So far I have been making the most of this beautiful weather with cottage weekends, beach days and simple walks through the neighborhood. While it is super important to protect your skin from the sun’s rays, there are other ways to attain perfect, sun kissed skin. No one will ever know the difference!
{Summer 2017 Favourites for Sun Kissed Skin}
There are options for everyone – so if you are afraid of looking “orange” or “fake” fear no more! Along with beautifully bronzed skin it is a good idea to properly prep your skin in advance for the most even and natural looking complexion.
Prepping for sun kissed skin
Tweezerman LED 15x Mini Mirror
Ok so first thing’s first – healthy, moisturized skin. I love this handy little mirror because it magnifies like no other that I have ever used and has a light-up LED frame around the edge which you can turn on to see even more clearly! This is a great gadget when plucking any unwanted eyebrow hairs, along with identifying clogged pores or dry patches. Once you can see what you have to work with you can use your favourite cleanser – see mine blogged about here (and exfoliater if needed) followed by a moisturizer to properly give your skin the hydration it needs. I could not get over how effective this little mirror works – and it’s small enough to fit into a purse or clutch! You can purchase on of these nifty little things for $32 CAD at tweezerman.ca.
Get Your Bronze On!
Too Faced has a large collection of bronzers, something to suit a wide range of skin tones. Their products are cruelty free while using fine, cutting-edge ingredients. Here are a few that I had a lot of fun swooning over:
Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer
- Comes in three shades – light, medium and dark
- Smells like chocolate – infused with real cocoa powder!
- A natural, matte bronze
- Portable compact with mirror
Price: $38 CAD at sephora.com
Sun Bunny Natural Bronzer
- Perfect for those looking for a more subtle glow
- Has a hint of shimmer
- Golden warmth combined with pink-under toned bronze
- Two shades to mix, or use on their own
- Portable compact with mirror
Price: $38 CAD at sephora.com
Snow Bunny Luminous Bronzer
- A natural and skin-perfecting glow
- Golden bronze combined with delicate pink, white and fawn shimmer
- Great for all seasons – mimics a natural just-back-from-vacation glow
- Portable compact with mirror
Price: $38 CAD at sephora.com
Beach Bunny Custom-Blend Bronzer – only a few left!
- Get a deep vacation tan, anytime anywhere
- Described as “California in a compact”
- Combines four illuminating shades of bronzers and shimmers
- Portable compact with mirror
Price: $38 CAD at sephora.com
Sweethearts Bronzer
- A baked bronzer for a luminous glow
- Includes two separate colours that can be layered for the perfect flush
- Adorable packaging!
- Natural, radiant glow
Price: $38 CAD at sephora.com
Pink Leopard Blushing Bronzer
- Great for a perfect all-over glow or a healthy flush to the cheeks
- Combined golden bronze, pink and fawn
- Slight shimmer
- Fun, leopard print- patterned powder
- Portable compact with mirror
Price: $38 CAD at sephora.com
There is so much to choose from – and I love that Too Faced put so much attention into giving options for a variety of beauty looks. Whether you want a deeper glow from Beach Bunny, or a more natural flush from Snow Bunny, you are sure to find your perfect fit with Too Faced.
So after all of these which stands out as my personal favourite for the look I am trying to achieve? I would have to go with the Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Milk Chocolate (lightest shade). It offers me a matte, natural looking tan and smells like chocolate!
How are you getting sun kissed skin this summer?