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TOP 5 BEAUTY BUYS: Summer Essentials
FLARE’S picks for your prettiest summer ever
By Laura Flanagan
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| Photography, Anthea Simms |
SUMMER LOVIN’
No matter if you’re basking on the beach, hanging out on the dock or getting sexy in the city, start your fling with summer with these hot-weather essentials.
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Summer is a great time to switch to a new signature scent that will get hearts racing. Try a fresh juice with notes of grapefruit and frangipani, such as CK One Summer Eau de Toilette Spray, $60. Available across Canada at drug- and department stores.
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While a faux glow is flattering, protecting skin from sun damage is attractive, too. We love B.Kamins Bio-Maple Sunbar UV Shield SPF 48, $45. With 48 times the skin’s natural protection level, this summer the sun might have met its match. Available across Canada at the Bay, Sephora and Holt Renfrew Spas.
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Add some punch to your nails with the new OPI South Beach Collection Nail Lacquer, $12 each. Check out our favourite bright shades: OPI on Collins Ave., Conga-line Coral and Paint My Moji-toes Red. Perfect for those summer days drifting away into summer nights. Available across Canada at beauty stores and salons.
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Packed with pure extracts of thermal plankton, minerals and vitamins B5 and E, Biotherm Sun After Oligo-Thermal Milk, $29, immediately soothes sun-baked skin and helps prevent you from getting dry and crispy. Available across Canada at select drug- and department stores and at www.biotherm.ca.
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A spray that shields hair from the sun’s harmful rays without leaving locks greasy? That’s quite a challenge. Phyto Protective Sun Veil, $29, rises to the occasion with sweet almond and sunflower extract, which leave hair shiny and soft. Available across Canada at select department and beauty stores.
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