Tis the season for parties and socializing! That means two things, 1: we all want to look our best for these hangouts and possible holiday photos, and 2: many of us will probably be indulging in extra sweets, treats, and/or wine, and cocktails. This little bit of extra indulging can affect the radiant, fresh glow we are going for. Not to worry! I have some pro skincare and makeup tips that will allow you to indulge all you want and still show up to the family gathering looking fabulous.

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Facial lymph drainage using a gua sha stone can help our skin look less puffy, clearer, and more radiant. These video tutorials will show you gua sha movements that you can incorporate into your daily or weekly skincare routine!

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I’m back at it again with more esthetician-recommended facial products! Today I put together my list of the best skincare products I’ve found for under $30. These products are high quality, effective, and quite the steal!

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Feeling like treating yourself? These serums, eye cream, and moisturizers are worth every penny! When I’m spending a good amount of $$ on skincare I need to know that it’s really going to deliver results. You’d be surprised at the expensive skincare products I’ve come across over there years that are for lack of a better word..garbage. With so many different skincare items out there to choose from it’s hard to distinguish between the bad, the so-so, and the great skincare products out there. Here’s my list of 5 skincare items I am in love with!

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I get asked a lot of great questions from my peers and clients and I love answering all of them. I’ve gathered a list of the questions that I think are really important fundamental skincare questions. Knowing all this basic skincare info will give you a great foundation to build off of; soon you will be a skin expert!

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This facial massage lifts and firms tissues while defining facial features by draining lymph fluid that makes our skin look puffy. This is a great massage routine to do before a big meeting, photos, an upcoming event, or if you’re just wanting to look your best! Watch the video below with audio for all the best tips! I have also detailed each massage movement below in an easy step-by-step format.

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Jaw muscle tightness can cause pain, discomfort, and lack of mobility in our jaw area. Something else that tight and tense jaw muscles can burden us with is slight sagging in our jowl area and lower face. When the jaw muscles and joints on the sides of our face are locked up or super tight it creates tension in our face that pulls everything downward. Releasing and loosening these tight muscles and joints gives your facial tissues, the jowl lines especially, a bit of a lift!

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Ready for an infused water recipe like no other? This radiance-boosting berry elixir requires a secret ingredient…lingonberries!

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A hydrating toner or hydrosol is something that I would recommend for every one of my facial clients to have in their skincare routine. Believe it or not, a simple water-based fluid helps really boost the results of our skincare! Hydrating toners and hydrosols are liquid skincare products that help add and seal more hydration to your skin. Products like these are different than oil clearing, astringent toners that are used to mattify our skin. These hydrating fluids help us achieve better hydration, balance our skin’s barrier, and allow our serums to be more effective. Don’t have something like this in your current skincare routine? After reading this blog I promise you’ll be going out to grab a hydrosol or hydrating toner ASAP.

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Hydrating our bodies with the proper amount of water can greatly improve our overall health. But does drinking water actually make a difference in how our skin looks? The answer is YES! Drinking a good amount of water every day helps flush away lymph fluid that causes puffiness, decreases breakouts, and

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A couple of things sparked the idea for this interview-style blog post. In my 2016 article, I answered the question “Where do you see scrub me in 5 years?” I thought it would be really fun to revisit that question and a few others from that blog. I’ve also been reading Lauren Evarts Bosstick’s newest book “Get the F*ck out of the sun” and I love the series of skincare questions she chose to ask the gurus she interviewed. Her questions were so great I wanted to answer them myself. Hope you enjoy!

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One important thing to remember when we are out and about at the beach, boating, picnicking, biking, etc. is that we need to reapply our SPF every 2 hours. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to have a little fun in the sun the past few weeks and I’ve been testing out sun protection products to share with all of you. Specifically, I wanted to find some options that would be easy for us to reapply every couple of hours when we are out and on the go. Here are some of my favorites.

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