Retrodiva's Beauty Bar: bronze goddess

It's that time of year again when we start thinking about how we want that gorgeous just-laid-around-in-the-sun-and-got-a-fabulous-tan look without the accompanying skin damage.

Enter Bronze Goddess by Estee Lauder. This skincare collection includes the following goddess-like products:

Golden Perfection Tinted Self-Tanning Gelee for Body: a tinted gel that gives you an immediate glow and develops into a gorgeous tan later.
Golden Perfection Self-Tanning Milk for Body: light milky lotion that gives a natural looking tan.
Golden Perfection Self-Tanning Lotion for Face: created specially for delicate facial skin, this formulation will give a lovely natural glow.
Sun Indulgence Lotion for Face: luxurious SPF 30 sunscreen for the face.

Be sure to check out the makeup collection as well, it's gorgeous!

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I think it's well known that I adore beachy scents. Make me smell like straight up Coppertone circa 1978, and I'm thrilled. It's weird.

So anytime there is a release of a summer scent, I'm usually all about it. So I was pretty excited to try this one out. The notes are listed as coconut milk, sandalwood, vanilla, vetiver, myrrh, amber, mandarin, bergamot, lemon, orange, tiare flower, jasmine, magnolia, orange blossom and lavender. There isn't a whole lot listed here that I can't get down with, especially with myrrh, amber, jasmine, and tiare flower listed. However, on me, this was straight up sandalwood. Nothing else. Just sandalwood all the way through the dry down. I actually went back to my hotel and washed it off my wrists because it was so very annoying.

However, if you are a sandalwood lover, this is probably right up your alley.