making her QVC debut on August 2nd, introducing Pacifica’s new Island Glow collection, a five-item selection of body butters, scrubs, and lip balms meant to leave skin glistening.
Tropical fruits like coconut, passionfruit, guava, and mango tend to get special treatment in the summer season, when our minds are flooded with visions of exotic island destinations, rustic bard and nightclubs with steel drum bands, performances by hula dancers donning grass skirts and lei necklaces, and trays of frozen cocktails adorned with toothpicks bearing paper umbrellas.
I’ll admit: over the last few years, I’ve been disappointed with Carol’s Daughter hair products.
In the first and second installments of our Summer Skin Saves package, we focused on protection — whether via a round-up of self-tanners that offer a healthy faux glow or through a selection of tinted face moisturizers with SPF protection and beach-ready sunscreen lotions and sprays.
