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CeleBeauty Watch: Brandy is a Sun Kissed Siren with St. Tropez at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards

May 22, 2012 / No Comments

Singer Brandy showed off her silky bronzed silhouette at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards with a custom St. Tropez Skin Finishing treatment by St. Tropez VIP Expert Fiona Locke.

To get glowing like Brandy, use the St. Tropez Self Tan Dark Bronzing Lotion with Applicator Mitt for a deeper more intense color that will give you a dramatic look for a summer night out.

St. Tropez products are available in the United States at nationwide Sephora locations and at St. Tropez Tan.

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Baby It’s Cold Outside: Best Moisturizers for Winter Skin Care

Every woman needs a go to fur (faux) and moisturizer for these winter months. It’s cold outside. We wrap up, blast the heat and even stoke the fire to keep warm. But the fact is that indoor heat as well as outdoor cold can all wreak havoc with our skin. Protect your skin from the harsh ways of winter by keeping moisture level in balance; perhaps bumping up your moisturizer a notch. Even oily skin benefits from the protection of hydrators that keep skin nourished and balanced. My moisturizer picks: 1. Best Anti-aging Moisturizer NeOvadiol Gf Day Densifying Re-Sculpting Care $48 Benefits (to which I can attest) Refined jaw line, toned neck, plumped cheeks, skin is nourished with features appearing smoother and a subtle green tea fragrance. The feel is nothing less than luxurious. 2. Best Moisturizer for Combination Skin Ole Henriksen Herbal Day Creme SPF 15 $35 This moisturizer combines grape seed oil and antioxidants that gives skin a luminous glow while it protects against environmental aggressors. 3. Best Moisturizer for Acne Prone Skin Go Clear Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 15 $33 A fast-absorbing, oil-free, moisturizing sunscreen that provides UVA / UVB sun protection, complexion-enhancing botanicals, and a matte finish. 4. Best Moisturizer for Oily Skin Kinerase Lotion $63 This rich, gentle daily hydrator offers phenomenal antiaging effects courtesy of Kineten (0.1% N6-furfuryladenine), a plant-derived ingredient that helps delay signs of aging, delivers improved tone and texture, and visibly minimizes the look of lines, wrinkles, dark spots, blotches, freckles, and uneven skintone. 5. Best Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin First Aid 5 in 1 Face Cream SPF 30 $38 This blend is allergy tested, fragrance free, and dermatologist recommended; it excludes harsh chemicals and colorants. Photo of Naomi Campbell courtesy of huffingtonpost.com. Shop:Face Anti-Aging by KineraseSkin Care at drugstore.com
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Expert Panel: New Year Detox Tips from Dr. Cheryl Karcher

Now that the holiday season has come to a halt, we are finally settling down from the nonstop road of soirees, cocktails and galas. And though our spirits might stay merry and bright, all the sugar, mulled wine and late nights that we experienced through the holiday season will certainly continue to take a toll on our complexion in the coming weeks. To detox your skin and revive your complexion, here are essential tips from Avon’s consulting top dermatologist, Dr. Cheryl Karcher to keep on hand in the new year: 1. Rest up! Ensure you get plenty of beauty sleep now that the partying is done. Well-rested skin is bright and healthy-looking, while tired skin looks dull and lackluster. 2. Moisturize! Moisturizing is key, so massage your favorite moisturizer plus SPF onto your skin before applying makeup to avoid dry skin at the end of the day. Try ANEW Clinical Skinvincible Multi-Shield Lotion SPF 50 ($36, avon.com) which will also protect from harsh winter conditions. 3.Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! To rid the toxins in our body that alcohol may have brought on, drink lots of water to replenish your system and prevent from dehydration. 4.Get Glowing Apply a resurfacing mask, like ANEW Clinical Advanced Retexturizing Peel ($25, avon.com), before you moisturize to achieve a luminous glow. 4. De-Puff! Cool those puffy eyes and minimize under eye bags with chamomile tea bags or cucumber to unwind from late nights of holiday partying.
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Waterproof Makeup: Keep Your Makeup in Place When It’s Raining

