Road trip: we searched from sea to shining sea to find beauty tips, products, and freebies for every region of the country. Flip to yours (or read them all) and find out what makes America so beautiful!

NORTHEAST

YOU GIRLS IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE MIDATLANTIC BATTLE SERIOUS HUMIDITY IN THE SUMMER. SO WE ROUNDED UP SOME NEW PRODUCTS (AND A FEW TRICKS!) TO GET YOU THROUGH THE SEASON LOOKING COOL EVEN WHEN YOU'RE HOT!

Makeup fades quickly in hot, humid weather. So New York City makeup artist Maria Forte suggests using a silicone-free primer (try Lorac AquaPrime Oil-Free Makeup Primer, $30, sephora.com). It gives makeup something to adhere to, and since it doesn't have silicone (a slippery ingredient) it stays put in humid weather.

Sharon Dorram Krause, head colorist at John Frieda Salon in New York City, says lots of her clients complain that their hair feels dry and brittle in the summer. Her fix? Once a week, break open a vitamin E capsule (vitamin E helps your hair repair itself), add it to a moisturizing conditioner, then use the conditioner as you normally would (try John Frieda Moisturizing Conditioner, available in five shades, left, $7, at drugstores).

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You can't skip SPF just 'cause you live in the North. Dermatologist Michelle Gasorowski, of Greenwich, Connecticut, says that if sunblock irritates your skin, get one with the active ingredients zinc or titanium dioxide (try Ocean Potion Organics All Natural Sunblock, left, $9, at drugstores). They're less likely than others (like oxybenzone) to cause skin reactions.

winit! Enter to win 1 of 45 Ocean Potion organic sunblocks at cosmogirl.com/winit. See page 162.