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Instantly Cool Down – 7 Summer Beauty Saviors
With summer heat on the rise, cool down in more ways than one thanks to these beauty friendly essentials! From skincare saviors to refreshing recipes to hair styling alternatives, we’ve got the top 7 essentials you need to beat the heat so you look and feel good all season long:
1) Feel refreshed and sweat free in just one swipe thanks to Ban Total Refresh Cooling Body Cloths! These unique towelettes that wipe away sweat, cool the body down, and leave a unique soft powder finish, so you’re left feeling completely refreshed, with no sticky residue. Unlike others, these cloths will leave skin feeling smooth and silky, instead of wet and sticky. ($3.29; Drugstores and Mass Retailers)
2) Moisturize irritated, eczema prone skin with a uniquely cooling formula, Curél Itch Defense Instant Soothing Moisturizing Spray. Uniquely soothing, this formula delivers a mix of light yet potent hydrators — including a proprietary ceramide complex, allantoin and panthenol — to ease parched, itchy skin right where you need it. The Proprietary Cooling Complex feels soothing like a cold compress, lending you instant relief. ($8.99; Drug and mass merchants)
3) Treat dark circles and under eye areas to a refreshing and cool to the touch eye zone treatment! Masque Bar Hydro Gel Eye Dark Spot Eye Patch diminishes the look of dark circles with a formula that is enriched with Gold, Adenosine and Snail Extract helps improve elasticity and brightness. It is also effective to help reduce the appearance of eye puffiness and dark circles. ($29.99; Select Ricky’s NYC locations and www.rickysnyc.com)
4) Keep your body and skin hydrated with the a cold and refreshing Glowing Green Smoothie (GGS). This smoothie is a perfect whole food blend with carefully selected ingredients by celebrity nutritionist, Kimberly Snyder, that helps you consume large amounts of fiber, greens, fresh fruits and vitamin C-filled lemon, so your body can easily digest and receive maximum nutrition. The GGS is perfect and safe to consume every day as an essential foundation of your healthy diet! ($8.75; order in bulk on www.myglowbio.com or purchase at the Glow Bio Store at 7473 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90046)
5) Get a bronzed glow from head to toe without lying out in the heat! ESPA Naturally Radiant Gradual Tan is a nourishing and smoothing body cream that intuitively works with your skin’s chemistry to develop a natural and healthylookingtan. With plant actives to create a color that graduallydevelops over 4 hours your skin will be left bronzed and radiant. With a combination of Shea Butter, Coconut and SweetAlmondOil the skin is left feeling deeply hydrated and soft. ($58; us.espaskincare.com)
6) Cool down and fight blemishes before they start with Bioré Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser.This refreshing liquid cleanser targets and removes dirt and oil that can cause blemishes, leaving you with clear skin. The deep, yet gentle cleanser invigorates and cools as it removes over 99% of dirt and oil. ($6.99; Drugstores and Mass Retailers)
7) During these hot summer months, spend less time struggling with your hairdryer with help from DreamDry’s NEW DreamTurban™! Made from an incredibly plush, extra-absorbent fabric, the DreamTurban™ significantly reduces hair’s drying time, leaving it healthy and shiny. The machine-washable wrap’s unique design features an elastic band at the end of the turban and a button at the base, allowing you to secure the wrap in place while you get ready for your day. ($30; at www.dreamdry.com and DreamDry salons) -
Beauty Essentials with Instant Results
Summer days call for more time spent outdoors, but being in the sun for too long can leave your skin and hair in need of some TLC. Reverse damage from sun, sand and sweat thanks to these beauty necessities that change your look in an instant!Instantly lift dirt and oil from your pores thanks to Bioré Deep Cleansing Charcoal Pore Strips! With next generation proprietary c-bond technology and potent charcoal, the strips remove clogs and weeks’ worth of buildup so you’ll see 3x less oil. Containing witch hazel and teatree oil, the formula refines pores to diminish their appearance over time. ($7.99; Drugstores and Mass Retailers) 
Calm skin that’s irritated by the sun with instant moisture thanks to Curél Itch Defense Instant Soothing Moisturizing Spray. Uniquely soothing, this formula delivers a mix of light yet potent hydrators — including a proprietary ceramide complex, allantoin and panthenol — to ease parched, itchy skin right where you need it. The Proprietary Cooling Complex feels soothing like a cold compress, lending you instant relief. ($8.99; Drug and mass merchants)
After a long day and night out, diminish the look of dark circles with Masque Bar Hydro Gel Eye Dark Spot Eye Patch! This is an eye zone treatment that is enriched with Gold, Adenosine and Snail Extract helps improve elasticity and brightness, and diminish the signs of aging. It is also effective to helpreduce the appearance of eye puffiness and dark circles. ($29.99; Select Ricky’s NYC locations and www.rickysnyc.com)
Give your strands a break and skip the heating tools thanks to Hairdo! Instantly transform your hair with the Simply Straight 18” Pony Extension – apolished pony that will leave you looking chic, but modern all day long. Depending on the look you’re going for, Tru2Life heat styelable fiber lets you wear this piece curly or straight without causing any damage to your hair! ($49; Ulta.com)
