Health & Wellness

It’s your big day. You have a beautiful dress. You paid for a photographer and a makeup artist. You should have the best “canvas” to work on. Here are some products we tried that were sent to us from client  Cheryl Fischer, Arbonne Independent Consultant to get your skin “picture perfect”!   Cleansing Polish Formulated with exfoliants from lingonberry and apricot to gently buff away dull surface skin cells, makeup, and excess oil. This polish was easy to use and left our skin baby soft, and ready to absorb other products. Makeup went on smoother and overall texture felt improved.           Micellar Water No rinse, no hassle. Simply soak a cotton pad with this cleanser to instantly remove daily impurities. Micelles (tiny bunches of molecules) in this formula trap dirt, makeup, and daily grime while coconut …

Arbonne is a 100% vegan, cruelty-free beauty brand that focuses on a “holistic approach to beauty, health and wellbeing, and focusing on the whole person to help them flourish inside and out.” They offer a variety of clean products ranging from lotions and creams to makeup and hair products, all made with plant-based ingredients and “rigorous testing for safety and efficacy.” Learn more about their products on their website.

When it comes to day creams or face masks, or even scrubs and serums, there are different products depending on your skin type. So should we pick our sunscreen products with the same thought in mind? The answer is yes and today we will tell you exactly what kind of sun care your skin needs depending on how dry, oily or acne prone it is. Dry Skin According to licensed cosmetologist and beauty expert, Beth Barrick-Hickey, people with dry skin can use a sunscreen protection with SPF 15 or higher in the form of a cream. Don’t substitute a sun cream with an oil with sun protection. Oils promote rather than prevent sunburn and are more suitable when tanning. Oily Skin For oily skin, she recommends using lightweight, oil-free, mattifying, non-comedogenic sunscreen as to avoid skin break-outs, clogging pores and …

The skincare routine has evolved and the days of ‘yes my makeup is off, can I go to bed now?’ is over. Serums are sensational and beautypress shows you just why squeezing them into your everyday regimen can work wonders can work wonders… Acne Away Who knew that slinking on some serum could reduce breakouts? Due to their watery consistency, serums don’t form pore blocking layers – meaning they also absorb much faster than traditional moisturizers. Oil too No one wants to add more fuel to the grease fire – serums have a watery consistency rather than an oily one so we can keep those sebaceous glands feeling sexy – really, they can be. Serums are far lighter than moisturizers, so they keep skin hydrated without weighing it down. No Fillers Please No one wants unnecessary ingredients in their products, …

When it comes to your skin, what you eat directly influences its’ appearance. Even though it seems strange, our skin is the largest organ in our body. It needs nutrients, oxygen, and hydration in order to be healthy and retain our youthful beauty.