Hyaluronic Acid is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot in the skincare community, but how much do we really know about it? Should I be dousing my face in a giant vat of it nightly? Should I only use products that contain Hyaluronic Acid? And why does it vary in price […]
Tag: Skincare Routine
Skincare: What to Invest In & Where to Save $$$
I was asked to put together a skincare routine for my aunt and explain to her where she should invest in her skincare. That got me thinking: where should we invest and where should we save? Here’s how I would spend my money if I were just starting to build my routine all over again. […]
EVERYTHING I OWN: Physical Exfoliants
I used to rely on physical exfoliants in my weekly routine. That is, until I found chemical exfoliation. Now, I rarely find myself reaching for physical exfoliators, which makes the fact that I own so many seem a bit excessive. I have ordered this list from least to most abrasive to make it a little […]
Brighten Me Up
As many of you may know, I have switched my skincare routine to start focusing more on brightening my skin. I have a lot of hyperpigmentation due to the last few years of acne that I’m trying to get rid of. I’ve had quite a few people ask me which products I’ve been reaching for […]
EVERYTHING I OWN: Second Cleansers
On todays episode of EVERYTHING I OWN we’re looking at second cleansers. This is one of the categories of my skincare collection that it turns out I have the most. When I started peeking around it’s like I was finding them in every nook and cranny. To make everything easier, I have broken down my […]
Let’s Talk: Intense Hydration
With winter fast approaching, my skin is in need of intense hydration. I got a few requests to show my most hydrating products, including the ones that I find too hydrating for my skin. So here goes nothing. These are the most hydrating products I own. Cleanse Jordan Samuel – Plie Treatment Cleanser This cleanser has […]
Required for winter
When it comes to weather, Texas is known for our blazing hot summers. So it always seems to surprise me when I start freezing to death in the winter. I was not built for the cold and yet somehow I want to move to Colorado. When winter does roll around, I find I end up […]
Let’s Talk: Cleansers
When I first started getting into skincare, I had pretty terrible skin. I turned 23 and all of the sudden I started breaking off all across my face. I thought that I needed to strip my skin of all moisture to dry out the acne and that would make it all go away. It did […]
Disappointing Products
For the most part, when I purchase a product, I typically enjoy it. But there are always some products that just don’t work for me for one reason or another. Here are the products that disappointed me in some way. Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate in SS16 My problem with this is the lack of […]
July Beauty Heroes Box – Josh Rosebrook
Josh Rosebrook has been in a Beauty Heroes box at least one other time. The last time the box included the Hydrating Accelerator as well as the Cacao Antioxidant Mask, both of which I have fallen in love with. So when I got this months box, I was really excited to get to try more […]