Next level skincare products for spring
By Carla Snuggs
Our spring skincare routines are a bit different than our winter skincare routines. When warmer weather hits, we are ditching the heavy moisturizers and face creams and adding light, fresh products into the mix. Now more than ever it’s a great idea to spend your time indoors during this pandemic loving your skin. I have compiled a jam-packed spring skincare shopping guide to help you get your best skin yet!
OneKind Pore-fectionist Refining Facial
OneKind’s Pore-fectionist Refining Facial is a next-level facial that hustles as hard as you do. This triple-action treatment polishes, purifies and brightens skin in a matter of minutes. No filter required. Battling breakouts & wrinkles at the same time? We got you. This triple-action treatment includes salicylic acid to unclog congested pores. Pink kaolin and bentonite clays do a deep detox without leaving skin dry or tight. Lactic acid gently brightens dull, uneven skin for an instantly airbrushed appearance,” says founder Madison. Pro tip: Shop and save at Onekind via Wethrift.com to get $10 off your first order. It contains:
• A combination of willow bark extract (a natural source of salicylic acid) and lactic acid to say goodbye to old skin cells
• Pink kaolin clay deeply yet gently detoxifies congested skin without feeling dry or tight.
• Barley seed extract helps to reduce redness and irritation.
Suki Skincare
Suki Skincare has always been a believer of putting their customers and the planet first. Excessive hand washing can leave the skin dry, cracked and irritated. Suki Skincare – a special company with deep roots in clean beauty and strong, safe solutions, Suki is other level skincare the way it was meant to be: 100% Clean. 100% Effective. Simple. Committed to providing 100% clean, synthetic free, scientifically advanced skincare solutions. Try: Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser – purifies pores, reducing toxic build-up & debris. It promotes radiant, smooth, even skin tone, smooths and softens complexion, reduces dry skin build-up and blemishing of all kinds, stimulates cellular renewal and jumpstarts collagen production. Shop: Sukiskincare.com
Lab to Beauty
Lab to Beauty is a 360 Luxury CBD Beauty Experience, complete with all-natural, spa-grade products for Face, Body, Hair and Wellness. Lab to Beauty recently expanded their wide ranging assortment with new CBD Nourishing Shampoo + Moisturizing Conditioner! Lab to Beauty is transforming the beauty industry and the luxury market with their clean skin care movement centered around the pure potency of plants + the healing effects of CBD. Lab to Beauty is proudly bottled fresh in the lab and brought right to your beauty routine. Try the Green Cure Mask: Super green healing treatment for a clear and calm complexion. Shop: Lab to Beauty
Masqueology Gold Collagen Hydro-Gel Mask
The Collagen HydroGel Gold Mask is made of a soothing gel consistency to help hydrate and revitalize dull, fatigued skin. Gold and collagen work to fight fine lines and wrinkles and leave the skin feeling soft and smooth. Shop: Masqueology.com
Hard Night Good Morning Skincare
Hard Night Good Morning Skincare is developed by ‘Real Housewives of Dallas’ cast member D’Andra Simmons, Hard Night Good Morning products are packed with natural botanicals, vitamins, and patented ingredients that repair, refresh, and rejuvenate skin. Perfect for an at-home spa day,
Hard Night Good Morning masks are one of my faves - availabile in 24K Gold Anti-Aging, Charcoal Detoxifying, Cooling Cryo, and more! Luxurious and anti-aging, the Age-Defying Collagen Boosting Luxe Cream is perfect for mature skin, containing collagen builders to help reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles and bring a youthful glow back to your face and decolletage.
