Reflecting on my beauty routines, it is clear that this year I have incorporated some major upgrades across the board. Thanks to TikTok, my friends, and my clients, I have changed some beauty habits to be less harmful and to help me achieve my own beauty goals. Most of these principles are very simple and the result has been a slow and steady transformation in all areas. Here are some principles (that I have learned the hard way) that you can start incorporating into your own routine.
Read more31 Ways to Give Back this Season!
It’s a magical time of year- we block off time and make it a priority to spend it with our families. But this time of year is not so merry for some. Statistics for relapse and domestic violence spike during the holidays. Many people struggle due to increased stress, tension, expectations, and strained family relationships.
It is important now more than ever to take care of each other and our community. Of course, you can volunteer at a local food bank or soup kitchen, but there are so many other small ways we can help spread holiday cheer.
Read moreFall Essentials: Favorites in Clothing, Beauty, & More!
But as we are leaving confusing shoe season and entering the full-on Fall chill, there are some basic things that help me get excited for the shorter days. And well…us basic girls have to stick together and share secrets ya know? So here is a master list I have compiled (with links) to my Fall Favorites - things that are tried and true and that I absolutely cannot live without.
Read moreSome Hocus Pocus for Clearing your Energy
Sure, spring cleaning is great but every fall I need a little hocus pocus to clear out my energy and embrace the changing seasons…instead of giving into seasonal depression. I have to have different rituals in place to help me to get excited about the new chapter, no matter what time of the year it is.
Read moreWhat the heck is a PH and why does my vagina have one?!
When I share with people that I specialize in brazilian sugar waxing, I often get a question about the “smell”…and I always respond that vaginas are amazing! Sure, every girl has a smell, but we are not gross, and we are fully capable of getting a wax without offending anyone. The societal pressure on women to cover up their natural scent and to instead smell like roses or some other synthetic chemical formula is actually what tends to cause the opposite effect - throwing off your pH and causing your vagina to have a negative reaction.
Read moreA Lazy girl's guide to the "Clean Girl Aesthetic"
The “clean girl aesthetic” is a trend that embraces the inner basic pumpkin-spiced-latte girl in all of us…the girl that social media wants us to strive to be, perfectly put together without seemingly any effort…Arriving early and still somehow fashionably late whilst sipping a homemade iced matcha latte. It’s the vibe of a slicked-back Olaplex bun with no flyaways and a perfectly dewey fresh tan…you get the picture. In line with this trend, there have surfaced some wild 10-step skincare routines along with one-hour “no makeup makeup routines”…you know the routine you do when someone says “you look so great without makeup” and you think to yourself, “wow, if only you actually saw me without any makeup.”
Read moreLet's Get Physical - How Exercise Makes You More Beautiful
This summer, we have been going back to the beauty basics…building a strong foundation to achieve long lasting beauty! Through examining the daily habits like drinking enough water and getting enough beauty sleep will allow you to optimize your own beauty and become the best version of yourself. Having a 10 step skincare routine without a good exercise routine is like having salt without pepper, like a fork without the spoon. It just doesn’t work.
Read moreSorry, Not Sorry
As a brazilian sugaring specialist, I hear a lot of apologies. “I’m so sorry, my hair is so long” or “I’m so sorry I just had a baby” or “I’m so sorry I haven’t been in a while, it’s a jungle down there…” Different variations of the same apology since the very first day I started working in the beauty industry. And once I observed it in the room with my clients, I began to notice it everywhere else.
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