Spring is here and its time to put your fresh in over­drive!  Check out these three hot trends that will keep you pretty and fly at the same time. 

1.       Make it Hot…Pink

A splash of pink on your cheeks, lips, nails or hair is a hot way to make your­self stand out in a crowd.  The key is to keep you pink focused!  Try a touch of soft pink gloss paired with a bolder pink cheek.  Or try the reverse – hot pink lips with a soft pink cheek.

Try:

May­belline col­orS­en­sa­tional Gloss For Lips, Hooked on Pink 065 drugstore.com $5.99

 Pair with May­belline Min­eral Power Blush Nat­u­rally Lumi­nous Makeup, Gen­tle Pink drugstore.com $7.49

A lit­tle pink on your fin­gers and toes goes a long way toward mak­ing your dig­its polished.

Tip:  Make your pol­ish last longer by touch­ing up with a clear coat every few days!

Try OPI Pink Flamingo $8 drugstore.com

Try:  L’Oreal HIP Bright Duos Shadow, Adven­tur­ous 114 drugstore.com $7.99

2.       New blues — Teal eyeliner

If you are stuck on black eye­liner — lighten up and brighten up.  With the flo­ral trend in fash­ion, it’s easy to choose a pretty eye­liner color to com­pli­ment not only your wardrobe, but your eye color.  I am par­tic­u­larly smit­ten with brighter blues and greens for spring, like teal, turquoise and seafoam green.  Try the fol­low­ing eyeliners:

You don’t have to run out and spend a for­tune on a new eye­liner though.  You can find great lin­ers in a vari­ety of for­mu­las at your local drug­store or beauty sup­ply.  Here are my top 5 eye­lin­ers that I think are ideal choices fresh spring alter­na­tives. If you just can’t quit using your black eye­liner, con­sider lay­er­ing your brighter over your black, that will give you an updated take on black eyeliner.

L’Oreal HIP Cream Eye­liner in Teal $12 at drugstore.com

Revlon Col­orStay for Eyes in Teal $7.49 at drugstore.com

Wet ‘n’ Wild Mega­Liner Liq­uid Eye­liner in Turquoise $2.99 at drugstore.com

Jor­dana Eye­liner in Ever­green, $.99 at Walgreens.com

Ulta Auto­matic Eye­liner in Teal $7 at Ulta.com

3.      Healthy Hair

Take care of your locks by using the right prod­ucts.  Avoid over pro­cess­ing your hair with heat and tight braid­ing.  Wash hair no more than once per week unless you are swim­ming on a daily basis.  Then be sure to use the proper sham­poo which removes chlo­rine from your hair.

Con­di­tion your hair after each sham­poo­ing and be sure to deep con­di­tion at least once per week. Get reg­u­lar trims on your ends.  If you have split ends, be sure to have the ALL cut.  The split­ting will travel up your hair shaft and cause more damage.

Wear a silk or satin scarf to bed.  Not only does this prac­tice pre­serve your hair, but it pre­serves your skin!

Gar­nier Fruc­tis makes a line of prod­ucts that is rea­son­ably priced and works for our hair.

Avail­able at all major drugstores.

Sum­mer is right around the cor­ner.  Check back next issue for your best sum­mer skin care and body care tips!