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Skincare Guide: Layering & Combinations

October 10, 2017 • Michelle Bequette

A driving force behind about-face essential skincare remains honest advice. Our recent expansion of products offers consumers additional targeted and customizable skincare options. Does anyone really need the entire line? No way – even I don’t use every product every day. Instead, I use the products that best suit my immediate skin needs like firming, smoothing, plumping, or exfoliation. To maximize the benefits for your skin, I have created a guide for layering and combining about-face essentials products. As always, feel free to share your comments or contact me directly with any questions. Cheers to better skin!

Antioxidants: Insurance for Your Skin

October 06, 2017 • Michelle Bequette

Even the most health obsessed have made a few happy rather than healthy choices – too much sun, sugar, fried foods, and alcohol with too little sleep or exercise. Although not immediately evident, the resulting free radical damage can accelerate the appearance of aging. Antioxidants help to neutralize free radicals much like skin insurance and vital to better skin for all ages. What is a Free Radical? Free radicals are an inescapable part of life – eating breathing, taking medication, or being outdoors. In fact, they actually contribute to immune system by attacking foreign invaders. Like any good thing...

Skincare Cocktailing: Do’s & Don’ts

September 07, 2017 • Michelle Bequette • Beauty Hack • boosters • DIY • Mixing Skincare • skincarecocktailing

Not the booze-filled parties where “pink ladies” hawk over-priced and underperforming skincare. Skincare cocktailing is the mixing of complimentary skincare to enhance the performance or customize for your skin’s individual needs. This beauty hack requires no blender, all you need is your existing skincare, some courage, and a little know-how.

Topical Vitamin C: Which is Best for Your Skin?

August 16, 2017 • Michelle Bequette • Ascorbic Acid • Ascorbyl Glucoside • Ascorbyl Palmitate • Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate • Vitamin C • Vitamin C Derivatives • Vitamin C Skin Benefits

Nearly everyone using skincare understands the benefits of topical Vitamin C -- wrinkle repair, brightening, exfoliation, and so much more. As with skincare, all Vitamin C’s are not created equal.

Predictive Skincare by Age

August 11, 2017 • Michelle Bequette • predictive skincare • Skincare routine

Skin changes with age, as do our skincare needs. Mostly these changes coincide with specific life stages due to altering physiological functions within our skin. As a rule of thumb, age can help you to predict these changes and take a more proactive approach to your skincare routine.