Category: Skincare
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The other change I’m making
I don’t know what to write about today. I am trying to understand my skin, through the lens of my health. Last week I wrote about how I will finally start drinking the recommended servings of water. This week, I suppose it’s fitting to say that I will also start exercising consistently. The importance of…
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I hadn’t thought about this part of skin aging before
The room was filled with women-founded, women-focused products. I noticed a moisturizer, specific for menopausal women: Versalie Hydrating Facial Moisturizer. As a skincare enthusiast and a skeptic, I was doubly intrigued. Was it really worth it, or was it just marketing to capture a key consumer group? I am not in that consumer group, but…
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What I noticed about my skin after doing the Sakara detox
When Whitney Tingle and Danielle Dubose started Sakara, a huge motivation for doing so was a food-based approach to healing acne. In a cruel fit of irony, I have ended the Sakara summer program with some of the worst acne I have ever experienced. I am sitting here now with large bumps along my left…
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Let your food be your skincare
What did you eat for breakfast yesterday? What about lunch, or dinner, or your snacks? What did you drink? Chances are that you don’t remember. Many people don’t, but I would guess you have a general idea of what types of food you eat on a regular basis. What if I told you that what…
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Is your moisturizer really the problem?
I had this journey of trying to find the perfect moisturizer. Everything was a disappointment. But when even the expensive moisturizer that I once raved about failed me, I had to start looking elsewhere. I knew the answer wasn’t what I was putting on my skin. It was all about what was coming from within.…
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Another round of the Skin Infusion
I decided to do another round of the Augustinus Bader Skin Infusion. This time, I started with the Skin Infusion facial their Skin Lab in New York City. I still have one vial of the treatment left to go. And I started this program well over a month ago. And that is a problem. This…
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A trip the Augustinus Bader spa
Nestled in Soho is the Augustinus Bader Skin Lab NYC. You just have to find it first. I walked up and down Greene Street certain that my maps had misdirected me. There is no sign on the door. You just have to trust your directions. Finally, I approached the shop at the address and greeted…
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You don’t have dry skin
As I laid on the spa table, I started to tell the aesthetician about my skin. “I have dry skin.” She brought over light and magnifying class and started examining my skin. “I don’t think you have dry skin.” I was assuring her it might have looked that way because I was using some stellar…
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Before you reach for that essence this summer
I am all about skin care all year round, but my routine needs to change with the seasons. I was getting ready to reach for a new essence to address some texture, and then I remembered: It’s summertime. I don’t mean to say that you can’t use essences during the summer, but I would personally…
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So, about the cleansing balm from Augustinus Bader
I continued my Augustinus Bader journey by getting to know their cleansers. For me as someone who struggles with dryness, I decided to give the cleansing balm a go. Let’s get the positives out the way. My skin never felt irritated. It broke down and helped remove makeup. My skin never felt stripped and dried…
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