Blemishes, Wrinkles and Dehydration, Oh My!

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I used to be an Aesthetician before I got into marketing/media so I am a die hard SKIN CARE NUT! Even though I left the facial world behind, nothing beats a at home spa night.

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Typically, I have pretty nice skin but once in awhile I break out. Ugh! Not sure if it's the coffee, chocolate or stress but I am breaking out a little right now and hate it! It's so not fair to have combat blemishes and wrinkles!

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To combat both, I turn to Burt's Bees.

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Their products are the best for keeping skin clear, soft, hydrated and just plain pretty! They use natural ingrediants (no chemicals yay!), are environmentally friendly, socially responsible, don't test on animals and care about our well being.

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They used to only sell their products at healthfood stores like Mother's Market, but I've been seeing them at the drugstores now. I'd prefer they were exclusive to healthsfood stores because for some reason I think drugstore products use cheap ingredients (I know I'm such a skin care snob, haha). I guess their just trying to broaden their market share which makes sense so don't let that stear you away. It's still a quality product.

Not only does Burt Bee's offer amazing products that are good for you and the earth but I love what they stand for as a company and busines. Check out their business model.

Well-being, social responsibility and environmentally friendly. How many companies THINK AND ACT like that?

At Home Spa & Beauty Bootcamp Must Haves:

1. Cleanser : Lemon Poppy Seed Facial Cleanser

2. Exfoliater: Citrus Facial Scrub
This is my all time favorite. And I've used A LOT of exfoliaters. It makes your skin soft and smooth. It's made with almonds, oats and pecans blended with rose petals and orange oil. Smells yummy!

3. Mask: Pore Refining Mask

I love this mask. It kicks butt! You just mix the powder with a little water and apply all over. You can really feel it deep cleaning your pores and drying out those nasty break outs.

4. Nightime Treatment: Evening Primrose Oil Moisturizer

Vitamins and primrose oil tackles wrinkles and aging (not to mention leaves your skin so hydrated). This is the nightime remedy that will leave you looking ageless (I hope).

It's a bit heavy so unless you have extremely dry skin, I recommend only appling it at night or spot treating any areas where you have wrinkles or trying to prevent them (around the eyes, forehead and frown lines).

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After this spa routine, your skin will look amazing and you'll feel and look goregous!

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I'm ready for my close up!