Best & Worst Self Tanners

Interested in doing a little sunless tanning this Summer? Not sure which products are good/bad? Check out this video from YouTube makeup guru emilynoel83 :)

Check out some of her other videos while you're there!
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Mini Skin Care Haul!

Hey guys! I know it's been a (long) while since I've posted anything. I'm still trying to figure out how to make this beauty blog super awesome and whatnot. Anyway, on to the mini haul!

Summer is upon us, people! Th weather is hot, the pools are open, and the clothing is...well, skimpy. As a member of the League of Pale Skinned Girls, summer isn't exactly my favorite time of year. The sun is my fair skin's arch nemesis. I don't even try and lay out by the pool and get a tan because THIS is what happens...

OUCH!

I went to the pool yesterday with a friend of mine, and this was my punishment. Okay, maybe I should have used more sunscreen...but I JUST WANT A TAN DAMMIT! 

So why am I telling you about this hideous sunburn of mine? Well, it has to do with two of the products from my haul!

From left to right:

• St. Ives Naturally Clear Green Tea Scrub. I keep seeing commercials for these new Green Tea products from St. Ives, so I thought I would pick up this scrub and give it a try. It says on the package that it "gently fights blemishes and reduces redness & irritation caused by acne." I'm looking forward to trying this product and seeing if it actually does reduce redness. That's the main reason I don't enjoy leaving the house without some sort of makeup on my face because my skin gets red and irritated for various reasons. 

• Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer & Jergens Natural Glow Healthy Complexion Daily Facial Moisturizer. This is where my sunburn story come in. Instead of torturing my fair skin with the violent rays of the sun trying to get some sort of color, I've decided to try using these Jergens products. I've used the body lotion before, but I've never tried the facial moisturizer. When I used the body lotion before, I did see a difference in my skin color. I've read some reviews where people have said that the lotion turned them orange, but I didn't experience that. It gave me a very natural color. I'm hoping the facial moisturizer will do the same for my face!

• Sally Hansen's Soften Your Step Ceramic Stone & Brush. Summertime also means breaking out the cute sandals and flip flops, which means your feet need to be in tip top shape! I'm on my feet a lot at work, so I know they could use a little TLC :)

What are some of YOUR favorite Summer beauty products?

Ulta/The Body Shop Haul & Nail Polish Of The Week 5/8/11

I did myself a little shopping this weekend! I mostly bought clothes and a new pair of adorable wedges, but of course bought myself a few beauty products.

OPI nail lacquer at Ulta was buy two, get one free. Do you think I could pass that up? Of course not! I got myself some pretty pink shades, and one of them is my nail polish f the week :)

Charged Up Cherry | Princesses Rule! | Cozu-Melted In The Sun

This week, Princesses Rule! is my color of choice. It's a very sparkly light pink, and very subtle (not what I'm used to!). It's a great color for Spring...and any other time of the year, of course ;)

Forgot to fix my polish boo-boos before I took the photo. Messy manicure!

On Thursday, I ordered myself some products from The Body Shop. I used to use their line of Tea Tree skincare products a long time ago, and decided I wanted to try using them again. I didn't stop using the products because they weren't good. To be honest, they're a little pricey (in my opinion, anyway). But as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. When I used the Tea Tree skincare line in the past, I saw a big difference in my skin. I have oily/acne prone skin, and when I use these products there's a huge decrease in how oily my skin gets and no acne whatsoever. Acne prevention is one of the main things I look for in a skincare product, and the Tea Tree line from The Body Shop definitely does the trick. 

Tea Tree Blackhead Exfoliating Wash | Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash | Tea Tree Blemish Fade Night Lotion | Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner | Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion

I'll be adding these products to my skincare routine again!

Interested in these products or anything else The Body Shop has to offer? Click Here!