In November I attempted to challenge myself to stop buying new products because I have a plethora of products in my bathroom and I'm running out of space to put new stuff. One day I walked into my bathroom and I realized I had 10 different face washes, 5 different skin toners and don't get [...]
One of my really good friends is always keeping me hip to new things to try. Recently she told me about glycerin soap and how it helped bring moisture to her dry skin. During the summer, the majority of my skin is typically pretty moisturized and soft naturally, but my underarms seem to get extremely [...]
Noxema has been a staple in my skin care routine for years. I can honestly remember seeing a blue Noxema jar on my bathroom counter as far back as the 80's. I wasn't using it back then, but my parents swore by it. So it was only natural that I would use it too when [...]
Recently on Instagram St Ives asked me "What's your scrub day routine". My typical scrub day (exfoliating day) routine is fairly simple, and only has 4 steps: To exfoliate I use one of three products from St Ives: Blackhead Clearing Green Tea Scrub Acne Control Apricot Scrub Even & Bright Grapefruit Scrub [...]
I have had a love for essential oils since 2013 when I stopped getting relaxers. I loved infusing my whipped shea butters and hair cocktails with essential oils like almond, avocado, lavender, jojoba and tea tree. At the time I started using essential oils I was purchasing them at Whole Foods and paying $10 [...]
Activated charcoal is seriously one of the best things to have in your skin care routine. I'm sure the first thing many of you are thinking is I'm not putting something I use to grill my food on my face. Relax! Grilling charcoal and activated charcoal are two different things. When used properly, activated [...]
It's officially summer!!! I'm not sure about the other areas of the country, but in the DC area its been a long time coming! Winter stuck around far too long and pretty much kidnapped spring and summer hit us with a BANG!!! I'm so ready for street festivals, movies on the lawn, outdoor concerts and [...]
This is the time of year where many people are entering into spiritual fasts. A spiritual fast is a period of time where on abstains from pleasurable activities. This could mean fasting from various foods, television, shopping or even alcohol. Many people use this time to abstain from meats and sugary foods, allowing their body [...]
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