Mission Skincare Accomplished!

SP-F it's hot outside! No matter how much SPF I seem to layer on, my shoulders keep getting pink. Luckily, the brainchild of ultra-endurance athlete Charlie Engle, who conceptualized Mission Skincare after finishing a 111-day run last year across the Sahara Desert, includes this preservative and paraben free after sun relief which is working wonders daily on my worn out little hiker's body.

The charity-friendly line, created in collaboration with Professional Basketball player Steve Nash, Gold Medal Skateboarder Ryan Sheckler, Professional Soccer player Mia Hamm, Gold Medal Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, Gold Medal Swimmer Amanda Beard and Professional Basketball player Carmelo Anthony, also includes organic offerings like Amanda Beard's Organic Strawberry lip balm. My personal favorite is Gretchen Bleiler's Sweet Vanila Lip Balmer SPA 15. No one should go through summer with out at least one budget-earth-charity friendly item from Mission Skincare. Enjoy!

Beauty Fortuity: Liz Earle Susperskin Concentrate - Beauty in a Bottle.

From the gracious oracle of skincare, Liz Earle, comes a divine potion combing oils (almost) too numerous to name: Argan, Avocado, Chamomile, Hazelnut, Lavender, Neroli, and finally, Rosehip. Billed as an "aromatic blend of 100% pure plant oils and a rich, restoring treat for all skin types, especially mature," I initially shelved this amber-colored oil because I am in fact only 28 and my skin doesn't yet require copious amounts of moisture. What I didn't realize until the arrival of pollen season is that this celestial concoction cures beauty ailments far beyond a simply dehydrated epidermis.

Several weeks ago I awoke with the bug eyes of a sixty year old booze hound, or just any plain old hound for that matter. Desperate for something to sooth my itchy, swollen, dry eyes and clear out of eye drops I half-blindly snatched the best smelling, soothing oil from my nightstand and stumbled to the spa-room (formerly the "bathroom.") In a moment of true beauty fortuity, the superskin concentrate soothed, lifted and calmed the area around my eyes. I now use it daily as I would an eye cream, and with fantastic results.

The oil had been stationed on my nightstand to perform the duty of aromatherapy sleeping and relaxation aid, which it did with equal parts skill and luxury. Try dabbing a very small bit on your pressure points to aid lymphatic draining and increase the over all glow of skin. The effects are miraculous and I wake up feeling and (hopefully) looking a little more like Grace Kelly and less like the 60 year old booze hound. I will never-ever be with out a vile of this Jane of all trades again. If the larger 1 oz bottle is out of your price range at $70, the .3 oz can easily last you up to a month and is a bit more reasonable at $34. Enjoy!

New Sebastian Professional Flaunt Collection

One of the launch items for Sebastian Professional's new Flaunt Collection is a gift box collaboration with designer, and the brand's own cover girl, Charlotte Ronson. The set includes includes this limited edition T-shirt by Charlotte, Sebastian Professional Trilliant Thermal Protection and Shimmer Complex, and Sebastian Professional Light Shampoo & Conditioner.

Is it me or is this tee flaunting Charlotte's ex-girlfriend in-law Lindsay Lohan? With an April break-up and a May launch date it seems like rather unfortunate timing for what maybe (?) the final Lohan-Ronson collaboration.

You can find salons carrying the limited edition box set, priced at $45, here. Below is the behind the scenes for Charlotte's campaign shoot.