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If you are looking to add that natural dewy glow to your cheeks (think JLo), cream blush is what you want to use. This product can be a little intimidating for some of us gals, so we asked Paul Venoit, CoverGirl Makeup Pro, to share his fool-proof tips for applying it.

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Summer is here and with it comes sunbathing in your local pool’s “splash zone” and roasting in the stands at the baseball stadium. Will your makeup stand up? Celebrity makeup artist Brett Freedman, shares his top summer tips and beauty products to keep us looking our best in the summer heat.

Summerize your favourite foundation with gel bronzer:

Splurge: Clinique Non-Streak Bronzer ($18.50, Sears Canada).
Steal: Bonne Bell Gel Bronze ($6.49, Shoppers Drug Mart).
- Freedman has used this tip on Jessica Biel. (more…)

So many choices it makes our heads spin! How do you figure out what’s best for you? Here’s the breakdown of the latest mineral makeup foundations to be found on store shelves.

Lancôme Ageless Mineral
Includes a white sapphire complex to make skin look brighter and feel softer. It’s formulated with aloe, vitamin E, mica, alumina and bismuth oxychloride. Twelve shades all offer SPF 21 and are free of talc, oil and fragrance.

The positive – it comes in shade options. The negative – it can be irritating to sensitive skin.

Lancôme
www.lancome.ca
Available at www.sephora.com in Canada and Macy’s in the U.S. (more…)

Good skin is the basis for everything. When it is clean, hydrated and the tone is even, whatever we put on next looks flawless. That is why picking the right foundation is so critical. (more…)