Alayna Kemery

My face is so ready to try out these @bliss products from the #happyskincrew Here's what I got in this box: ❤Adorable stickers 🧖🏽‍♀️A set of reusable cotton rounds 😄 3 skincare products 🌟Clean Genius Clarifying Toner + Serum: This is 2 skincare products rolled into 1 - a toner AND a serum. So cool! 🍊Bright Idea Vitamin C Tri-Peptide Collagen Protecting Serum: I've only used 1 other vitamin C serum before, so I am excited to try this one out and compare the 2. ☀️Block Star Invisible Daily Sunscreen: You all already know that this sunscreen is my favorite. I literally use this SPF every day. Of course, I am going to try these out and let you know my honest opinions so keep an eye out for those reviews in a couple of weeks. Which one of these products would you want to try out the most? Thank you so much, @bliss for the PR package.

@sephora Clean Beauty Haul Here are the products mentioned in this video: @sephora @sephoracollection Clean Glowing Multi-Stick | Supernova @sephora @sephoracollection Melting Cleansing Balm Cleanse + Balance @supergoop Glowscreen Sunscreen SPF 40 @kosas Kosasport LipFuel Hyaluronic Lip Balm | Rush @tartecosmetics SEA Breezy Cream Bronzer | Seychelles @iliabeauty Multi-Stick Cheek & Lip | Dreamer @milkmakeup Vegan Milk Moisturizer @glowrecipe Papaya Sorbet Smoothing Enzyme Cleansing Balm & Makeup Remover

Mini review time! #koraorganicsgiftedme I've been trying out this @koraorganics Turmeric Glow Moisturizer for the past couple of weeks, and I am obviously going to tell you all the reasons I love it. 1. It is just so absolutely light and creamy. You can see the texture in the video in this carousel. At first I though it was going to be too thick and heavy for the spring, but it wasn't. 2. It doesn't have a super strong smell and it doesn't turn my skin orange. The scent is light to match the texture. It's a unique smell, but it doesn't smell bad at all. Also, the turmeric doesn't leave my skin looking orange. That was actually something I was a little worried about when I saw how orange it was in the jar. 3. The packaging! Not only the jar lid so mesmerizing, but the whole jar is reusable, too! You can purchase individual moisturizer pods to place in the jar, so you don't have to throw out a bunch of jars when you inevitably buy this moisturizer again. I love that. Thank you, @koraorganics @sephora for gifting me this product to try out. #GlowTime #noniglow

Do you know what adaptogens are or do you keep hearing that word and forgetting to research it like I used to? 🤣 Even though adaptogens seem to be trending in the wellness community, they have been around for centuries. Basically, adaptogens are herbal substances that can help combat the negative effects of stress. They have become really popular during 2020 when everyone's stress levels seemed to be at an all time high. I decided to do my research on adaptogens and put it into this cute little guide for you to save for later. Plus, I shared a few of my current favorite adaptogenic products that you can try out for yourself. Have you ever tried any adaptogens before? Let me know!

☀️Be honest. Do you wear sunscreen every day? Honestly, I only started wearing sunscreem every day about a month ago because I usually hate how regular sunscreen looks and feels on my skin. 🤢 Plus, I almost never burn so I rarely think about it. Now after my recent interest in skincare, I have learned that I can still get sun damage even without getting burned. So my solution to not wanting to wear sunscreen was to find one that had all the benefits ans none of the stuff that I usually hate about SPF. I am absolutely loving this Blockstar SPF from @bliss for these reasons: ✅ It doesn't leave a white cast at all! ✅ It doesn't have that gross sunblock smell. ✅ It doesn't feel or look greasy on my face. ✅ It is lightweight, yet fully protective. ✅ It's affordable, too! You can find it at @target for around $20. So now that I've recommended a great mineral sunscreen, go get yourself some so you have no more excuses not to wear your SPF! 🤣 • • • • #BlockstarSPF #giftedbybliss #ThisIsBliss

We do want to have kids someday in the future, so I decided to test my fertility hormones at home to get as much information and insight as I can about my body and reproductive wellness. I documented my whole experience with @modernfertility in this video. If you want $10 off your own Fertility Hormone Testing Kit, you can use my affiliate link here: https://modern-fertility.7orgeq.net/c/1304248/1036180/8999

