Perfect Primers for Summer from Tarte & Smashbox!

I don't wear face primer every single day, but when I want my skin to appear absolutley flawless, say for a night out or when I know I'm going to be in front of the camera, I make sure an excellent primer goes on first. 

One of my new favorites is Clean Slate Poreless 12 Hour Perfecting Primer by Tarte.  It's silky smooth texture goes on perfectly even and light.  Not only does Clean Slate Poreless keep your makeup in place for a full 12 hours, but it also refines the appearance of pores and diffuses fine lines and imperfections while delivering natural fruit and plant derived extracts to deliver anti-aging and skin resorative benefits to your skin. 

Another new favorite face primer of mine is Photo Finish Luminizing Oil-Free Foundation Primer by one of my all time favorite brands, Smashbox.  This long-awaited addition to the legendary collection of Photo Finish primers adds just the right amount of luminosity.  With age fighting antioxidents such as green tea grape seed extract and Vitamins A, C and E, this oil free, smooth primer effortlessly fills lines and pores while extending the life of your foundation.

I used the Photo Finish Luminizing Foundation Primer alone, sans foundation when I ran out for some quick errands and the coverage was perfect over my SPF 30 moisturizer.

Both amazing primers can be found at Ulta, Sephora and other specialty stores near you!

Too Faced Cosmetics Drops Another Gorgeous Bombshell With The Summer Royalty Collection

With summer fast approaching it's time to arm yourself with the latest collection from Too Faced Cosmetics!  The Summer Royalty Collection will have you looking like a sun goddess!

All of my favorite eye palettes are from Too Faced and the new Summer Eye Summertime Sexy Shadow Collection might be my favorite!  This perfect palette includes fun pops of summer including corals, pinks and aquas with beachy neutral and shimmery brown hues. 

Primed and Poreless is your warm weather necessity.  This oil-free and colorless skin smoothing face primer mattifies surface oil and minimizes redness caused by sensitive or irritated skin.  Visibly erase the appearance of fine lines, pores and other imperfections with Primed and Poreless!

The Candlelight Glow Duo uses PHOTOLITE technology to diffuse any harsh lighting giving your skin a diffused, youthful luminosity.   Use Candlelight Glow Duo to give yourself a gorgeous summer glow!

Chocolate Soleil Bronzer and Royal Oil Coconut Oil Body Bronzer with Mangosteen Extract will give your skin some bronzing gorgeousness even if you haven't spent the weekend at the beach!  Made with real cocoa powder, Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer warms up skin tone with a super pigmented, matte powder formula.  Royal Oil is a fast absorbing nourishing body bronzing oil that hydrates all the while giving you and your skin a super sexy summer glow.

Find the entire Summer Royalty Collection and tons of other must-haves from Too Faced at Sephora, Ulta and other specialty boutiques.  You can also go crazy with the fun products from Too Faced by clicking here to get to their website.

Mani Of The Week - "Caught With My Khakis Down", Sephora by OPI

I'm so thankful that the acrylic nail, french manicure craze is finally over! I myself, fell victim to the dreadful acrylic nail and wore and maintained them regligiously for years.  Now that natural nails are back I can't get enough of OPI!  In the past, I had reserved all OPI for my toenails only, but now I'm footloose and fancy free and experimenting with all colors of the rainbow on my fingernails. 

This week I'm wearing Caught With My Khakis Down by Sephora by OPI. 

When I bought this the other day, I had a grand plan to paint OPI's White Shatter over the top, but once I had my digits painted, I fell in love with the color all by itself.  Maybe I'll save the shatter for next time!