Keep Skincare Simple
Hello Beautiful! Are you exhausted from all these articles, posts, and videos telling you that you NEED to add this or that as part of your skincare routine? Me too, so what is actually necessary for your skincare routine? Let’s go over what you need based on your skin type.
Normal Skin
If your skin is never too dry or too oily, with a regular texture, you have a normal skin type. For your skin type, here’s what you need:
Daily cleanser: I have a couple of great options on my website for you.
Daily moisturizer: The Quench moisturizer on my website is perfect for your skin.
Occasional facial: Because everyone needs an occasional facial. Book yours here.
Sensitive Skin
If your skin is sensitive, it is more prone to react to different stimuli. Your skin is fragile and could react in different ways (ie. redness, tightness, heat, or itching). For your skin type, here’s what you need:
Daily cleanser (sensitive): For your skin, I would recommend the Cleanse product.
Daily moisturizer (sensitive): This is the perfect, light-weight moisturizer for you.
SPF: Sensitive skin like yours needs extra protection. Here’s a great option.
Gentle Serum: Aptly named, this serum will calm your sensitive skin.
Occasional facial: Because everyone needs an occasional facial. Book yours here.
Dry Skin
Dry skin is typically a temporary skin type that can be caused by cold weather, low air humidity, and immersion in hot water. For dry skin, I typically recommend you use:
Daily Cleanser (sensitive): For your skin, I would recommend the Cleanse product.
Daily Moisturizer: This is what you need lots of. Here is the moisturizer for you.
Facial Oil: This restorative oil will help repair your dry skin flooding it with moisture.
Repair Serum: This facial serum will repair and rescue your dry skin.
Eye Cream: The first places you should make sure stay hydrated are the areas around your eyes. You can use this cream to lock in moisture.
Occasional facial: Because everyone needs an occasional facial. Book yours here.
Oily Skin
Oily skin has a porous, humid, and bright appearance. The cause is excessive fat production by sebaceous glands in the skin. Here’s what will be best for you:
Daily cleanser: For your skin, I recommend our Purify cleanser.
Daily moisturizer (sensitive): This is the perfect, light-weight moisturizer for you.
Clarify Serum: This serum works to normalize oil production to create a clear complexion.
Occasional facial: Because everyone needs an occasional facial. Book yours here.
Skincare doesn’t have to be complicated, in fact, it shouldn’t be. Let’s simplify in 2021!
XOXO,
Tana Marie
Light Therapy Skincare
Hello Beautiful! With all the new skincare trends of 2021 flooding in, I am really excited about light therapy facials and skincare! New to skincare or light therapy? No worries! This is your guide to getting started.
What is Light Therapy Skincare?
Light Therapy is a skincare treatment that uses varying wavelengths of light, including red and blue, to obtain therapeutic benefits. LED is an effective modality to promote the healing of skin wounds. It takes less time than a traditional facial and it has proven to be effective at accomplishing results to your skincare goals.
Light Therapy by Tana Marie Skincare
One of my favorite facials to give is the Celluma LED Light Therapy Facial. This facial will rejuvenate skin by increasing collagen and elastin production (red light). It treats all grades of acne, including P. acnes bacteria, decreasing inflammation, and increasing microcirculation (blue light). Using blue, red, and near-infrared LED light simultaneously or alone can deliver powerful results. All treatments come with a double cleansing (extractions when indicated), a treatment serum, and a moisturizer applicable to your skin type.
Benefits of Light Therapy
Light Therapy is great for so many reasons:
Increasing collagen and tissues
Decreasing/lightening age spots
Smooth skin
Less downtime
Less expensive
Reduce damage from acne and wrinkles
Reduce the appearance of fine lines
Gives you a healthy glow
Locks in skin’s moisture
Promote anti-inflammatory effects
I could go on with these benefits, but maybe we should just talk about what you want to specifically accomplish to get a better idea of how light therapy can serve your skin. Message me on Facebook or book a free skin consultation to get started.
XOXO,
Tana Marie
December Dry Skin
Hello Beautiful! Welcome back to those cold, dry winter months… Need some tips to keep your skin glowing, soft, and hydrated this winter? Keep reading to find out more.
Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate: This is so important! Exfoliation will remove dead skin cells which allows skincare products that you put on your skin to penetrate and hydrate the skin. I recommend using a gentle exfoliator one to two times per week. This will help you keep your beautiful, glowing skin throughout these cold months. Read all about how to create your own sugar scrub to help with this step.
