Summer's about to be over; we'll finally escape this intense heat! Also, a new school year's looming in, and here are new beauty products to help your skin regenerate after beach hopping the entire season and give you a whole new look for school.

After a summer filled with energetic, loud, vibrant colors, Zoya tones it down for the incoming rainy months with the transitional Whispers Collection; get cool, calm, and collected with these dreamy pastels that will soften any skin tone. Shades are:

Cala- soft nude
April- rosy neutral
Eastyn- grayed grape
Misty- Taupe
Ireland- green taupe
Lake- softened blue

Zoya is free from the BIG 5, safe for lactating moms, pregnant women, and even on kids. Zoya is available at Nailaholics, Renergy Serendra, and Beauty Butter; classic polishes retail at P450.00 and Pixie and Matte variants are at P510.00. Visit ZOYA PHILIPPINES for more information about this collection.

Look your best in your school ID with these photogenic goodies from Smashbox.

Smashbox Camera- ready BB Water is a lightweight base that covers skin and gives it a drink; it features an ultra hydrating base that delivers multiple benefits in one drop. It also has a built- in 'primer water' technology that guarantees a silky feel, demi- matte, and radiant finish. Photo set pigments let it last for hours. What makes this product really special is despite its ultra light consistency, it still promises good coverage, thanks to its formula wherein pigments are suspended in water. Alcohol and oil- free, has broad spectrum SPF 30, and comes in 4 shades locally.

Multi-tasking makeup products will come really handy to you in school such as Smashbox L.A. Lights Blendable Lip And Cheek Color. This stick colors, illuminates, and bronzes skin and lips with shades that are made to match skin tones, styles, and moods. Each color stick comes with a flat blending sponge to help you achieve that natural flush and just bitten payoff; it comes in 6 shades.

Still looking for your signature lip color to inspire you in your first days at school? Choose from Smashbox's array of colors and textures in the Be Legendary lipstick collection; best part is they're so travel- friendly too!

For more information about these products, visit BEAUTY BAR PHILIPPINES on Facebook.

Recover from your beach trips and continually protect your skin from UV rays with these offerings from famous French skin care brand, Yves Rocher.

UV Beauty Shield is a versatile protector that shields skin from the sun and dryness; it has SPF 50 UVA/UVB protection, antioxidants to defend skin from aggressors, and Macadamia and Shea Butter extracts to keep skin hydrated and moist.

Anti-Age Global is a range enriched with precious oils and botanical native cells from power plant, Echinacea; it yields 6 benefits: moisturizes, strengthens, smooths wrinkles, restores radiance, redensifies, and regenerates. 

Complete Anti-Aging Care Day Cream protects skin by keeping it hydrated and supple; it visibly firms skin and promises to restore radiance overtime.

Anti-Age Global Complete Anti-Aging Eye Care promises to diminish the appearance of dark circles, wrinkles, and fine lines around the eye area.

For more information on these products, visit YVES ROCHER PHILIPPINES on Facebook.

Got flaky skin after a bad sunburn? I do that's why I'm pretty excited to try this new product from Vaseline called Intensive Care Spray Moisturizer Essential Healing; it features a special formula with droplets of Vaseline Jelly that heals and moisturizes dry, damaged skin, aiding in optimal recovery. The continuous spray ensures even, uninterrupted coverage; what's nice about its packaging is it doesn't send out harmful substances upon spraying as it makes use of compressed air to deliver the product; it retails at P250.00 and is available in 3 variants: Essential Healing, Cocoa Radiant, and Aloe Soothe.

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Straight from the US is skin care brand Doll Face, a range of pretty, pink, and cute skin care products, but promises tough performance; inspired by the glamorous beauty of old Hollywood, Doll Face offers a small, but effective range that promises to rejuvenate, care for, and nourish skin with targeted products; it's also a brand with a heart as it makes use of fair trade, natural ingredients and does not employ animal testing.

Instead of targeting consumers by skin type, Doll Face took a different route and targeted by skin concerns: Try DEFEND for your anti-aging needs, SOOTHE for your calming concerns, PURIFY for cleansing, NOURISH for keeping skin healthy, BRILLIANCE for dullness, CLARIFY for blemishes, and INVIGORATE to renew skin.

Doll Face is exclusively available at Beauty Bar. Visit BEAUTY BAR PHILIPPINES on Facebook for more information about these products.

Widen your gaze and lift your eyes with flourishing lashes courtesy of Maybelline's new Lash Sensational; it features a sensational wand with 10 layers of bristles that catch and lift each lash for a full, fanned out effect. Waterproof and comes in Blackest Black.

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Etude House's new Berry Delicious collection will make you berry happy and berry pretty; it's one of their cutest collections that I've seen! This succulent, sweet 7- piece makeup and body care collection plays with red, pink, and beige for a fresh, berry- inspired look. Berry Delicious collections features the following products:

Berry Delicious Strawberry Body Milk (P528.00)
Berry Delicious Body Scrub (P528.00)
Berry Delicious Cream Blusher (P548.00) 
Berry Delicious Curl Fix Mascara (P728.00)
Berry Delicious Fantastic Color Eyes Eyeshadow Palette (P848.00)
Berry Delicious Lip Jam Treatment (P428.00)
Berry Delicious Lip Jam Scrub (P428.00)
Berry Delicious Color In Liquid Lips (P598.00)
Berry Delicious Any Cushion (P1,098.00)
Berry Delicious Play Nail (P178.00)

For more information about these products, visit ETUDE HOUSE PHILIPPINES on Facebook.