Bevara Skin Exfoliating Cleanser
Farmstead Apothecary FIG Bundle
Farmstead Apothecary has a new Fig Bundle set comes with everything you need for a clean, organic routine including: Fig & Honey Anti-Aging Face Cream, Fig & Citrus Foaming Face Wash and Fig & Honey Lip Balm. The set contains jojoba oil to balance oil production, reduce redness & acne, and clear blemishes. Offering vegan and cruelty free products scented with real fruit, which has extra antioxidants to repair cell damage. Shop: Amazon
GoodJanes Beauty Face Gift Papaya Mask
If you thought papaya was just for your morning smoothie, think again. Face Gift features natural anti-aging properties, helping improve skin elasticity, radiance and luminosity, while leaving skin smooth, cleansed and detoxified. Papaya Enzymes exfoliate dead skin cells while Rosemary and Geranium hydrate and moisturize. Leave on skin for 7-10 minutes before rinsing for a radiant and glowing complexion. Shop: GoodJanes.com
Bevara Skin Exfoliating Cleanser
Bevara Skin Exfoliating Cleanser exfoliates and preserves the skin’s natural elasticity. Formulated with White Tea Extract which is an MMP inhibitor that stabilizes the natural development of elastin and collagen for firm skin. Its rich antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties removes oxidative stress to protect skin from wrinkles and uneven pigmentation. Other ingredients include Bamboo Beads and Coconut Acid for gentle exfoliation; Broccoli Seed Oil which is rich in Vitamin A plus Broad Spectrum CBD for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. All Bevara Skin products are Vegan, Sulfate Free, Paraben Free, Phthalate Free and Cruelty Free. Shop: Bevara Skin
C’est Moi
C’est Moi Gentle Foaming Cleansing Gel is a fragrance-free gel cleanser that gently washes away dirt and other impurities without disrupting the skin's delicate moisture balance. The lightly foaming formula contains Organic Aloe, Calendula and extracts of Strawberry, Kiwi and Apple to help condition and nourish the complexion, leaving skin clean, calm and balanced. C’est Moi Clarify Cleansing Scrub gently exfoliates while leaving skin clean and smooth. This fragrance-free formula cleanses and balances the skin with a specialized blend of Rice Powder, Corn Meal, Licorice Extract, Salicylic Acid and Lactic Acid. Skin is left looking and feeling clean, clear, and radiant while keeping it free of irritation and redness without the use of harsh ingredients . All C’Est Moi products are Vegan,Cruelty Free, Hypo-Allergenic, Dermatologist Tested, made with natural & organic ingredients and do not contain any Synthetic Fragrances, Parabens, Phthalates, Sulfates, Mineral Oil, Silicone or Dyes. Shop: Cestmoi.com
Herbal Dynamics Beauty CollagenR8 Restorative C0Q10 Toner
This Powerful CollagenR8™ toner brings vitality back to your skin! Collagen-promoting CoQ10 helps restore elasticity for a firmer, more youthful appearance. Powerful botanicals like cucumber and sage nourish and protect skin’s pH balance, hyaluronic acid hydrates and plumps, while papaya extract naturally exfoliates. The result of this dynamic team? A smoother, brighter complexion! HerbalDynamicsBeauty.com
The Better Skin Co.
The Better Skin Co. Gel Kleanse is a cleansing gel boosted with Charcoal to draw out impurities and French Lava to slough away skin’s impurities. Green Tea and Aloe soothe the skin and leave it feeling hydrated, not stripped. The Seaweed trio filled with Vitamin C rounds out this formula to boost overall skin health. Conquer daily grime that has attacked your skin while leaving it feeling silky smooth and clean.
The Better Skin Co. Lotion Kleanse nourishes and soothes the skin while simultaneously gently cleansing to remove impurities and assists in melting away makeup. Moisturizing Shea Butter complimented with Aloe and soothing Green Tea prep the skin for the perfect cleanse. The Seaweed trio combined with nourishing Cocoa Seed Butter soothes the skin. Sea Buckthorn, filled with Vitamin A, C, E and Omega 7 are free radical warriors that work to protect your skin while experiencing the perfect cleanse. Scented with a hint of Aloe and Rose.
The Better Skin Co. Zit No More Kleanse is a daily gel cleanser that contains Salicylic Acid, Kombucha, and Tea Tree Oil to penetrate pores, remove daily grime, fight current blemishes and help protect against future ones. Perfect for those with acne prone skin. Use twice daily, morning and night to clear up acne blemishes and pimples and allow skin to heal.
Shop: The Better Skin Co
Cosmedix
La Dama Skin has fabulous skincare products from Cosmedix: Benefit Clean is the Gentle Cleanser that’s more than just a face wash. Rich in antioxidants, this lightweight gel facial cleanser refreshes and awakens the skin by delicately removing impurities. Formulated with refreshing ingredients like Grapefruit Oil and Australian Sandalwood, Benefit Clean washes away unwanted dirt, oil and stubborn makeup while helping to maintain the skin’s natural moisture barrier and soothing even the most sensitive skin. This cleanser – Clarify is perfect for oily skin. It’s a gentle cleanser formulated specifically for oily, acne-prone skin that won’t leave your skin feeling stripped, dry or tight. This Salicylic Acid Foaming Cleanser gently lathers away pore-clogging impurities with an air-light texture. Alcohol and sulfate-free, this translucent, water-based foam cleanser is powered by a unique, multi-action formula that encourages clearer-looking skin without the unwanted dryness.
