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Happy Thursday y’all! Cargo Cosmetics sent me their latest holiday travel collection available exclusively at Kohl’s! I think these make great stocking stuffers and the colors are so beautiful! Cargo’s Inspiration for the collection was The Emerald City-Seattle, Washington. On the packaging it also includes step-by-step tutorials to help you get party perfect even if you’re on the go! Also- bonus- they are all on sale now!!! Woohoo!!!     Lippies available at Kohl’s Eye Shadow Palette and Perfect Eye Kit Available at Kohl’s Thanks for stopping by! I love you guys! XO, AshliRead More →

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TGIF!! Now, this may be poor timing of this post if you indulged in some pumpkin pie yesterday (Sorry!!), but going into the holiday season I would like to talk about the effects of consuming sugar on the skin. You may have heard about this in the media or on social, as there is a buzz around everything nutrition nowadays. Here are the facts you need to know (and why I avoid processed sugar almost always!)   This is what actually happens to the skin when glucose is floating around without protein or carbs to bind to! As glucose moves through your bloodstream in abundance (which also includesRead More →

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Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Almost a year ago, I started this blog. I was on maternity leave with my second daughter, and had been sitting on the idea of creating a space in which I can deliver the latest and greatest information about skincare that is evidence based and factual, to take the guesswork out of it for consumers, for almost two years. I decided to go for it, and I can honestly say that it hasn’t been possible without you, my readers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your questions, to all of the wonderful professionals I haveRead More →

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Happy Monday y’all! I can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving already! I hope everyone has a great start to their week and hopefully having some relaxing time off! I thought I would share my philosophy to flawless skin- I will share more in depth in future posts. Here are my keys to beautiful skin at any age: A proper, nutritious diet rich in essential vitamins and minerals and fatty acids (A paleolithic diet is ideal); appropriate water intake (you should be drinking 1/2 your body weight in ounces of H2O per day and eating at least 6 servings of water based vegetables) You can read my postRead More →

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TGIF y’all!!!! In today’s post I am going to share some very safe alternatives to Retinol and Salicylic Acid to use as an exfoliant during pregnancy! This is by no means an exhaustive list but these are my favorites! Mandelic Acid Mandelic acid is derived from bitter almonds. It is also an Alpha Hydroxy Acid. Its molecules are very large which makes it take longer to penetrate the skin, causing less irritation. This is my absolute favorite acid for pregnancy related acne. It also helps to control pigmentation and lessen fine lines and wrinkles. I use pads soaked in a Mandelic Acid solution that we carry at the spa in ourRead More →

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Hey y’all! I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween! I’ve had to update my latest regimen for you- pregnancy as well as working in a new spa has caused me to change my routine!  AM Routine: AM- Cleanse with a swipe of Heritage Rose Water, I cleanse my eye area with Clinique’s Rinse-off Eye makeup Solvent (I love it because it does not leave an oily residue!) On very dry skin, I apply Synergy’s Revitalizing Serum- this is a C & E Ferulic formulation. The medical spa that I work at uses a pharmacy called Young Pharmaceuticals and they compound all of our medical gradeRead More →