addy's esthetics

I love Avalon’s other cleanser, so I thought I’d have an easy go of it with this one but I really didn’t care for it…(click post title for more detail)

Sephora sent me a small sample of Murad‘s Oil-Free Sunblock SPF 30 and I was surprised at how much I liked it… (click post title for more detail)

I first tried Avalon Organics about three years ago. Of course, it was cleanser that first drew me in (favorite product). I’m also a big fan of Vitamin C use on the skin so when I saw their Vitamin C Refreshing Cleansing Gel I got very excited…(click post title for more detail)

Y’all know I love me some post-consumer recycled plastic and biodegradable packaging! …(click post title for more detail)

got some samples of Pangea Organics cream for combination skin Nigerian ginger, sweet lavender & thyme over at Arkay Workshop and I totally love it… (click post title for more details)

My beloved SkinCeuticals has a winner with Ultimate UV Defense. For a few years it was my favorite sunscreen…(click post title for more details)

I purchased this creamy cleanser due to a co-worker’s suggestion that I was over-drying my skin with cleanser for combination oily skin. I figured I’d see if she had a point. It took me a while to find how well this worked for me but once I did, it turned out to be okay…(click post title for more detail)

I’m excited to have another LOVE IT night cream in my arsenal. I think this product is especially good for normal, dry and combination skin and, like I mentioned above, can even be used on some oily skin types. It feels fresh, smells great and can help your skin maintain its youthful glow longer…(click post title for more details)

I find this cleanser to be great for my kinda sensitive, combination towards oily skin. I love the way it smells and I’ll definitely buy it again…(click post title for more detail)

I first learned about SkinCeuticals CE Ferulic serum at one of their training sessions when I was just an esthetic student. I was fascinated by the studies they showed using pig skin (eek!) that was treated with the serum and without. The skin with the serum showed signs of sunburn after much longer exposure to UV light than the skin without it. That sold me. Then, a few summers later, after using the serum regularly and noticing a brighter, fresher complexion on my face, I decided to do a test…(click post title for more details)