Shape Magazine's Summer Beauty Essentials
Beat the heat with a few of Summer's best beautifiers
From the LifeMinute team
Hot weather is here and your busy summer schedule is in full swing. How to keep up with the beauty basics? Shape Magazine's Cheryl Kramer Kaye offers up tips and shares the best buys to help you breeze through the season.
Don't skimp on skincare
When it comes to your skin regimen, Cheryl tells her readers to remember three things: wear sunscreen everyday; wash your face before bed; and, apply a night cream with retinol. She loves RoC Retinol Correction Deep Wrinkle Night Cream which has an exclusive combination of pure retinol, clinically shown to reduce lines, and even deep wrinkles, in 12 weeks. So even if you are running around during the day, you can improve your skin tone and firmness while you sleep. Pick it up for $23 at Walgreens.
Show skin with confidence
"Now is the season of shorter skirts and sleeveless shirts, so you want to be fuzz-free and smooth," says Cheryl. Do that at home with Veet Ready-to Use Wax Strips for legs and body. You just rub the strips between your hands to warm them, and then peel it apart at the easy grip tabs which you'll use to pull the strip off your skin and grab hairs as short as 1.5 millimeters. The strips are made with almond oil so they are going to leave your skin soft and smooth for up to four weeks. They're just $9.99 at drugstores.
"Another serious summer essential is a great deodorant," says Cheryl, "And one I am loving is Dove Advanced Care deodorant with NutriumMoisture." It not only keeps you dry and odor-free for up to 48 hours, but it also has real skincare benefits. In fact, it's clinically proven to reduce irritation from shaving and will give you smoother underarms in just three days. It comes in eleven great fragrances and is just $4.99 at mass market stores. To make your underarms even more exciting, Dove is asking women across the country to ditch their sleeves for a chance to win a trip to New York City for Fashion Week and a personalized VIP styling session. Go to Dove.com to enter.
Fight the Frizz
"So many of us have to deal with damage and frizz during the summer season," says Cheryl, "Well, Carol's Daughter has the solution." The company's new Sacred Tiare collection is packed with rare and natural ingredients -- like copra coconut oil, Shea butter and bamboo -- to strengthen your hair, eliminate that frizz and restore hair's natural beauty. You can find it for just $10 to $14 exclusively at Target and target.com.