My annual "Ready Your Pool/Beach Bag for Summer 2012"!

My annual "Ready Your Pool/Beach Bag for Summer 2012"!

Ciao bella,

We are lucky New Englanders this year with our mild winter and balmy breezes felt in March! How I wish our cabana poolside was open those days! Wow what weather! However the many times our seasons change and we are not ready! This list is intended to prepare all of us "Glamour Girls" a happy, safe and healthy summer in the sun!

1) Sunscreen- SPF of at least 30 to 50 to prevent damaging rays preventing sunburn. Read the label since it is important to apply before exposure, reapply after swimming and timely reapplication!

2) Keep hydrated with water/coconut water or your fav flavor! Freezing the bottle the night before will stay cold for a while.

3) Cover-up and hat with brim. Hats can also be found with an SPF of 50 or 30

4) Fabulous sunglasses!

5) A pretty turban when the hat comes off while swimming will protect the precious color and health of your hair! Gals don't think for a minute that the sun and warm weather don't wreak havoc on the head!

6) Sunscreen lip tint to prevent scorched lips!

7) Pocket tissues/wet towelettes

8) LUSH's "Breath of Fresh Air" just a spritz feeds your face with aloe, vitamins and minerals. A cooling refresher that smells like the sea! An anytime pick me up!

9) Ipod filled with your fav tunes with earbuds or mini speaker from chicbud.com!

10) Flip flops/Havianas are quite stylish!

11) Nice big towel! Great prints to express yourself.

So that just about wraps up the list for this season's pool/beach bag! And don't forget to get tip top toes for flirty flip flop feet with LUSH's "Happy Feet" kit!

• Geo Phyzz foot/bath bomb soak, Stepping Stone foot scrub, detoxifying Volcano foot mask
  
• Fair Trade Foot Lotion to keep heels hydrated and great massage! I adore this kit when there wasn't time to get a professional pedi! My husband and I gave one to each other! So gals enjoy the summer! Live, laugh and love everyday!
  

Buona giornata and God bless the United States of America!

--Mary N. DiZazzo-Trumbull

Read prior weeks' "All That Zazz" columns at www.allthatzazz.com. Mary is a third-generation cosmetologist and a Massachusetts distributor of Kosmea brand rose hip oil products. She may be contacted at (978) 470-8183 or mary@mary4nails.com.

Vidal Sassoon; Architect of Hair 1928-2012!

Vidal Sassoon; Architect of Hair 1928-2012!

Ciao bella,

So as life goes we have lost another icon of the Beauty World. Vidal Sassoon, who wanted to be a star soccer player, ended up a star Master Stylist. Coming from an orphaned background, and abandoned by his father at age 3, he rose to the pinnacle of success throughout the world!

Raised in London, he apprenticed with a hairdresser at age 14 during WW II. His vision promoted an attitude where women would not be chained to sets and perms at the salon. He opened his first salon in 1954 in London. His modern styles introduced us to geometric shapes and perms inspiring wash and wear cuts. The classic "bob" cut became one of his signature styles and was redesigned by a hair cutting technique. Blunt and geometric shaping brought Vidal to the forefront of his industry! Always designing hair with low maintenance in mind he revolutionized the cosmetology world, sweeping the sixties with his mod trend! Cutting with precision, he produced asymmetric coifs attracting Hollywood stars, models and singers becoming "king of the cut"!

The Beauty Industry is a better place since Vidal Sassoon developed his salon, schools and product lines in a legendary fashion. His famous quote "If you don't look good, we don't look good" should be the mantra for all salons and spas!

He will be the most celebrated architect of hair this generation will ever see. May God bless him and his family. May the legend live on!

Buona giornata and God bless the United States of America!

--Mary N. DiZazzo-Trumbull

Read prior weeks' "All That Zazz" columns at www.allthatzazz.com. Mary is a third-generation cosmetologist and a Massachusetts distributor of Kosmea brand rose hip oil products. She may be contacted at (978) 470-8183 or mary@mary4nails.com.