True beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps but beautiful skin is in how clear you can make it.

I know I know.  Blemishes give you character. That’s what I said in this post. I’m not contradicting that but every woman would love to enjoy even skin tone. Here’s some key ways to get the job done.

Quick Fast and in a Hurry

Concealer is your best friend. If you have uneven skin tone, applying a concealer that’s a slight shade lighter than your skin tone, blended in will smooth out uneven skin tone fast. It’s a cover up but when you have a hot date and want your skin to appear flawless, you won’t want to be without a concealer at your disposal.

Over Time (and Permanently)

If you are damaging your skin by creating blemishes, you need to stop. Doing things like picking pimples will prevent you from ever having even skin tone because you’ll be creating blemishes as fast as you clear them up.

To even out your skin tone over time, try one, all of these:

• Exfoliate your skin 1-2x weekly with a microfine scrub that will remove dead skin cells, thereby lightening your skin over time.
• Use organic honey on your skin as a mask once weekly. This will kill bacteria that causes breakouts while also hydrating your skin and lightening it over time.
• At night, apply a commercial skin lightening product. This is not an all natural method but can be very effective at smoothing uneven skin tone over time. I love Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Corrector.

The method you use to smooth out uneven skin tone will depend on how much time and effort you want to devote to it.

Do you have problems with uneven skin tone? 

Here’s how I styled my twists for most of the week:

So easy and low manipulation. I didn’t capture every single style because I mostly just stuffed my twists into a ponytail.

On Friday night, I released my twists to pre-poo and lightly finger detangle my hair. On Saturday morning, I washed my hair and back into twists I went.

Here’s the results of my twists being released after almost a week:

Bam! It’s crazy right? I get my best twist out ever and I hadn’t even planned it LOL.

Since this IS a twists challenge, I had to put my twists back in but this time I put in large twists because 1- I was rushing to get to
an event and 2- It’s easier to pin them back or up and go each morning …

At the end of June I will be getting a trim for the first time since July of last year. I’m wrapping up a hair growth contest hosted by SistaWithReal Hair. I will do a length check before my trim. Stay tuned!

OMG I am going to get right to it. I freaking LOVE (L-O-V-E) these Curls products! I received them for no cost at the Let Down Your Hair Expo that took place in Brooklyn several weeks ago.

The scent of these hair products by Curls is intoxicating. They smell SO good. Even better than the scent, these two products play nicely with my natural hair.

It is such a pleasant surprise for me to be pleased with the products I received because a couple of years ago I purchased Curls Creme Brulee from Target and gave it away at a swap meet. It left my hair so tangled I never thought I’d use another product from Curls again. Then, I was advised by a curl friend that Curls distributes lower end products at places like Target (where I purchased the Brûlée). The Lavishing Curls and Blissful Lengths is also sold at Target so that leaves me more shocked at how much my hair likes these products.

Curls Lavish Curls Moisturizer

The Lavish Curls Moisturizer took so well to my hair which is shocking because it contains glycerin  I purchased a bottle of Nothing But Curl Wakeup Spray a while back and my hair hates the stuff. I thought it was the high glycerin content (it’s right toward the beginning of the ingredient list) but now that must not be the case because the Lavish Curls spray also contains glycerin at the beginning of the ingredient list.

I’m not sure what caused my hair to hate Nothing But’s curl reviving spray but I don’t even care now. I gave it away and I’m in love with Lavish Curls!

Curls Blissful Lengths Oil Elixir

This blend of natural oils is delicious! It contains Soybean, Coconut, Sweet Almond, Kakunut, Evening Primrose, Shea Butter, Mango Seed Butter, Grape Extract, vitamin E and Silk Amino Acids.

While these are yummy oils for your hair, it’s not clear that this elixir is fully natural It does contain fragrance (no other info than that). I’m not concerned though. i’m too in love at this point and my hair is happy

And in case you didn’t notice, these are the products I used to refresh my Wash ‘n Go!

My skin has gone through some changes over the years. I used to have very clear skin when I was younger. Then, when I hit my early 30s, I caught an awful case of acne.  I think it was hormones but I digress.

Fast forward to today and I’m back to almost having perfectly clear skin again (minus some old blemishing).  What I’ve discovered is never under estimate the power of a good facial mask.

Having skin that’s prone to being oily in the summer and dry in the winter, I had to discover a product that would tone and tighten my skin while also removing impurities. I think I hit the jackpot.

Aubrey Organics Green Tea & Green Clay Rejuvenating Mask

Now, you know I love me some Aubrey Organics. My weekly indulgences of Glycogen Protein Balancing Conditioner, Honeysuckle Rose Conditioner and Green Tea Cream Rinse is almost cult-like. My hair just loves the stuff (see the links in the related posts below). It’s no wonder my skin feels the same aura of emotion. It IS however,  a wonder I didn’t think to try Aubrey Organics facial products sooner.

Wait.

I didn’t know Aubrey Organics made facial  products! Duh

I’m so happy that they do because this facial mask is the business. It leaves my skin feeling fresh, clean and…toned. After use, my skin stays balanced with oil and moisture for the day. On top of that, I notice my skin clarity improving. I’m a happy camper.

I purchase all of my Aubrey Organics hair and skin products at the Vitamin Shop. It’s convenient to get it from there but not as cost effective as I would like. I need to find a new supplier for my crack products. Any suggestions?

This summer I’ll be exclusively using Aubrey Organics’ sunscreen. I used to use Neutrogena sunscreen and while I was happy, I’m even happier to use my beloved brand of choice, Aubrey Organics.

Have you tried any of Aubrey’s products from the skin care line? What’s been your experience?

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