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5 items You Need in Your Morning Gym Bag

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Nothing beats a good, sweaty gym sesh or yoga class to wake up in the morning. The only downside is that sweat can clog your pores and lead to acne. But don’t worry, you can have your cardio and clear skin too. Keep these five items in your gym bag, and your skin is sure to feel just as good as you do post-workout. Clarifying Cleanser with Tea Tree Oil When you hop in the shower, be sure to wash away any excess oil, makeup, impurities, and bacteria that can clog pores and cause breakouts. Consider choosing a clarifying cleanser that contains a concentration of antibacterial tea tree oil because it serves as an excellent natural acne treatment . Tea tree oil is known to help remove impurities and encourage a healthy, clear complexion. Other skin-beneficial ingredients to seek out include willow bark to reduce the appearance of pores and wrinkles, neem to fight acne and treat scars, and parsley to calm skin and lessen the appearance of fine lines. Pore Refining Toner with Lavender

How to Rock a Fresh Festival Face This Summer

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Let’s say you aren’t into face paint, gems, or glitter, but you’re totally into festival fashion and magical makeup. As you plan for your next outdoor music extravaganza, you’ll not only want to think about how your makeup is going to look in the first picture but also how well it’s going to hold up for the next several hours of dancing in the hot sun. Here are a few tips for keeping your face fresh and fly at a festival this summer. And when it comes to looking great from start to finish, sometimes less is more. Let’s look at the basics. Pucker Up with Lip Scrub There’s nothing worse than chapped lips. Lips are often overlooked, and they are often the first thing to take a beating in the heat, which is why it’s important to prime them with a sweet, exfoliating lip scrub with nourishing ingredients like olive oil, coconut oil, and vitamin E. Lip-softening brown sugar and refreshing peppermint oil are must-have ingredients as well. Your lips will feel smooth, pampered, and ready f

Makeup Tips for Attending Outdoor Weddings This Summer

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It’s full-on wedding season and you know what that means? It means if you are a guest at an outdoor wedding this summer, you’ll want your makeup to be on point because you know you’ll end up in social media posts for days and weeks afterward. Of course, someone else’s wedding isn’t all about you, but we all want to put our best faces forward. Hot temps, bright sunlight, and rain can wreak havoc on makeup, but the elements don’t have to mess up your look. Here are a few beauty makeup tips to make sure you look your best (without upstaging the bride). Green Tea Sunscreen After washing and toning your face, apply a dual-purpose moisturizing sunscreen lotion that shields your face from the sun’s harmful rays and provides SPF 30 protection. Look for a sunscreen that has a nourishing and hydrating base of refreshing aloe and cucumber juices. Seek out a formula that also contains green tea because of its protective and anti-aging properties. Fruit-Dyed Foundation Get flawless full cover