The Best At Home Products for Spa-Like Results
I’m a busy mom. My schedule doesn’t always have room for a spa appointment. And I refuse to let that show. There are six products I rotate through at home that give me the same results I’d get from an actual treatment. All under $35. All on Amazon. All linked below. The Body Wash + Exfoliating Towel Start here. The Medix 5.5 Glycolic Acid body wash is the kind of product that actually does something. It smooths out bumps, evens your skin texture, and your skin feels different after the first use. Pair it with an exfoliating towel and the combination is something else. The towel picks up everything the wash loosens. You will not believe what comes off. The Foot File + Exfoliating Spray I don’t care how long you’ve had cracked heels. The Bare August glass foot file paired with the eucalyptus exfoliating spray will fix it. I was genuinely astonished the first time I used these together. Use the spray to prep the foot, file while it’s soft. Sandal-ready feet in five minutes. The Moroccan Black Soap + Mitt This is the one that will gross you out in the best way possible. The Natural Elephant Moroccan […]
Make-Up Pro Saves Me from Racoon Eyes
Last year I set a goal to refine my make-up application skills mainly because I didn’t know how to apply eye make-up. My lids almost always went bare and sometimes it made me feel like my look was incomplete. And when I did attempt eye make up, I either looked like an 8th grader who got into her mother’s cosmetics or a racoon. When I first attempted to refine my skills, I took to YouTube – taking in tutorial after tutorial, with each beauty vlogger swearing by a different product. I would set my laptop in the bathroom and try to emulate what I saw and … it wasn’t pretty! Racoon eyes! Ashy face! HAHA. I needed help! A make-up tutor! I called my friend and make-up expert Danielle Henry and asked her if she would help me. She agreed and we set a date. Fast forward a few weeks and I was on Dani’s doorstep lugging two huge tote bags filled with all the make-up, brushes and contraptions I owned and had accumulated. The I had to main goal of the session – 1) make sure I was using the right products and tools and edit out what I […]
Could This Everyday Item Be Drying Your Lips?
Dry lips drive me crazy. The last thing I do at night is slather balm on my lips because I cannot fall asleep if my lips are dry. I rarely ever leave home with out “lip stuff” as I call it. To say I am obsessed, my be an understatement. A few weeks ago, I noticed that my lips were consistently dry and chapped. The creases in my lips had deepened and my skin felt taut. I tried to combat by moisturizing a little extra. I used Vaseline (my go to), Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Intensive Repair Balm (SO GOOD), lip scrubs… didn’t work. I tried sloughing off the dry skin but nothing really worked for long. I thought maybe it was my matte lipstick so I stopped using it for a while (a very painful decision) but that didn’t help either! What tipped me off that something was really wrong is that my lips were not absorbing moisture. Anything I applied just sat on top of my skin; the tight and dry feeling remained no matter what I did. I got so frustrated that I went to my dermatologist, Dr. Mack, to get some insight.