Summer Beauty Essentials for Face, Body, and Hair!

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Summer Beauty Essentials:

Face, Body & Hair! 

FRÉ Skincare | GLOW ME Tinted Moisturizer:

For fresh and beautiful skin that can survive the Summer heat and humidity, I am really enjoying FRÉ Skincare’s GLOW ME Tinted Moisturizer. At first, this tint looks too dark for me. However, it really melts right into my skin and amazingly does not look too dark. Plus, while my face tends to stay pale in the Summer, my body (despite good SPF efforts) ends up with a light tan. So, this product tends to even out that balance. This tinted moisturizer is a revolutionary 3-in-1 formula designed specifically for skin that sweats (and there’s a lot of that during Georgia's super hot and humid Summers). Glow Me is formulated with Argania Active Complex for moisturizing, SPF 15 for protection, and it has a universal nude tint for a sheer finish to blur imperfections and even skin tone. Now with an SPF of 15, this is not quite enough sun protection for me. However, I am using this layered over my Summer sunscreen which is an SPF of 30. So, I do not mind the SPF being a low SPF 15 in this product. I think of this as an extra layer of protection and coverage that I wear over my sunscreen. Plus, the tint is good for covering the white cast of my other sunscreen. The FRÉ Skincare GLOW ME Tinted Moisturizer is available at www.freskincare.com for $45.00.

Love Sun Body | 100% Natural Origin Mineral Sunscreen:
While I tend to try out a ton o different types of sunscreens, my overall preferance is really mineral sunscreen because it provides natural protection that does not degrade in sunlight. Plus, I find that mineral sunscreens are much more gentle on my slightly sensitive skin. For healthy sun protection that works, I am really loving the Love Sun Body 100% Natural Origin Mineral Sunscreen! It is safe for use on your face and body and can provide up to 80 minutes of water and sweat resistant protection. Available in lightly scented or fragrance free. I got to try the fragrance-free version which I am so happy about because that means I can use it on my whole family as my son only uses fragrance-free mineral sunscreens because of his eczema. The Love Sun Body Sunscreens come in 2 different sizes (200ML for $32.00 or 100ML for $21.00) at lovesunbody.com/collections and Amazon.com.

Bottoms Up | Brush:
Fixing your Summer hair-do on-the-go and at the Pool is a snap with this cute Bottoms Up brush! This is absolutely perfect for my pool bag as I almost always have to do some hair maintanence on myself or my daughter when we go swimming. The Bottoms Up Brush is the ultimate multi-tasker - with a stainless-steel bottle opener at the base, you’ll never be left dying of thirst because you can’t open that bottle top! ha ha! But seriously, I almost always have both a bottle opener and a brush in my bag, now I can just pack this one item. Space saver and cute idea! This brush is available in two colors at BottomsUPBrush.com for $14.99. Cheers!

I Dew Care | Straight Radiate Radiance Moisturizing Gold Gel Cream:
This is a bouncy gel cream formulated with gold powder to give a sun-kissed, beachy glow! This product is incredibly unique. It is super hydrating because of the hyaluronic acid plus it has the amazing benefit of giving your skin a gorgeous glow. You can use this on its own or use it underneath your regular makeup and apply it like a moisturizer. I like using it as a moisturizer. I use it in place of my regular hyaluronic acid moisturizer that I usually layer on underneath tinted sunscreen and makeup. When I apply Straight Radiate first, it allows for a beautiful lit-from-within type of glow to my overall look. I also like to use this to spot highlight on my body. When you first look at the shade, you will think "this looks to dark or gold". However, once you apply it applies seemlessly into your skin! I am super fair and this product still works for me. I love it! Striaght Radiate retails for $29 at Ulta.com

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Doing Hair is Fun for the Whole Family with Milk & Sass Hair Accessories!

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With a little girl with long hair, I am always looking for ways to make hair time fun! Well, I sure found it with these adorable hair accessories and detangling brushes from Milk & Sass! Not only does my daughter love these items, but I love using them on myself, too! 

Introducing Milk & Sass:

This is such a fun line of candy-inspired products to make hair care easier! 

From Milk & Sass:

Milk+Sass® is on a mission to wrangle tangles, eliminate breakage, and maximize shine. A leading innovator in premium hair products, our candy-inspired detangling brushes and accessories are made for men, women, and children of all hair types and textures--from the curly-headed beauties to the straight-haired stunners. 

Our Hair:

I have shoulder length hair that is super prone to tangles. It is dry and damaged from highlighting. I am always looking for solutions for detangling and I also want hair tools that are super gentle on my hair. My daughter's hair is very long and fine. It is in awesome condition, but it is prone to tangles. My son's hair has a mind of its own (like him!). His hair is super thick and straight and his is cut in a longer toddler "surfer dude" style. 

I have really enjoyed exploring a few items from the Milk & Sass line! These items have not only made getting my kids' hair done easier, but I love using the Milk & Sass hair items on my self, too!

To find out more about each Milk & Sass item I tried, please click "read more" below!

SFRbeauty is now GlamAlley.com! My latest haul featuring Apothederm, Centrix Q Zone, and a Cricket Brush!

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One of my favorite beauty sites, SFRbeauty, has a new name and a new website design: Introducing Glam Alley!!! The new and improved site design better reflects the awesome assortment of products and allows for better site navigation, too! Overall, a fabulous website makeover! :) Also, I must mention that this company is just so nice!!! Plus, their items always come packaged extremely well. Overall, it is a great experience working with them! :)

Introducing the NEW Website Look and Name of SFRbeauty: Glam Alley:

To kick off the launch of Glam Alley, I picked out a few products that I was interested in trying out. Glam Alley carries skincare, makeup, and hair care, tools, and even some fragrances. The California based site's focus is on natural and organic products and professional quality treatments and tools. 

To find out what I got in my most recent Glam Alley haul and to read my first impressions/mini reviews, please click "read more" below! :)

Makeup Wars: Hair Styling Tools

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It is time for another Makeup War! This time the Makeup Wars bloggers are sharing their favorite tools for hair styling!

What are the Makeup Wars?
Before sharing my choices for hair tools, let me tell you a little bit about Makeup Wars in general. The Makeup Wars Bloggers are a group of top beauty bloggers that publish coordinated bi-weekly posts. The Makeup Wars bloggers collectively pick topics to blog about (e.g., Top 10 Products, Beauty Pampering, etc). Then, we publish our posts at precisely the same time and link up through the graphic links and thumbnails at the top and bottom of our posts. It is always a big surprise to scroll through the links from the group to see what everyone picked! 

In my hair care routine, I rarely stray from my basic styling tools. Once I find something that works, I stick with it! With that said, I do like to discover new tools. If I read about a fabulous tool that someone else is using with my same hair length and type, I tend to try it out. Then, if I like that tool, I will add it to my routine or replace another tool with it.

My Hair:
My hair is super long and somewhat hard to manage. It is highlighted. So, it is dry and it tangles very easily. Plus, it is very thick and somewhat coarse. It is primarily straight. However, ever since my first pregnancy a couple years ago, I have some random wavy patches. Typically, I wash it every other day. When I wash it, I let it air dry about 50%. Then I blow dry with a paddle brush and then a large round brush to work the waves out. On occasion, I curl it with a wand or use a straightener to get it super sleek. Also, I like to use wet-sets to create no-heat curls. However, I will not include these no-heat tools in this post. If you all would like, I could do a no-heat series next? Let me know! :)

Some of my current favorite tools I have been using for years and others are new additions to my hair care routine. Do you want to see my picks? Click "read more" below to hear more!