THE EVERYDAY EXCHANGE

Keeping my skin looking fresh and healthy has always been a top priority for me. My mom started me young with my first ever Clinique skin care regimen (thanks, mom) and I've been religious about my skin ever since. In my mid-20s I added facials to help maintain great skin and that's when I started seeing my esthetician Alicia. She has been my skin care guru ever since! She owns Prana Esthetics in Atlanta and has been in the business for over 32 years. She is simply THE B

powder | brush | gloss | concealer | lipstick | pouch These 5 beauty products and 1 makeup pouch have made it into heavy rotation in my beauty routine for good reason! 1. It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Pressed Illumination Powder: I purchased this as part of a package because right now that's the only way you can get it. (Side Note: this package is awesome and at a super deal, I would recommend purchasing it and using all of the products that come with it). I cannot WAIT until

I truly believe you get what you pay for when it comes to consumer products but there is something to be said about convenience and science. Science has made it possible for so many products to be just as good (if not better) than a lot of their higher-end counterparts. On the other hand, convenience drives a lot of my decisions these days as the mom of a busy toddler. Gone are the days when I could casually browse the beauty aisles at Nordstrom. Now it's mostly an all ou

I am always on the hunt for the next can't-live-without-it beauty product. I have favorites that I come back to again and again and I love adding to that collection. Life is so much easier when you find those go-to products. I have found a couple of great ones in this batch so let me tell you a little bit about why I love them each of them. moisturizer | balm | face wash | serum Tula Hydrating Day & Night Cream: This is a great every day face cream. I gave the discovery k

The older I get, the more I realize how important it is to have a nightly bedtime beauty routine. Gone are the days of coming home and crashing full-faced makeup into the pillow and waking up looking like I meant to have that tousled hair and smoky eye at 10am. I forget what sleeping until 10am feels like. Is it heaven? Do angels sing to you? Do you wake up with tears in your eyes because your slumber was so beautiful? The most effective products I use at night are Aveda