Do you want to have kids someday? For those of you who keep asking when we're having kids, the answer is "not yet." 🤣 Even though we aren't planning to start a family for a little while, I still wanted to learn more about my body and create a plan for when we are ready to start our family. I reached out to @modernfertility after I saw several ads for their at home Fertility Hormone Testing Kit. I was instantly curious to know all about how hormones play into fertility and whether or not I had a healthy egg count for my age (both are things I can learn from taking this test!) For all the details about the test, swipe through this post. And for a complete video diary of my whole experience, check out my most recent IGTV. Modern Fertility gifted me a Fertility Hormone Test Kit so I could document my experience and give my opinion, and, honestly, this is one of the coolest collaborations I have worked on since being a content creator. Thank you @modernfertility! #gifted

How does scalp health affect hair growth? Swipe to find out. ad | I used to not to take great care of my curls. About a year ago, I really started to take care of them by adjusting my techniques and switching to cleaner products. By my hair had been a little damaged from years of mishandling. I noticed some hair loss along my hair line, part, and temples and I couldn't figure out what to do about it. Then @glammednaturallyoil reached out to me so I could try out their products that promoted hair growth and I started learning about scalp health and how it correlated with hair growth. I have been using their Dynamic Hair Growth Duo (hair growth oil and gummy vitamins) for a few weeks now and already notice a difference in my scalp. In the next month or so, I will show you before and after photos so we can all see the progress of my hair growth journey! If you are interested in trying out @glammednaturallyoil for yourself, check out their Instagram page so you can order a product that will work for your unique hair health journey.

The #SephoraSquad is a year-long paid partnership with Sephora open to beauty, makeup, and wellness creators of any follower size. I applied this year and I talk all about the squad in this video. If you would like to leave me a testimonial to help strengthen my application you go to the link in my bio or right here: https://www.sephorasquad.com/sephora2021/leave_testimonial/62431 Thank you so much for all of your support as I put myself out there and try something new. #sephorasquad2021 #sephorasquad #sephoraskincare #wellnessblogger #cleanbeauty #cleanskincare #cleanmakeup #cleanhaircare #naturalbeautyproducts

Answer this in the comments: How do you like your pillow - soft, medium, or firm? I personally like mine to be medium as I find that is my sweet spot. But did you know that there's a pillow company out there that offers even more personalization for your perfect pillow? Cadia sent me (and Ed) pillows to try out so I can review them for you. Here are some of the cool things I love about this pillow: 1. They're hypoallergenic - which is perfect for me because too many things give me allergic reactions. 2. You can choose your preferred level of firmness. There's a quiz on their website to help find the right firmness level for you. 3. You can adjust the height of your pillow! Each one comes with 3 pillow inserts that you can add or remove to find your perfect pillow height. 4. Cadia will recycle your old pillow for you. My experience: The pillows arrived vacuum sealed in bags so I had to let them "inflate" which was kind of cool. Next, I had to fluff each of the inserts up so the pillow would get to the right size. Then, I had to test out the height for my pillow. I'm not gonna lie. The first night I was a little worried that I wouldn't like the pillow because my head kept sliding off in the middle of the night. Well, I later discovered it was because the pillow was too high for me, and that was an easy fix. I just removed one of the inserts to find the right height. Honestly, this pillow is exactly what I needed. It's not cheaply made and it doesn't sag over time. We've been using them for a month and can honestly say that they are our favorites. Also, if you use ALAYNA20 at checkout, you will get 20% off your next order. Sweet dreams! Thank you Cadia for gifting me these pillows in exchange for my honest review.

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As someone is always looking to try new products but doesn't want to waste my money on anything, I needed to create a system for choosing what products were worth my money. When I started becoming more interested in wellness and healthy living, I was a little discouraged to find that A LOT of marketed "clean" and "wellness" products seemed way out of my price range. That's why I created this rubric for how I am now going to purchase products. The rubric that I like to call the "Clean Screen Test" is on the 8th slide above. From now on, when I talk about a product in a feed post, this is the rating system I will use. It will help determine if the product will fit with MY lifestyle and needs - not necessarily yours. I use this to provide transparency to my true thoughts on the brands I work with and talk about so you can make informed and thoughtful decisions, too. If you want me to rate a brand using this rubric, comment it below and I will fill out the rubric for that brand in my stories!