Bag of Tricks:
Beauty Solutions for Summer

Good things, small packages. When the weather turns warm, there's a wave of tiny treats in store.

By Dana Wood

Streamline Your Makeup Kit

There's no shortage of bright ideas in Beautyville. Whether it's a foundation that morphs to match your skin tone, a pint-size eyelash curler that gives you fringe benefits anytime, a compact six-pack of shimmering shadows, or a chic lip scrub-gloss combo, perfection has never been more portable.



1 Dew Drop
Frédéric Fekkai
Crème Luxeuse Portables

The classic ultramoisturizing shea butter–infused cream now comes in petite pouches. Macadamia-nut and sunflower-seed oils condition, lavender soothes, and vitamins A, E, and F plus provitamin B5 nourish and protect. $35 for 14 packets, Neiman Marcus


2 Smooth Talker
Givenchy
Baby Lips Scrub-Balm-Color Enhancer for Lips

After you've deflaked and hydrated with the kit's buffer and balm, get your shine on with its sheer pink or orange gloss. $38, Saks Fifth Avenue


3 Eye Lights
Cargo Eye Shimmer Collection

With six shades in the set, from bright blue to pearly white, there's literally a rainbow of possibilities. Each eye shadow is equipped with a tiny applicator. $25, Cargo


4 Hair Freshener
Garren New York
Fragrance for Hair

Available in four fresh scents (Golden Woods, Sheer Fig, Citrus Shimmer, and Cattleya Orchid), this mini spray blocks color-zapping UV rays and adds shine. $35, (877) 441-9255


5 Curling Dervish
Jem by Japonesque
Push-Up Eyelash Curler

Equal parts cute and clever, this lash lifter features a flip-down lever that can be gently squeezed for curling. $10, Nordstrom


6 Practical Magic
Pout
Lashes and Line, Black Pearl

One end of the two-tipped wand pumps up puny lashes with volumizing mascara for an instant eye-opening effect. The other lets you glam it up with just a thin swipe of black liquid liner. $20, Victoria's Secret


7 Hidden Talent
Darphin
Ideal Fluid Concealer

Who knew a workaday tool could be so wave-about-the-room-worthy? With a click of this sleek gold pen, fine lines and undereye circles run for cover. $30, Neiman Marcus


8 Mind Reader
Almay
Smart Shade Makeup SPF 15

It looks colorless as it glides out of the tube, but once this newfangled foundation makes contact with skin, complexion-matching color beads kick into gear. Laced with sunscreen and natural ingredients like aloe and ginseng, it both protects and revitalizes as it covers. $14, drugstore.com


Bag It

Bohemian Paisley nylon mini pouch, $15, Sephora

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