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I Woke Up Like This
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items These are my beauty recs that are tried and true. Most of these I have used for years, and if not, at least several months. As a perioral-dermatitis prone girly, I know sensitive skin can be tricky, so skincare product recs have all passed my picky-s...
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Best Hair Day Ever
How'd You Glow?
Body-ody
Best Hair Day Ever
Honey, I have had it all: bob, bags, blocky bleached money-piece, babylights, virgin hair and currently, hair almost to my booty. I have tried so many products, and these always rise to top, time and time again.
With heavy and long hair, SOMEHOW this product still provides volume at my roots for days after applying.
Volume + Texture Styling Cream | Soft Hold & Hydration
I have tried a few texture sprays but this is the GOAT for me. With 90% virgin hair after growing out my last color, I find that untreated hair doesn't hold a curl as well. With this product, I have waves for days I can easily touch up if needed.
Thickening Dryspun Texture Spray
A seriously solid heat protection spray. I cheat and generally add it on damp hair before blow drying or I will forget to use it before curling, but it seems to provide protection either on damp or dry hair and helps with shine and breakage.
Heat Protection | Shop by Benefit
Ok listen Linda. I cut bangs about every 18 months and if you have ever had bangs you know dry shampoo is not a need, its a MUST. I have tried at least 6 dry shampoos and this one is by far the best. It also doesn't have an overpowering smell like Ou...
QUICKIE.ME • Dry Shampoo for Light Tones
This is my cheat code. I exclusively use this right after showering and work into the scalp around the front, centers and back corners of my head where I sweat the most. It significantly cuts back on the amount of dry shampoo retouches during the wee...
QUICKIE.ME Dry Shampoo Foam
I use a LOT of hair products and only wash my hair 1-2x a week. That being said, I always make sure to double cleanse and use this as my second cleanse, taking the time to work it into my scalp. It does an incredible job of lifting buildup and produc...
PEPTIDE PREP™ Detox Shampoo For Gentle Clarifying 8.5oz
I use the Function of Beauty Straight Hair shampoo and its my first cleanse in my hair wash routine. This is a great quality, affordable hair option.
Function of Beauty
The only hair oil I have been using for years to give me that glass-like shine. Affordable and the small container will last you a long time as only a tiny amount is needed. I apply a pencil eraser-sized amount to the lengths of my hair after curling...
ghost™ oil | shine + smooth frizz
I have been using Pureology for years and while I feel shampoo is less important other than using a metal and detox shampoo semi-regularly and double cleansing if you only wash 1-2x a week and use product, a good conditioner is ESSENTIAL. The scent i...
Pureology Hydrate Conditioner...
As someone who chronically cuts bangs about every 18 months for the fall season, dry shampoo is an absolute MUST to keep those things from turning into grease traps. I have run through about 10 dry shampoos and thoroughly tested them, and this and th...design.me dry shampoo are my top two. The difference? I think design.me performs better used prior to exercise or a sweaty situation at keeping grease at bay, and this IGK is an absolute mop for grease post activity and would be too much to use preventatively. It also has a light fresh smell and there is nothing more I ...
First Class Charcoal Detox Dry Shampoo
Staple for years especially with long thick hair. I apply every time after I shower to the mids and lengths. I usually buy the big bottle (10 oz) but this is a great way to try the product. I notice a huge difference with minimal tangles, particularl...
It's a 10: Miracle Leave-In Product Plus Keratin
How'd You Glow?
Bright, glowy skin, minimal blemishes or dermatitis, what's not to love?
Dark, dull skin and under eyes? We don't know her! The Banana Bright eye and face cream I have used for years and it is the absolute best makeup base. You're hydrated to prevent cakiness or separation and it gives almost a tack to your skin for your ...
OleHenriksen
Skin hydrated, neck and décolletage moisturized, hair brushed and think you're ready for bed? Absolutely not. What about your lips?? This is a lovely, thick mask I always apply right before bed, and periodically when I am getting ready and going to u...
1000 Roses Lip Sleeping Mask
I added this into my skincare a few months ago and it is such a calming toner that works on a variety of skin-types, including super-sensitive, dermatitis-prone skin like mine!
Acwell Licorice Toner
I started using their products about a month ago and am loving the fermented products that seem to really help with dermatitis which can be triggered by an overabundance of moisture. So far, it has only been soothing on my skin and their toner makes ...
Beekman 1802 Skincare
Skinbetter's spf 75 tonesmart sunscreen is a product I have used for about 4 years. I have tried other products, including colorscience flex, and its just not the same. Not only is the protection supreme, but the Tonesmart actually gives you coverage...
