Stay Smooth This Summer With These Essemtials

While a little Vitamin D can always help relax your mind, there's no question it causes stress on your beauty routine. Dry, dull skin and frizzy, unruly hair are just the beginning.

Let these essentials from DDF Skincare, John Frieda Tools, Burt’s Bees and Conair help keep you smooth for the summer.

DDF Micro-Derma Crystals Polishing Gel, $50.00

Dr. Sobel’s Micro-Derma Crystals exfoliate to provide a more even skin tone, promote skin clarity and brightness for a healthy glow. Available in UTLA stores.

Burt’s Bees BB Cream, $15.00

Available in 3 mineral-rich shades, Burt’s Bees BB cream offers instant, light-weight coverage, as it firms and conceals to visibly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Wake up to the true, natural you – perfected.

John Frieda Sleek Finish Flat Iron, $54.99

Advanced ionic conditioning enhances manageability and transforms dull, lifeless hair into smooth, sleek strands.

Conair Flip Side Collection, $12.99

With a unique double-sided design, this collection offers twice the styling power. Start by styling wet hair with the nylon-bristle side; then, once hair is dry, flip to the boar bristle side to finish the look.

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New from Estée Lauder: Modern Muse Le Rouge Gloss Eau de Parfum

Happy to share with you Estée Lauder’s NEW Modern Muse Le Rouge Gloss Eau de Parfum. The new fragrance brings an edge of charged sensuality and high shine to capture a new and daring facet of the Modern Muse woman. 

Le Rouge Gloss embodies bold, intensely seductive femininity. It’s available now at Estée Lauder counters nationwide and esteelauder.com.

AQUIS: New on SEPHORA.com

I’m super excited to share with you that AQUIS has now launched on Sephora.com! Consider your hair frizz free for the rest of your days with this amazing towel. This towel comes in a hair turban and towel to essentially put your hair through rehab. In three weeks, you will noticeably see a difference in the texture, growth and overall healthiness of your locks. 

The AQUIS Waffle Luxe Hair Turban is $40 and the AQUIS Lisse Hair Turban is $30. Available in more colors, too.

Milani Cosmetics: New Launches

I have always been impressed with Milani Cosmetics. Not only for their color pay off but also for their large variety of products that suit every skin tone. The brand is both luxurious and affordable and the new launches below do not disappoint!

Big & Bigger Lashes Maximum Mascara ($ 7.99 at CVS stores nationwide) won't flake nor smudge and it's creamy texture conditions your lashes, too. The custom designed brush has a flat side that deposits mascara directly to the lashes and a comb on either side that distributes the mascara evenly from base to tip. The bristles on the top of the brush catch those hard to reach lashes and can also be applied to the bottom lashes for extra depth. 

Everyday Eyes Eyeshadow Collection ($ 9.99 at CVS stores nationwide) are available in 6 different palettes with each including mix and match velvety mattes with luminous pearls to create endless looks. These colors were designed to work well together and a ' How To' guide is included with each palette. Plum Basics is shown below. 

Conceal + Perfect ($ 8.99 at CVS stores nationwide) is available in 14 color true shades and is lightweight, oil free and fragrance free. The easy no drip pump dispenses the perfect amount of fluid without leaving messy excess product. It can be used as a liquid foundation to even out skin tone or as a concealer to hide blemishes and imperfections. 

Limited Edition Milani Amore Mattallics Lip Creme ($ 7.99 at both Walgreens and CVS stores nationwide and $ 8.99 on MilaniCosmetics.com) offer up to 16 hours or wear! Available in 8 highly saturated shades, these cremes dry to a soft, smooth metallic matte finish. They are non sticky, transfer-resistant and waterproof. 

Left to right: Chromatic Addict, Matterialistic, Matte About You, Cinematic Kiss (shown above), Dramatic Diva, Mattely In Love, Automattic Touch and Raving Matte. All are Limited Edition colors. 

National Caviar Day: 7/18/2016

Caviar is a world-renowned delicacy known for its luxurious taste and nutrient-rich content. One spoonful of caviar supplies your daily dose of Vitamin B12, and it’s also a great source of Omega-3s, Vitamin D, and Iron. These benefits extend to your nails and hair as well making it a must-have ingredient - especially in the hot summer months that often wreak havoc on your beauty routine.

Alterna Haircare CC Cream Extra Hold

Altera’s best-selling CC cream is now available in a formula updated for thicker hair types, or for those who need extra hold. The leave-in cream provides hair with ten benefits– moisture, shine, smoothness, softness, anti-breakage, heat-protection, hold, UV protection, manageability and strength. Proprietary Enzymetherapy®, Seasilk® and Color-Hold® formulas give the hair omega fatty acids and antioxidants to infuse it with vital nutrients, rebalance moisture levels, and provide superior protection from UV protection rays and other light sources.

Free Of: Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates, Synthetic Color, Paraffins, Gluten, DEA/TEA, Phthalates, Mineral Oil & Petrolatum

Price: $25 (2.5 fl oz), available in April at Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom, AlternaHairCare.com and salons nationwide

Alterna Haircare Caviar Miracle Multiplying Volume Mist

This multi-tasking spray is both a treatment and a styler that nourishes stressed strands while adding twice the volume. Clinically proven to instantly plump strands as well as build body overtime, this mist boasts a Marine Plumping Complex that works to lift hair off of the scalp, restore natural thickness and strengthen strands. Spray throughout clean, towel-dried hair for voluminous yet touchable strands.

Price: $28, Available at Sephora, AlternaHaircare.com, Nordstrom, Ulta and fine salons nationwide

Alterna Haircare Caviar Repair Multi-Vitamin Heat Protection Spray 

A deep side part starts with healthy, protected hair that’s free of flyaways and frizz. This lightweight, nourishing multi-vitamin spray protects hair from heat styling up to 450°F* while restoring hydration and strength and boosting hair's immunity to outside aggressors and heat. By infusing the hair with caviar extract and vitamin C, it also restores vibrancy and elasticity. Color Hold® technology locks in hair color brightness while an exclusive blend of enzymes and minerals help essential nutrients adhere to hair. A mixture of marine botanicals delivers moisture and help repair damage, resulting in hydrated, perfectly smooth strands. Free of Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates, Synthetic Color, Paraffins, Gluten, DEA/TEA, Phthalates, Mineral Oil & Petrolatum. *Clinically tested to protect hair from heat styling up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
Price: $30, Available at Sephora/Sephora.com, and AlternaHaircare.com

Kérastase Chronologiste At- Home Ritual

Inspired by skincare, this breakthrough product trio brings the luxurious Kérastase Chronologiste In-Salon Ritual into the comfort of your own home. Consisting of Gommage Chronologiste, Bain Chronologiste, and Crème Chronologiste, each formula is enriched with Abyssine, which revitalizes and refreshes the scalp, Bisabolol for its healing and comforting properties, and Gluco-Lipide to restore nutrient deficiencies and boost overall scalp health. Vitamins A & E also provide anti-oxidant, color, and UV protection, leaving hair safe-guarded from extreme aggressors The range encompasses a wealth of textures including gentle exfoliating grains, mimetic-caviar pearls, infinitely rich creams and fragrant oils that all come together harmoniously to provide instant hair transformation.

Pricing: Gommage $44; Bain $42.50, Crème $65, Available at Kerastase-USA.com and Kérastase Salons