mama beauty

I'd like to start this by saying something like "people are always asking me about my beauty routine and how I get my glow" but that would be a bold face lie. Nobody mentions it, but since I feel good about how I look and really love this particular product, I figured I would share it with all of you!

Fact: I wash my face with oil.

It sounds like the opposite of what I should be using, but it's actually amazing. The oil I use is Trader Joe's 100% Pure Jojoba Oil. I got this idea from Tiffany Ruda (love that lady!) when she posted a short testimonial on Instagram. It's incredibly simple and incredibly effective:

1. Wet face.
2. Massage face for 1-2 minutes with a quarter size amount of jojoba oil.
3. Wipe face clean with hot wet washcloth.
4. Rinse with cold water.
5. Dry and moisturize face with tiny drop of oil.

I added the cold water part at the bit because I feel like it helps get any last bits off and also close up my pores, which have looked particularly large since having Buggie.

Even if you have a skin care routine you love and don't want to try this, use jojoba as makeup remover. It gets every last bit off! Seriously, my eyelashes are as blonde as they were before I started using makeup after I wash with jojoba.

Not only is this a great product with many uses, it's also 100% natural, which I love, as I'm still nursing buggie and don't want her ingesting things that get absorbed into my body unless they are safe and natural (diet coke is natural, right?).

My skin looks better than it did during my last trimester of pregnancy (aka AMAZING) and I've never had any kind of luck with skin care products so I dare you to try this and tell me how amazing it is!