Beyonce Knows a Good Thing When She Sees it.

Beyoncé reveals in the September issue of InStyle Magazine (on stands now) that Carol's Daughter is one of her skin-care obsessions! She lends her glowing skin to any and all of their moisturizers, like the Jamaican Punch and Mango Mélange Body Butters both of which are $18, at Carol'sDaughter.com.

I am a true fan of Carol's Daughter Almond Cookie Body Butter. I leave it in the refrigerator during these hot days of Summer and it totally soothes my dry, sun and chlorine wrecked skin. Other scents available include Ocean, Ecstasy, Mango Melange, Jamaican Punch, Groove, Love Butter, and the new Sweet Honey Dip...ChocolateBrownSugah. Yum, yum!

Clarins Delicious Self Tanning Cream.

It looks a bit like whipped chocolate pudding. And even smells a bit like cocoa - probably because this self tanning cream is made with cocoa, the richest part of cocoa butter. Clarins Delicious Self Tanning Cream smells good enough to eat - but I caution you not to (eat it, that is).

I urge you to spread this luxurious cream over your body - wherever you want a deep rich, glorious golden tan. This beauty is perfect for the legs. My legs are finally looking how I like them to look faux-tanned.

This delicious cream moisturizes as it glides across your skin, while leaving it super soft. The instant color is gorgeous too, one that you can apply and then go out of the house with - after waiting about ten minutes for it to completely dry, that is. I so love the fact that I only need to re-apply this cream every week - five days if I really want to amp it up. Of course, the darker you want to go, you could apply as often as you wish - but it is not necessary. Really, this self tanner lasts, and fades very naturally. No one will ever know that you go faux!

Check this out at your Clarins counter, and stock up. I will be, as this has now moved others out of it's way to become a mainstay on my self-tanner shelf.

More Love for Xen-Tan.

I love, love, love Xen-Tan and am constantly sharing my love for this holy grail line of self-tanners. I recently turned my sister onto this fabulous self-tanner, and here is her guest post on her new found love for Xen-Tan!

Guest post by Cindi Roberge of The Fragrance Fanatic -

I am an avid user of self-tanners and have found the best and I mean the best self-tanner on the market today.  XEN-TAN will not disappoint! 

XEN-TAN has a new patented time-released ingredient that makes tanning more gradual as it is slowly released over time. This helps create a more even, streak-free tan. Without the icky smell too - and thatis worth writing about.

XEN-TAN for face has a nice smell, an orange like creamsicle scent.  It gradually tans your face over the course of the day/evening.  Just to be aware, that you still need to use an SPF sunscreen after applying the XEN-TAN since it does not have SPF in it.

XEN-TAN for BODY is called Transform and it smells like chocolate!  As I was applying it, I almost licked myself since it smelled so good!  Even as the tan gradually develops over the day/evening, the sweet smell is still there.   Be aware, that if you plan to sleep with it on, make sure you wear dark colored jammies to protect your sheets.

 

Happy safe tanning!
 

Cool, Soothe and Rehydrate Skin with Liz Earle Sun Shade.

After a wonderful day at the beach this week, I was left with a bit of a burn on the back of my shoulders and neck. I thought I was protected, but I think the salt water quickly washed away my sunscreen where I needed it most (the waves were HUGE!).

That night, I looked quickly to see what I had to help soothe my burn that was heating up - and fast.  I grabbed Sun Shade Botanical Aftersun Gel from Liz Earle and her Naturally Active Skincare line.

 

When you see the name Sun shade, I am sure you think of a sunblock, right? Well, in this case Sun Shade is actually a product to bring your skin the shade with it's cooling botanical ingredients - to help skin cool down after a bit of too much sun.

This gel not only cools and calms the heat, as it melts over the skin, it is absorbed. You are never left with sticky or greasy residue. Made with organic aloe vera, cucumber, lavender and natural Vitamin E, featuring a cool menthol scent, I only needed one application to help soothe my skin - so I could sleep free of sunburn pain.

Ban the Bumps with Bikini Zone.

It's ugly - you know, the bikini, um - area. You all know what I mean. The prepping and grooming that is followed by the red bumps that hurt, then itch as they slowly fade away - to only need more grooming. It is suffering at it's worst. I swear.

If you ever wondered what caused the bikini zone bumps, it is most likely those pesky ingrown hairs causing the irritation. You see, these bumps pop up when a hair curls back into the skin instead of growing straight out. Sometimes you might see some pimple-like blemishes created by irritation - and these babies itch. No wonder it is painful with the razor burn and irritation.

Enter Bikini Zone Medicated Creme. If you haven't tried this yet, you must. It is the ultimate "bump ban-er" and works like a charm.

 

First, Bikini Zone contains an analgesic to soothe away pain and irritation. It improves healing by speeding along new skin cells to replace the scraped ones, eliminating redness and razor burn. Lastly, it dries out the small, acne-like blemishes and exfoliates the skin to help prevent hair from curling back into the skin to form an ingrown hair bump. With Bikini Zone, your skin will look and feel better - and the suffering will stop.

You can grab yourself a tube at stores like CVS, Walgreens or Walmart - or you can enter my contest right here and starting "Banning Your Bumps" as I have 5 Bikini Zone tubes to give away! Whoo Hoo!

The contest will run through next Sunday night at 11:55 PM EST. Only one entry per person and the contest is only open to those residents of the continental United States.