Elina Organics
Elina Organics Herbal Cleanser - - is a great cleanser for oily skin. This natural cleansing gel helps to remove excessive oil and environmental pollutants from your skin. It contains a blend of botanicals which assist in calming and balancing oily complexions. Apply to moist skin and cleanse entire face using massaging motions. Our unique blend ofanti-inflammatory herbs and minerals make this the perfect cleanser for anormal-oily complexions. Natural foaming ingredients will open your pores for a deep, vitamin infused cleanse! Shop: Elinaorganicsskincare.com
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Merle Norman Cosmetics’ Brilliant-C Skincare line is formulated with their exclusive Bright+ Complex®, an exclusive blend of highly stable Vitamin C, Licorice Root Extract and Grape Extract, to help diminish the appearance of spots and discoloration and address dullness, leaving skin looking and feeling fresh, bright, revitalized, even-toned and more youthful. Try: Brilliant-C Cleanser. It’s a refreshing, silky cleanser that leaves skin looking brighter and more vibrant, It dissolves makeup, excess oil and impurities and helps diminish the appearance and discoloration; improves skin clarity. It’s oil-free and gluten-free. Shop: www.merlenormancosmetics.com
Care Skincare
Care Skincare was developed by a team of world class experts who formulated five key highly effective multi-functional products that would address the skin’s most important needs in a straightforward, simple way using high quality ingredients. A clean beauty brand, all formulas were developed using only safe, proven ingredients that are fragrance free. Additionally, no products in the line are ever animal tested. Some faves: Care Skincare launched Eye + Lip Nourishing Cream. It’s formulated to treat and repair the delicate area around the eyes and around the lips, this dense cream with a light diffusing finish softens the look of fine lines and dark circles. It absorbs quickly and won’t drift into eyes or interfere with makeup. Shop Careskincare.com
Herbal Dynamics Beauty Rose Water Calming Face Toner
Soothe and calm skin with rose, green tea, chamomile, and witch hazel. Aloe and hyaluronic acid deliver instant hydration for a fresh, youthful appearance. Rose oil helps improve effectiveness of beauty and skincare treatments by increasing permeability, making this toner perfect for use prior to serums and moisturizers in your routine. HerbalDynamicsBeauty.com
New Zealand Honey Co. Raw Manuka Honey
Yes, Premium New Zealand Manuka Honey for skincare. While it is not your standard skincare product, it is fast becoming a popular alternative for a soothing face wash that is great for acne prone skin. Manuka Honey is a completely natural superfood with a unique set of characteristics that come from the medicinal Manuka Bush which native to New Zealand. The Honey is a natural humectant, it draws in a retains moisture which makes it very nourishing on your skin and can leave you with a natural, dewy glow. Manuka honey also has a low pH of between 3.2 and 4.5, which is beneficial to heal and help balance the skin. It can help remove dead skin cells, while it's anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties can reduce inflammation and redness that comes from Acne. It’s good to use a minimum of UMF 10+. The higher the UMF rating the more potent the antibacterial qualities are. Put a small amount of Manuka honey (½ tsp) in your hand and add a few drops of water to dilute the mixture. Apply directly onto your face. Massage gently into your skin for 2 minutes. Rinse your face and pat dry with a clean towel. Shop: Amazon.com
Sea Witch Botanicals
Sea Witch Botanicals is a certified B Corp, woman-owned, vegan, and 1% for the Planet business. Their 3-step facial care routine is pH balanced to bring balance back to sensitive skin. So much of our everyday cosmetics are riddled with synthetic fragrances, preservatives, and other nasties that build up in our bodies and disrupt the natural functioning of our skin. This vegan skincare routine features soothing chamomile, lavender, rose, and reishi mushroom extract for a natural, dewy glow for all skin types. Try: Vegan, Synthetic-Free, Plastic-Free Lip Balms & Tints.These are a great addition to your skincare routine. They're cocoa butter and avocado oil based so you don't have to worry about ingesting plastic, petroleum, or synthetic colorants when you eat or drink. Shop: Seawitchbotanicals.com
Cleure
Cleure is a skin, hair, and dental care company that specializes in sensitive skin and allergies. There are two awesome cleansers: Their Face and Body Wash which is best suited for oily skin and the Moisturizing Cleanser for dry skin. They are made up of hydrating cleansing ingredients that thoroughly remove makeup, excess oil and impurities while soothing skin.They quickly wash away dirt and excess oil. Shop: Cleure.com
Eraclea Skin Care’s Stay at Home Essentials Set
It can be easy to neglect self-care especially during these trying times. This skincare set from Eraclea features a selection of self-care essentials with a special savings of 20 percent. Eraclea Skin Care’s Stay-at-Home Essentials Set includes:
· eye surround cream +CBD: A light hydrating and firming cream to minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles under and around the eye.
