Skin Deep

Bring sexy skin back this summer with skin illuminating products that get your glow on while the sun is hot by Jenny Perez.

Powder Perfect The Treatment Powder Foundation ($95) by La Mer is a compact SPF 15 formula that smoothes away imperfections to transform the complexion. Their signature Radiant Ferment continuously improves clarity and brightness to illuminate the skin, while protecting it from harmful UV rays. Airspun seaborne particles – some of the lightest materials on earth – create an imperceptible finish that leaves skin looking naturally flawless all day, while clearing the skin of underlying skin damage. La Mer products are available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bal Harbour and www.lamer.com.

Body-licious Achieving the mythical perfect self-tan takes two steps: First apply a skin smoothing treatment like Kiehl’s Superbly Restorative Argan Body Cleansing Oil ($28), which uses Sweet Orange, Patchouli, Eucalyptus, and Cedarwood oils to cleanse and retexturize skin, revealing a smoother, more healthy-looking radiance. Kiehl’s products are available at Kiehl’s, Lincoln Road. Then apply a tanning treatment that blends with your own skin tone, while gradually darkening over time.

Mystic Tan Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer with SPF 15 ($29) is a skin-nourishing body moisturizer that uses a patented color-buiding complex to bring out a natural healthy glow while protecting against the sun’s harmful rays. Mystic Tan is available at Mystic Tan, South Beach.

Hand Job With Miami’s year-round season of the sun reaching it’s climax soon, we need to pay attention to more than just perfecting our faces and tightening our derrierés. Protect the most exposed part the body, hands, with Borba‘s Advanced Aging Flawless Tone Hand Crème SPF 25 ($45). This water resistant hand crème enhances the skin with the benefit of spot lightening, moisturizing and revolutionary SPF 25 UVA, UVB, and even UVC sunscreens for a truly innovative 4-in-1 product. Borba is available at Equinox, South Beach and www.borba.com.

Curve Appeal A beach body in a bottle? Elizabeth Arden extends the powerful anti-aging benefits of its renowned PREVAGE skincare line to the body with the Total Transforming Anti-aging Moisturizer ($135). This latest breakthrough brings the benefits of the revolutionary Idebenone, a cutting-edge anti-aging ingredient, into a moisturizer and treatment in one. Targeting the body’s sun damage, firmness and texture, PREVAGE leaves the skin looking younger, brighter and totally transformed. PREVAGE by Elizabeth Arden products are available at www.elizabetharden.com and Macy’s, Aventura Mall.

Sunny Shades Dior Bronze Original Tan Bronzer ($42) is the first bronzing powder that works to diminish discoloration by improving the skin’s overall color and quality for a natural-looking, year-round glow. The exclusive Sun Minerals technology blends instantly with the skin while the silky smooth formula provides an easy and flawless application. Dior Bronze products are available at Sephora, South Beach and at www.sephora.com.

Natural Instincts If spending $200 on monthly facials is a no-go, try this at-home spa treatment: pour 1/3 of a cup of organic granola (available at most health food stores) and half a cup of skim milk into a small bowl. Mix and lather on face, gently exfoliating while massaging for 30 seconds. Rinse. Next, apply three tablespoons of honey onto the face and leave on for 20 minutes. After rinsing, apply your usual moisturizer. The cleansing qualities of granola combines with the soothing honey will leave skin glowing, without breaking the bank.

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