Use Moisturizer: As the air gets drier, so do your skin and lips. Switching to a heavier moisturizer is the key to locking in moisture and treating your skin right. I have some great options to help lock in moisture this season. Check them out here.
If all else fails, come see me! We offer a few different facials targeting hydration and will help you see instant results. We’ve narrowed it down for you here:
This treatment includes a double cleanse, dermaplaning, a light enzyme peel, a facial massage and nano infusion with a complex blend of rejuvenating oils that awaken your skin cells. Your skin will drink up this amazing elixir, showing off a beautiful, youthful glow! This is a great treatment for dry skin. Book here!
The Hydrofacial is great for normal, oily, aging skin types. This is a powerful facial that will give results! Removes dead skin cells and extracts impurities while simultaneously cleansing, exfoliating and delivering antioxidants and hydrators into your skin. This treatment comes with a gentle peel, customized mask, serum and moisturizer for your skin type. Your skin will feel super clean and glow! A soothing massage to the scalp, shoulders and decollete included. Note: This is not for sensitive, rosacea or acneic skin. Book here!
A safe and simple, non-invasive method to exfoliate the skin, removing all dead skin cells and ridding the face of vellus hair (peach fuzz) Bonus! This service comes with a customized mask or a leave-on exfoliator depending on your skin type and/or need. Book here!
My new Hydro Jelly masks are an add-on to any service. I have many different ones targeting different types of skin. They are super hydrating and make such a difference! They're perfect for Winter and dry skin. Once you arrive, we can talk about what you want to accomplish in the session and I will customize your service to give you the Hydro Jelly mask that will help.
The winter months can wreak havoc on our skin, but now we know how to protect it! We’re happy to answer any concerns you may have about your skin and remember a consultation is always free. Happy hydrating!
XOXO,
Tana Marie
What is a Nano-Infusion Facial?
Hello Beautiful! With the dry fall and winter months coming up, I just have to recommend my nano-infusion facial. Let’s dive in and chat about what it is!
My Nano-Infusion Facial Experience
This treatment includes a double cleanse, dermaplaning, a light enzyme peel, a facial massage, and nano infusion with a complex blend of rejuvenating oils that awaken your skin cells. Your skin will drink up this amazing elixir, showing off a beautiful, youthful glow! This is a great treatment for dry skin.
What is a Nano-Infusion Facial?
Nano infusion refers to an intensive transdermal delivery of active ingredients to effectively treat esthetic skin conditions. It can be used as an adjunct treatment to microdermabrasion, peels, or LED light treatment. It is an alternative to microneedling (sometimes). This treatment is not microneedling, but it is 100% safe, non-invasive and only enters the top layer of the skin. There is little to no downtime, yet extremely effective.
The handheld device uses many pyramid-like nano heads. Each head is smaller than a human hair made of crystalline silicon, which is flexible, unlike the metal needles. When they touch the skin, peptides can be infused in the skin.
The result is that skin cells are separated and re-arranged to allow nutrition to pass through the skin barrier to provide 1000% more absorption to feed the skin.
Nano infusion is clinically proven to improve:
Refining skin texture
Hyperpigmentation
Fine lines and wrinkles
Tighten skin
Can be used just above the eye and over the lip
Peptides or stem cells can be infused into the skin
This treatment should be booked monthly to improve the skin’s texture and hydration. Book your nano-infusion facial here.
I can’t wait to see you!
XOXO,
Tana Marie
What are Enzyme Peels?
Hello Beautiful! You’ve heard about them, you might even have experienced them, but you’re still curious either what it is or the benefits of an enzyme peel. Allow me to explain. We will also chat about the fun advantages of enzyme peels over chemical peels.
Enzymes, a Quick Summary
Have you ever eaten pineapple and felt a little tingle on your tongue? Those would be enzymes and believe it or not, we can use them in facials to attain amazing results.
Enzymes are naturally derived active ingredients found in many fruits. Pomegranate, Pumpkin, Papaya, Pineapple, and Figs are a few examples. They act fast to dissolve dead skin to reveal smoother, healthier skin. They’re potent, but non-abrasive exfoliants for all skin types.
Enzyme peels exfoliate your skin by removing dead skin cells. Other benefits include anti-aging, clear skin, minimized pores, and clearing acne scars.
Enzyme Peel vs. Chemical Peel
While both types of peels yield benefits for your gorgeous skin, there are certain skin types that would benefit more from an enzyme peel.
