The Smoothie Vegetarians

I used to never wash my face and I never got a blemish. In high school I wore a lot of makeup, never took it off and never used any cleansers on my face. How I never broke out is beyond me but after high school, I started to really have problems. This is my routine for how I keep my skin healthy. The first thing I do every morning is wash my face. I have very oily skin with large pores and if I skip a day you will notice right away. It took me a very long time to find something that I actually liked, controlled the oil and was vegan or at least cruelty-free. But when I found something I liked I stuck with it. Pacifica Beauty Sea Foam Complete Natural Face Wash I love this brand so much. They are vegan and make some of the best of the products I have ever used. Their Indian Coconut Nectar is my favorite scent in the entire world. I want everything to smell like that. Okay, enough about that, let's talk about this face wash. It is lightweight, smells amazing and leaves m...

When I was younger I thought the best way to combat my oily skin was simply by not applying a moisturizer. I would dry out my face with cleansers thinking that was going to get me the results I wanted. I always felt I couldn’t wear actual makeup because my skin was so oily. Now, as an adult, I realize I was making my face produce more oil. When the skin is dried out it overproduces oil to help – exactly what I didn’t want. But I was still struggling with oily skin even though I started toning and moisturizing. What was I to do? The key is to finding the right products and fighting oil with oil. What? Why would you use oil to combat oil? Your skin produces oil for many reasons. One reason is because your cleanser and toner are taking away too much oil so it helps by making more. By adding more oils, the right kind of oils, back into the skin then your skin will be at a healthy level. The best thing I have found is making my own face oil. I use this after I wa...