A Better Breathing Canvas

The more I have gotten into make up, the more I have gotten into skin, like BIG TIME! I've almost become obsessed with creating the perfect canvas for my art.So I thought I would share with you one of my time tested beauty tricks to keep the largest organ of your body (your skin) looking it's best!

One step in people's beauty routines, that I found, they regularly skip is exfoliation.
 So, let me stress this: EVERYONE needs to exfoliate to some degree.
At least once a week -both dry and oily skin types alike.
And I have the easiest, and cheapest way to do it. I think I originally got it off of a YouTube beauty guru channel -but I can remember who -but it's fabulous so I'm going to share it.

All you need is : lemons, sugar and cotton pads.

Lemons are naturally full of Alpha Hydroxy Acid (also known as AHAs),which is a well known ingredient in skincare to give a gentle chemical exfoliation. The sugar is coarse, but without hard edges like sand and it gives a manual exfoliation; as a result, when you pair these two you give dead skin a double dose of skin-glowing boosters.

Step one: Slice up your lemon and saturate a cosmetic cotton pad with the juice
Step two: Sprinkle a layer of sugar to cover the cotton pad
Step three: Rub into skin gently in circular motions for as long as you can stand, using multiple cotton pads as needed.
Step four: Try not to eat your face - it will taste like lemonade.
Step five: Rinse and apply a nourishing moisturizer
Step six: Admire how pretty you are and how fresh your skin looks and feels.

*Note: For those who have open blemishes, exfoliate around the blemish so you don't aggravate it, or open it - this won't feel fresh or pretty.

It's that easy,  it tastes delicious, it's super affordable and it's my go to weekly exfoliater !

xx
sj
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