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Your skin isn’t the only thing that needs protecting from the sun—it does a number on your hair as well. And yes, you do look quite fetching in your sun hat, but sometimes you’re having too good a hair day to hide away those tresses!

That’s why Schwarzkopf Professional is giving you options with it’s BC Sun Guardian collection. Designed to refresh, protect and repair your hair, it’s three step system uses Solar-Care Technology to deliver just the right amount of moisture, protection and repair to sun-stressed hair.

The three products— BC SUN Hair and Body shampoo, BC Sun UV Protection spray and BC Sun After-Sun treatment— address the specific effects of the sun’s rays and provide instant hydration, while shielding your delicate strands from UVA/UVB rays and regenerating your hair with vitamin E and aloe vera. Use it before, during and after sun-exposure and your hair is left shiny, healthy and frizz-free.

Schwarzkopf Professional
www.schwarzkopf-professional.ca www.schwarzkopf.com
Available at professional salons

Wouldn’t it be amazing if your face powder could hydrate your skin, reduce those pesky fine lines, AND leave you looking beautifully flawless. Crazy huh? We have found such a product! Halo Hydrating Perfecting Powder from Smashbox is a multi-tasking face powder with advanced skincare technology built right in.

Packed with goji berries and pure gold to provide antioxidant protection (the gold is also what gives your skin such a remarkable bright finish), it also contains 60 minerals (yes 60), 11 amino acids, a powerful peptide and Smashbox’s patented hydrogel technology to maintain high levels of moisture. Wow, we’re tired from sharing all that information with you.

You’ll also be pleased to hear that it is completely oil-free, talc-free, and paraben-free. She’s quite the little angel isn’t she.

Smashbox
www.smashbox.com
Available at Sephora and Shoppers Drug Mart

Makeup palettes are crowd pleasers for obvious reasons. They’re portable, offer one-flip access, and the synchronized colours can be just dazzling.

But have you ever carted around a cumbersome lip palette for that one redeeming shade of berry gloss, or worn down that sandy eyeshadow to its casing while the slew of tropically-bold shades remained in their virgin state? So annoying.

Thankfully, Bobbi Brown has caught wind of our frustration and created the Customized Palette. Select from one of the empty mirrored palettes in three, four or six pan sizes and the fun starts. Choose from dozens of gorgeous eyeshadows (in matte, shimmer wash and metallic) and two blush finishes (the standard and the shimmery version). Shades can easily be transferred from their flip-top casings into the pan in a jiffy. Comes in handy if you’re running low on your standby shadow or have a hankering a lilac liner.

Not sure what colours will wake up your eyes and give your cheeks the most desirable flush? No problem. Bobbi Brown artists are on hand to walk you through oodles of colours and textures, creating a personalized combination that ensures a knockout finale, every time.

While you’re at it, (and since the palettes are some slim and sleek), why not create a version for weekends, glamourous soirees, stuffy work events, drinks with your other half…

Bobbi Brown
www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com
Available at Bergdorf Goodman and Holt Renfrew

You’re sitting on a patio enjoying a cocktail—and the stares from the cute guy at the next table when you realize he’s not staring at you, he’s staring at your makeup drip, drip, dripping down your face. We’ve all been there, but what’s a girl to do during the lazy hazy days of summer? The new Melt-Proof Makeup Collection from CARGO is a limited edition kit of long-wearing, water-resistant make-up and includes Better-than-waterproof Mascara, Melt-proof Bronzer and Melt-proof 3-in-1 Eye-Cheek-Lip Palette that doesn’t melt, smudge or run and provides the perfect dose of summer colour—think shimmering apricots.

Perfect for traveling, hitting the beach or lying poolside, this collection is super-easy to apply (finger-paints anyone) and made up of a mixture of emollients and waxes that create a water resistant barrier and provide increased staying power.

CARGO
www.cargocosmetics.com
Available at Sephora and Beautymark