SKIN | How to achieve healthy & glowing skin
Learn the best way to prep you skin and hair in order to have it done professionally.
Feel free to read through and apply only the techniques and products to what works for you/what you feel comfortable with. Everyone is made differently, so what works for one does not always work for all.
To see what I like to personally use, click the underlined word/s.
THE NIGHT BEFORE
Remove Makeup | Remove all the makeup/skincare worn during the day.
Exfoliation | Exfoliating helps to keep your skin soft and smooth by buffing away and removing dead skin cells. This can be done physically or chemically about 2-3 times a week.
Cleanser | Wash your face as this will prepare your skin for your nighttime regimen.
Toner | Pick a toner that targets your specific skincare issues (for example, dry skin, acne, etc.)
Serum | A highly concentrated dose of active ingredients that move deep into your pores where they are best absorbed.
Eye Cream | an eye cream is a moisturizer made specifically for the thinner skin both on and under your eyelids. Aim to find something for fine lines, dark circles and/or puffiness.
PM Moisturizer/Night Cream | This moisturizer will works with your skin’s natural overnight and reparative cycle.
Lip Balm/Lip Masks | Lip masks provides nourishment and elasticity to our lips that it needs often.
THE MORNING OF
Cleanser | Wash your face. Most people skip this step in the morning, but it is crucial to wash off the ‘leftover’ products and/or oil from the night before.
Toner
Eye Cream
Moisturizer
Lip Balm
Your Makeup will start with professional skin care prep (toning, hydration, eye gels, etc.) After your skin is fully prepped, you will have makeup done on both your face and body (from the neck to décolleté) this includes Eye Makeup, Brow cleaning up and filling in, False Lash application, Face and Body Makeup (Foundation, Concealer, Contour, Highlight, etc.), Lip application and final touches. All of this creates a seamless and flawless look custom and exclusive to you.
TIPS & TRICKS
Drink lots of Water! Did you know that by drinking water you are helping to prevent sagging skin, maintain a healthy pH, flush toxins, reduce wrinkles, prevent breakouts, encourage natural moisture and elasticity
Eliminate breakout prone foods such as
1. Refined Sugars and Grains
2. Dairy Products
3. Fast Food
4. Alcohol
5. Chocolate
Silk Pillowcase | Silk pillowcases are not only super comfortable to sleep on, but they are naturally hypoallergenic, they help prevent wrinkles and help keep skin more hydrated as they do not absorb the same way cotton does.
HAIR | How to prep your Hair for professional styling
DETERMINE YOUR HAIR TYPE
Type 1 | Fine, Thin, Prone to Oil
Type 2 | Thick and Coarse
Type 3 | Medium — its somewhere between type 1 and 2
Type 1
Wash your Hair the Morning of
1. Shampoo
2. Condition, preferably little to none
3. Apply a light hold mousse or styling product
4. Dry 100% from root to ends with blowdryer. *Do not use any heat tools (straightener, curling iron, etc.)
Type 2
Wash your Hair the Night Before
1. Shampoo twice
2. Condition
3. Apply a light hold mousse or styling product
4. Dry 100% from root to ends with blowdryer. *Do not use any heat tools (straightener, curling iron, etc.)
Type 3
Wash your Hair the Morning of
1. Shampoo
2. Condition
3. Apply a light hold mousse or styling product
4. Dry 100% from root to ends with blowdryer. *Do not use any heat tools (straightener, curling iron, etc.)