Enter to win Sothys Paris Sun Care

For many years, sun exposure has been seen in a conflicting light – overexposure can cause serious problems, while complete avoidance is nearly impossible. Skin that has become tan or darkened due to exposure from the sun has been seen both positively and negatively in society for hundreds of years. Finding the perfect happy medium, popular culture today depicts a “healthy glow” as the best way to show off your skin.

Legendary French skin care company Sothys has recognized the sun’s importance in daily life and as a result has created a new range of sun care products designed to allow you to enjoy the sun without fear of skin damage or destruction. This summer Sothys introduces eight new sun care products under the Cellu-Guard® line, including products for sun protection, self tanning, and after sun care.

Sothys’ mission in creating their new range of sun care products was to increase your confidence when enjoying yourself on a sunny day. Sothys believes the benefits of sun exposure, including mood enhancement and Vitamin D production, can be capitalized on safely if you choose the correct product to protect your skin.

Enter to win your very own Sothys Paris Age Defying Tinted Care with SPF 10. Send an email with your name, address and email to Sothys Summer Contest 2009

Contest closes August 31, 2009. www.sothys.com

Your Inner Javanese Princess - Mande Lular

The Mande Lular is a centuries-old, detoxifying and beautifying ritual during which Javanese princesses prepared for their wedding day. What does this have to do with you, neither a princess nor a bride-to-be (at least yet)? Well, Sanctuary, the fabulous U.K. spa based in Covent Garden, London draws inspiration from the Mande Lular for its latest collection of bath and body products.

The collection also includes a bath crème and a body soufflé, but our favourite is the Sensuous Body Scrub, a sweetly scented, gentle scrub that sloughs off dry skin cells with its combination of rice bran wax, turmeric and vitamin E.

It may not seem like it right now, but that leg-baring weather is coming soon, ladies. So go on, turn your bathroom into a spa and get glowing gams before you dare to bare. $19.99 at drug stores. Check out www.thesanctuary.co.uk.

The Globe & Mail