Olay Fresh Effects.

Olay knows that the women of today are very different than the women of yesterday. We are busy and want products that not only work, but work fast and can suit our hectic lifestyle. That is why they just launched Olay Fresh Effects, a NEW skincare collection dedicated to the needs of the millennial girl-on-the-go. This new line deep cleans and hydrates for beautifully fresh skin that lasts from morning till night, so all we have to do is focus on the busy day ahead.

I love how Olay Fresh Effects has taken the advanced science that Olay is known for, but updated it in fresh, new formulas that are so not "your mom’s Olay." From the updated clean packaging with bright colors, a wonderfully fresh scent, and super fun names, I am obsessed! 

The new collection of products include six cleansers and two moisturizers to mix, match and layer for your very own customized skin care routine.

Cleansers
 
{Va-Va Vivid!} Powered Contour Cleansing System - $14.99
This battery-powered brush with a vibrating, tri-tip brush reaches deep into contours and liberates skin from dirt, oil, and makeup in and around the T-zone, hairline and nose.

{Shine, Shine Go Away!} Shine Minimizing Cleanser - $7.99
This cleanser gently lathers deep and helps reduce the appearance of pores.

{Bead Me Up!} Exfoliating Cleanser - $7.99
This cleanser brightens with exfoliating microbeads and foaming bubbles, removing dead skin to let healthy, natural skin shine through.

{S’Wipe Out!} Refreshing Make-up Removal Cloths - $5.99
These soft, pre-moistened cloths lift away dirt and make-up – even waterproof mascara – in a flash.
 
Moisturizers

{BB Cream!} Skin Perfecting Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15 - $14.99
This all-in-one silky sunscreen SPF 15 moisturizer with a wash of sheer color evens tone and refreshes dullness, leaving skin looking flawless. It's available in two shades: fair/light and light/medium. The light/medium shade is great for my NC30 skin tone.

{Long Live Moisture!} Satin Finish Lotion - $14.99
This 24-hour moisturizer has all the rich hydration of a lotion with the lightweight feel of a gel that leaves skin smooth and glowing without a greasy residue.

The most addicting thing about these products has got to be the scent. It is super fresh and clean - not overpowering, yet strong enough to help me get started on my day when I use Shine Minimizing Cleanser in the morning.  At night, I have been using the Make-up Removal Cloths followed by the Exfoliating Cleanser and my skin is looking clean and bright. And I have to give it up to Olay for calling the new BB Cream what it is - a tinted moisturizer, and this is a nice one that I am using to even out my skin on the weekends.

Shop for the new Fresh Effects collection at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer now.

Urban Decay NAKED Flushed.

Urban Decay has expanded its' NAKED franchise even further with their latest, NAKED Flushed. NAKED Flushed is my kind of product. It is the perfectly sized compact with a Bronzer, Highlighter and Blush in one pan.

Made with Urban Decay's new micronized, jet milled formula, the finish is super silky and feels luxurious on the skin. The colors couldn't be more perfect. The bronzer is a sheer medium bronze satin; the Blush is a Dusty Rose Satin with just a hint of shimmer; the Highlighter is a soft pink champagne shimmer.

Of course you can use each shade individually, but I especially like it when I blend them all together to create just the right effect on my cheeks. It simply makes my skin glow in a gorgeous sunset pink shade. I like to apply it by using UD's Good Karma Optical Blurring Brush. I swirl it into the compact, concentrating it more on the bronzer then picking up just a bit of the highlighter and blush, then gently swirl it onto my cheeks.

NAKED Flushed retails for $30.00 and is available from Sephora, ULTA and Macy's, beauty.com and urbandecay.com.

Makeup Wars: My Vacation Makeup Bag.

Many of us bloggers who battle it out in Makeup Wars are either on vacation or are heading out on vacation soon. We are a traveling bunch! I am, in fact, headed to Florida tomorrow. I cannot wait for 6 days at the beach!

I am usually a serious over-packer when it comes to makeup, but this time I am keeping it light; very low maintenance. I plan to do not much more than relax at the beach and go out to dinner, so I figured I could do a simple makeup look that will go with everything. I also wanted to fit everything into this cute M∙A∙C Archie's Girls Just a Flirt Makeup Bag. The bag is super durable, long enough to fit a full sized brush, yet it takes up very little space in my already jam packed suitcase. I do "carry on" so the liquids will be in a quart sized bag inside my handbag. Luckily, all of my skin care and hair care is already in Florida at my home away from home or carrying on would not be possible. If I had to bring those with me, packing would be much different.

I'm pretty proud of myself for how much I have streamlined everything and am soley bringing the basics.

Face
NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer
MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Finish Powder Foundation
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye Concealer
Urband Decay NAKED Flushed Palette

Eyes
Urban Decay NAKED Basics Palette
M∙A∙C Pro Longwear Eye Liner in Rich Experience
COVERGIRL Clump Crusher by Lashblast Mascara
It Cosmetics Brow Power Universal Brow Pencil

Lips
Maybelline Color Whisper Lipcolor in Lust for Blush
CHANEL Glossimer Allégorie

Brushes & Tools
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
Anastasia Slanted Tweezer
It Cosmetics Blush Brush
Laura Mercier Pony Tail Brush
Laura Mercier Crease Brush
Sephora Airbrush Concealer Brush

Hopefully these basics will get me through. If not, I'll have an excuse to head to the Galleria where there is a Sephora, Neiman Marcus and Macy's.

I can't wait to see what my blogger friends take on vacation with them.