With the summer heat on it's way, it's a wise time to decide whether to use foundation vs tinted moisturizer in hopes that our faces don't melt off mid-day.  The worst feeling is probably your foundation melting off of your face in the midst of a heat wave...and that's why we're here to remind you to get ready to make the switch.

So, do you stick to foundation in the heat of the summer? Powder or liquid? OR do you skip that step and snag that tinted moisturizer for the season?

May we make a suggestion?

If your skin type is dry, we say go for the tinted moisturizer.  The moisturizer will keep your face free from flaking and will get you that tint of color. 

If your skin is a mix of oily and dry, you have combination skin, which can go either way.  Go for either, the tinted moisturizer or the foundation.  If you're feeling more oily in the warm season, carry a powder to lightly brush onto your face to absorb that excess.

If you have oily skin, we say stick with the foundation and pat a powder to rid any shine. 

So, which do you prefer for the summer season? Foundation or tinted moisturizer?

Colorful mascara doesn't have to fall in the 'tacky' beauty trends category, and it shouldn't with these fun ways of going about it the right way. We fell in love with Stella McCartney's models wearing a purple-blue mascara shade that was fun, flirty, and gave a super youthful pop of color! It was refreshing, actually, and seems super easy to achieve.

It's important to know how to choose the right color and which to steer away from. Here are the tricks of the trade! Enjoy!

• Blue flatters everyone! 
• Purple works for green and blue eyes
• Green will stunt the long, lengthy effect of your lashes. If you are willing to sacrifice that, this color looks best on hazel or brown eyes
• Apply any colored mascara over a black or brown mascara, this will serve as a base
• Pair this look with a pale pink lip gloss
• Don't overdo your lips and eye makeup with this look!

Retailers such as Revlon, Claire's, Forever 21, and Betsey Johnson for OPI have been creating an up and coming beauty trend...scented nail polish.  Dior even recently released a polish collection that will give off a faint rose scent after drying.  Crazy, right? Some of these scented polishes will leave your nails looking pretty and polished, plus smelling good for at least 1-3 days. 

We haven't tried this trend yet, but it's easy accessible and we're intrigued to say the least! Have you tried a scented nail polish before? Would you try it?

Forget the fine dining and the butler offering wine, classy hors d'oeuvres and the elabroate room service, at this luxury hotel, you may request the 'perfume butler' service, at any time. Taking luxury to a whole new level, the Rosewood Hotel properties now offer the top notch perfume service.

The fact that perfumes are one of the most confiscated items at airport security, lots of travelers leave their favorite fragrances home.  The Rosewood Hotels and Resorts felt the need to come up with a solution for their paying guests.  They have introduced the dedicated fragrance butlers, for guests who want to 'freshen up in their rooms' with a complimentary, around-the-clock 'fragrance butler' service. The butler will appear at the door with 10 perfumes and colognes, only to be served on a silver tray, naturally.

What a beautiful thing!  Giorgio Armani parfums has collaborated with UNICEF to help raise awareness about the cause and will donate to supprt the US fund for UNICEF.  They will donate $1 to the US Fund for UNICEF for each Acqua di Gio Homme and Acqua di Gioia spray cologne or gift set, and 100% of the retail sales price, up to $15 per item.  Not only this, they will also donate $1 for the first 100,000 people who "LIKE' the Acqua for Life Facebook page. Days left to be a part of a beauitful, good cause!

For more information, visit www.uniceftapproject.org.

Wow, we've never seen hair as healthy and as shiny as those of the models that walked the runway at Sonia Rykiels Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show.  It's what every woman wants!

“It’s 1940s meets 1970s, very flirty and pretty,” says Guido Palau, Redken's creative consultant.

Get the Look

• Apply a blow drying lotion to damp hair and blow dry with a round brush
• In the midst of blowdrying with the round brush, lift at the roots and away from the scalp to create gorgeous, voluminous hair
• Once hair is completely dry, create a center part
• Mist on a thermal setting mist section by section and begin to curl your hair with a 1-inch iron.
• Gently brush out the curls to smooth and finish with a versatile working spray

Photo Credit: REDKEN, BeautyPress.com

WOW! Who remembers Mischa Barton, the lovely girl who played Marissa Cooper on the TV series, the OC?  Recently, she has been stepping out of her shell and coming back into the limelight. 

She just launched Mischa's Place, a boho-inspired clothing e-commerce site, and apparently it's doing really well! Really well...as in pieces like the Mischa Signature jacket are completely sold out, and many others are 'flying off the shelves'.  What we're even more excited about is that the collection doesn't only include clothing, but also handbags, body butters, nail polishes, candles, scent mists, and lots more!

Some of the scent mists, which we are particularly into, are aqua mist, coco cinnamon, lemon zest and violet vision. You can snag these mists for $20 a pop at Mischa's Place.

Who else is really excited to click that link...go ahead, don't be bashful! We're totally content with being totally obsessed with Mischa again.  

The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is upon us and not only is a new 3D version of the Titanic movie, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, being released but a fragrance by QVC will be commemorated!

The shopping channel has created Legacy 1912 Titanic, a fragrance inspired not by the disaster but by a British perfumer and surviver. A sample of perfume once carried by Adolphe Saalfeld, was savlaged and 'recreated'.  According to QVC, Saafeld was enroute to America to make fortune off of a new fragrance he'd hope to debut, until disaster struck.

"Inspired by actual essences recovered from the wreck of the Titanic, Legacy 1912 eau de parfum surrounds you with the fragrance of delicate lemon and nerolis, alongside blushing rose and warm, sheer amber. A testament to the enduring nature of history, this scent also honors the legacy of British perfume maker Aldophe Saalfeld, who had to leave his precious case of perfume vials behind when he fled the ship."

"Legacy 1912 is based upon the perfume oils developed by German-born chemist Adolphe Saalfeld. He was traveling on the Titanic to New York in hopes of developing a new line of scents. He survived the sinking, but his samples were lost. Found 2-1/2 miles beneath the ocean's surface, many samples amazingly still contained their oils."

The fragrance Legacy 1912 Titanic will be availabe on QVC at $69.

Fashion designer Jason Wu and NEST fragrances have come together to launch a luxury candle!  Jason Wu's first luxury fragrance candle, Orchid Rain, will debut this week at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.

The candle is decorated with a signature orchid floral print, inspired naturally by Wu's Spring 2012 collection. The candle itself features a combination of unique and exotic fruity notes, created by worldwide acclaimed perfumer Christophe Laudamiel.

“Florals play an important role in my designs, so for my first fragrance, I wanted to create a floral scent that would reflect my feminine design aesthetic,” said Jason Wu. “As a long-time fan of NEST Fragrances, I knew that Laura Slatkin and her talented team would be the perfect partner to create a luxury scent that would represent my ideals.”

The 7 0z candle will sell for $48 and will be sold at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and select luxury boutiques nationwide beginning this week!

The Summer 2012 Giorgio Armani Écailles collection channels the cool, blue, oceanic seas.  With eyeshadow tones of Obsidian Black, Obsidian Grey, Écailles, and Madre Perla, you get the drift, yes?

The collection includes two eye palettes, Écailles Luxury Edition Eye Palette – Limited Edition and Écailles Classic Edition Eye Palette, both perfect for that amazing smoky eye look with a blue twist. The Face and Cheeks Duo Palette will help you create that natural, perfect sunkissed look that can be hard to achieve. 

The Giorgio Armani Écailles makeup collection will be available starting May 2012. Will you run out to get the blue mood shades?