secrets for skincare success

ok, quick story time. and i’m pretty ecstatic to share.

We recently went on vacation for a few days, and I didn’t even pack makeup— like, I didn’t need to! I only packed skin care. I can’t even tell you how incredibly freeing that is. ✨⁣

and it’s because y’all know I don’t play when it comes to my skin care. from the teenager who spent years in tanning beds to the 30 year old who used to think not washing her face at night saved her time with makeup application in the morning...hi, it’s me. I mean. what.

anti-aging hair care and skin care available from the same reputable brand isn’t something you see many places, and monat nailed it.⁣Honestly, I’m sailing into my 40s looking and feeling better than I ever did, and that’s because there’s finally a cruelty-free beauty brand backed by science that actually performs.⁣

one of my favorite new products in the skincare lineup I swear by is the new vegan retinol alternative.

Y’ALL. ⁣

⚡️ bakuchiol offers the same benefits as retinol for anti-aging skin care without the list of side effects you typically see.⁣

⚡️ functions similar to retinol, increasing cell turnover, stimulating collagen production, diminishing appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.⁣

⚡️ appropriate for sensitive skin⁣

⚡️ not a class C medication⁣

I recently read a really cool study about the use of bakuchiol in the British Journal of Dermatology, and found it to work as well as a retinol to address signs of aging nd was less irritating. 🙌🏼⁣

It’s pronounced “buh-koo-chee-all.” or. “buh-coochie-all.” 😂 have you ever tried a vegan retinol? before I started using it, this past wound care RN did some digging into double blind peer reviewed studies, and what I found was insane.:⁣

Results:

Bakuchiol and retinol both significantly decreased wrinkle surface area and hyperpigmentation, with no statistical difference between the compounds…

Conclusions:

Our study demonstrates that bakuchiol is comparable with retinol in its ability to improve photoageing and is better tolerated than retinol.” (source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)⁣

WOAH. if you’ve been looking for a vegan retinol alternative... lemme know.

let’s chat morning skin care! ⁣

can’t 👏🏼 stress 👏🏼 it 👏🏼 enough.⁣if you don’t have an am skin care routine, you’re already losing. ⁣

The fact that I can use just three products on my 38-year old face and feel confident is pretty amazing to me. Those three are: concealer, cream blush and cream eyeshadow.⁣

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my morning skincare routine?⁣

✨ cleanse⁣

✨ essence⁣

✨ eye cream⁣

✨ C-serum (vitamin C, don’t not use this!)⁣

✨ moisturizer ⁣

✨ rejuveniqe oil⁣

✨ sunscreen ⁣

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all the products i use on my face are from monat, because nothing else holds a candle to it. if you haven’t tried it yet, ya need.

and it’s worth mentioning that this routine only takes me five minutes! so, so worth it.

Now in case anyone is thinking “but sarah, you get botox.” Listen y’all— botox does nothing for your complexion. take care of your face, neck and chest. it’s so important over time.🙌🏼⁣

➡️➡️ don’t ask me about my makeup before asking about my morning skin care routine. let’s normalize great skin care. sound good? ⁣