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What’s Your Favorite Way to Glow Up This Winter?

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It can be challenging to keep your complexion looking luminous year-round, especially with freezing temps and gray, short days—particularly if you have dry skin . But there are ways to create a natural dewy glow and not give in to the dry, dreary winter. Here are a few easy beauty tips to give you the glow up you may be craving this month—and you don’t even have to go to the beach to get it. Skin Care Routine Overnight Beauty Repair Cream While you’re getting your beauty rest, you can also hit the reset button on your skin at the same time. Instead of your regular moisturizer before bed, try a powerhouse repair treatment with ingredients that will work with your skin’s nightly repair process, including alpha-hydroxy acids, vitamin C, and probiotics. A nightly repair cream should improve the tone and texture of your skin, smooth the look of lines and wrinkles, and give you the appearance of more radiant skin. After cleansing, apply your cream. Or, on a cleansed fac...

5 Tips for an Easy Self-Care Sunday

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After a long work week that’s sprinkled with social activities and obligations, a relaxing Sunday often can’t come soon enough. While there’s nothing wrong with vegging out, doing laundry, and ordering takeout, it’s pretty important to also add some self-care into the day. It will help you feel refreshed and ready for Monday morning. There are a lot of ways to practice self-care to lift your mood and give yourself the attention you deserve. Here are a few tips—but remember, there are no rules for how you spend your self-care Sunday! Cleanser Enjoy Your Alone Time If you get the chance to be alone in the morning for a bit, take advantage of this time to yourself. Sip your tea or coffee, or drink your fresh smoothie, and do something that feels right for you. Maybe it’s meditating quietly for 15 minutes, listening to your favorite podcast, writing in your journal, reading a book, listening to vinyl, drawing, or doing something else creative. It’s your time to be alone...

Give Your Winter Skin a Pick-Me-Up by Building a New Skin Care Routine

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If your skin is looking a little lackluster this winter, think about rebuilding your healthy skin care routine from the ground up and see if it makes a difference in a month or so. Keep in mind your skin type and what areas of concern you want to focus on. Clean, effective products are also important factors. Certain ingredients are beneficial for all skin types, such as probiotics to lock in hydration and vitamin-rich superfoods. Here are a few tips for creating a probiotic skincare regimen and some products to consider. Probiotic Skincare Go-To Daily Facial Cleanser Use a gentle cleanser for daily use. Some all-around cleansers work well on normal, oily, and dry skin, while others are more suited to sensitive skin or acne-prone skin. Be sure to use warm water, and don’t forget to wash your neck and chest too. Your skin should feel soft and nourished, not tight or dried out after using a high-quality cleanser. Tone After Cleansing: As Needed Next up, use an al...

Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Skincare-Loving Besties

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If you haven’t quite completed your holiday shopping yet or plan to be a little late with your gifts for your friends this year, it’s OK. They’ll love you anyway. Especially if you treat them to thoughtful, high-quality skincare gifts. If you think about each of your friends individually, what do they talk about in regard to skincare? What do their future plans entail, and what do they enjoy doing for fun? Are they hip to the latest products and cult classics? To elaborate, here are a few ideas to help you with your gift-gifting this year and beyond. Night cream Travel Kit for Your Friend Going on Vacation in the New Year If your adventurous, travel-loving friend can’t stop talking about her next getaway, you could quietly tuck yourself into her suitcase. If that doesn’t work, show your support of her journey with a cute, on-the-go skincare kit that will keep her skin glowing, smooth, and radiant. Seek out one that contains a cleanser, moisturizer, exfoliating sugar...

Tips for Taking Care of Sensitive Skin

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If you have sensitive skin, you know the struggle is real when it comes to finding products that won’t cause irritated, red, and distressed looking skin. It can sometimes be challenging to find the culprits in skincare products. With a few tips, however, you can care for your sensitive skin properly. Cleansing Oil What Is Sensitive Skin? Sensitive skin is a skin condition, not a skin type—and anyone can experience sensitive skin. Some of us are more sensitive than others. You’ll know if your skin is sensitive if it stings, burns, reddens, or becomes bumpy after coming into contact with certain skincare products. Even the elements can cause sensitive skin. If your skin is exposed to really cold environments, for example, it can become dried out and can’t protect itself from the harshness. Your skin may feel tight and itchy or appear red. If your skin is feeling sensitive lately, you may need to tailor your skin care routine by using specialized skincare products ...

The 5 Skincare Products You Need on Your Holiday Vacation

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If you’re jetting off on holiday, you can’t take your entire bathroom shelf with you on vacation, nor would you want to. Hopefully, you can get away with a handful of items that will keep your face fresh and beautifully glowing all vacation-long. One excellent idea is to wrap up your skin care routine in a neat little bow (in the form of a travel kit) with high-quality skincare products designed for TSA approval. Look for these types of skincare products for your holiday vacation. An All-Around Purifying Cleanser At the end of a long day of travel, you’ll want to remove the excess oil, makeup, and airplane grime that has inevitably built up throughout your journey. Find a purifying gel cleanser that works well on all skin types, especially dry skin , and won’t strip your skin but effectively deep cleans. Your skin should feel soft after washing it, not tight and dried out. Be sure to wash your face every night before sleeping whether or not you are wearing makeup....

Put Your Best Face Forward in 2020 with These 5 Skincare Resolutions

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A new year means a fresh start. Is this the year you want to focus on great skincare? Maybe it means simplifying or streamlining your skin care routine. Maybe it means focusing on drinking more water. Do you have an area in your beauty routine that needs improvement? Here are a few simple but effective areas to focus on in 2020 and beyond.  Cleanser Wash Your Face Every Night Even if You Aren’t Wearing Makeup This is the year you’re actually going to wash your face every night before going to bed! Yes, if you aren’t used to cleansing before sleep, it may take a bit of time to adjust to a new habit, but it’s worth it. It will make a big difference in the appearance and health of your skin. By washing away dirt and makeup with an excellent purifying cleanser , you’ll feel refreshed as your head hits the pillow. Promise yourself that you’ll do it.  Apply Eye Cream If you’ve been talking about using an eye cream for a while now, there’s no time like the pre...