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First and foremost, start off slow with a minimal amount of products and then adjust to adding more products to your routine. You don’t want to overload your skin with too many new chemicals at once because you’re bound to just irritate your skin and end up with even worst problems than when you started.
So, if you’re a beginner on your skincare journey, start with just a cleanser, moisturize, and sunscreen for your morning and nighttime routine. It’s only 3 products: easy! And yes, you absolutely need to wear your sunscreen everyday even in the Winter because the sun don’t stop, honey!
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As I’ve been Pinterest-ing ideas for my own wedding (as well as attending more weddings than I can count this year), it dawned on me that as young adults, millennials, or what-have-you, we do not know a damn thing about wedding etiquette! We think we…
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