I can’t believe it’s September already, can you? This summer has just flown by and before you know it, Fall will be here once again. If you are anything like me (and obsessed with keeping your skin looking young and pigmentation/sunspot free), I really try to avoid the sun, but still want that fresh radiant looking summer glow. And now with Fall just around the corner, I have been trying various bronzers and shimmery products to help me look sun kissed and golden in order to help me hang onto the last morsels of summer. Below you will find some of my latest discoveries. Here’s to you Golden Goddess!
Too Faced Chocolate Soleil This is one of my new favorite yummy summertime bronzing products, I fell in love with it the first time I used it! It is a sheer matte bronzing powder that contains real cocoa powder (which neutralizes redness) and is lightly scented with chocolate. It gives me the perfect amount of sheer bronze color, it’s not at all orange, and I just adore the hint of chocolate. The idea of combining a bronzer with cocoa and chocolate is unique, inspired and fun. I’m a fan!
Booty Parlor Flirty Little Secret Firming Bronzer with Pheromones I just adore Booty Parlor’s sexy and feminine inspired products and Flirty Little Secret is no exception (don’t ya just love the name!) Flirty Little Secret Bronzer is a lightly shimmery, florally scented firming bronzer that contains pheromones which are designed to make you more attractive to the opposite sex. I think this is a pretty unique product because it makes you look sexy on the outside and feel sexy on the inside.
Givenchy Fleur de Frangipanier Unique Compact Powder in Island Tan Givenchy is one of my favorite prestige brands because their products are super high quality and their packaging is beautiful and luxurious. This beautiful flower inspired bronzing powder blends three different shades from the top to the bottom of the pan which results in a beautiful shimmery light bronze peachy glow, and I feel like it makes me look luminescent. I also adore the gorgeous packaging on this compact which I would describe as a floral Asian motif.
NYX Bronze Smokey Look Kit NYX is a fabulous brand that makes high quality professional make-up products at budget friendly prices. I just adore this new Bronze Smokey Eye Look kit because it has everything you need to create the perfect warm smoky eyes and lips all in one kit. This uber cute double tiered compact kit comes with 9 brown/bronze eyeshadows, 2 shimmery lip colors, a mirror, 2 applicators, and easy to follow instructions for the perfect smoky eye – all for under ten bucks!
Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer in Hula Hula I have raved before about the newly reinvented affordable Hard Candy products, and their baked bronzers are equally appealing. These bronzers are baked to create a beautiful, dewy yet matte finish that gives your skin a hint of bronzed color for a sun-kissed look. I am really enjoying the Hula Hula shade that gives my skin a radiant summer glow.
While Julia was great as usual and they did an excellent job capturing the imagery and distinct flavor of each country (I especially loved Richard Jenkins portrayal of Richard from Texas-perfection!), it just suffered by comparison to the book. For me, the book was so inspirational, transformational and profound, but the movie just did not deliver that impact. It didn’t move me in an emotional way, but it did entertain me.
