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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…)

To really create buzz in the beauty world, you have to deliver staggering results in a tight time frame. Lancôme has identified the proteins in our genes that promote younger looking skin. Génifique Youth Activator plumps, improves texture, reveals radiance, increases elasticity and softens in just seven days. (more…)

What do you get the girl who has everything? That’s simple, a little bit of glam for her makeup bag or boudoir. Impress your BFF with your shopping skills and gift giving ability. These products are sure to make her smile. (more…)