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The best way to benefit from oils is to use it as your last step in your skin care routine (or mixed in with your moisturizers) Serums and moisturizers both give off more water and need to penetrate deeper into the skin in order to offer benefits to your skin. Simple, cleansing oils usually contain an oil base plus a traditional skin cleansing ingredient called a surfactants, that helps binds to dirt and remove it from the skin’s surface without disrupting the skin’s barrier. Another one of Tata Harper’s light weight face oils that “infuses the skin with essential vitamins amino acids, minerals, and antioxidants to transform, dry irritated patches into balanced and radiant skin. It’s great for split ends, cuticle care, and for irritated/sunburned skin (due to my illness, I deal with irritated skin a lot

And despite the fact that as I write this, there’s still snow on the ground, I’m choosing to stay positive and focus on packing up my winter clothes for the year, getting my spring clothes out, and adding a few new additions for the upcoming seasons. Perfect for that weather when it’s not quite bone chilling out, but not warm enough to throw on your favorite short sleeve tops! My favorite picks are meant to have a slightly oversized fit so they can be thrown on over something you’re already wearing for those cool spring nights. They didn’t disappoint when I checked them out for spring transitional pieces that would be comfortable, affordable, and versatile (and machine washable.

From the early days in the 1900’s when women first stood up for equal rights in places like Denmark and Germany, so much has been gained in terms of fighting for equal rights and fighting against gender inequality, but there is still much more to do! The stigma behind chronic illness exists due to lack of awareness, despite the fact that overt 40% of the world’s population currently suffers from at least one chronic illness right now. International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on all of the fearless women who have come before me and all of the sacrifices they’ve made in order for me to have the rights I have. It’s the girls you meet, it’s the relationships you make, it’s the support these amazing women give you day after day!

When we’re not traveling for work, we’re traveling for play, and when we’re not traveling for play, well, we’re traveling for great Aunt Sue’s 95th birthday party… Each bag comes exquisitely gift wrapped (It’s like Christmas every time I receive a piece from Ellis James) and the attention to detail on each organizer is unmatched. Ellis James Designs was just a makeup and beauty organizer company when I first heard of them, but the brand has far surpassed my expectations and represents something far more special than that. To live with a chronic illness that is incurable, that people don’t understand very well and don’t always visibly see what it’s doing to my insides, it’s like trying to live two separate lives all the time.