We all have our days or even weeks when our skin is just not where we want it to be. These are products we love when our skin could use a little pick-me-up to get it hydrated and glowing again.

Let’s Talk About Toners

A good toner is CRUCIAL to detoxifying and improving the look of skin as well as its texture. However, it is a balance between using a toner too much or too little. We don’t want to over dry and over exfoliate our skin which will just cause further breakouts, and we don’t want to hardly ever use toner as that will just add the build up of impurities in our pores. The toners we love and swear by also double as chemical exfoliators, so while they do hold a higher price tag, they will give you a bigger bang for your buck. These toners include Farmacy’s Deep Sweep 2% BHA Pore Cleaning Toner with Moringa + Papaya, Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant, and PCA Skin Nutrient Toner – Exfoliating Pumpkin Facial Toner to Nourish Skin.

Mask to Destress

Try to set aside time at least once a week to do a facial mask. It will give your skin the TLC that it desperately needs as well as give you some built in self care time. Even if you are great at doing your ritual nighttime skincare routine, masks can add in the extra nutrients and hydration your skin may be lacking from your normal day-to-day products. If you’re looking to add more nutrients and hydration into your skin, Youth to the People’s Superberry Hydrate + Glow Dream Mask with Vitamin C is your go to girl. If your skin is just down right freaking out and you need to hydrate and reset it, Summer Friday’s Jet Lag mask is for you.

Girl You Need to Hydrate!

No matter if you are dry, oily or anything in between you need to hydrate your skin! Facial lotion is a huge factor in cell renewal and skin detoxification. This is due to you skin requiring a necessary amount of moisture to flush your skin and to bring nutrients to the skin’s cells. If you are keeping your skin overly dry, it can actually lead to wrinkles and over production of oil from sebaceous glands, causing breakouts and changing your skins natural balance. Moisturizes we love to deeply hydrate and repair the skin are Skinfix’s Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Face Cream, Youth to the People’s Adaptogen Deep Moisture Cream with Ashwagandha + Reishi, and Tatcha’s Indigo Overnight Repair Serum in Cream Treatment.

Looking for Some Fun New Toys?

Okay, okay. We’ve all been guilting on wanting to splurge on the finer things at least once or twice in our lives. Personally, I say to splurge on items that are going to make an impact and that you can use over and over again. So, instead of paying hundreds of dollars for monthly treatments, I like to bring the salon home with me. These items are not necessary to your skin care routine but ones that I do highly recommend. From LED light therapy to help reduce the signs of discoloration and wrinkles, a micro electric current to help tighten, smooth, and lift the muscles in your face, to something as simple as a silk pillowcase to help reduce the amount of bacteria accumulating on your skin throughout the night. These are my favorites.