What Your Face Says About Your Health
What Your Face Says About Your Health Chinese face mapping is a holistic approach to skin care and overall health of the body. (more…)
How To Layer Skin Care Products
How To Layer Skin Care Products To get the most out of your products, make sure you're applying them in the correct order! A good rule of thumb is to go from your thinnest consistency products to the thickest that way you ensure each product can penetrate the skin and do it's job! Typically the order will be as follows: (more…)
Treating Milia (aka those little white bumps)
Treating Milia (aka those little white bumps) Milia is the technical term for those pesky hard, white bumps on the face usually located around the eye and cheek area. They can be hard to identify because at first you may think they're stubborn pimples that just won't pop. But popping is the LAST thing you'll want to do to Milia. Please don't try! (more…)
Do Skin Care Products Expire?
Do skin care products expire? Short answer: YES. Your products can and will expire! To make it easy for you to know whether something is expired or not, companies have put these handy dandy labels on their products for you. (more…)
Beauty Trend: How to Double Cleanse
Beauty Trend: How to Double Cleanse Here's a tip for anyone who wears makeup. It doesn't matter what skin type you have or what your skin concerns are. You should be double cleansing. That's right, just about everyone reading this (YOU) should be double cleansing. (more…)
Beauty Trend: What is Multi Masking?!
Beauty Trend: What is Multi Masking?! Your skin doesn't behave the same in every area of your face, so why mask like it does? So, what is multi masking? (more…)
Pluck Your Brows Like A Pro- Tips & Tricks
Pluck Your Brows Like A Pro- Tips & Tricks I have a confession. I am an Esthetician and have never let anyone else wax my eyebrows. That might be a lie I can't remember, I have a faint memory of maybe letting my friend in beauty school wax in between my eyebrows. Control freak. (more…)
Beauty Oils Based on Your Skin Concern
Beauty Oils Based on Your Skin Concern Beauty oils have been all the rage for a while now. One of the most asked questions I get from friends, family and readers is which oil should I be using? SO, I've compiled a list of beauty oils based on your skin concerns. When choosing oils I look for these four qualities: It has to be 100% pure Organic Cold-pressed Packaged in a dark blue or brown container Lucky for you, all of the products below meet my requirements and are some of the absolute best oils on the market! Argan Oil Skin Type: Dry & Dehydrated Vitamin E helps boost cell production and unclogs pores Fatty acid content hydrates, softens and protects skin Restores elasticity Leaves skin looking plump and healthy…
IT Cosmetics Anti-Aging Armour Beauty Fluid + SPF
IT Cosmetics Anti-Aging Armour Beauty Fluid + SPF Since moving to Bali, I've turned into quite the beach bum. Not your typical beach bum though. I'm always hiding in the shade, covered in sunscreen, probably reading a book. Except for when I'm swimming in the water trying to cool off (or relieve my bladder). Either way I'm always trying to protect my face from the sun- that's why I use IT Cosmetics Anti-Aging Armour. When I don't properly protect my face, my face let's me know. My melasma starts popping up under my eyes and on my upper lip. With this stuff, nothing. And that's how I know it's working and working well. This stuff is fast, multitasking skincare and makeup. It's every girl's lazy morning dream, one step for…
Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint Review & Demo (VIDEO)
Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint Review & Demo (VIDEO) This week I wanted to share with you my go-to "foundation" that I have been using for the past month here in Bali! The Perfecting Skin Tint is a 'lighter than tinted moisturizer' formulation and it's actually located under the skin care tab on the Glossier Website. This is because of some of the really great skin care ingredients within the tint such as Diamond Powder, Glycerin and Polymer X (their so called secret weapon ingredient for a lifted look). I absolutely LOVE that the whole idea behind the Skin Tint is to not cover our freckles or erase every 'imperfection' on our faces but to really enhance what we already have and add a lit from within kind of glow. You will see in the video…