I live in the Bay Area of Northern California, and we have been getting pounded with uncharacteristic torrential rain. Well, maybe torrential is a bit of a stretch, but nonetheless, we are getting drenched. If you, like me, take the time to apply makeup, I’m sure that you want it to be in place even after you face the elements. Over the years, I have learned a few tricks and found a few product that help makeup last through various forms of attack by water—be it sweat from extreme temperatures, water at the beach or the winter rain we are currently experiencing. 1. Primer This magic potion helps makeup stay in place and prevents skin care (moisturizers and serums) from leaving the skin. Try: Smashbox Photo Finish Luminizing Foundation Primer $38 A luminizing primer that fills in fine lines and pores while imparting a beautiful luminous glow to skin. 2. Foundation A foundation that repels water is a must. Try: Make Up For Ever Face & Body Liquid Makeup $38 This waterproof, ultra-light, water-based gel contains no emulsifiers and provides a totally natural, satin finish. 3. Cheek Stain Flush your cheeks with color that stays put. Try: Vapour Beauty Aura Multi-Use Blush – Stain $28 Multi-tasker for cheeks, lips and eyes, with all-day high-impact color. 4. Waterproof Eye Makeup Keep eyeshadow, liner and mascara in place with water resistant formulas while not sacrificing on color, starting with and eyelid primer. Try: Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion – Eden (nude and matte) $18 or $23 or XL An eye prep product that provides smoother, longer-lasting, and absolutely crease-proof eyeshadowin a very-wearable, tawny, matte hue. Try: SmashboxWaterproof Shadow Liner Duo $25 A waterproof and crease-resistant cream shadow and liner duo. Try: L’Oreal Voluminous Waterproof Mascara $7.99 5. Long-Wearing Lip color Whether it’s a rainy day or the sun is shining, you can’t go wrong with a natural lip stain. Try: TarteLipSurgence™ Natural Lip Tint $24 A natural lip stain that is clinically proven to increase lips’ moisture content by 6000%. Shop: Eye Shadow by Smashbox Face Primer by Smashbox
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Trending—Cold Weather Makeup: The Best Hydrating Foundations for Brown Skin

Fall is here, winter is around the corner and it’s time to change up your makeup game. Summer may have dictated that you wear a lightweight foundation, something more in the “barely there” category. But with the snap of chill in the air, it’s time to bump up your foundation game to one that not only covers your skin perfectly, but adds a dose of hydration as well. Whether you are dry, combination or oily, there is a hydrating foundation for you. Check out the ones we have rounded up. 1. For all skin types, including oily and combination. Commonly, oily skin types prefer the feel of powder on their skin as opposed to liquid, and that makes bareMinerals the perfect partner. Try: bareMinerals READY® Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20 $29 read my review here A solid mineral foundation that gives long-lasting hydrating coverage without looking or feeling like a foundation. 2. For combination skin that needs balancing Combination skin often has dry and oily patches. Tarte utilizes Amazonian Clay to keep dry areas hydrated and oily spots under control. Try: tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Full Coverage Foundation SPF 15 $38 read my review here Whether oily, dry or combination, “skin-smart” Amazonian clay will intuitively adjust to meet and address your skin concerns for makeup that wears better, longer, and truer. 3. For Dry to Normal skin types Try: Laura Mercier Moisture Supreme Foundation $47 A lightweight, hydrating foundation for normal to dry skin that provides medium-to-full coverage to minimize the signs of aging—leaving behind a natural-looking finish. 4. For all skin types read my review here Try: Benefit Cosmetics ‘Hello Flawless!’ Oxygen Wow Liquid Foundation $36 This natural-finish foundation builds from light to medium coverage for a natural complexion and features light-diffusing properties and hydrating benefits. 5. For all skin types, especially Oily and Combination read my review here Try: Smashbox Studio Skin 15 Hour Wear Foundation $42 This long-wearing, hydrating formula blurs imperfections using light-diffusing, encapsulated pigment spheres, and delivers natural-looking, buildable medium-to-full coverage. Shop:
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Trending—Winter Skin Care Tips: 5 Unexpected Ways to Use Shea Butter from L’Occitane

Maybe you have an unexpected blind date – or a meeting with a new client just appeared on your calendar. We’ve all been there, and sometimes we’re not prepared to make our best impression. For such moments, you can always rely onL’Occitane’s Certified Organic Pure Shea Butter. Try these uses for L’Occitane Certified Organic Pure Shea Butter: Skin too dry in this winter weather? Rub the Shea Butter on elbows and hands. No time for a manicure? Apply the Shea Butter to your cuticles. Chapped lips? Use L’Occitane’s Shea Butter to hydrate Hurting paper cut or itchy scrape? Allow the Shea Butter to help you heal! Bad hair day? Use the Shea Butter to slick back those flyaways.
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