Summer

Summer Must Have Beauty: tarte 24/7 Lip Sheer SPF 15 in Summer Fling

Have you read the recent article on MSN, about how your gloss can actually be accelerating sun damage to your lips? (Click HERE to check it out). Want to prevent fried lips? Simply select a gloss with an SPF… like tarte 24/7 Lip Sheer with SPF 15 protection!

This fantastic little gloss is small enough to tuck into a pocket for reapplication on the run. The new shade, Summer Fling, is a pale peachy pink that looks great on everyone, and is a gorgeous shade of matte pink that is incredibly on-trend for this season. A combination of both physical and chemical sunscreens leave lips protected and gorgeous.

tarte 24/7 gloss retails for $14. Click HERE to buy tarte 24/7 lip sheer at tarte online. (Don’t forget the freebie with purchase I posted about last week!)

or Click here to buy Tarte 24/7 Lip Sheer SPF 15 Summer Fling SPF 15 at Sephora.com.

or Click HERE to buy Tarte 24/7 Lip Sheer SPF 15 at Beauty.com.

Weekly Beauty Read

Raging Rouge kicks off the summer season with an introduction to the current sun protection debate: should you use physical or chemical sunscreen?

A Touch of Blusher loves YSL’s fall 2008 makeup collection.

Roselyn from Makeup Makes Me Happy™ is this week’s lady in red! In this lovely makeup tutorial, she’ll show you the best way to strut sexy red lips this summer!.

Beauty Anonymous thinks Anna Sui Fall 2008 Makeup Collection is adorable!

Bionic Beauty shares her 7 tips for summer hair.

The Makeup Divas reviews and shares pics of Mac Tendertones in Hot ‘N’ Saucy and Honey Bare.

StyleBell reports from the floor of the 62nd Annual Tony Awards Official Presenter Gift Lounge. See what hair products Whoopi, Brooke Shields, and Mary Louise Parker chose!

The Muse reviews Bourjois Paris Hi-Tech Rouge before it even hits US shores!

Girl Gloss polls a few fellow beauty addicts and finds out Beauty Bloggers’ Favorite Lip Products

Cybelesays suggests a new to the states nail polish line for Britney Spears. She needs to clean up her nails, dontcha think?

Beth from Beauty Junkie in SF is giving away 5 sets of BEE-utiful products from Burt’s Bees in celebration of National Pollinator Week. Check it out and win!

The girls from Beauty in Real Life have some fabulous summer makeup tips from Fatima Olive…check them out!

Summer skin got you down? Beauty411 reviews a new product from REN that will jumpstart your skin and leave it looking like you just had a facial!

Beauty Blogging Junkie takes you backstage to the Tony Awards Gift Suite. Find out which stars got which gifts here .

Karen of Makeup and Beauty Blog shows you how to create a summery blue eye with the new Cool Heat eyeshadows from MAC Cosmetics.

Beauty Banter discovers the amazing brow kit by Anastasia … brow specialist to J. Lo, Penelope Cruz, and Sharon Stone!!!

There’s a new feature this summer at makeup loves me – bright lights, big color helps you stay up to date on the current bold color trend.

Kitiya from Mischo Beauty discusses her perfect home pedicure achieved using Nailtiques in her “Mischo Beauty Pick: Nailtiques Oil Therapy post.

Face Candy goes over the latest Marc Jacobs Daisy accessories.

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic has a great new way to clear up your acne!

The Beauty Bug urges you to look at these fierce Shu Uemura lashes that a knock-out drag queen rocked at a local Shu Uemura party.

Joy from the Makeup Junkie dishes on her night out with Cover Girl!

Pursebuzz.com shows you a quick and easy way to wear barely there makeup, a look that is all over Hollywood.

Ready for a vibrating mascara brush? Makeup Moxie is buzzing over Lancome Oscillation.

Toya from The Life of A Ladybug proves brown girls can and should wear orange in her Electro FOTD!

Don’t Forget The MAX Factor Lash Lights Tour!

Live in the Chicago area? Don’t forget that celebrity Makeup Artist Jake Bailey is in your neighborhood to give one-on-one makeup advice!

CHICAGO
Saturday, June 21st 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Ulta
9635 Skokie Blvd.
Skokie, IL

Sunday, June 22nd 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
K-Mart
3443 West Addison St
Chicago, IL

Free Sunburst Face Beaded Bronzing Lotion!

tarte, summer collection, product reviews, freebie with purchase, GWP Spend $50 at tarte cosmetics, and score a full sized freebie of sunburst face beaded bronzing lotion from tarte!

Here’s how it works: Purchase $50 worth of product, add a sunburst face beaded bronzing lotion to your basket. During checkout enter code BRONZE to receive a $28 discount to your total order. Valid only on the tarte website, while supplies last!

Promotion is valid from June 20-July 20, 2008.

I have many MANY tarte reviews coming up in July. To get you to that $50 threshold, I highly recommend these items from the endless summer collection: 4 day stay lash stain (mascara that lasts for 4 days!), lips ahoy (8 different gloss shades in an adorable gold case) and enbrightenmint (one side is a whitener for the teeth, the other a rich opaque gloss). Have fun shopping!

Summer Must Have Beauty: Prescriptives All-Weather Friend Sunscreen

When you’re finished reading this review, you will notice a trend. My favorite sunscreen choices for this season are neither 100% chemical sunscreens or 100% physical sunblocks. The most effective and most usable sunscreen products I’ve sampled are a combination of the two.

Prescriptives All-Weather Friend (as featured in the June issue of Lucky Magazine) is a blend of Octinoxate (chemical sunscreen) and Titanium Dioxide (physical sunblock). This formula is extremely light and absorbs lightening-fast. Its lightweight consistency means you need less product for full coverage. For those normally put-off by using physical sunblocks of any kind, All-Weather Friend is the choice for you! Its fast absorption makes it the perfect choice to wear under makeup, and broad-spectrum protection will ensure your skin won’t burn.

Retail price is $26.50. The 1 oz. bottle size makes it ideal for travel, or to stash in your purse!

Click HERE To check out All-Weather Friend Daily UVA/UVB Sun Protection SPF 40