Summer Makeup Tips from Christopher Drummond

Summer makeup should not be heavy and is mostly aimed at protecting the skin from exposure to sun rays, avoid excessive sweating, cut out the oily shine and prevent clogging of skin pores that often result in acnes and pimples. Here are some tips to keep your skin healthy, make your makeup last longer and keep you looking fresh:

1. Let your skin breathe and use sheer makeup that serves more than one purpose. It is important to keep the humidity locked in as sweating dries skin out. So, lock away your foundation for the season and use a light moisturizer with sun block instead. Remember, you need to hydrate your skin both internally and externally.

2. Instead of using foundation to cover up freckles, use translucent tinted powder to blot the skin and add color to it. Saúde Pele is perfect for this.

Christopher Drummond Saúde Pele

3. Go for the nude natural look for the lips. Even for evening parties, it is preferable to use Saúde Pele on arms and neck and a soft gloss on lips.

Christopher Drummond Lip Gloss

4. Sensual and bronze skin and is the look for summer. Stay out of the sun, but give yourself a bronze glow with a good bronzer. Eyes should be done simply. Use neutral and soft shimmery eye shadow on lids and work on lashes instead. The bronzer can also be used as an eye shadow.

Christopher Drummond Bronzing Powder

5. Curl your lashes and use glossy black shade on them to make them appear longer and your eyes bigger. Use only a very fine line with eyeliner. Remember, less is more in the summertime.

6. If you must apply foundation, mix it with loose powder to keep you looking fresh throughout the day.

Christopher Drummond Veludo Velvet Foundation

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10 Easy Things You Can Do To Make Your Life Greener from Andreea Ayers, Founder of Tees for Change

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Take a journey to the Burren this St. Patrick's Day with Sadie Chowen

For those outside Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is known for its grand parades, extravagant floats, marching bands and dancing troupes. Crowds of revelers (often with tenuous claims to Irish ancestry) paint their faces green, put on silly hats and line the streets of great cities. What one doesn't see on the TV is that, alongside the grand spectacles, every small town and village is having its own St. Patrick's Day parade, albeit on a reduced scale. At Kilfenora, a village of perhaps a few hundred people, local organizations like the GAA, the music school, the girl guides, and the nearby schools march or ride on floats, and crowds line the streets and cheer. Never mind that sometimes the paraders outnumber the onlookers, that the floats are thinly disguised tractors and trucks, or that the skirted Irish dancers are stepping and leaping in the teeth of an Atlantic gale, laced with icy rain - these local parades have all the pride, enthusiasm and fun of their televised counterparts in Dublin and Cork, Chicago and New York.

At the Burren Perfumery we are in the heart of a part of Ireland where communities are tight knit and rural and St. Patrick's Day belongs to everyone. Everybody is involved or has a family member who is involved in at least one of the parades and we all arrange our working hours on St. Patrick's weekend so we can cheer on whichever village we have allegiance to. The local villages arrange it so that parades are staggered and floats and children can do double duty when necessary as families are scattered over wide areas. St. Patrick's Day itself is very much a family holiday and a spirit of Irishness, fun and family pervade.

We make the effort at the Perfumery to sport a few festive decorations and welcome many visitors on their way to or back from local parades. It is one of my favorite dates in the Irish calendar, as much for its uncommerciality as its true Irishness. If for any reason you find yourself in Ireland on the 17th March then consider venturing away from the spectacular city parades and join in the fun at one of the many and varied local shows. Generally the village pubs will be full to bursting with locals and their children enjoying the fun and with their usual hospitality will welcome visitors with humor and warmth.

This Valentine’s Day put a new (and healthy) spin on old traditions

On a day when people are celebrating love all around the world it is important to show your special someone put that extra time and thought into their gift this year and let’s face it, chocolate, flowers and jewelry are a bit expected when it comes to Valentine’s Day. That’s not to say women (and men for that matter) don’t appreciate a nice bouquet of flowers or a heart-shaped box full of candy but this Valentine’s Day, mySpaShop (http://www.myspashop.com/, mss) can help you put a new twist on these old traditions.

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Give your sweetheart a beautiful water color painting of flowers they can cherish forever from Vermont artist, Peter Huntoon. These simplistic flowers provide a wonderful summer’s warmth when picked and presented to someone special. Having a bouquet of daisies freshly on the table brings a bit of summer happiness inside; which seems to brighten anyone’s day.

Watercolor Artist Peter Huntoon has been painting professionally since 1994. A lifelong passion for art and his native state of Vermont are evident in his work. His work is distinguished by vivid color, strong composition, and loose, efficient brushwork. His work is represented in public and private collections around the world. An enthusiastic instructor, Peter conducts many workshops and demonstrations throughout the year.

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