These days Vitamin C is a key ingredient in most skin brightening and smoothing products. In the past few months I was looking to once again incorporate it into my skin care regimen as I noticed that my old sun damage spots were starting to re-appear in these summer months. Fortunately and just in time,…
Hello Girlfriends! I thought I would share my current morning skincare routine as I have introduced some new products recently and my skin is doing better than ever. While I find this to be a bit time consuming the benefits are worth the efforts!! 1. Hilltop Designs Charcoal Bar – I cleanse lightly with this…
Y’all by now I think EVERYONE has heard about the line The Ordinary. I naturally had to jump on the bandwagon and order myself some things to test out! About the brand.. “The Ordinary is an evolving collection of treatments offering familiar, effective clinical technologies positioned to raise pricing and communication integrity in skincare. The…
Girlfriends I have been playing around with moisturizers and oils trying to find the right product for my dry acne prone skin. Whilst trying different products only one has stuck and it is the Rose Repair Serum (oil) from iBella Skin. The oil contains organic jojoba oil, coconut oil and organic rose otto. The combination of…
Girlfriends I’ve been double cleansing my skin at night for the last year or more. For those of you that aren’t privy to the concept, it’s essentially removing your makeup first with an oil (or alternative) then proceeding to cleanse your face as normal with your cleanser of choice. This is especially wonderful for those…
After reading the reviews and seeing numerous celebrity endorsements I bought into the hype and ordered La Mer’s Creme de la Mer while sephora was having the VIB sale last month. The claim is “With the nutrient-rich Miracle Broth™, the heart of La Mer’s profound powers of transformation, skin is immersed in moisture, sensitivities soothed, radiance…
After purchasing and loving the Lush BB Seaweed fresh face mask about a month ago I decided to pop back into my local Lush store. Since my skin is still quite angry, I asked the gal for a mask to help calm my skin and another to hydrate it. I left having purchased both the…
Girlfriends I have been using the charcoal face bar from Hilltop Designs almost everyday and have really been loving the results. As you probably know activated charcoal has been all the rage and has several benefits for the skin. The top claims of using activated charcoal on the skin is that it detoxifies by pulling…
Girlfriends I have said it before and I’ll say it again, this winter has f*cked up my skin! I’ve been super dry all the while breaking out like a teenager.. I recently started using the famous pink drying lotion, and am really impressed with it for clearing up blemishes overnight. I started doing a little…
Pores no more! The last several months have been a battle between me and my skin. It seems no matter what I do, my skin wins! Between dryness and acne flare ups, I am a mess. To top that off, my pores have been noticeably larger, and in all of my 30-something years I have…
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