THE BENEFITS OF PAPAYA FOR YOUR BODY AND SKIN

Hello, dolls. Hope you are staying cool in this summer heat no matter where you live! Don't forget about our month of July special: buy our Papaya Enzyme Cleanser, Exfoliating Scrub, and Papaya Enzyme Toner for just $65. That's over 20% off the regular price of $82 when purchased separately. It's over here in the store.

And real quick, let's break down the benefits of papaya for the body and skin, shall we?

We believe that our skin reflects the health of our inner body, which is why the health benefits of papaya apply to both our inner and outer selves.

Papaya contains an enzyme called papain which aids in digestion and the body's ability to break down protein. Papayas are known to be an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory playing a significant role in ridding the body of toxins. It's low in sodium and helps in retaining water and always keeps the skin hydrated. Papaya's main nutrients are Vitamin C, Vitamin B, carotenes, and flavonoids, fiber and minerals like magnesium and potassium.  It’s also abundant in natural alpha-hydroxy acids (AHA) which can act as a gentle exfoliator and skin brightener.

All of the health benefits of papaya lead to rejuvenating the skin. It's properties help rid the skin of a buildup of dead skin cells making it look lighter, brighter, clearer, and more youthful.

Yes, please! More papaya for us. Get your special July offer today!

*sources: 1, 2, 3.

BRONZING 101: HOW TO APPLY BRONZER

Bronzing can be intimidating, can't it? We walk a fine line of getting that perfect sunkissed glow and getting a little carried away and entering into oompa loompa land. Bronzer is a great makeup regimen staple since we want to do our best to protect our faces from the sun at all times. We'd rather use bronzer to get that natural glow vs. exposing ourselves to too many harmful UV rays. Bring on the SPF!

Here are 5 tips to apply bronzer:

1. Choose a bronzer that isn't just 1 color. That's why we L-O-V-E our Mosaic Bronzing Powder because it contains 5 hues in one compact to get a more natural, subtle bronze. Because it has several shades, it mixes together to create the perfect combination for your skin tone. A single color bronzer can leave you looking a little too orange and give you a flatter all over color.
2. Apply bronzer with a large all-over face brush. We recommend the Chisel Dome Powder Brush. Its bristles are both long and dense enough to get that even all-over coverage, which is key to bronzing.
3. For the actual application, we recommend dipping the brush back and forth several times on the powder to pick up each color. Then, flick any excess powder off. 
4. Most importantly, we apply in small circular motions starting at the forehead and moving counter clockwise around the perimeter of the face {forehead to temple to cheek to chin to cheek to temple to forehead} until you end up in the same place you started. Go back for a bit more powder + flick action, and using the same small circular motions do an inner circle starting between your eyebrows, inner cheek, upper lip and nose.
5. Finally, use your puff to blend!

Sometimes we do it twice depending how much coverage we got the first time around and how much powder is on our brush, but not more than that.

Happy bronzing and happy July!