Are you ready for the best summer ever? The trend forecasting team at Pierce Mattie has put together a list of this summer’s must have products, movies and books to help you weather the heat. Whether it’s slathering on the latest SPF at Flying Point Beach or sporting a new piece of jewelry, these trends are sure to carry you through the season.
Sizzling Beauty Picks
- Intellishade SPF 45 from Revision Skincare: This summer, beauty mavens crave multi-tasking products and Intellishade SPF 45 delivers, keeping you youthful, moisturized and protected from the sun’s harmful rays, all while blending naturally with any skin tone. Gone are the days of embarrassing orange lines and paler than a porcelain doll skin tone. Available at RevisionSkincare.com
- Humidity Blocker from JOICO: While the textured, beach tousled hair look may be in this Summer, frizzy never is. JOICO’s Humidity Blocker imparts an invisible protective barrier around each hair strand, providing ultimate humidity protection by locking out style-robbing moisture all day. Available at JOICO.com
- Jelly nail polish collection from butter LONDON: Aimed to complement both the intense color trend and neutral look of the Spring/Summer 2010 runways, Jelly offers three sumptuous sherbet shades, Twee, Stroppy and Chuffed, that give sheer coverage that deepens with each coat. Available at butterLONDON.com
Accessorize in Style
- Rotenier Signature Seville Cuff Pendant by Diamond Ideals: “Hardware” is all the rage and this Seville Cuff is one part futuristic, one part traditional, making it the perfect accessory to complement your summer wardrobe. Available at DiamondIdeals.com
- The Trophy Satchel from Hayden-Harnett: This leather satchel offers plenty of space with just the right amount of shine, perfect pockets inside and out, great leather appliqué detailing and a thickly woven shoulder strap. This handbag is durable enough to last for years and complements any wardrobe. Available at HaydenHarnett.com
Curl Up with a Good Book
- The Facelift Letdown: When Results Don’t Meet Expectations by Sam T. Hamra, M.D.: Planning a facelift? Don’t leave home without this must-have handbook from board-certified plastic surgeon and facelift pioneer Dr. Sam T. Hamra. Providing solutions for achieving the optimal facelift and how to avoid costly, regrettable surgery, The Facelift Letdown outlines the signs of unwanted results, interviewing your surgeon, determining the best procedure, regaining the facial harmony of your youth and retaining it long after your surgery.
- How I Wore My Makeup Today: Up-Close Inspiration and Tips From the Online Fashion Community by Korero Books: How-to’s have become big in the blogosphere with many beauty and fashion blogs showing their readers “how to get the look.” How I Wore My Makeup Today carries this trend into the book world, taking a do-it-yourself approach to beauty that any woman can appreciate.
- Beautiful Skin Revealed by Dr. Paul Friedman explains the cause of common skin conditions including acne, age spots, wrinkles, leg veins, birthmarks, scarring, stretch marks and skin cancer, through the personal stories of real woman. Dr. Friedman’s patients provide emotional accounts of how their conditions and treatments profoundly affected their lives. Useful tips and information from Dr. Friedman supplement patient testimonials, helping readers understand which procedures are available as well as giving detailed overviews of what is involved with each treatment. An essential guide to keeping your skin healthy as well as the advances that are being made.
Indulge at the Movies
- Sex & the City 2: Kicking off the summer movie season, Sex & the City gives its loyalists a sequel. While the plot is still the source of much speculation, one thing that is 100% guaranteed is that fashion will be the most talked about aspect of the film. Coming to theaters May 27, 2010.
- The Twilight Saga—Eclipse: The third installment to the love triangle in Forks, Washington continues this summer and fans didn’t have to wait long after New Moon’s cliffhanger ending. The question is will Eclipse satiate fans’ desires? Coming to theaters June 30, 2010.
Follow That Blog:
- WhoWhatWear: As former editors of Elle, Katherine Power and Hillary Kerr have long understood the obsession with celebrity trendsetters and translating those looks in a way that is accessible to the rest of us. Between the blog, their video series and book of the same name, Power and Kerr bring readers the latest runway and celebrity looks as well as a place to shop - all at one website.
- Enon Valley: Shane Powers brings us into his world through his pictorial blog, inspired by his birthplace of Enon Valley, PA. Powers is the go-to-guru for home décor, style and is often the trend inspiration behind today’s many home and garden products.
- The Sartorialist: Scott Schuman’s fashion blog, The Sartorialist, launched a movement of photographing trends and runway looks on real people. With the launch of his paperback book of the same name in the summer of 2009, all eyes continue to look to Schuman to capture the emotion of a generation through his fashion photography.
Magazines to Devour
- Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade: With a passion for simple solutions that create dramatic results in all areas of home life, Sandra Lee’s magazine covers the gamut of economical décor, entertaining solutions and budget-friendly recipes without sacrificing style or taste.
- Edible Queens: The city that never sleeps has a borough where the culture is just as rich as the food it serves up. This local magazine discovers the best Queens has to offer from well known establishments to the hidden gem down the alleyway.
- GLOW: Well-known book publisher, Anne Akers, expands her talent with recently launched bi-annual publication GLOW Magazine. Written by top medical experts, cosmetic and beauty journalists, each issue addresses topics of interest to today's consumer and is a definitive source for the latest information on products, treatments, procedures and technologies to achieve the look of good health and well-being.
