This pretty pale pink is perfect for summer or great to wear for any upcoming summer weddings…brides included! It's new from Essie's Spring collection….LOVE!
The gorgeous opaque color looks pinkish-white in the sun!
Silky Smooth Skin for Summer: Best Body Scrubs and Oils
It's that the time of year where we bare more skin so we want it to look it's best! The trick to achieving the softest, silkiest skin is to regularly exfoliate and then moisturize with a deep penetrating oil (this is how most celebs achieve youthful looking skin on the red carpet).
Below are some of the best body scrubs and oils to get your skin in summer-ready condition.
Summer-ready in Ramy Brook beach cover-up.
Using the products below, I exfoliate twice weekly and never bare my arms and legs without slathering on an oil.
Scrubs:
Brown Sugar Body Polish by Fresh is a wildly popular, all-natural scrub made with real brown sugar crystals and natural humectants that rid your skin of dry skin cells while preventing future moisture loss. The scrub blends four natural oils that deeply moisturize and nourish the skin so it's like having two products in one. I have been using it for years to keep my legs from looking like alligator skin and think it's one of the best moisturizing exfoliators on the market.
Buy Brown Sugar Body Polish, $65
Kiehls Soy Milk & Honey Exfoliator
Nothing is sweeter than Milk and Honey--this scrub included. Made of pure Honey and Soy Milk protein, this body exfoliator helps your skin feel it’s softest. Kiehl’s body polish is also infused with Shea and Jojoba Butters, Sweet Almond Oil, and Luffa Fruit for a nourishing effect. It does not leave an oily residue on the skin so makes a great pre self-tan scrub. I am obsessed with the amazing scent!
Buy Kiehls Soy Milk & Honey Body Polish, $11
L'Occitane Verveine Salt Scrub
L'Occitane Verveine body scrub contains salts from the Mediterranean Sea and pure extracts of verbena, orange, geranium and lemon tree. It's also filled with natural essential oils of grapeseed, apricot and sweet almond to nourish and moisturize the skin. This scrub has a citrusy scent and is a master at massaging away dead skin cells, leaving your skin silky soft. I like to use it in the morning because it's so refreshing.
Buy L'Occitane Verbana Salt Scrub, $36
Oils:
Teadora in Portuguese means ADORES YOU. The body care line offers natural and organic products made with ingredients from the rainforest such as Acai, Pitanga, Andiroba, Buriti and Cupuacu. I really love their products, especially the super moisturizing oils that come in two amazing scents, Rainforest at Dusk and Rainforest at Dawn. I have been slathering them on my legs and arms before going out, using dawn in the morning and dusk in the evening!
Fun Fact: Cupuaçu is the next big super fruit and is in every Teadora product. It's a strong moisturizer, rich in vitamins, anti-oxidants and essential nutrients. It also helps improve the appearance, elasticity and texture of skin. Poised to become the next big super fruit to hit the U.S., some nutritional food experts are saying that it will eclipse the popular Acai because it's healthier, has the same benefits, and is easier to grow without destroying rainforests.
Teadora in Portuguese means ADORES YOU. The body care line offers natural and organic products made with ingredients from the rainforest such as Acai, Pitanga, Andiroba, Buriti and Cupuacu. I really love their products, especially the super moisturizing oils that come in two amazing scents, Rainforest at Dusk and Rainforest at Dawn. I have been slathering them on my legs and arms before going out, using dawn in the morning and dusk in the evening!
Fun Fact: Cupuaçu is the next big super fruit and is in every Teadora product. It's a strong moisturizer, rich in vitamins, anti-oxidants and essential nutrients. It also helps improve the appearance, elasticity and texture of skin. Poised to become the next big super fruit to hit the U.S., some nutritional food experts are saying that it will eclipse the popular Acai because it's healthier, has the same benefits, and is easier to grow without destroying rainforests.
Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil
This 100% Pure Argan Oil is rich in vitamin E and essential fatty acids, and grown organically in Morocco. With its multitasking benefits, Argan Oil can be used for many areas including hydrating and nourishing skin, as a daily moisturizer, skin treatment, treating spilt ends, and softening cuticles. It's gentle enough to use on all skin types--I like to use it on my face, elbows, hair, and nails. Contains no parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances or dyes.
Buy Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil, $48
The soothing body oil by Espa is a wonderful way to hydrate and de-stress! It's an aromatherapeutic combination of Sandalwood, Rose Geranium, Frankincense, and Myrrh that helps to unwind, quiet the mind, and lull you into a peaceful state. I like to use this oil on my chest and arms before a stressful day. Also, the warm and woodsy scent is perfect for both women and men. My husband brought this oil home for me as a gift when returning from a business trip in London--I've been addicted to it ever since!
Buy ESPA Soothing Body Oil, $43
Get Beautiful Using Safe Beauty Products: Hello Beautycounter
Do you know what toxic chemicals are in your everyday beauty and skincare products? I certainly did not until I became acquainted with Beautycounter. This new line's skincare, body care, and beauty products are effective, toxin-free and safe. Beautycounter's mission is to get safe beauty and skincare products into the hands of everyone. Here's the 411...
Beautycounter's lip sheer in petal. These are super moisturizing and you can build up the color depending on how much you use. Necklace by Essie Collection, $100. Contact EssieLa@gmail.com to order.
Beautycounter products are sold in several ways. You can sign up as a brand consultant and set up one-on-one meetings or "socials" (small groups of women who get together to see and try the products). One of the perks of being a host of the social is getting some free and half price products. Hosts can make commission on the products sold. Also, customers can buy directly from the e-commerce website provided by their host or at www.beautycounter.com. I love the concept as it empowers women to create their own small business by selling quality products that are truly safe!
Some of my personal favorites include the routine clean cleanser, the every night moisturizer and the lip sheers.
These facts can help give more insight to safer cosmetic ingredients:
- 80% of the 10,000 chemicals used in our every day products have never been tested for safety by a public agency.
- 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime
- The European Union has banned over 1300 toxic chemicals from their products. The United States has banned 11.
Beautycounter's NEVER LIST outlines the chemicals that would never be included in their products. Many of these ingredients make up our toiletries and beauty products stocked in our bathroom cabinets!
The lip sheer is one of my favorite Beautycounter products! Statistics show that we consume six pounds of lipstick in our lives and most are made with toxic chemicals including lead.
Buy the Complete Lip Collection here, $175. Or, sold individually for $28.
If you are looking for that perfect, natural shade of pink, try the lip sheer in petal.
Beautycounter lip sheer in petal, $28.
Their newest line of anti-aging products, Countertime, has been proven effective in clinical trials. This line consists of 6 anti-aging products that hydrate, firm and nourish skin.
Buy the anti-aging "Countertime Collection" here, $295. Products also sold individually.
Beautycounter has banned over 1500 chemicals from their products. After trying several of them, I think the quality is top-notch. I highly recommend them!
Michelle Nadel
Beautycounter Consultant
Michelle Nadel is one of the beauty consultants who recently signed on and reached out to me. Michelle states, "the business, is partly to sell our fabulous products and partly to share the knowledge of the current state of the beauty industry, which is grossly unregulated. The two parts of our business are intertwined. Once we learn a little bit about what is in our products, we are happier to try a safe, but effective, alternative. Beautycounter was just named by MSN one of the Top 10 companies in the country which is "revolutionizing retail", along side The Container Store and Amazon."
Michelle Nadel
Beautycounter Consultant
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