I often get asked by my clients if there is a certain facial treatment mask that I suggest they purchase to use for their at-home skincare routine. My answer is most often this; facial massage tools and other facial treatment tools like micro-current and LED light therapy give you a wider range of results and help improve/treat your skin better than a treatment mask.
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We did it! It’s time to wrap up another year🎉 Intense, far-fetched, or crazy challenging New Year’s resolutions are a thing of the past. Let’s be honest, we are all accomplishing so much on a daily basis there’s no need to put any more pressure on ourselves. I think it’s always fun to go into the new year with some achievable, fun, or interesting goals that you will look forward to tackling. You know anything skincare-related has my vote! Here are a few ideas I have for skincare goals for 2022.
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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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During this season a lot of us are looking for ways to feel nourished and hydrated instead of uncomfortable and dry. Scrub me has a 3 step process to make defeating dry skin easy!
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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 love using CBD toner and serums during my facial treatments and so many of you have loved incorporating CBD products into your homecare routines. I wanted to do a mini deep dive into this plant-based ingredient and give some tips on how it can best help your skin.
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scrub me secret: I want everyone to read the back of their skincare packaging. any ingredients and adjectives listed on the front of the package or outside the ingredients label will not give you the full picture of your product. when purchasing skincare you should be checking the ingredients before making a purchase.
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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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