Despite the calendar's repeated reminder that it's September, I am keeping summer alive every way I can. And one of those ways is with MAC's face and body foundation. ($32; I use C4--when I have a tan.)

Far lighter than my year-round go-to Nars foundation, it casts a warm and rejuvenating glow while managing to muffle most of my skin's flaws.

But it's the decadence of it that I love best. The bottle is BIG. The liquid pours out freely from it's little squirt top. And even if I use more than my daily share, the bottle still seems forever full. And that means a lot to someone like me, who loathes spending more on makeup than necessary--or finding the time to replenish when my cosmetic stash runs low.