Sensitive or easily-irritated skin. Like I said before, enzyme peels work hard to exfoliate your skin and remove dead skin cells much like chemical peels. The wonderful difference is that enzyme peels, because of their nature, won’t irritate your skin like chemical peels sometimes can. The purpose of a peel is to exfoliate and prepare your skin to soak in the necessary moisture it needs to be glowy and soft. Enzyme peels do just that, and they’re all-natural.
Pregnant or breastfeeding women. When you’re pregnant, you would do anything to protect your baby and there are so many things to be vigilant of. One way you can protect your skin and your baby is to opt for an enzyme peel instead. Always be sure to speak with your doctor first.
Those with weaker immunity. Anyone who has a history of a weak immune system or recently discovered their immune system is compromised should receive an enzyme peel because the natural products in the peel do not contain harmful ingredients. Always be sure to speak with your doctor first.
An Enzyme Peel is the Peel for Me
Fabulous! Allow me to suggest one of my most famous and effective enzyme peels, the Organic Ormedic Lift Peel. It’s a gentle peel that is good for all skin types to gently exfoliate your skin.
Description
A blend of pumpkin, pineapple, papaya, and mango fruit enzymes and peptides in an organic aloe vera gel base. This non-chemical peel rebalances, regenerates and restores skin while comfrey plant-derived stem cell technology recharges your skin’s stem cells helping to maintain youthfulness.
Skin Type
Unbalanced, irritated, sensitive, and dull-looking skin.
Benefits
Organic aloe vera is the delivery system with a pumpkin pulp exfoliator. Polypeptides provide maximum rejuvenation and hyaluronic acid adds moisture.
Ingredients
Organic aloe vera gel base, Pumpkin pulp, Passion fruit Papaya Pineapple Polypeptides, PhytoCellTec™ Symphytum - comfrey (Symphytum) roots, Botanical blend - coffee and peppermint, Essential oil blend eucalyptus and ylang-ylang, Luminescine, Seashine (undaria pinnatifida extract), Bearberry, Licorice, Mulberry. Mallow extract. Alchemilla Vulgaris (lady’s mantle), Arnica montana, Camelia Sinesis (green tea), Comfrey, Blackberry.
XOXO,
Tana Marie
Dry Skin is Never in. Here's How to Beat it.
Hello Beautiful! We hope your Valentine’s Day was magical and full of self-love. Did you take some time to treat yourself?
This February has been cold and snowy and that can mean trouble for your skin. If the winter weather has dried out your skin, let us take care of you and help you rehydrate. Here’s what will help:
Step 1: Exfoliate Girl! Grab your favorite scrub, wet your face, and exfoliate. Sloughing off those dry, dead skin cells will give you a fresh, clean canvas.
Step 2: Moisturize that Face! A rich moisturizer will allow your skin to lock its natural moisture in all day. Apply in the morning and at night after cleansing.
Step 3: Repeat! Good skincare is a routine and repeating these steps will help you during these cold winter months. Exfoliate once a week, cleanse your face morning and night, moisturize as often as you can, and never forget your trusty pal, SPF 30. Even in the winter months, it’s important to use it.
If all else fails, come see me! We offer a few different facials targeting hydration and will help you see instant results. We’ve narrowed it down for you here:
This treatment includes a double cleanse, dermaplaning, a light enzyme peel, a facial massage and nano infusion with a complex blend of rejuvenating oils that awaken your skin cells. Your skin will drink up this amazing elixir, showing off a beautiful, youthful glow! This is a great treatment for dry skin. Book here!
The Hydrofacial is great for normal, oily, aging skin types. This is a powerful facial that will give results! Removes dead skin cells and extracts impurities while simultaneously cleansing, exfoliating and delivering antioxidants and hydrators into your skin. This treatment comes with a gentle peel, customized mask, serum and moisturizer for your skin type. Your skin will feel super clean and glow! A soothing massage to the scalp, shoulders and decollete included. Note: This is not for sensitive, rosacea or acneic skin. Book here!
A safe and simple, non-invasive method to exfoliate the skin, removing all dead skin cells and ridding the face of vellus hair (peach fuzz) Bonus! This service comes with a customized mask or a leave-on exfoliator depending on your skin type and/or need. Book here!
The winter months can wreak havoc on our skin, but now we know how to protect it! We’re happy to answer any concerns you may have about your skin and remember a consultation is always free. Happy hydrating my divine goddesses!
XOXO,
Tana Marie