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I remember exactly where I was when I had this thought in early 2022. With my mom in the next room, and tears in my eyes, I realized that if I had never joined her in this adventure, I would never have truly known her genius and bravery. My mom came to visit so that she could teach me how to create each formulation. We had been talking about doing this for over a year, and now it was really happening!Although I had been a big supporter of Real Raw Beauty since she started, and had worked with her behind the scenes, it...

As we age, one of the biggest skin issues that come up are dark spots! Whether it is new freckles or splotches, dark spots pop up on mature skin! Let's chat about how you can reduce dark spots naturally! Dark spots pop up on the face, shoulders, arms and hands as we age.  It goes without saying that these spots are often evidence of a life well-lived in the sun☀️! But just because they are common does not mean that we can’t do anything about them. If you are bothered by these spots, one of the best tools in your...

Recently I spotted a reel on Instagram with a woman who was doing a FULL Contour Makeup tutorial.    You know the type...brown strokes down the cheekbone, highlighting down the nose and chin, blush on the 'apples' of the cheeks...   That is all fairly common for contouring videos, but then this creator went on to add LOTS and LOTS of colors and stripes. At one point, I thought the video might be a joke because it was so outlandish!    Eventually she blended a symphony of colors, and emerged as a completely different looking person! The 'before' and 'after'...

If you have teens in the house, you might notice that they are MUCH more into skincare than ever before!   Sleepovers include tips for exfoliating lips and facials! It is so great to see teens embracing skincare, but it is worth noting that teens are encountering toxic chemicals in skincare that can alter hormones (among other things).   If you have kids, check this out from the Environmental Working Group (EWG)--> "Laboratory tests reveal adolescent girls across America are contaminated with chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and body care products. The Environmental Working Group detected 16 chemicals from 4 chemical families...

"You're the sickest, healthy person I know." This is what my co-worker said to me at lunch in my early twenties!  And she had a point! On one hand, I loved to juice vegetables, consistently worked out, and seemed fit from the outside.  Even though I was "healthy," I kept finding myself sitting in the doctor's office and begging him for a "Z pack" of antibiotics to kill my latest sinus infection. This was in the early 2000s, when they were giving out antibiotics like candy!! Little did I know--the antibiotics were wiping away all of the great bacteria in my...