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Here Comes The Sun: 5 of This Summer's Best Sunscreens!

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and while I try to educate about the importance of wearing a sunscreen daily, a recent survey by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery shows that only 1 in 5 people follow that guideline.  I'm guessing that most people either forget or they don't like the feel of a sunscreen on their skin; I get that.  So how to choose a good sunscreen that protects, as well as feels good?

Beauty411 Weekend Digest for May 29-30, 2010

This week's Beauty411 Weekend Digest rounds up the beauty news and special events that you need to know about:

• A classic icon of beauty since its creation – the Crème de la Mer jar will “go blue” for World Oceans Day 2010, marking the first time any change has ever been made to the look of its symbolic jar since originally designed by Dr. Max Huber. The limited-edition 100 ml “blue” Crème de la Mer jar is available in limited quantities and will be sold globally in the month of June in celebration of World Oceans Day. La Mer’s limited-edition 100 ml World Oceans Day Crème de la Mer is available now at select Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and www.lamer.com. 

Wanderlove Cosmetics - 3 in 1 Lip and Eye Wands

 

Wanderlove Cosmetics is a new beauty line that focuses on three principles: high quality formulas, great packaging and a great price.  Launching with two products to start, the multi-tasking LIP WAND and the EYEWAND succeed on all counts.

L'Oreal Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base

L'Oreal Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base is part of a new collection of products born out of the desire to bring the tips and tricks of the professional makeup world to women everywhere.

L'Oreal Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base is a makeup primer unlike any I've used before.  Why?  Start with the fact that it's pink. And the texture--kind of spongy.  It's very different than the gel primers I'm used to using.  

Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol Montauk

Imagine a windswept Montauk sunset hinting at the steamy, sexy nighttime to come.  Bond No. 9 introduces the fifth Andy Warhol scent, Montauk.

An interplay of rustic and urban, the fragrance captures the essences of summer--the fresh and tangy initial flavors of blueberry and wild bergamot give way to sultry, sexy hyacinth, lily of the valley, and honeysuckle, and then to rich, clean forest-by-the-sea aromas—silver maple, red oak, driftwood, and amber. It's a unisex fragrance that gives men and women the opportunity to explore the yin-and-yang of seaside solitude and urban hedonism.