· ever-moist lip balm: A deeply hydrating lip treatment that helps repair dry distressed lips, giving lips a satiny-smooth look and feel.
· hydrating day lotion +PB: A ultra-hydrating blend of peptides with probiotics to help defend against age-accelerating environmental stressors
· restorative hydrating night cream: An anti-aging, super-hydrating and non-greasy cream that works like a water reservoir to firm, repair and restore the skin while you sleep.
Shop eracleaskincare.com
nügg Beauty
nügg Beauty presents four Mask Sets – All Time Glow, Hello Smooth, Perfect Pores and NEW Mask Mama – to give your skin that pick-me-up it so desperately needs without the spa price tag. Treat yourself, or send one to your girlfriends for a virtual masking night. Try: All Time Glow Set which includes the following masks:
Aqua Boost Mask:
Double Detox Mask:
Total Refresh Mask:
Super Bright Mask
Shop: at Kohls.com, Amazon.com/nuggbeauty and nuggbeauty.com
Baebody Beauty
Baebody’s Coconut Milk Body Scrub is an Amazon bestseller with over 4 stars. This luxurious and affordable scrub will transform your daily shower into a true spa-like experience.
Exfoliates skin while moisturizing for softer, smoother and more revitalized skin
Formulated with Dead Sea Salt, Rich Coconut Milk, Almond Oil, Vitamin E and Safflower Oil from natural sources to help maintain healthy looking skin
Cruelty-free
Paraben-free
Made in the USA and Headquartered in Chicago, IL
Safe for all skin types
Baebody will be supporting the Center for Disaster Philanthropy COVID-19 Response Fund with a donation. Shop: Baebody and Amazon
MasqueBAR
MasqueBAR offers a wide variety of masks from natural to product/solution to fun opportunities for parents and kids. New find: Gold Hydro Gel Dark Spot Eye Patch
Helps reduce the appearance of dark under eye circles and puffiness
Enriched with Gold, Adenosine and Snail Extract
Helps improve elasticity and brightness, and diminish the signs of aging
For optimal results, use every day for 30 days. Shop: Masque.bar
Body + Soul
Body + Soul’s skincare products are vegan and chemical-free, formulated with the highest quality botanical extracts, therapeutic grade essential oils, and a touch of love so you can look and feel great. Try: Pure Glow - Nourishing CBD Skin Conditioner! Body + Soul’s Pure Glow is an all-natural skin conditioner for balancing complexion and smoothing fine lines & puffiness to produce a healthy, youthful glow. 100% chemical free, Pure Glow features powerful plant-based moisturizers and antioxidants to nourish and repair your skin, including hemp-based CBD (no THC) but going beyond, with a full lineup of herbs working synergistically to nurture and heal your complexion. Shop: Mybodynsoul.com
MoonMag
Clean out your craters and get glowing with our coffee scrubs for your face and body. MoonMag Organic Coffee Scrubs are crafted with goat kefir, locally sourced organic coffee, and magnesium chloride to leave your face and body silky smooth and glowing. Rich in Lactic Acid and Magnesium, our energizing scrubs are artfully designed to reduce breakouts, treat eczema, Keratosis Pilaris, and buff away stretch marks. Their locally sourced invigorating coffee grounds can help break apart cellulite on your body and reduce signs of aging on the face, while the gentle exfoliants leave you with baby-soft skin. MoonMag Organic Coffee Scrubs are a powerhouse exfoliant intentionally created to give your skin new life on the face or body. Shop: Moonmag.com
Celavive
Celavive's line of skincare products is amazing and unique. It’s simple – yet effective. Celavive’s exclusive ingredient complexes work to counteract visible signs of chronological and lifestyle stress aging like fine lines and wrinkles. These key beauty ingredients support your body’s own natural lipid production and help reinforce six major elements that can help maintain a healthy skin matrix, including collagen and elastin, for noticeably smoother, younger-looking skin. Their Vitalizing Serum is made to reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles. Who doesn’t want to feel young again?! The Eye Essence is also a great complementary product. Their skincare line comes in 2 regimens; combination/oily and dry/sensitive.
One Love Organics Vitamin C Facial Serum
Takes a triple action approach to help boost skin dulled by stress and environmental elements. This plant powered formula uses two potent sources of Botanical C, synergistic C boosters – organic green tea and Vitamin E – and a clinically proven botanical active to increase luminosity and nourish skin for a more radiant, even-toned complexion. Shop: OneLoveOrganics.com
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What skincare products do you love this spring? Leave a comment below!
Disclosure: Press samples were provided by the brand/PR for editorial consideration, product testing, photography and honest review.
