Barely Effortless: Summer Skin Help by Bare Escentuals

After surviving a long, cold winter, summer sun can feel positively luminous. Its warmth improves your mood and your energy. However, glorious as they may feel, these rays can also be incredibly damaging and it is extremely important to have the right tools at your disposal during this potentially dangerous time of year.

We’ve fallen in love with some great products by Bare Escentuals dedicated to maintaining healthy, radiant skin from dawn till dusk. Because all their products are created from crushed bare minerals, this is one of the purest products you can hope for ““ there’s even a product perfect for freshly washed, “˜ready to sleep’ skin.

RareMineralsâ„¢ Skin Revival Treatment is a mineral-based time release nighttime treatment made of all organic vitamins, minerals, and plant extracts. Used regularly, it will increase the hydration in your skin, make your flesh feel softer and shinier, and help with firmness.

Also by Bare Escentuals, “bareVitamins face skin rev-er upper” made my complexion feel radiant and smoother after the very first application. Use it alone, or under your regular moisturizer and foundation in order to even out the application of makeup, and your skin tone. I matched it up with the accompanying bareMinerals foundation (which includes SPF 15 sunscreen), and was getting compliments on how healthy and glowing my skin looked all day long.

I was always the blonde little girl who felt paler than jasmine among my bronzed friends. It wasn’t even a matter of not wanting to risk sun exposure; I simply don’t have the ability to tan. (In fact, a few years ago, I vacationed in Cozumel and returned from there a dusky rose). But the inability to tan shouldn’t stop us from getting some semblance of sun-burnt color. “bareMinerals Faux Tan All-Over Face Color” helps in spades.

The best tan may just be the one you can get without ever leaving your pajamas. With this all-over face color, you will have the hue of a Brazilian tan year-round if you want it, no matter how fair you are. Plus, like everything else in the Bare Escentuals line, it’s all-natural.

Bare Escentuals products can be purchased at www.bareescentuals.com, Sephora, and major department stores nationwide.