Lucky creative director Andrea Linnett wrote about this sunblock in the July issue of
Lucky, but I love it too, and here’s why: It's the size of a glue stick, it's super easy to get spots around your ears, eyes and nose, and it has the prettiest, pinkish hue that gives cheeks a sweet tint (which beats a hard-to-rub-in whitish pallor). It's incredibly moisturizing—it can do the same job as my primary face cream. All with the most fantastic watermelon scent.
The 24-hour news cycle had its 24 seconds of fascination with the fact that tanning beds
should be considered a poison, like arsenic. While I was surprised that this patently obvious news was suddenly... news, I was thrilled that even a few blithe-but-leathery spirits might be saved. I was also thrilled because I got to write the above headline.
I would be remiss if I did not recommend a product to fill in for the beds o’ arsenic: This will be very old news to those who know me, BUT. Lancome Flash Bronzer for Legs — yes, it says for legs but I use it all over, including my face — is the best-ever self-tanner and will change your life.
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Perhaps spurred by fashion assistant Ray Seigel’s
blog last week, Will Ferrell’s
new sunscreen line (Sexy Hot Tan, Sun Stroke and Forbidden Fruit SPF 30) has now sold over 10,000 bottles, with 100% of the proceeds going to
Cancer for College.
-Jean Godfrey-June, beauty director
My skin does not like heavy sunblock. I break out more in the summertime, and greasy sunblock exacerbates the problem. To keep it clear (and protected), I've discovered these versions for babies: They're super-gentle, which for me, somehow translates into doesn't-cause-acne.
The
Aveeno is incredibly lightweight, and this cute stick from
Neutrogena is so small I just leave it in my bag, plus they both have a super-high SPF.
-Simone Kitchens, beauty assistant
My summer-sunscreen advice has always been to get the biggest, highest-end tube of sunscreen for the beach/pool you can find: The bigness and the fanciness both conspire to get you to apply more, more frequently. Here is my summer-of-budgetary-concern/green-awareness edition: The new
Burt’s Bees big fat tube of SPF 30. It looks fantastic despite its relative-to-department-store-brands low cost. And it’s green and it’s big. And yes, you do need a new tube of sunscreen, even if you are in the sodden Northeast like me.
--Jean Godfrey-June, beauty director
Those of you who went as far as to purchase the Will Ferrell endorsed
Sex Panther cologne are going to love Ferrell’s latest beauty foray. If you plan to “streak on the quad” anytime soon, you may want to consider protecting that bare skin with special Ferrell SPF30. His new amusing
sunblock line will not only protect you from UV rays, but promises to improve your golf swing! I love that little something extra, don’t you? The proceeds go to a college scholarship fund for cancer survivors. I can’t wait to see the look on my friends' faces when I pull this out of my beach bag. Let’s all
support Will’s cause and purchase at fredflare.com.
--Fashion Assistant, Ray Siegel
In response to
Cat’s blog about looking like death in the morning: Mine would be
this bronzing powder from Nars. Its effect is a healthy-looking,
tan face, but not overly so. It is not full-on
bronzer; it is just amazing at making me look instantaneously more alive. Remarkably, it lasts all day (until I can finally get outside for some fresh air and a little sun).
—Simone Kitchens, beauty assistant
Back from Vietnam, sans mosquito bites
(thanks guys), and I have to report that ALL the ladies of Hanoi are wearing a
flu mask—usually while maneuvering motorbikes straight into oncoming traffic in mega-high heels. Impressive. At first I thought it was evidence of serious health conscientiousness (also impressive), then it occurred to me it might instead be an antipollution measure, and then finally someone told me: it's primarily for blocking the sun.* Flu, motorbike exhaust, and skin damage protection, all rolled into one. Sadly, I don't see myself adopting this any time soon, but still—food for thought.
—Cristina Mueller, senior beauty editor
*In case you're wondering: If you're riding a motorbike in Hanoi, helmets are mandatory (thank god), and most helmet models that I saw have a cute, tiny little brim that conveniently shades the top half of your face.
Partying down the London Hotel in midtown New York,
RealHousewives Jill Zarin and Ramona Singer readied their Hamptons coffers with
Oil Free Milky Spray Sunscreen. For a jump on the season, each also snapped up an
Infinite Bronzer compact powder.
—Jean Godfrey-June, beauty director
Makeup artist Mally Roncal sort of pioneered the bronzy glow made so popular by Beyonce/Jennifer Lopez/Britney types a few years back; she also does a killer smoky eye faster than most of us can slice a cucumber. We asked her to tell us about must-have, non-Mally Beauty product she's loving right now:
Those of you who went as far as to purchase the Will Ferrell endorsed Sex Panther cologne are going to love Ferrell’s latest beauty foray. If you plan to “streak on the quad” anytime soon, you may want to consider protecting that bare skin with special Ferrell SPF30. His new amusing sunblock line will not only protect you from UV rays, but promises to improve your golf swing! I love that little something extra, don’t you? The proceeds go to a college scholarship fund for cancer survivors. I can’t wait to see the look on my friends' faces when I pull this out of my beach bag. Let’s all support Will’s cause and purchase at fredflare.com. 
