Beauty: Rose-Inspired Beauty Buys For Summer

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Monday, June 03, 2013

Donna Macdonald, GoLocalWorcester Beauty Expert

Roses are one of summer's loveliest gifts--bring them into your beauty routine with these equally lovely products.

June, the traditional month of brides also heralds in the flower that plays a part in all the precious moments that life has to offer – the beautiful rose. Lucky for us, Rhode Island's wild Rosa Rugosa begins its lovely proliferation at the edge of wood and sea, adorning our state with effortless June prettiness. It's no coincidence that in early summer, we want to look pretty with little effort too, and one way to do it is to be inspired by the rose.

Rose petals have been the ingredients in beauty products for centuries, but unlike our earlier sisters, we don't have to mash our own blossoms to reap the benefits and can easily find products that contain roses' essential elements or at least simulate them.

Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater will refresh and hydrate your skin. A spritz will also set your morning makeup before heading to the office. Lightweight rose deliciousness. The Apothecary, Newport

Jurlique Rose Love Balm nourishes skin and leaves a delicate rose scent. For lips, elbows, hands, and cuticles in a cute little tin. An indispensable comfort to keep in your summer tote bag. Sephora, Providence Place, and Sephora.com

L'Occitane Rose Perlescent Rose Shampoo perfumes hair with a velvety rose fragrance as well as softens and smooths for great summer styling. L'Occitane.com

Laura Mercier Cream Smooth Lipstick comes in some great rosy colors. Try Damask, Spiced Rose, or Rosewood for opulent color and creamy texture. Macy's, Warwick + Providence.

Bvlgari Rose Essentielle Eau de Parfum is an alluring rose bouquet that has nothing grandmotherly about it. It imparts a sexy romanticism to your summer style that says you get it without overpowering. Nordstrom, Providence Place.

A perennial emblem of love and beauty, the beguiling rose infuses our landscape with scent and color every June. Whether it's a wedding (yours?), a graduation, a garden party, or just your work-a-day life, let it weave a delicate spell on your summer style too.