You should be rinsing your face with cool or lukewarm water to avoid dry skin! You might just be rinsing your face wrong if you’re using hot water. I actually love using hot water to rinse with. It not only feels really good but it also breaks up cleansing oil and cleansing balms, etc…really easily. I always feel like I have a bit of a film on my face when I rinse using cool or lukewarm water (double cleansing helps with this).

But I’ve learned the best and proper way to rinse is with cooler or lukewarm water.

Why?

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I would like it to be known that Bath & Body Works has ruined yellow rubber duckies for me. I grew up singing “Rubber Duckie I Love You” with Ernie and now, whenever I hear that song or see a rubber duckie my wallet mentally cringes because I’m a Bath & Body Works Candle Hoarder and Hand Soap StockPiler. It’s going to be very hard but I’m going to try and avoid the Bath & Body Works Semi-Annual Sale this month. I really think that duck somehow controls the entire Bath & Body Works empire. There’s evil afoot here. I’m betting he even somehow works with the Peeps because we all know they plan to take over the world sometime soon.

Wish me luck?

I feel like a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that I can admit to myself and all of you that I’m a candle and hand soap hoarder. I made a promise to myself I won’t buy any more until I use up what I already have.

It’s going to be hard.

I may need your shoulders to lean on.

I may fail horribly.

But I’m going to try really hard.

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Beauty confession, I have a thing for unique makeup brushes or even unusual ones! I’m obsessed with the Artis Brush Collection at the moment. Sure, they look like a hair brush but they apply makeup flawlessly.

Here are 5 Unique Makeup Brushes to Try!

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Activating Strobe Mode! Bobbi Brown Highlighting Powder takes center stage for Summer 2016 in three gorgeous shades (Yes, please, I’d love Sunset Glow for my very own). These light reflective powders are available for a limited time and give a gorgeous, radiant glow to skin.

All has quiet on the Bobbi front lately but these more than make up for that. They are a nice break from Bobbi’s typically Shimmerbrick release and the colors are simply stunning.

Shades include:

• Sunset Glow
• Telluride
• Afternoon Glow

Each is $46 and available now at nordstrom.com.

What are some of your favorite ways to glow this Summer?

Do share ’em!

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