Summer Essentials

With the summer heating up I thought I would break down of some essentials that will keep you feeling fresh,confident, and will bring your inner Diva out. To begin lets start with underarm protection.



If you shave, wax, or thread your underarm hair here are some pick that will leave your underarm smelling fresh and dry no matter of the climate. Personally, I wax in the summer months. All of these deodorants I have tried at some point or another. Deodorants are important especially for women's health because of the correlation to chemicals found in commercial brands to breast cancer, swollen lympnodes under the arm and allergens. There are lots of formulas to choose from hopefully there is something foe everybody.



Lavanilla has four new exciting deodorants these can be found at Sephora http://www.sephora.com/. This is a healthy deodorant non of the harmful chemicals and these have amazing scents. Pure Vanilla, Vanilla Coconut, Vanilla Lavender, Vanilla Grapefruit.

Lavalin Underarm Cream this one I truly love you can find it a Mississippi Market, Whole Foods and at http://www.microBalanced.com/. This cream last for up to seven days and you need very little of it. This one requires that you detox your underarms for 48 hours. This deodorant is micro balanced and is natural and considered a green product which I love. It stands the test through workouts, showering, bathing, sweating during the night.

Dove Clinical Strengths if you cant break away from the commercial brands Dove can be found at mass retailers such as Target, Walgreen's, and CVS. With this one you can skip a day and it comes in various scents.



Sunscreen is very important and especially for our skin 15SPF or higher. Be careful of sunscreens that have Zinc in them and Oxide. These cause breakouts and that chalky white look not a good look on dark skin. The best way to use sunscreen is if you mix it in the moisturizer of choice and also finding a good moisturizer with sunscreen in them.



Aveeno Active Naturals found at mass retailers

OceanPotion spf 5 http://www.drugstore.com/

Kiss My Face face factor face and neck spf30 Target and Whole Foods

Hope in a Jar spf45 http://www.sephora.com/ and Macy's

Rx for Brown Skin Protect and Defend love this one specially created for women of color http://www.sephora.com/

Bare Escentials spf30 Natural Suncreen my personal favorite because you can use it all day long because it is in a powder form great if you wear mineral make up. http://www.sephora.com/



Mascara my favorite here are a few picks



Loreal bare naturals this is a good everyday mascara and it looks so beautiful and natural. This one is made with jojoba oil vitamin e and aloe very good for sensitive eyes and if you wear contacts.