Your LifeMinute Guide to Spring Beauty

Begin your Spring with basic beauty essentials

From the LifeMinute Team

March 23, 2015

Winter weather may have missed the memo but Spring has sprung, and you don't have to wait for seasonal temperatures to get started on your seasonal beauty routine. So we called upon Polly Blitzer, Founder of the online beauty site BeautyBlitz.com, to give us a goof-proof guide to looking beautiful from Spring into Summer.

Polly suggests starting with your skincare routine, which needs a boost of sun protection this time of year. Her advice? Do what the supermodels do... "Christie Brinkley is one of those beauty icons who just always seems so youthful," says Polly, "And she just launched an incredible line called Christie Brinkley Authentic Skincare. It has award-winning anti-aging ingredients like a proprietary Bio-Copper complex, advanced plant extracts and amino acids that reverse signs of aging but then also prevent future sun damage." And speaking of the sun, here's a not-so-fun fact: 54% of the rays that penetrate down to earth are actually Infrared rays -- most creams out there only address UVA and UVB rays. But Christie Brinkley's Authentic Skincare line protects against Infrared damage, too. Polly adds, "So there [are] seven products in the line, they're available at Kohl's, and they're very affordable -- only $21 to $69 each."

Next up? Choosing your seasonal scent... Polly says, "I love being able to kind of pick and choose what mood I want by spritzing something different, whether I'm at the office, poolside, going for a night out with friends, so day-to-evening, or just headed to a meeting." Polly's pick is Piper's Perfumery Fragrance Mist Collection. It's a new collection, with seven fun flirty Spring-perfect scents, all under $5 each at Walmart. "So you can really have them all," points out Polly, "I'm obsessed with the Love Spark which is kind of like a lighthearted one. And there's also Moroccan Dream which just channels you directly to that exotic vacation that you've been meaning to book and plan...imagine that!"

Finally, no matter what your hair type, frizz can feel universal during the warmer Spring and Summer months. So, how to pull off the soft waves and curls that are trending this season...? Polly suggests, "John Frieda Frizz Ease Collection took the guesswork out of getting the amazing styles with this really innovative product. It's called Dream Curls Air-Dry Waves Styling Foam. It's the first that I've ever seen of a leave-in wash-and-go product to get curly or wavy hair that looks beautiful. No hot tools, no hair dryer, no curling iron, no diffuser, nothing." Turns out the magic is in the 0, a super lightweight powerful conditioning ingredient for hair. "You don't get any crunchiness, any stickiness, or any wet-looking anything," adds Polly, "And it's only $9.99 at drugstores and mass market retailers, so that is kind of like your foolproof guide to getting gorgeous hair."

Just like that, you're off to a beautiful Spring. And if you want to get your guy in on the action, check out Your LifeMinute Guide to Men's Spring Style right here on LifeMinute.tv.

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