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Happy Tuesday and welcome to your Monday blog, on Tuesday. These are some strange days. Woke up to a coyote or rogue dog tore up my peiby's couch on the patio and drank up all of her water. Not the biggest of deal, though still strange because in all these years, nothing like that has ever happened!
So I am just now getting this post up even though I meant it for Monday. Any one else over whelmed with the doo dah of life? No matter how you feel, self care is important and one of my favorite ways to invest in me is skincare. I always have, and always will, remove my makeup at the end of the day and practice a good skincare routine daily!
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Now - this short is a quick tip to help you. If you are a Target, Ulta Beauty, or Amazon shopper, you may know Pix! Skincare and beauty.
I love the clean cosmetics that Pix! makes!
The Pix! hydrating milky mist is perfect for daytime hydration - any - time of the day!
The Pix! Glow Tonic is a classic from this brand. You can use it twice a day if you are more oily.
I use it only at night because my skin is dry. In the winter skin can become dull, and the Pix! Glow Tonic is a perfect way to do light exfoliation daily in the night time when you won't be as bothered by sun.
Enjoy and let me know in the comments what your favorite winter skin care switches you use.
Thanks for tuning in today! Are you ready for the summer season? Can you believe that it is already Memorial Day weekend, week? School is out for the summer as of this Wednesday! Ahhh!
Strange days ahead and trying to find a way to make it "normal'ish" for my family. Quick question, curious - are you traveling for the Memorial Day weekend? We might. Just depends. Sunscreen shall be imperative - more on that later. In the meantime, enjoy this short video review of these finds on Amazon, that I bought with Prime. Honestly, if it doesn't have Prime free shipping, I don't buy it. Do you?
Enjoy this quick video to share what I just
received from Amazon - and honestly, these are all products I have
bought with my own money, no sponsors, and really enjoyed enough to buy
twice!
Amazon affiliate links below - get some!
Shout Out to new channel "Lets Make Food From Food" ! Michelle is
showing you simple recipes for making more nutrient dense food - check
her out here:
https://youtu.be/C23SlCf2ydA
Thank you for watching - and please subscribe if you haven't yet!
RoC Multi Correxion Revive + Glow Gel Cleanser With Vitamin C and Glycolic Acid (*this is my next purchase - to keep using skincare in a 'set'*) https://amzn.to/3u8GG5T
I'm switching up my skincare as the new environment is providing some new skin challenges.
What is that you say? The San Fernando Valley is a desert filled with a large city. So it's similar to Arizona though add in a lot of smog and pollutants that have my skin looking dull! No bueno!
So I'm looking to try this new creme from Olay that is retinol based and should help the turnover of skin to get mine back to being bright and clear instead of dull and clogged. I'm looking to switch to a system of cleanser, toner, serum, moisturizer and eye cream. What do you suggest?
Have you tried it? Is it worth the cost? This is what the Olay website says about the product:
" Olay Regenerist Retinol 24 Facial Moisturizer penetrates deep into
skin’s surface layers. Our proprietary blend of Vitamin B3 + Retinol
complex hydrates skin for 24 hours for a bounty of benefits. You’ll see
visible improvements in fine lines & wrinkles, smoothness,
brightness, firming, dark spots, and pores. Retinol 24 delivers all of
these benefits with virtually no irritation. This fragrance and dye free
moisturizer absorbs quickly and goes deep into your skin’s surface
layers so you wake up every morning to younger-looking, radiant skin.
Use Olay daily for 28 days and see true skin transformation. "
Really?
Okay.
I'm interested. Let me know in the comments if you have used, find it a value for the price and quantity of product. Thanks!
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TGIF!
Woo hoo! School is out for the summer! It's so exciting! Adventure awaits us and we are ready to peel out of here tires squealin' and everything!
Well, sort of. But first, my birthday celebrations and some Mother's Day gift ideas you can pick up quick at a Walmart or Walgreen's near you!
Meet Dove exfoliating body polishes! There are 3 scents to choose from and the price range is about $6. If you have not picked up a gift for your Mom this weekend, this could be a great fit!
Each of these scents have a creamy slurry of body wash and a fine grit of exfoliant in them.
After testing all three, I find that the blue tub of "crushed macadamia and rice milk" is the one I like the best with the pomegranate seeds and shea butter being my second favorite. My son loves the kiwi seeds and cool aloe.
When shopping for these at a Walmart of Walgreen's, pick up a matching body bar, body wash and lotion to match the scrub!
You can use this up to 3-4 times per week and consider keeping a tub of Dove exfoliating body polish by the sink so you can regularly exfoliate your hands! It's a neglected area of anti-aging skin care routines! Take the same anti-aging skin care on your hands as you do on your face and neck!
Enjoy these new body products from Dove! Happy Mother's Day to you!
Remember: you are beautiful!
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Hi ya Gorgeous!
Happy Monday. Whoa. Do I ever love a Monday. You know, I get more accomplished on a Monday than I do all week! Or at least that is what it feels like!
Today is no different - I have already got massive action taken on many things and goals and even got the wheels turning on a return to the Monday blog and video posts for Makeup University.
In case you didn't know, I have been in Tucson for the past three weeks while my son attended the University of Arizona for tech camp and I completed production on BEARLY film.
Phew!
So in this blog post and video - meet the moisturizer known as
L'Oreal Revitalift Triple Power Deep-Acting Facial Moisturizer!
This is a free sample from Influenster and I arrived home to it. Oh if only I had this in Tucson with me! It was so hot and dry there my skin became dryer and itchy!
In my #RevitaliftChallenge - I'm using the sample twice a day for 14 days with photos along the journey to track the results. So far I'm loving it! This product does have a heavy perfume scent - I can smell my face for about an hour after applying. The scent does not bother me though if you are sensitive to smells, this could be an issue for you.
You can find L'Oreal Revitalift and other goodies at mass retailers nationwide OR - be cool and stay home and just have it auto-delivered by Amazon!
Remember: you are beautiful!
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If you haven't seen today's video on the Makeup University channel for "Love it or Leave it" you need too!
Sideways thought: last night was the Mtv VMA's (video music awards) and it was such a non-thing, like - for me, nothing stood out as wow enough to write or create a look video about.
It was nice that Brittney Spears came back to perform after 10 years, and I have a press post coming up for that, but that's about it for me.
Curious, what about you? Any thoughts on the MTV VMA's?
So next up is a more in depth review of the Biore Baking Soda Cleansing Scrub.
You can find it at Ulta Beauty, Amazon and Walmart for about $10. It's 4.5 ounces and a little bit goes a long way. I find that on me, it doesn't rinse very well, like my face feels a bit slimy and someone else could interpret that feeling as being "smooth" or soft.
I think my biggest hang up on this product is that it's baking soda, silica to make it slippery and menthol to add a tingle to the wash which can mimic a "clean" feeling.
I'm a fan of the Biore brand, I think that this just isn't a favorite for me. You could get just as good an exfoliation treatment and cleansing of the skin using plain baking soda and a plain washcloth it just wouldn't be foamy.
It's worth a try if you have a coupon or find it on sale or you like gimmicky skincare.
Amazon http://amzn.to/2bMPTxI (This is an affiliate link and I get a penny if you click it, so please, click it)
About the Product
Activates with water for a deep clean and gentle exfoliation
Concentrated powder scrub cleanses and exfoliates pores 2.9x better without over scrubbing
Powder scrub removes oil from your T-zone while also exfoliating dry, flaky skin just by adding water
Great for Combination Skin
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