1. Mineral Facial Sunscreens

Mineral sunscreens typically come in a pre-filled container with an attached brush for you to simple brush the sunscreen on all over your face. You not only get sun coverage, you get to cover-up the shiny face you might have.

You can find these in tinted colors or even clear, depending on what you’re looking for.

2. Bronzer

It’s time to pack away the blush and pick out a good bronzer. And what makes a good bronzer? One that doesn’t leave your skin looking orange. Orange is not the color we’re going for.

You’ll look better and feel better with a little summer glow, especially if your skin doesn’t get much color in the summer months. If you can’t make it, fake it!

3. New Polish

While natural fingernails with clear polish are always in, summer is the time to go with a bold, fun color on your toes. Go with the reds, pinks and corals.

And nail polish is something that is such a nice treat because they are so inexpensive and last the entire summer.

Trust us, no one looks good in sandals if they don’t take time to take care of their feet. Polish looks nice.

4. Body Scrub

A good body scrub is vital to smooth summer skin. Think about all of the dead skin cells that accumulated on your body over the winter and spring. They need to be scrubbed off so your healthy new skin can shine.

Scrubs are especially important if you self tan. The week before applying self tanner, you should scrub a few times to ensure your skin is even and ready to soak in the tanner.

5. Lip Balm with SPF

Your lips are even more sensitive to the sun than your skin, but how many of us think about protecting them with sunscreen? By picking out a lipbalm with SPF protection, your lips will skip the painful peeling that can come from sunburn.

And what used to be almost impossible to find is now everywhere! Try to find one with at least SPF15.

6. Sun Screen You Love

What’s a list of summer skin must-haves without the sunscreen. Let’s face it, if you don’t love your sunscreen, you’re not going to want to use it. But we know you know you have to use sunscreen, so let’s find one you love so that you have no excuses.

The History of Easter!!!

Some sources claim the word Easter is derived from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility. Other accounts trace Easter to the Latin term hebdomada alba, or white week, an ancient reference to Easter week and the white clothing donned by people who were baptized during that time. Through a translation error, the term later appeared as esostarum in Old High German, which eventually became Easter in English. In Spanish, Easter is known as Pascua; in French, Paques. These words are derived from the Greek and Latin Pascha or Pasch, for Passover. Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection occurred after he went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover (or Pesach in Hebrew), the Jewish festival commemorating the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt. Pascha eventually came to mean Easter.

Easter is really an entire season of the Christian church year, as opposed to a single-day observance. Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter Sunday, is a time of reflection and penance and represents the 40 days that Jesus spent alone in the wilderness before starting his ministry, a time in which Christians believe he survived various temptations by the devil. The day before Lent, known as Fat Tuesday, is a last hurrah of food and fun before the fasting begins. The week preceding Easter is called Holy Week and includes Maundy Thursday, which commemorates Jesus’ last supper with his disciples; Good Friday, which honors the day of his crucifixion; and Holy Saturday, which focuses on the transition between the crucifixion and resurrection. The 50-day period following Easter Sunday is called Eastertide and includes a celebration of Jesus’ ascension into heaven.

In addition to Easter’s religious significance, it also has a commercial side, as evidenced by the mounds of jelly beans and marshmallow chicks that appear in stores each spring. As with Christmas, over the centuries various folk customs and pagan traditions, including Easter eggs, bunnies, baskets and candy, have become a standard part of this holy holiday.