Hawaiian Tropic Island Sport, Touch Of Color Tinted & Sheer Touch SPF Summer 2015

A staple of Summer , Hawaiin Tropic has three new ways to to prteoct your skin this season.

Island Sport Ultra Light  is is a super lightweight spray . This goes on and you barely feel like there is anything on your skin. It's oil free with no sticky feel and little scent.  I love this for anytime ,  who likes to feel like they have sunscreen on during the day? Out by the pool or beach , sure but at the baseball game or running errands?   It's SPF 30 Broad Spectrum and 80 minutes water resistant as well as sweat resistant.  There is also a matching SPF lotion.

Touch Of Color Tinted Spray Lotion - Want a little already bronzed look with your SPF? This new formula adds just a tint of color . Not self tanner deep but a light boost. Caramel and mica extracts add the glow on skin . It's  moisturizing along with an SPF 4 or 15 . Even at night you could use this for a quick color touch up on legs, arms or decollete.

Sheer Touch Clear Spray is an addition to the Sheer Touch line with their Ultra Radiance formula lotions they've had for some time. I've used them for years , with them often subbing for fragrance as a body lotion/SPF.  This has the well known Hawaiian Tropic scent we love and is light but does have some feel on your skin. Extracts of guava, papaya and plumeria are there to help condition and soften skin. Comes in SPF 15 & 30. 

More products , info and shopping links at www.hawaiiantropic.com

Altchek MD Daily Moisturizer SPF 30

With 90' temps approaching, it's time to lighten up the skincare routine for many of us. I already have for several weeks.  There are many nice lightweight but effective products out there , and Altchek MD's Daily Moisturiser SPF 30 is looking to be one of those.

This has been on my desk for awhile and  I hadn't tried it. I thought it would be too heavy for me. But once I did, I found a lightly hydrating , creamy product that sinks in fast.

The cream has a nice , almost whipped consistency and isn't heavy at all. For oilier skins ( but probably not super oily ones ) it's a nice choice along with anyone who just wants something a bit less for Summer.  I think of  this a solid, basic AM moisturizer.

Ingredients include Ester C, Panthenol, Vitamin E and Green Tea Extract .The SPF is 30 and chemical based.

Dr. Douglas Altchek is a NYC based dermatologist and his full line is now exclusively at Ulta. He has focused on treatments that are easy to use and work together well for radiance , correcting lines and preventing future damage.

Altchek MD Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 is $ 30 at Ulta. 

MAC Lightful C Tinted Cream With Radiance Booster SPF 30

Another rave for MAC .  Lightful C Tinted Cream With Radiance Booster  is simply that good.

This new product is a tinted cream , like a BB , and offers really good coverage. It's medium coverage, up from the usual light most BBs or CCs have.  It's enough to use on it's own on good skin days, little time to get ready days or if you just want  lighter coverage.  It's not heavy so it works for all skin types and has SPF 30.

The cream is color correcting, helping to reduce the look of imperfections and it also boots radiance. As I said it covers very well, has a semi matte finish , has just the barest feel of hydration and with Vitamin C helps to work against  dark spots. It's a rare day I go without foundation totally, but  using this I have.

The SPF is both chemical and physical with 1.10% titanium dioxide. Other ingredients include licorice and gentian root extract , wheat germ and apple fruit extract, caffeine ,glycerin and sodium hyaluronate.

I have always loved MAC's BB Creams,  but this goes one better. The Mom is loving it too , it gets both our seal of approval  , as it works great on mature skin as well.

MAC Lightful C Tinted Cream With Radiance Booster SPF 30 is $ 35 and comes in 9 shades ( shown is Light).

Kiehl's Iris Extract Activating Treatment Essence

I've come to really like Essence lotions.  They seem to be just right for my skin, hydrating but not too much with skincare ingredients in the mix.

Kiehl's recently intro'd their own new Iris Extract Activating Treatment Essence .

Like most essences I've tried so far, this is slightly thicker than water liquid that you almost "splash " on your face. Not quite but you pat in on and in your skin.  Along with an instant boost of moisture , it also feels firming right off and refreshing.  Once used, the next day skin feels and looks plumped and I also noticed within two days  ,  brighter and  smoother.

Kiehl's uses Iris Florentian Root Extract  which they say gets to skin layers quickly adding radiance ,   and helping with fine lines . That's a lot to put on one ingredient but after a week's use I think the brightening/smoothing is there.

Other ingredients that will  make this work are Lipo Hydroxy Acid  which exfoliates dead skin cells and Sodium Hyaluronate , a hydration booster.

If you , like me, have oiler skin ,  this is great as a stand alone moisturizer day and night.  For those with normal to dry skin, this is a first step in your skin routine. You can layer creams or serums over this .

Kiehl's Iris Extract Activating Treatment Essence is $ 45 for 6.8 oz  at Kiehl's.com