brands that save the day

Dear Heart,

Today I am here to talk about all things brands. Brands that continuously never cease to amaze me. They really do the job and at the end of the day they prevent any sort of crisis you could possibly think of.

#1 Thayer’s Alcohol-free Rose Petal Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera

Girl. This shit rocks.

There is a day when you’re gonna wake up and look in the mirror and scream. An important day where you are expected to give the most important sales pitch at work, give a speech about saving the turtles in front of your entire comm. class, arrive on time looking fresh to death on your first date with that HOT piece of deliciousness… Okay, I went too far with that one but I DON’T wanna see any of you spilling any more tears over those malicious pimples any longer. Take a cotton pad and drizzle some of this heaven on there. Rub it all over your face every night. The rose water will work to tone the red color on your face and the witch hazel is set out to fight breakouts. What is there not to love? Also, it’s all natural baby.

#2 Shea Moisture’s Frankincense and Myrrh Bar soap

I found this stuff at Ulta a few days ago and I have to say I am never going back to any kind of body wash ever again. Although most of Shea Moisture’s soaps are amazingly brilliant, this one is my favorite. It feels great to freshen up during morning showers and coming home from the gym in the later afternoons or nights. Integrating this product into my daily routine leaves me feeling and smelling newfangled, clean, and fresh while lowering my environmental impact.

#3 Yogi Tea

I started drinking this concoction when I moved out of my parents house. I was seeking comfort and health and was told about this brand Yogi. This tea company provides a multitude of different flavors that each contain various ingredients that aid our bodies towards health.

Psssst! My favorites are the detox, bedtime, and stress relief blends. The detox blend is spicy and warm which tastes festive during the fall and winter months. The bedtime blend infused with licorice root, chamomile flower, lavender flower, passion flower, and valerian root extract (all key ingredients in which aids us to ease up) helps me fall asleep and stay asleep all night long. The stress relief blend in which I hold very dear to my heart, contains rooibos leaf, lemon balm leaf, lavender flower, passion flower, chamomile flower, and sage. It also tastes a little bit minty and you have the spearmint leaf to thank for that.

#4 Sand&Sky Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask

This stuff is lovely.

When used at least 2-3 times a week depending on your skin type, this face mask works to refine pores and suck out all the nasties from your skin. Impurities and oils are what cause most acne cases and when I added this mask to my skin regimen I noticed my complexion cleared up very quickly. This mask is also a multi-tasker. You can use a finger tip amount on one pimple and leave it on overnight and BAM “bye-bye”.

Don’t fret over the tingly stingy cool sensation that is followed after spreading the mask over your face. That feeling is the ingredients doing the work.

#5 Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant

This beauty can also be found at Ulta.

I enjoy using this product before I put on any face mask or serum. This exfoliant is made with a rice-based powder that polishes your skin and basically-kinda scrapes and wipes away all the dead skin and other nasties from your skin leaving it a clean canvas for face masks and serums to do the rest of the work.

As long as brands come and go, I am sure there will be more words from me on other brands in the future. This is just for now. :)

With love,

Corissa