acne
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My Summer Face and Body Skincare Favs: Exfoliants, SPF’s and Moisturizers
The Products That Worked for my High-Maintenance Skin this Summer With summer coming to a close, I thought I should re-cap my most used skincare products. As you may recall, my face is slightly combination and acne-prone with some fine lines and large pores that clog easily. Sounds dreamy, right? However, my skin from the…
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My Favorites from 100% Pure
The 14 Best Skin & Makeup Products from 100% Pure One of the beauty questions I’m asked about most frequently is: What products would I recommend from 100% Pure? And this makes sense since I’ve been using (and featuring!) 100% Pure makeup and skincare since I started green beauty blogging back in 2017. I’ve tested…
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Judging CertClean’s Clean Beauty Awards
The Best of CertClean’s Green Beauty Toners and Mists Wow, it’s such an honour to be a 2019 judge in CertClean’s Clean Beauty Awards! The category that I will be judging is a whopper: Green Beauty Toners. When it comes to toners, I’ll admit I easily get overwhelmed because there’s just so much variety. And…
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Getting Perfect Skin, Together, With Shared Selfcare Sundays
#selfcaresunday If you follow me on Instagram, Selfcare Sundays are something I regularly post about on my Stories. And for the past month, Dusan has been joining me! The benefits of doing this as a couple are endless. We are both busy with demanding jobs that can be are highly stressful. It’s so tempting to…
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Is Lactic Acid Vegan?
What are the benefits and risks of Lactic Acid? And is it vegan? I admit that I was confused whether lactic acid is vegan or not for quite a while! To get right to the point, yes, lactic acid is vegan—so long as it comes from a non-dairy source. Huh? Read on to see what…
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We Tried Salt Therapy And It Was… Strange But Effective
Testing Out Halotherapy With My Fiancé at the Old Mill Inn Spa. Hearing the words ‘Halotherapy’ had me immediately wondering “What is that exactly? It that some aura-cleansing thing?” It turns out that it’s Salt Therapy. And it has been used to treat many ailments, ranging from skin conditions, respiratory issues, and, more recently, chronic…
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Green Beauty I’m Currently Obsessed With… | #02
I’m Currently Obsessed With… Moonlight Catalyst, The Blue Cocoon, and Glow Baby Transitional months like September, October, and November signal a change in how we should be treating our skin. The air gets drier, and colder, leeching moisture from unprotected skin. (Your face is especially vulnerable to dehydration!) You can’t go wrong with richer moisturizers,…
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Fight Acne with Cruelty Free Products
Battling Acne Breakouts with Non-toxic Products There is a Wide Range of Cruelty-Free Acne Treatments. Find Out Which One Are Best for Your Skin’s Unique Needs. I’ve literally been dreaming of clear skin since the age of 14 or 15. For one reason or another, it’s something that has been difficult for me to completely…
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Kypris Glow Philtre Refining Mask Review
Luminous, youthful skin requires a beauty arsenal.* Make sure the Kypris Glow Philtre refining mask is in yours! *Plus a healthy diet and plenty of H20! There are few brands which tick all the boxes for me: green [ check ], luxurious [ check ], cruelty free [ check ], effective [ check ], and beautiful…
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How My Body Changed After I Started Eating Vegan
I Anticipated that Eating a Produce-Focused Vegan Diet Would Change Me… However, I Couldn’t Imagine How Dramatically My Body Would Transform I was never 100% sure that I could commit to eating a vegan diet. And after all, abstaining from meat and dairy are just one aspect of being vegan. There are other ethical cornerstones…
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Herbivore Botanicals Sea Mist and Pink Clay Mask Review
Getting Summer Ready with Herbivore Botanicals In the previous post, I complained about the rash of bumps and pimples spreading across my jawline like teenage wildfire. While the appearance of new blemishes has definitely slowed down, there was still work to do. My face desperately needed something capable of heavy-duty-acne-fighting. But I also wanted to…
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Ocean Cleansing Mudd and White Algae to the Rescue!
After a long flight from Toronto to Dallas, my skin was freaking out. Topical blemish treatments stopped working. Was this stress-induced acne? I had to try something new. Enter: Ocean, Sun, Earth and Atmosphere. Or OSEA (Oh-SEE-uh) for short. This brand caught my eye due to a) their minimalist pretty packaging and b) their natural,…