Category: self care
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The New Year Skincare Reset
(No Buzzwords Required) Hype vs. honesty Every new year it seems that skincare marketing gets louder and more in your face. I mean we hear detoxes, miracle ingredients, overnight results. And this year, I quietly opting out of the noise. Real quality skincare doesnât need buzzwords. It needs simplicity, consistency, and standards that actually support…
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How to Keep Your Sparkle (and Sanity) When It Feels Like Everything is Spiraling
Some days the to-do list feels endless.Work deadlines, appointments, family logistics, holiday stuff, and that quiet pressure to keep it all going smoothly and not loose your marbles. If today feels like one of those days, for you too, this is your gentle reminder :You donât have to do everything at once to keep your sparkle. Sometimes…
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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 â loud, chaotic, and absolutely everywhere, and ready to throw a fit at any moment. Between the Holiday parties, shopping, family time , weather, and the âdid I forget something?â panic⌠itâs no…
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The Glow of Me-Time
Gratitude, Grow & Glow Series : Week 3 Tomorrow morning I get one of those rare alone moments â quiet house, warm coffee, the dogs and just me. Being a wife, homeowner, a small business owner, and yes mama (even thought they have flown the nest) can be a little time consuming and attention grabbing.…
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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 1
The Scary Truth About Your Skin (and Self-Care) in the âBer Months â¨đť The âBer months are here â that cozy, pumpkin-spiced stretch from October through December when our calendars fill up, our sleep gets shorter, and our self-care routines⌠well, letâs be honest, they start to ghost us. đť Between the extra coffee, late-night…
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Realistic Habits
Because We’re Making Burnout Last Season’s Issue. Letâs be honestâ”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 â 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. Letâs talk about a glow-blocker that doesnât get nearly enough airtime in skincare convos: cortisol. This stress hormone isnât just making you feel frazzled â itâs 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
Letâs call it what it isâmidlife skin hits different. Thanks to shifting hormones, slower cell turnover, and life just⌠we canât always get away with skipping SPF or falling asleep in our makeup anymore (not that weâre admitting we ever did that đ ). But hereâs the good news: glowing skin is still totally possible, and…
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A September Skin Reset
đż The Season of Shift Your skin isn’t a static surface â itâs a living, breathing part of you that changes with the seasons, stress, hormones, and more. Thatâs why it deserves more than a one-size-fits-all routine. It needs a reset that actually meets you where you are. Whether youâre battling dryness, breakouts, dullness, or…
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Menopause, Perimenopause & Your Skin: Whatâs Really Going On đâ¨
Hormones donât just run the show behind the scenes â they play a starring role in how your skin looks, feels, and behaves. If youâve hit perimenopause or menopause, you may have noticed some big changes in your skin (sometimes overnight, right?). Hereâs whatâs happening â and what you can do about it. đĄ The…