Fantasia Salon / Spa and Wig Specialists

The trend this summer is toward simple and quick, and less is more. Wash and go hair, five- minute makeup routines or, almost no makeup at all, whatever makes it easy for you to look great! Here are some ideas to help you “shine” this summer!

Hydrate your skin as soon as you step out of the shower. Actually, it’s best to apply lotion while your skin is still moist. Look for non-greasy and lightly scented lotions. Personally, I read all of the ingredients, remember - what goes on your skin, get’s in your skin (your body.)

Get rid of dark circles. Dark circles can happen when you are dehydrated. The skin cells above the blood capillaries shrivel due to lack of moisture and can cause dark circles. So, try drinking more water to plump up the cells. If your circles are not from dehydration, it could be from lack of sleep or illness. So, if water doesn’t do it for you, go for a concealer that really matches your skin. Make sure you get the right product for you.

The trend this summer is to be bronzed. Go light on makeup and use bronzing products to give you a great glow. I’ve said this before, you can’t beat the mineral makeups and Jane Iredale Skin Care Mineral Makeup has great bronzers in their line. And hey, if you have the glow naturally - don’t cover it up!

How are you blending your makeup? Let face it, most of us started putting makeup on when we were teenagers. The year we were teenagers is probably the way most of our makeup still looks today! Unless, however, we have had an expert to show us the latest looks. Update your looks! Find a professional to help you. Fantasia has a couple of makeup artists on staff who would love to help you update your looks. Make sure you tell whoever is applying makeup for you that you want a five-minute routine. You don’t need a hundred products on your face!

Get a wash and wear do. Hairstyles are much more casual these days. So have your stylist give you a cut and style that is really about washing, hydrating, leaving in conditioner, shaking your head and going. That way you don’t have to deal with piling on products to keep your style in shape in the high humidity.

Always remember, for summer, the KISS principle, KEEP IT SIMPLE SILLY!