Summer Body Care - Exfoliate and Moisturize

Spending your summer days laid out by the pool or on the beach can be quite relaxing, but not for your skin! Our skin takes the most abuse during the summer months and we need to help keep it in check! Besides wearing sunscreen, even under your clothes and makeup, there are 2 more very important steps in your summer body care routine, exfoliating and moisturizing! Just exfoliate in the shower and moisturize right after for maximum effect! Our skin is most absorbent right after a shower, even better in the morning! Below I've listed some of my favorite body scrubs and moisturizers! Our skin is our largest organ, better take good care of it! 

1. Tree Hut Coconut Lime Shea Sugar Scrub 

2. Bliss Blood Orange + White Pepper Sugar Scrub

3. Ahava Dead Sea Plants Smoothing Body Exfoliator

4. Lush Rub, Rub, Rub Shower Scrub

5. Basin Love Shea Salt Scrub

1. Basin Sun Butter

2. Lush Dream Cream

3. C. Booth Egyptian Argan Oil Body Butter

4. The Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Body Butter

5. H2O+ Sea Results Anti-Aging Body Moisture Whip

Lush Cosmetics Haul!

I wasn't going to go to Lush. We weren't even at the mall that sells Lush. But alas, on the way home we passed the mall and I asked Briam to stop so I could go to Lush. And we did. And we bought stuff. I was pretty excited about my experience at Lush. Even Briam got pampered a bit! We go some stuff for him and I got a few things for myself. To see all of the wonderful Lush products we got, make sure to watch the video below! 

Fashion Haul: VS PINK (Again?!?!?!?)

Yes, again. Listen, I work there. I buy a lot of stuff. I wear the stuff. I live in the stuff. Don't judge. I can't remember the last time I put jeans on. I've been living in leggings and sweatpants for the past 3 weeks. What a life. But anyways, check out the video below to see all the things I picked up from PINK this time! Below the video you'll find all the prices and links to the VS PINK website so you can rock these awesome fashions yourself! 

Items and Prices: 

1. Wear Everywhere Push-Up Bra in Floral Leopard - $29.50

2. Allover Lace Mini Cheekster in Floral Leopard - $9.50 

3. Fold Over Yoga Legging (Pair #1) - $34.50 

4. Fold Over Yoga Legging (Pair #2) - $34.50

5. Bling Yoga Crop Legging in Bling Mint Ice - $39.50

6. Bling Collegiate Pant in Black - $79.50 

7. Perfect Pullover Hoodie - $44.50

8. Lace Shoulder Raglan Tee in Black - 2/$40 

9. Lace Shoulder Raglan Tee in Lavender - 2/$40

10. Lace Shoulder Raglan Tee in Mint - 2/$40

11. Lace Shoulder Raglan Tee in Navy - 2/$40

12. Wild & Breezy Body Lotion - 2/$25

13. Wild & Breezy Body Mist - 2/$25

14. Wild & Breezy Travel-Size Body Mist - $8

Some colors and scents are not available online. I linked items that were very similar to what I got if I couldn't find the exact item! Make sure to check your local VS or PINK store to see if they have things in stock that may not be online! 

Basin Haul: All Natural Beauty Products

Recently, my doctor informed that I need to ditch all of my beauty products and switch to an all natural company. First of all, do you realize how shocked I was? I didn't want to throw away all of my favorite products! But after doing some research and having an extensive conversation with my doctor, I knew I had to do it. So how did I do it? Well, anything that was unopened or slightly used, I gave to my friends. (Who doesn't love free stuff?) And for the rest of it? B now uses it. His hair smells like cherry blossoms. 

Two companies that I found before I came across Basin were Dr. Bronner's and Avalon Organics. I found these brands at Target. I smelled every single products that each company had. I didn't care for any of them. And I'm sure both companies are amazing and many people use them, they just weren't for me. My hopes were a little crushed when I remembered that there was a store in Downtown Disney that sold beauty and bath products, Basin! After researching the brand further and telling my doctor about it, I found a winner! All Basin products are chemical free. They have "no paragons, alcohol, mineral oils, and are not tested on animals and are made in the USA." 

The best part? I was able to get 15% off my entire purchase because B had gotten us annual passes to Disney for Christmas! Sadly though, I can only get this discount if I purchase my products at the Basin located in Downtown Disney. But, this just adds another reason to go to Disney! 

Here are all the products I got at my latest trip to Basin! 

Love Hydrator: $14.99 

Love Moisturizing Soap: $13.99

I absolutely love both of these! I keep the lotion at my desk as a constant reminder to moisturize! Plenty of lotions have gone to waste because of the whole "out of sight, out of mind" dilemma. I keep the soap in our bathroom so B and I both use it! I love that the soap is a cleanser and a moisturizer in one! 

Good Hair Day Shampoo Bar: $7.99

Good Hair Day Conditioner Bar: $7.99

Basin had a deal going on, "Shampoo & Conditioner Bar Barrel", where you could mix and match four  shampoo and conditioner bars for $25. That's a savings of $6.96, which is almost the price of one bar! So I picked up two of each of the Good Hair Day bars. Each bar is supposed to last between 50 and 75 washes. 

Calamine Calming Soap: $6.99

Face Toner: $8.99

Face Lotion: $12.99

For the toner and the lotion, I got the type for Dry to Normal skin. I do have combination skin, but lately my skin has been slightly dry. 

Snowy Soap: $6.89 (Not sold online)

Caffeine Soap: $6.99

Queen For A Day Soap: $5.99

Black Oak Shaving Cream: $17.99

The snowy soap is part of their holiday collection. I guess it's only sold in-store. I actually bought the caffeine soap for B. I thought it would help him wake up in the mornings. I bought two of the Queen For A Day soaps! They smell so good and leave my skin feeling clean and soft! Now I know that this particular shaving cream is meant for a man, for his face, but I love it! It smells beyond amazing and my legs are so silky and smooth afterwards! 

Blush Solid Perfume: $9.99

I'm obsessed with this solid perfume! My biggest love about it? It's super travel friendly! You don;t have to worry about it leaking or breaking! I smelled all of the solid perfumes and this Blush scent was by far my favorite! 

Do you use Basin products?

What are some all natural beauty products that you use?

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by Basin or Disney. But I'm obviously obsessed with both. 

Creating A Beauty Routine

When you’re on a tight or strict schedule, or you just like having a routine in place like I do, having a beauty routine will make your mornings, nights, and life in general much easier! Here are my morning and nighttime basic beauty routines! (Products I use included!) You can alter these routines anyway you like, depending on your time and needs. You may also need to switch up the products depending on your skin type. I happen to have combination and sensitive skin. I swear I'm almost allergic to everything, but not these products! 

Morning:

Cleanse, tone and moisturize face

Apply eye cream

Spray on leave-in conditioner

Apply body lotion

Clean, file and clear nails

Nighttime:

(Same as morning with two additional steps and one change)

Remove makeup

Cleanse, tone and moisturize face

(I use a deep cleansing wash at night)

Back treatment

All of the mark. products listed can be purchased by clicking on the mark. navigation bar or checking out my mark. store here!

Side note: I am not endorsed, sponsored, or paid by any of the brands shown above. I am affiliated with mark. being that I am an independent sales representative for the company.

Update: This was my beauty routine before I ended up having a handful of medical issues. I now use a variety of products from Basin. I'll do a haul post to show you everything I picked up from Basin!