Category: health and beauty
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After The Sparks Comes The Steady
The beginning of something new is always exciting. The spark.The anticipation. The “this feels different” energy. But that’s not what makes something last. What makes something last is the steady part. The consistent part. The part where you show up. And then you keep showing up. The part where you don’t panic at the first…
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How to Know When It’s Over… With Your Skincare
Is it really over? If your skincare routine suddenly feels like it’s not really doing its thing — you’re probably not imagining it. One day it worked.The next day your skin feels dry, irritated, dull, or just… off.And no matter what you add, swap, or “try next,” nothing quite clicks. One day it was working.…
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It’s Not Commitment You’re Afraid Of
So now you hesitate…but because you’ve been burned.
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Big Calm: Finding Your Peace in a Loud Month.
December always seems to show up with the energy of a 3 year old after three juice boxes and 2 Hershey’s bars — loud, chaotic, and absolutely everywhere, and ready to throw a fit at any moment. Between the Holiday parties, shopping, family time , weather, and the “did I forget something?” panic… it’s no…
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Glow, Grow & Gratitude:week 4
Your November Guide to Seasonal Deals and Great Skin The holidays are here and this is the season where our skin, our routines, and our sanity all get pulled in twelve different directions.So instead of complicating things, I’m leaning into my November theme:Gratitude, Glow and Grow. These three little words are carrying me through the…
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The Scary Truth Week 3
You know that fancy bottle of skin cream sitting in the pretty glass case looking so shiny and new? Well stop and think before you grab it. How long has it actually been sitting there? (que scary music) Most drugstore and department store brands are formulated to last for years. Now this sounds nice and…
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Scary Truth Week 4
Honesty time, the words clean, natural and non-toxic get thrown around like candy out of a Halloween Piñata! We hear them all day long on the radio, tv commercials , read them in skincare ads, even our cleaning products. But here’s the thing, in the U.S., “clean beauty” isn’t a regulated term. This means companies…
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Realistic Habits
Because We’re Making Burnout Last Season’s Issue. Let’s be honest—”new month, new me” sounds great… until the inbox explodes, the laundry multiplies, and your to-do list laughs in your face by 10:00 AM. That’s why this week in our Glow Goals After 40 series, we’re focusing on realistic habits — the kind that actually fit into your busy lifestyle and…
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Glow Goals part 2
Because a glowing face starts with a calm nervous system. Let’s talk about a glow-blocker that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime in skincare convos: cortisol. This stress hormone isn’t just making you feel frazzled — it’s messing with your skin and your waistline. During perimenopause and menopause, our hormones are already doing the cha-cha. Add in chronically high cortisol and…
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Glow Goals After 40
Let’s call it what it is—midlife skin hits different. Thanks to shifting hormones, slower cell turnover, and life just… we can’t always get away with skipping SPF or falling asleep in our makeup anymore (not that we’re admitting we ever did that 😅). But here’s the good news: glowing skin is still totally possible, and…
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A September Skin Reset
🌿 The Season of Shift Your skin isn’t a static surface — it’s a living, breathing part of you that changes with the seasons, stress, hormones, and more. That’s why it deserves more than a one-size-fits-all routine. It needs a reset that actually meets you where you are. Whether you’re battling dryness, breakouts, dullness, or…