Treat Yourself at the Red Door Spa.

Notice I mentioned to treat yourself?

Yes, as I often neglect to splurge on myself with such services, I am sure many of you do too. But if there was ever a time in my life where I need some extra pampering, it is now. I bet for most of us. My planned treat will be a visit to one of the luxurious Red Door Spas.

Much to my excitement, I just learned that the Red Door Spa has a new spa menu. It features a new broader range of treatments with each delivering the highest level of pampering with Red Door's signature standard amenities - as only they would do.

Hmmm.... so what will a choose? A facial, a head-to-toe treatment? A much needed massage or one of their signature stone massages'?

Here are a few services which I am considering:

Ultimate Arden Facial - A facial paired with a tranquil warm stone massage to induce deep relaxation, complimented by a lip or brow wax.

Ceramide Recapture Facial - This deeply plumping treatment uses a line of highly advance, rejuvenating skin care to smoothe lines while strengthening the texture of the skin while enhancing it's ability to hold in moisture.

Signature Stress Melter Ritual - A soothing service with olive oil for a skin softening scrub plus aroma therapeutic body wraps and massages.

Desert Hot Stone Massage - A Swedish massage enhanced by warm stone therapy to warm and relax muscles.

The Red Door Spa also offers a full menu with your standard and more specialized nail, hair, waxing and makeup treatments as well. There is even a menu for the men.

Check out all of the spa treatments offered and locate a Red Door closest to you, by visiting Red Door Spas online or by calling 888.232.2425.

Get Ready for Warmth with Elizabeth Arden's Sunlit Bronze Beauty Kit.

If you are looking for just one or two key makeup items to add into your summer rotation this year, this kit is the way to go.

Elizabeth Arden has created a gorgeous compact that will have you looking like sunshine all summer long. And talk about looking like you just returned from the Mediterranean! Look at this beauty.

The Sunlit Bronze Beauty Kit contains everything you need in a compact, which is beyond gorgeous just form looking at it, by the way. The compact is wrapped in this leather-like bronze material that is ultra cool and soft. Inside, you will find four limited edition eyeshadows, and a blush and highlighter duo for cheeks. The necessary applicators are included as well. My only other suggestion to complete your summer look would be to pick up a sunny lip color, which Elizabeth Arden has you covered with that too. Their beautiful High Shine Lip Gloss in Tropicoral will finish the look, perfectly.

These sunny shades are available now at Elizabeth Arden counters as well as online. The Sunlit Bronze Beauty Kit is super affordable for $35, with the gloss being $17.

Get Your Glow On - 6 NEW Bronzers to Try!

Ahhh... Nothing like a few days in the Florida sun to get me wanting to get a little glow on.

While I am longing to start my self-tan ritual, I know my skin is just not ready for it yet. I have a good month of prepping to do. I will go into this more in another post, but you know to get the longest-lasting, most even faux tan, the prep work can make ALL the difference. For now though, I will settle with bronzing it up with just a powder. I have been dipping into my favorites like Guerlain Terracotta Blush & Sun, Lancôme Sun Cherub Bronzer, The Illuminator from Prescriptives, and my Clinique Shimmering Tones Powder, but I see some great new bronzers on the market that I am just needing to try.

Dior Bronze Original Tan
This new bronzer comes in four perfectly bronzed babe shades. It is on the pricey side, $42 - but it is Dior.

Moroccan Sunrise Pot of Gold Loose Bronzer
This one really intrigues me. I don't think I have ever used a loose powder bronzer, but it might make application make a bit more believable. I am willing to try this pot, which comes in one shade only, from Sephora. It sells for $22.

Origins Sunny Disposition Liquid Bronzer
Sometimes, a liquid bronzer can be the most natural looking, especially if applied just where the sun would touch you. I am really looking to give this a try to see how it holds up. It comes in one naturally flattering shade, for $20.

Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess SunBlush Illuminator
This is more like a blush/bronzer highlighter that makes your sunny glow, really glow with it's beautifully pearly illuminator. For the fair skinned or those just staring to get their faux-tan on, this is perfect too. This Illuminator comes in just one perfect shade for $32.00

LORAC TANtalizer Baked Bronzer
This beauty is baked on terra cotta making it super silky-smooth powder that leaves a luminous bronze color. The compact is handy as it contains the bronzer in the top compartment with the brush and mirror in the lower compartment. TANtalizer is also only available in one perfect univerdally flattering broning shade for $30.00.

Elizabeth Arden Pure Finish Mineral Bronzing Powder
As part of their new Summer collection, this Mineral Bronzing Powder will help get you glowing while getting mineral benefits at the same time. This silky powder is infused with aloe vera and chamomile – for soothing and moisturizing benefits. This bronzer, which comes with a great kabuki brush to apply it perfectly, is $32.00. This powder comes in Light, Medium and Deep so you can select the depth of bronze for your skin tone.

Have you started to get your Glow On yet this year?