Los Angeles Hello

I've been downright dizzy from a frenzied trip to Los Angeles, land of beauty do's and definite dont's.

Eyeshadow Government's beauty wrecking ball has decided: Collagen + lips tends to be a bad idea. Goldfish are not making a comeback. But marshmallows so are!

It's spring, and anything squishy or white is the greatest. That doesn't exclude Marshmallow Body Powder by Urban Decay ($26) or, in better taste, Phillip Lim's trendy silk number ($430).

Since I'm dizzy from activity, some woozy, swirly pink sugar perfume would be just fitting for my back pocket (Aquolina Pink Sugar Perfume Solid). Until then, ciao and adios muffins x.

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It's Golden: Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic

There is something ultimately feminine about all the Guerlain fragrances, so we weren't surprised to find this honeycombed treasure was just right. Sticky weather and all, Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria in Mandarine-Basilic has pleasant and mentally clarifying orange notes. Remember, girls it's hard to remember all our important weekend errands in hot weather--see I"m already repeating myself--and the basilic is fancy talk for "basil." Another top note singing along in this Aqua Allegoria is the delicate white peony.

The Mediterranean may be a long plane trip away; yet a splash of this can transport your to the Italian coastline and wherever you need to go at the same time.

Buy it: Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Mandarine-Basilic ($50), Sephora.

--Charlotte
ps. Je ne sais pas why it says "advertising and publicity", etc, underneath here, but I'm on top of it, for now just literally.

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Suggestive Summer: Bronze Looks

Carmindy of "What Not To Wear" has a new book of beauty tips, "The Five-Minute Face," and although it's hard to tell who's dumber--Carmindy, the makeup artist and "yang" of WNTW, or Stacy London, the cantankerous "yin"--we're always rooting for the breezy Carmindy. She looks like a pretty mannequin, but she's also way pro.

No matter how dowdy or deliciously dull their outfits are, Carmindy kinda fixes everything.

Her book recommends blending highlighter along the cheekbone, the area below the eyebrows, and in that little undereye area, right beside your nose. Now, Us Weekly also posted her bronzer tips.

But if you want to go whole Kahuna with self-tanner, remember the golden rule: think ahead (do white feet really match tan knees?) and Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate.

For a quick pop of sunkissed skin, we recommend Tarte Cheekstain in Bronze Goddess and also, Mineral Fusion's bronzers in Sparkle and Luster.



Buy it: Tarte Bronze Goddess ($28), Sephora; Mineral Fusion Bronzer ($25), Whole Foods.

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Weekend Getaway

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Fashion Look of the Day: Under the Sea

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