Your Building Blocks to PERFECT SKIN

Beauty by Brianne

The secret to perfect make-up is PERFECT SKIN.

It’s so easy to purchase a concealer or increase the coverage of your foundation to hide those problem areas, but check the wear!

• Do the layers of makeup stay all day? 
• What happens when your skin gets oily on top of the dry patch you so carefully camouflaged earlier? 
• It’s important to establish a routine with your skin- one that doesn’t strip with clarifying toners or skimp on the moisturizer. 

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CLEANSE

Cleansing is a huge part of your skin’s over all health. The method and products used can easily alter the texture and look of skin. The most important rule- 2x a day! Every evening to wash away the environment ‘s aging free radicals, oil, and make up. Each morning to create a perfect canvas for make up application. Cleansing the pores also opens up the passageway for those amazing and effective treatment serums!

Make sure to choose the right cleanser- it’s important to stay away from the washes infused with scrubbing beads. This is an exfoliator.. And that’s a treatment! Each time you scrub, you slough off dead skin cells. Over exfoliating (more than 2x a week) can lead to damaging the skin, removing too many layers. This leads to excessive oil production which most often ends in break outs! Opt for a cleanser that balances skin’s hydration levels.

Ingredients like rose, pomegranate, and cucumber are great for cleaning without stripping. My personal favorite- Fresh’s Soy Face Cleanser.

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It is soap and fragrance free- the crisp cucumber smell is a result of the natural ingredients. It removes eye make-up too! After washing, skin feels soft and supple. If you’re feeling tight after washing, your cleanser is too drying!

I love using a Clarisonic to cleanse in the morning and evening.

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It cleans 6x better than hands alone! The brush osculates, which performs a deep clean without tugging or pulling at the skin. Best beauty investment I’ve ever made! You can purchase them in varying speeds and mix and match with different brush heads. If you want those expensive serums to reach the dermal layer, you need to clear out those pores! Nothing does it better than a Clarisonic.

TREAT

The POWERHOUSE of all skin care routines! Your treat and correct. Acne, Brightness, Anti-Aging, Enlarged Pores, Dryness, Uneven Texture- these are all things you can battle with serums! If you’re a skin junkie like me and use more than one- remember to stack in order of texture. Thinnest to thickest. The denser the serum, the larger the molecule. Lighter treatments won’t be able to penetrate the heavier ones and you could miss out on some serious results!

I like to cruise Sephora.com to find new and exciting treatments!

You can search by skin concern and read product reviews, check ingredients, and find out it’s 1-5 star rating from Beauty Insiders around the US! Honest and informative feedback. It’s always easier to go shopping armed with your own research! A beauty consultant can make samples and provide more in depth info on the products you’re interested in.

HYDRATE

Doesn’t matter what skin type you have- hydration is the key to soft, luminous, and beautiful skin.
I like to use a hydrating sorbet during the day- which replenishes my skin with a light and quick absorbing texture.

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At night, I love a great face oil. This feeds the skin, reducing its need for added hydration. When you hesitate to hydrate, your skin creates moisture in the only way it knows how- with oil! This is why many of my clients complain of dry and oily skin.

The options are endless- mattifying, brightening, firming; Infused with varying vitamins, peptides, and fruit extracts… The list goes on and on! With that being said, the perfect moisturizer is out there for you. No skin routine should go without, ever! 

PROTECT

After you cleanse, treat, and hydrate your way to perfect skin, it’s critical to protect the work your expensive creams are performing!
This means SPF! The FDA recommends you reapply every two hours. This is because sunscreen only comes in one grade and the amount put into a product is what varies the SPF level. The level tells you how many minutes of sun exposure it will protect you from.

Can you believe it?! SPF 30- only a half hour of sun protection!

A great way to continue protecting all day long is with Peter Thomas Roth’s Instant Mineral Sunscreen. The packaging is super innovative, with mineral sunscreens (UVA and UVB protection!) that buff on the face via retractable brush!

Awesome to throw in your tote for daily wear and those special days in the sun! He even created an Oily/Problem Skin option which regulates oil production with each application.

Once you select your products to form the perfect routine, you must be consistent! Most product directions will recommend application twice a day.

Product Suggestions? What’s your skin concern? I’m always listening!

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