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Hair, makeup and more! 10 summer beauty tips
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Check out the best hair, body and makeup products, plus application tips to keep you looking fabulous during the hottest days of the year.
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By Janine Falcon
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6. Nails
Gold is a sure thing for chic summer nails but this year, brights rule. Bright purple? Check. Day-glo green? Check. Neon yellow? Check. Get the picture?
Try: Chanel Nail Colour in Antilope (brushed gold), 13 mL, $25. Zoya Nail Polish in Whitney (bright pink), 14 mL, $8. Essie Shorty Pants (neon yellow) or Bermuda Shorts (purple), 15 mL, $11 each. OPI Dating a Royal (blue), Brights Power (orange) or Green-wich Village, 15 mL, $9.95 each.
7. Body
Feeling a mite jiggly? Slimming and shaping lotions (fancy terms for cellulite cream) these days can actually make a difference. They won't help you drop three bathing-suit sizes, but they'll help you look a little better in the size you wear.
Try: Biotherm Celluli Laser, 200 mL, $65. Nivea My Silhouette Slimming & Reshaping Gel-Cream, 200 mL, $14. Cake Beauty Better Bod Rub in Sweet Cheeks or Citrus Squeeze, 180 mL, $34.
8. Skin
Whether you hit the self-tanner or body-bronzer bottle or not, keep your skin smooth, baby. That means regular exfoliation and moisturizing for gleaming, sexy limbs.
TIP: An exfoliating cloth saves pennies because you can use it with regular cleanser or soap -- no sugar scrub required.
Try: Dermalogica Ultimate Buffing Cloth, $24. Venus Pure Divine Shimmering Embrace Moisturizing Body Wash with Shimmering Highlights, 295 mL, $6.99. Clarins Self Tanning Instant Gel, 150 mL, $35.
9. Legs
Summertime is no time for stubble. Hit the razor -- specifically a multi-blade razor, which delivers super-smoothness that actually lasts longer than results from a regular disposable. Then put your silky gams in the spotlight with a little extra bronzing glow.
Try: Gillette Venus Embrace razor, $15.99 including shower pod and extra cartridge. The Body Shop Body & Leg Shine, 55g, $18.50.
10. Feet
It's your duty to humankind to expose feet only when they're at their prettiest so keep them buffed, soft, comfortable and well-groomed.
Try: Deserving Thyme Moisturizing Foot Soak, 112 g, $18. Tweezerman Pedro Callus Stone, $24. McBloom's Spa Treatment Nourishing Foot Cream, 60 mL, $7. Upper Canada Soap Peppermint Foot Therapy, 210 mL, $10.
Think you won't get out of the house before Thanksgiving if you have to do all this? You don't have to do it all in one day!
Start here: Spritz yourself liberally with Marc Jacobs Splash in Grapefruit, 300 mL, $80, a chic bottle of fresh citrus scent. Rumour has it, the scent of pink grapefruit on a woman makes men think she's six years younger than she is. The juice in this Grapefruit only looks pink, but we think it's worth a try. And see? That didn't take long, did it?
Buying info
John Frieda, TRESemmé, Olay, Nivea, Gillette Venus, and Biotherm at drugstores and mass retailers. Cover FX, Benefit, Clarins, Smashbox at Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutiques, Sephora, select department stores. M.A.C at M.A.C boutiques and select Bay stores. Joico Design Collection at select salons. Gosh cosmetics at Shoppers Drug Mart. Clinique at Sephora and select department stores. Cargo Cosmetics at select Bay stores and Sephora. The Body Shop at The Body Shop boutiques. Lise Watier at select drug and department stores. Chanel at Chanel boutiques and select department stores. Zoya, Essie, O.P.I., Deserving Thyme, McBloom's and Upper Canada Soap at select retailers. Cake Beauty at Sephora. Dermalogica at select salons and retailers. Marc Jacobs available at Holt Renfrew and Sephora.
Janine Falcon is the founder and editor-in-chief of Beauty Geeks, the blog about the best beauty products out there and how to use them to your advantage.
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