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I've been meaning to write this post for a while now and just never got around doing it. Many of you are constantly asking me about my skin care routine and my favorite beauty products. I am always changing my skincare routine and these products always seem to stay. A few of these products I've featured on here before, that's how you know I love them so much.
-LOTIONS-
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I'll start with two organic lotions that I've been using everyday and my skin has become a lot softer. I visited my favorite organic store in Astoria Fresh Start after smelling it on my neighbor. Indian Hemp & Haitian Vetiver with Neem Oil by Nubian Heritage. I love applying this on my skin right after showering. While at the register of the store I saw something else that caught my eye, a Coconut & Papaya hand cream (tell me that doesn't sound amazing!). This cream is also made by Nubian Heritage. I love anything fruity or tropical, it reminds me so much of Dominican Republic, my families culture and my upbringing. Of course I bought it!
This hand cream is phenom! The minute you rub it on your hands you will get people murmuring "mmm... what is that?" & you know that's always a good thing. As a stay-at-home mom I'm always working with water and this causes my hands to become very dry. This hand cream is my secret to having moisten and good smelling hands.
-LIPS-
I was never into taking care of my lips. I was always buying products for my face but always neglected my lips (am I the only one?). I decided to treat my lips as I treat my face and I have discovered two lip treatments that I recommend for dry/chapped lips. It is so important to apply some type of lip conditioning when applying lipsticks (specifically MAC lipsticks). I noticed how unhealthy my lips get after using certain lipsticks. I honestly don't know why but after applying lipstick on my bare lips I tend to see my lips shrink/get thinner, dried and somehow look older. These two products have been protecting my bembas from all this.
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The first one is an organic lip conditioner by Vapour (buy here) and the second one is a Basil + Cardamom lip balm by Fig+Yarrow (buy here). They are both from BeauTeaBar.com. If you're not familiar with BeauTeaBar, it is an online shopping destination that specializes in providing women with carefully-curated, hard-to-find, all-natural skincare and makeup, as well as organic teas. Every product on the site is 100% free of toxins, chemicals and other scary ingredients. Sweet isn't it?!
I have never used anything that has left my lips as silky smooth as this lip conditioning. I love applying it before going to bed and after bruising my teeth in the mornings. The best part is that I barely re-apply it throughout the day. It's very long lasting. This has to be my #1 favorite beauty product of the year.
-FACE-
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This next brand/products you might remember from a few
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After exfoliating my face with the coffee face scrub I like applying two Dr. Jart+ products which I have written about before here. I use the Ceramidin cream and liquid form. I like applying these two products only before bed because I feel that nighttime regimens are so important and more of us need to start doing it.
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Lately I have been removing my makeup a bit differently than I usually do. Instead of using makeup removing cloths/wipes I have been using emerginC's multi-fruit cleanser. I find that it leaves my skin moisten, not dry and super clean. I like to avoid rubbing my skin and being too rough with it because this leads to aging faster. This is why I switched to a
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I've also been using another face cleanser from JanMarini. I tend to use this cleanser when I breakout or when I know I'm going to breakout. You know, days like.. when I visit my mom and end up eating 2 pastelitos and 1 quipe for appetizer + moro con rabo and a side of tostones for the main course AND a few bites of flan. This is when I know I will get acne the next day. After using this cleanser my skin feels much stronger, I love it.
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