It’s Memorial Day weekend and that means tons of fun, fabulous beachwear, and BBQ for everyone! The most important thing to take with you on this gorgeous holiday weekend is your sunscreen. You don’t want to get caught outside soaking up too much sun and end up inside with a sunburn not having any fun! We have found the easiest and travel friendly sun protection to take with you to all of your Memorial Day get-aways.

Sephora has truly become a destination for all of your beauty needs and they have done it again with their exclusive Sun Safety Kit. It has all the essentials you need to keep your skin healthy, protected and gives it a sun-kissed glow. The sun is the number one cause of wrinkles, and it doesn’t matter what age you are, prevention is the key to staying young. The Sephora Sun Safety Kit contains 11 sun protection products as well as a UV indicator card all in a waterproof pouch.

You have an opportunity to try different brands as well as bronzer and 100% of the profits benefit the Skin Cancer Foundation. This Sephora exclusive is limited edition and is only $25 ($87 value)!

My absolute favorite way to protect your skin is the Peter Thomas Roth Instant Mineral Powder SPF 30 can be tossed in your bag and re-applied all day for extra protection. It is a retractable brush with push button application. You can brush on over your makeup up for added protection or wear alone. Remember, you need to re-apply sunscreen every few hours; this is with all sun protection products. You will fall in love with this just as much as I have!

Another favorite is the Dr. Gross Sun Protection SPF 30 Sunscreen Packettes. These are amazing! They are disposable wipes of SPF protection that you can keep with you at all times. Keep a few handy in your beach bag; you never know when you will need a quick wipe of SPF protection.

Ok ladies and gents, you are now ready to officially kick start the weekend! Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend and remember, always bring your sun protection and enjoy this gorgeous beginning to summer!

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Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin and Hair From the Beauty Authority, is the must have book for anyone who is passionate about beauty!

It seems like every celebrity makeup artist is writing a book these days and although they are all good, I have been searching for something more. I have found it. Sephora has created a tell all book for all of your beauty needs.

Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin and Hair From the Beauty Authority. This is your opportunity to experience a book that has been created by the experts in the beauty industry and truly get the inside scoop from Sephora’s beauty gurus.

This book is every girls go-to source for all of your beauty dilemmas or concerns. You will find celebrity beauty regimens right from their daily lives, brand creators share their industry secrets to creating your own unique look with their lines, and an in depth look at ingredients and the best of products to help you make the right decisions on what is best for you.

I have this book, I was captivated the moment I saw it. Once I started turning pages I was hooked. The pictures alone are incredible and it has almost become like a beauty bible for me.

I have read a lot of beauty books, but I have always felt they were biased to the author or celebrity promoting them, not with this Sephora Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin and Hair From the Beauty Authority. Check it out next time you are in line at your local Sephora, or take a peak online at Sephora.com, you will most likely walk out with one too! It’s one of those books you just cant stop reading! Enjoy!

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Sonic Chic launches July 2008 at your M.A.C. Counter! This collection brings you the most incredible mix of mineralized blush and brushes; you will most likely buy every one! Mineralized blush is soft, sheer, and build-able. You can contour with ease and create a gorgeous flawless look in seconds. These minerals are baked then applied with a dome-tipped buffer brush for flawless application.

There are Nine gorgeous shades of blush all flecked with a pearlized frost glow to them and they will look incredible on all skin tones. There will also be a small buffer brush available to help create your Sonic Chic look.

August 2008 brings you the Starflash Collection. This collection contains everything you need to become the star of your makeup show! There are twelve gorgeous shades of Starflash Eye Shadow. Kohl Power has four shades of intensely rich colors. There are two black colors that will be on everyone’s must have list. Raven intense black with red pearl and Orpheus intense black with gold pearl. Mystery Rich black has a green and teal pearl. My favorite is Feline Rich black; it is absolutely gorgeous and will become your new favorite liner.

Plush Glass is a definite with this collection and will be available in Deep Black for the launch.

I am so excited for all of the new and exciting products at M.A.C. cosmetics and I know you are too! If I hear of anything else, I will definitely fill you in! Get it online from the Beauty Department at Macy’s .

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