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Transitioning Your Summer Skincare Routine To A Fall Skincare Routine
The leaves are changing color and the temperatures are dropping, so it’s time to bid farewell to the summer sun and adjust your skincare routine to suit the cooler, drier days of fall. The transition from summer to fall is an ideal opportunity to reassess your skincare needs and make necessary adjustments. In this blog post, we will explore the steps you can take to ensure your skin stays healthy, hydrated, and radiant throughout the autumn season… Exfoliation: Gentle Is The Key During the summer, exfoliating frequently helps remove the buildup of sweat, sunscreen, and excess oil. However, as the weather cools down, your skin may become more sensitive and…
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Beauty Superfoods For Your Hair, Skin & Nails
Would you like to get glowing skin, healthy hair, and strong nails? It’s achievable just by eating a healthier diet. So, here are some of the delicious superfoods to start packing your plate with today to get healthier skin, hair, and nails tomorrow… Berries Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries—buy whichever berries look best at the grocery store or farmers’ market. Their colorful antioxidants will help protect your skin from signs of aging. Try them mixed with fat-free Greek yogurt, or snack on them straight. Also, frozen berries are just as nutritious as fresh ones, and they can be a lot less expensive too. Wild Salmon Filled with healthy fats for skin…
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Adult Acne Prevention & Solutions For Women Over 50
Acne isn’t just for teenagers, we women of wisdom and wit can also find ourselves dealing with these unexpected skin invaders, and we are in good company because we are the main target of this frustrating skin condition. According to research, 22% of women have to face the frustrations of adult acne (while our male counterparts seem to escape its clutches, with less than 5% being affected). But really, can we catch a break here? We have conquered countless challenges in life, and now acne wants to play its game on our fabulous faces…Really? Well, don’t panic just yet! We are here to arm you with the best ways to…
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Products To Toss From Your Beauty Cabinet
If you are in the mist of spring cleaning your house, then this is a good time to give your beauty cabinet a good spring cleaning too. This is the perfect opportunity to clean out expired beauty or makeup products, expired sunscreen, and everything in between. Below is an initial list of beauty and personal care products you should sort through toss out (or give away if not used or not expired): Makeup Products Makeup does not last forever. Expired products not only lose quality but can also build up unwanted bacteria after a certain amount of time. Check the backside of the packaging for an open jar symbol, (aka…
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My Beauty Empties (Winter Edition)
Hello Everyone! Winter is gone and spring is here and it’s time for me to clear out my used-up winter beauty products, so let’s take a dive into my winter beauty empties bins and talk about what I liked, what I didn’t like and what I would buy again starting with skincare… Skincare Equate Beauty Gentle Skin Cleanser ($6.98) – I picked this up to try since my favorite skin cleanser was out of stock. This is a mild, non-drying formula that will not irritate sensitive skin, and all of this is true. I liked this cleanser, but it was not hydrating enough for my very dry winter skin. After…
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My Review On The Original Nivea Crème
Nivea Crème is a moisturizer that has been around for over 100 years, and it has become a household name when it comes to skincare. The original Nivea Crème is known for its rich texture and luxurious feel on the skin. I have been using this moisturizer on my face (twice a day) and hands for about three weeks now (and “spoiler alert”… I am in love with this), so in this blog post, I will review the original Nivea Crème and let you know if this moisturizer lives up to its reputation… Packaging The original Nivea Crème comes in the classic blue tin (German version) or plastic jar (U.S.…
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My Best Of The Best Beauty Products For 2022
Happy Wednesday Everyone! The end of 2022 is near, and I thought I would share with you my most used and loved beauty products for 2022 starting with makeup… Makeup Makeup Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Perfector 4-IN-1 Glow Makeup ($9.98 for 0.68 oz., shade 01 “Light”) Originally, I was looking for e.l.f. Halo Glow Liquid Filter, but it was sold out everywhere, so I decided to pick this up and I absolutely love it! I wear it alone or under makeup and I am obsessed with the glow I get when I use this! Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup SPF 20 ($9.56 for 1 oz., shade “60 Natural Beige”) I…
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Your Guide To Face Masks
When it comes to perfecting your skincare routine, figuring out exactly what your skin needs is no walk in the park. Whether your skin is dry, oily, combination, acne-prone, aging or somewhere in between, it’s no secret that each skin type is unique and has different needs to look and feel its best. It has taken me years to understand my own skin with its ever-changing needs, but one of my favorite ways to treat my skin is by using a treatment face mask. Face masks can benefit your skin in a variety of ways, but with so many options on the market it’s clear that no two face masks…
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Maintain Your Skin Monday: DIY Coffee Body Scrub with Coconut Oil
Summer is over and fall is here (and winter is just around the corner) and that means cooler weather, less humidity and drier skin and this DIY coffee body scrub with coconut oil will exfoliate and moisturize your skin while providing the skin with beneficial antioxidants from the coffee and coconut oil, it smells amazing and it’s super easy to make! Here’s what you will need: Ingredients: 1 Cup Ground Organic Coffee 1 Cup Organic Sugar (I like turbinado sugar. It’s more of a course sugar and great for exfoliating the skin) 1/2 Cup Organic Coconut Oil 1/2 Tablespoon Cinnamon (optional) 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract (optional) Directions: Melt coconut oil…
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Maintain Your Skin Monday: My Updated AM & PM Skincare Routines For Fall
My skincare routines are geared around three things: hydration, moisturization and exfoliation every day of the year and most everything I use comes from the drugstore (a few products come from Trader Joe’s and are drugstore priced). You can find really good skincare without breaking the bank, so after some trial and error over the years, I have created skincare routines for fall (and winter) that work for my skin, and everything is affordable too! So, before we dive into my updated skincare routines, my skin is mature (I am 59 yrs. old) and dry to very dry (depending on the time of year), so the skincare products I use…
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