The Face Tao

This week I had a facial at the store from Elisha with Natura Bisse. After a Memorial Day weekend of sun and fun with festive amounts of good food and beverage, my skin needed a little TLC. Elisha is amazing (think head educator of the company) and left me with useful tips and a better understanding of why I need to fork over the money for good skin care.

Never the fair maiden obsessed with my pores, in the last year, as my 30th birthday quickly approaches, I have noticed my skin is changing: sun spots, wrinkles around my eyes, and a less lustrous glow than in my 20's. Yikes... cue scary music and give me a mask to cover up my aging face. I kid... but read on...

Elisha's skin tao...

• It's fine it save on face cleansers and toners. Get whatever cleanser you like from the drug store. Toner can  be as simple as Rosewater from the health food store. 
• Invest in daily face cream, serum, and eye cream - cheaper is not better here. Mass production of ingredients = pollutants for your skin. Spend the extra money so that you don't look like a weather beaten shoe in your 60's...
• SPF every day... no negotiating. 
• Ladies over 30 need to ex-foliate 2x times a week to remove dead skin cells. Your investment skin care can't do its job if your face is crusted over in dead skin. 

My personal skin line-up

• Aveeno Clear Complexion Cream Cleanser (smells good, leaves skin tingling)
• Chantecaille Pure Rosewater or Keihls Acai Toning Mist
• Natura Bisse The Cure Serum
• Orlane Anagenese 25 Daily Face Cream (good for those 25-35 gals)
• Natura Bisse Inhibit-Dermafill for eyes (botox in a bottle)
• Orlane Anagenese eye cream over NB Inhibit
• 2x a week for one month I use Natura Bisse GlycoLine 25% peel to sluff off dead skin cells, keeps skin dewy and fresh looking. 
• 2x a week Orlane Gommage Doux gentle scrub 

Depending on what stage your skin is at you may need to add in a neck cream or substitute a more hydrating cream in winter. Finding the right mix can be challenging but worth the work. A trusted friend in a cosmetic department or facialist is very helpful in giving good advice and direction for what will work for you.