This spring and summer, I'm swapping my favorite body lotions for body gels. The texture is cooling and refreshing -- ideal for the warmer months -- and lightly moisturizing, which is all I really need. Bath and Body Works Coco Shea Really Refreshing Cucumber Aloe Gel, $16.50, is my current favorite because it makes me feel like I'm on vacation. It comes in a tub that's reminiscent of a coconut, and it smells like a tropical drink.
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Luxury Sheet Mask
There are sheet masks, and then there's Guerlain Orchidee Imperiale Brightening Radiance Sheet Mask, $285 for four. The mask is made of a special fabric that helps deliver 10 times more actives into the skin, and it fights dark spots and fine lines with orchid extract. It's also one of the only masks I know of that's been clinically tested: After four applications, dark spots disappeared by 24 percent and wrinkles by 40. So if you want to splurge on a sheet mask that really does something, this is the one to try.
If you're shopping for new beauty products this April, you're going to be impressed by the offerings. High tech ingredients, unusual formulas and fresh new makeup options abound. There's a sunblock that protects you from your iPhone, blush in a painter's tube and even cleansing oil in a deodorant stick. Spring beauty has never been this much fun -- so enjoy it!
