Beauty Standouts

that don't force you to ask for a raise

Not that you don’t deserve a raise, you do. But, we don’t need to spend ALL our hard earned cash on trying to look young and fresh and well rested, do we?

I bring you number 2 of 3 beauty focused newsletters I’ll be putting out recently. This one is a round up of some recent skincare standouts at friendly prices. (ICYMI my first beauty post was this one, about a device I’m loving)

I’m now part of the “mature skin” bracket that you seem to enter post turning 40. Suddenly it’s all about age spots and sun damage and wrinkles. I was just at the dermatologist on Friday and had the first spots frozen off my forearms. The doctor said I had a “surprising number of spots for someone my age”… thanks, doc. If he had seen my teenage years in Florida, pretending to surf to catch boys attention and baking my skin to a shade 5 times darker than my natural color he wouldn’t be so surprised. But I digress…

Now, I get to try my hardest to undo some of that damage. Enter C15 Super Booster- a non-stinging, non-tacky vitamin C that you can use alone or mix into your face cream. Personally I use this one morning and night because my face and chest can use all the help they can get. I used to pay over $150 for a certain brand of C and Ferulic Acid until I discovered this one with the same ingredients.

Next on my list of faves is the Weightless Body Treatment which I have been LOVING- it’s a hydrating cream I use all over and it contains 2% BHA (aka salicylic acid) that gives me the smoothest skin. I feel like I’m a little scaly and dry after the “winter” (I’m in San Diego so I use that term mildly, but it does get very dry here) and this made my skin feel like a baby. Great for legs with ingrown hairs or clogged pores, clears and smoothes, love it.

I’m a little bit of a freak with the vitamin C but I love a double dose in the form of the 5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50 I mean, come on, that really checks all the boxes. Vit C, hydrates, SPF…. one and done. I love this so much I actually bought the travel size to bring on vacation. I love that they offer travel sizes in almost all their products so you can take them with you or try before you commit to the full size.

And finally, at night I have been using this Renew Resurfacing Peptide Toner from Motif 1-2 nights a week (it’s easy, just splash some on and let it dry, no rinsing) then every other night a pump of 1% Retinol Treatment for the aforementioned wrinkles, followed by the Barrier Repair Advanced Moisturizer

The retinol is gentle on my sensitive skin and the barrier cream is so thick and comforting. Such a nice bedtime combo. (I got travel sizes in those too!)

The best part? The most expensive item clocks in at $55.00 (the vitamin C booster) and most are much less.

Paulas Choice is offering 20% off sitewide, free full sized products if you spend over $65, and free shipping!

But, of course, if you have unlimited budget to spend on looking dewy and glowy, then just go ahead for this bad boy and call it a day. (and buy me one too).

As always, I love feedback! If you try anything out, please do let me know what you think! I’m always happy to answer questions or chat.

Thanks for being here! xx

**This post is sponsored by Paulas Choice and contains affiliate links, through which I may receive a commission should you choose to purchase. I so appreciate you supporting my work by patronizing the brands I use and suggest. Thank you!