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Winterize Your Skin
Winter in the Midwest brings harsh cold, dryness, and limited sunlight, negatively affecting skin hydration. Exfoliation is essential during this season to remove dead skin, allowing moisturizers to penetrate effectively. Adapting skincare routines seasonally, using hydrating products, and maintaining internal hydration are crucial for skin health this winter.
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Skincare Basics for Your Teen
Unlike when I was a teenager in the 2000s stripping my face with medicated pads (which felt like I was basically burning my acne away with rubbing alcohol) and abrasive apricot scrubs, using a high end, full skincare routine is all the rage with teens these days. If you’ve been on TikTok or stepped foot…
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Do I Really Need a Moisturizer?
At my consultations with clients, I often hear oily-skinned women say that they wash their face in the shower and don’t use anything else to keep their oiliness under control. I am here to break that common misconception. It couldn’t be further from the truth that people with oily skin shouldn’t use or don’t need…
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Caring for Oily/Acne-Prone Skin
I have had oily, acne-prone skin since pretty much the dawn of time. I had incredibly cruel things said to my face (and probably worse behind my back) about my lack of attractiveness, thanks to my acne. I had a picture picked out that I knew would be my “before” if I was ever asked…
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3 Steps to Clean Makeup Brushes
Have you ever noticed that sometimes your makeup just looks…off? Maybe your complexion looks a little too ruddy or your eyeshadow looks a little too unintentionally smoky? Your makeup can only be as good as the tools you’re applying it with, so it’s important to regularly keep them clean. With consistent use, a lot of…
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Is Your Skin Really Clean?
You’re removing your makeup at the end of the day, but is your skin really clean? I bet you’d be surprised at just how much makeup, dirt, oil, and impurities are still in your skin after you cleanse – especially if you aren’t cleansing properly. Did you know that makeup removing wipes don’t actually cleanse…
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Skincare 101
Every skin type, let alone each person’s skin, is different. Much like no two fingerprints or snowflakes are alike, no two skin types are alike. However, there are certainly some generalizations one can make when talking broadly about how to care for skin. After establishing basic skincare “rules,” you can dive deeper into specific ways…
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