Skinbetter Mineral Sunscreen
This is one of my top skincare brands I have used for years. The pore-refining mask is incredible, the bakuchiol eye cream actually has a high amount of vitamin A in it but is tolerable for sensitive skin, and the lapis blue tansy oil is my top skinc...
Skincare: Herbivore Botanicals
This product is a great way to get your vitamin C in and diminish discoloration from both sun damage and blemishes. I have noticed both a huge reduction in sun spots and long-standing dark spots from old (picked-at) blemishes that have since healed.
Skinceuticals C E Ferulic® Serum
A sustainable, woman-owned brand, using natural ingredients inspired by the headquarters surrounding Teton mountain range? A brand after my own heart. But truly this and their ghostberry moisturizers are fantastic night creams as we move into the fal...
Alpyn Beauty Melt Moisturizer
I have been using this a few months and it is a great retinol alternative that is mild enough to use around the eyes. I use tretinoin 0.05% on my face and neck, but its a bit potent for the eye area. I still want the benefits of tret, and this nature...
MOON DEW 1% Bakuchiol + Peptides Retinol Alternative Firming Eye Cream
Another staple that I actually keep in my fridge. Due to herbivore limiting their preservatives and using only natural preservatives, I keep my products that aren't not used multiple times a week or daily in the fridge as a precaution. That said, thi...
BLUE TANSY Invisible Pores Resurfacing Clarity Mask
Quick reminder to use the screen!! I have really enjoyed using this all summer, and I generally use this on my face since I know it will be sensitive skin friendly and use Sun Bum or other brands where you get more product for the price on my body. T...
Anthelios Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen SPF 50
Guess who looovvesss this stuff?? My fiance! I have to force him to wear higher SPF in the summer because he only wants to wear this sunscreen 😆. This stuff is truly a rockstar product and they repackaged in the last year but I have been using this ...
Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF
This stuff truly just dries out the gunk on a juicy blemish overnight. I have been using it for years and am still on the same bottle. You dip a q tip down through the liquid to the drying solution at the bottom and DO NOT SHAKE prior. The liquid and...
Drying Lotion - Solution for Blemishes
I don't know about you, but I totally change my skincare routine in the winter. For one, my skin has different needs, especially being my prone-to-dermatitis skin, but I also like to take the time when I am indoors significantly more, to do a little ...
Mela B3 Dark Spot Serum
This bottle will last you forever and its truly a great affordable brand. I don't think across the board they have all perfect products and I have read mixed reviews on some of the heavier acids, but this glycolic acid is a great entry level acid to ...
Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner
This is a newer serum to my routine that I have started incorporating a couple months ago in the evening. There has been research showing promising plumping results with copper peptides, but its best used nights when you aren't using a retinoid.
Blue Copper Peptide Pro Firming Face Serum
Do you see an oil cleanser on my list? No. Why? Because I have tried two and my peri-oral dermatitis plus acne have come back with a vengeance both times. So in addition to my Cerave Hydrating Cream-to-Foam cleanser as my tried and true, I use this f...
Simple Water Boost Micellar Cleansing Water 13.5oz
Let's just say this is my ride or die. I have used this cleanser for years and years. I have tried other CeraVe cleansers, oil cleansers to try and create a double cleanse routine and everything except this and the La Roche Posay Purifying Foam Clean...
CeraVe Hydrating Cream To Foam Cleanser
Body-ody
As a super outdoor and active girly, I get stinky. For real I have used other deodorants, even going to men's and this is the best one I have found for longstanding scent protection. I like the soft powder smell because it's light and not overpowerin...
Lume Deodorant
Effective, drugstore body lotion. Trust me, I love some bougie-body care, but this is your everyday moisturizer that's not only cost-effective, but truly locks in moisture and doesn't leave your skin feeling parched 2 hours later during the cold seas...
eos Body Care Collection
Alright I get it, it's winter and we aren't exactly in bikini season. But I usually try to go somewhere warm that has sunlight unlike the PNW early each year, and I will DEFINITELY be found in a swimsuit. I have gone through two jars of this in the p...
Squalane + Caffeine Toning Body Cream
Lume not your thing? I get it. We don't always want to slather deodorant under our pits with our hands. I have used this deodorant for many years when I switched from a number of other brands, even mens to combat BO when I was a super hardcore gym gi...
Arm And Hammer Essentials Deodorant
I love this stuff. I have a love-hate relationship with shave cream, but this is the only one I have actually stuck with for a long time, because it has a beautiful lather and easily breaks down as you raze over it. Others tend to be too thick, hard ...
Cremo Vanilla Orchid Moisturizing Shave Cream