Get Ready to GO with L'Oréal Paris

We are all excited about Toronto's Luminato Festival that is taking place June 6 - 11.

Are you:
Ready to go…outdoors?
Ready to go…to the museum?
Ready to go…dancing?
Ready to go… to a music concert?
Ready to go…to the theatre?
Ready to go…to the opera?

Stop by the L’Oréal Paris Beauty Environment and get complimentary makeup and hair touchups done by the L’Oréal Paris Beauty Team: the style maestros who create all of the makeup and hair looks seen on the runway during L’Oréal Fashionweek in Toronto.

Simply pick your desired look and voila – their makeup and hair experts will glam you up during the Luminato festivities so that you can hit the town with an added dash of style.

Special Guest Appearances:
L’Oréal Paris Official Makeup Artist, Eddie Maleterre and Official Hair Artist and Colourist, Eric Del Monaco, will be making special guest appearances every day. These world-renowned beauty experts will share their favourite beauty tips and tricks and provide valuable step-by-step demonstrations on how you can recreate these popular looks.

June 6 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
June 7 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
June 8 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
June 9 -11 at noon and 6 p.m.

We will be there...will you?

Suncare Simplified

The sun presents a whole new set of skin problems, whether you suffer a sunburn from a bad application or a greasy formula causes a breakout. From water resistant to all-natural sunscreen, here are a few picks for every need under the sun:

Biotherm Ultra-Fluid Body Milk Sun Protection SPF 30
Part of the Biotherm Sun Multi Protection line not only protects from both UVA and UVB rays, but moisturizes skin for up to eight hours. The lighter consistency of this product goes on like a lotion, but be careful of squeezing out too much.

Biotherm

www.biotherm.ca www.biotherm.com
Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Sears

Kiehl’s Vital Sun Protection SPF 30 sunscreen
This all-sport formula provides UVA, UVB and broad-spectrum coverage for your skin and is water resistant for up to 80 minutes in the water.

Kiehl’s
www.kiehls.com
Available at Kiehl's stores and Bergdorf Goodman

Clinique UV Response SPF 50
With a high SPF, this heavy duty sunscreen is a skin-friendly lightweight, oil-free lotion. This formula also contains liposomes that release anti-oxidants when exposed to UV light. Packaged in a upright tube, it lets you squeeze out every last bit of lotion.

Clinique
www.clinique.ca www.clinique.com
Available at Holt Renfrew and Nordstrom

Burt’s Bees SPF 30 Chemical-Free Sunscreen with Hemp Seed Oil
This 100% natural sunscreen provides protection through Titanium Dioxide which creates a fine barrier to reflect harmful UVA and UVB rays while hemp seed oil prevents the loss of moisture from your skin. The tube packaging is both economical and environmentally friendly as 25% of it is made from post-consumer waste.

Burt’s Bees
www.burtsbees.ca www.burtsbees.com
Available at Whole Foods and London Drugs

L’Occitane Do Brasil Sunscreen Cream SPF 30 -Available July 2008
Containing only natural colours and fragrances, the new Buriti do Pará line of sun protection contains no chemical filters and is dermatologist tested. This mineral based sunscreen offers the standard broad spectrum protection as well as being immediately effective upon application, which is especially helpful if you are one of those people who forget to apply 30 minutes before sun exposure.

L’Occitane
www.loccitane.ca www.loccitane.com
Available at L’Occitane stores and Sephora

Kiehl’s Ultra Protection Water-Based Sunscreen Lotion SPF 25
If you have breakout prone or sensitive skin, use a water-based lotion. This non-greasy formula is light enough to wear under makeup for every day. Don’t worry if too much comes out of the bottle as liberal applying will go a long way.

Kiehl’s
www.kiehls.com
Available at Kiehl's stores and Bergdorf Goodman

- Carole Park

Baby Got Back

Soon you will be wearing those sassy off the shoulder tops, and your bronzed skin will be bare for the world to see. Is your skin glowing or are there some little embarrassments that you won't want to share? Clinique Acne Solutions Cleansing Bar For Face and Body will put a STOP to that nasty "bacne".

This medicated bar targets those unsightly breakouts with a combination of acne-fighting salicylic acid and other exfoliating and blemish-controlling agents. It's so convenient, just use in your daily shower and in no time at all, your skin will look and feel smooth, clean and clear.

Don't cover up - enjoy your summer skin.

Clinique

www.clinique.com www.clinique.ca
Available at Bergdorf Goodman and Holt Renfrew

- Ellen Mirza

Oh, Glow On

Sometimes, double-duty products just seem like they’ve stretched themselves too thin in either direction. But Neutrogena Colour Boosting Sunblock SPF 30 is a harmonious beauty combo: blending sunscreen with self-tanner and adding a dash of moisture, to boot.

This light lotion is a gradual glow-getter: after applying the lotion for a few days in a row, your skin’s tone warms up. If you’re kosher with the current colour, step back from the bottle and reapply in a few days. Otherwise, continue down the path until you nail a bronze you can boast about.

Its oil-free, PAPA-Free and non-comedogenic formula does its best to keep pores clear, and is spiked with SPF 30-an essential that protects your new caramel hue from turning to an unfortunate cherry red.

Because when the summer heat sets in, coating your skin with extra product feels exhausting and downright suffocating.

With this, you skip two steps but gain ample skin protection and a customized glow in return. Which frees up more time to indulge in decadent pedi, so you can hit the ground running when beach season arrives.

Neutrogena
www.neutrogena.com www.neutrogena.ca
Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Target

- Katherine Flemming