Body bronzer is a must have for the summer because it makes your skin look glowing and healthy. It can disguise blemishes and make arms and legs look more tanned. The problem is that the body oils rub off on clothes, furniture, and people and make clean up essential.
But the NARS Laguna Body Illuminator doesn’t do any of that.
It’s a light gel formula that’s filled with pigment and shimmer. Because it’s a gel it dries and doesn’t rub off your skin.
I found that this was really easy to use. It takes 10 minutes to dry, which means that I had tons of time to rub it in properly and make sure I had an even application. The best way to use this is to not wear any moisturizer underneath so that it dries on your skin and can stick to it.
I wore a black dress the night I used this, and it was still clean at the end of a long night. The Illuminator came off when I showered, and a bit rubbed off on my pajamas, but I was just happy that I could wear it for half a day without any smearing around.
The only reason I won’t be using this more, is that it’s quite dark for my tan skin, and I would have liked something with gold shimmer in it instead of the reddish brown Laguna colour. But this is still in my makeup kit because it made me look so good, and I might still reach for it now and then.
Pick it up at your local Nars counter. It is way better than the Nars Body Glow body oil which is a lovely oil but isn’t transfer proof like the Body Illuminator is. I hope they bring this out in lots of different colours so I can use it year round!
The nail polishes are Ecume which is a creamy opaque white, and Kismet which is a metallic sunflower yellow. I will be putting up swatches soon!
Cap Ferrat is the eyeshadow trio this season. I like that each colour is separated instead of them all blending together like the trios from the past collections. I already know that I’ll be pairing this with a few outfits this summer!
The Exotic Dance is more of a basic duo. Pick this up only if you don’t have a silver and gold shadow in your makeup bag. The Dogon Duo on the other hand is kind of a must-have for me. I love the smoky taupe paired with the true charcoal black shadow. This would make for a great smoky eye, or you could use the black simply to line the eyes. The taupe has an iridescent green to it, which reminds me of an insect’s wings. It’s really pretty when paired with the black.
The blush is New Order which is a shimmery sparkly pink. It is too light for me to wear, but it can be used as a highlighter on top of other blushes.
This nail colour is part of a collection that Serena Williams did with OPI. It is one of the colours in the Grand Slam! France collection, and comes paired with a white shatter. 
I thought this chipped really easily, but it was next to impossible to remove with nail polish remover because of all the glitter.
The Laguna Collection is not an official Nars Summer 2011 collection – I’ll post about that later, but this collection is absolutely perfect for the summer!
and of course, it is focused on enhancing the scent of musk.
Around here, you know that I have a thing for rose-scented perfumes, and my latest find is Dolce and Gabbana’s Rose The One which was launched in 2009.