It's Official - Saks Beauty Week is Here!

Reed Krakoff Micro Boxer; Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge for Lip and Cheek; Chanel Inimitable Intense in Rouge Noir; Nars Eye Paint in Iskandar; Laura Mercier Baked Eye Shadow in Lagoon.

Cold weather was the time to focus on moisturizing and protecting your skin from harsh, dry air. Basically, it was about survival.

But, Summer is the time to shine - Kick off your snow boots and shrug off that heavy coat and let your inner mermaid out! Now's the time to start showing off bronzed skin, experimenting with bold colors, and loading up on fresh fragrances.

The buzzwords for the season are: Shimmer, Dewey, and Bright. With those in mind, here are my absolute must-haves from Saks for staying beautiful this summer.

Bronzing:

Self-Tanning Hydrating Body Skin Care, $128 + Self-Tanning Hydrating Facial Skin Care, $141

When the Saks beauty experts department wide point you in the direction of the top self-tanner from Sisley, that's an endorsement to heed. The line offers moisturising ingredients - a point where many self-tanners fall flat - and also recognizes that the skin on your body has different needs than the skin on your face, which is why it comes in two specialized formulas.

Laura Mercier Radiance Baked Body Bronzer, $55 + Body Bronzer Brush, $55

Wait, a bronzing makeup...for your body? Yes!! This baked bronzing powder and super soft body brush, designed specifically to evenly distribute a dusting of bronzer, from Laura Mercier are a great way to give your glow a touch of goddess-like shimmer.

Lips:

Nars Larger Than Life Lipglosses, $26

As if the Nars collection (which means pomegranate in Turkish, FYI!) couldn't get any better, they just revamped their entire lip gloss line and introduced entirely new colors for summer. That's right, all of these colors are new and never-before-done by the line.

Fragrance:

Jo Malone Silk Blossom Cologne, $60-120

Jo Malone's newest scent is in. Meet Silk Blossom, perfectly embodied by the new fragrance's mascot; a sun-bleached tree full of the hot-pink tipped silk tassels. Silk Blossom is medium bodied and sweet smelling, just like a summer afternoon! I have to share the Saks' description of the scent - it's just too delicious not to!

The nectarous, pink-fringed pompoms of Silk Blossom. Irresistible to hummingbirds and butterflies. Apricot-fresh with a touch of spice. Airy with clouds of powder-soft heliotrope, nestling on a bed of moss. Fruity and enticing.

Pedicure:

Clarisonic Pedi Sonic Foot Transformation, $199

Clarisonic's Pedi brush is the most indispensable gadget for summer, which is synonymous with barefeet by day and sexy sandals by night. It softens and smooths feet, plus the formula in the Pedi-Buff, Pedi-Balm, and Pedi-Boost, all included, counteract factors that cause dryness and roughness in the first place. Your regular nail salon may start to miss you...

Collections:

Guerlain, the masters of terracotta everything, Nars, the masters of sexy everything, and Lancome, the masters of gorgeous staples, all introduced new collections for the season, with beautiful ad campaigns to boot.