For the 5 people who care about my morning skincare routine, I wanted to roundup what I’ve been currently using the past few months! If I don’t have anything planned, I really like wearing my skincare products with no makeup. Especially during the summer when it’s ridiculously hot! I also know everyone does the order of their skincare differently, so don’t come for me if one needs to be before the other! Lol. For example, I use the cooling eye balm in place of under eye concealer!
STEP 1: Vitamin C Serum
I love that this isn’t a typical vitamin C serum, and it has a more jelly texture! It feels so good on my skin every morning. I knew I wanted to incorporate vitamin C, and this one had lots of other amazing ingredients!
STEP 2: Depuffing Eye Serum
I add just a drop under my eyes because the caffeine helps wake them up! Or at least I like to think so. Lol! This brand is a great price point too! I want to try some other products from them since they have such great reviews!
STEP 3: Moisturizer
Drunk Elephant products have the best reputation, so I had to incorporate the moisturizer into my skincare! It is incredible and leaves my dry skin actually feeling hydrated. I also like the Elf brand moisturizer from Target if this is a bit out of budget!
STEP 4: Sunscreen
Although I love the Tula sunscreen, I had been wanting to try the Supergoop kind! Unpopular opinion but I actually don’t like it. I was really disappointed! When I applied the Supergoop sunscreen, the formula caused my face to start peeling! I tried it for a few days but ended up switching back to Tula! It looks prettier on the skin in my opinion anyways!
STEP 5: Brightening + Cooling Eye Balm
This is hands down my #1 favorite product from Tula! I have been using it since it was released a couple of years ago. I’ve tried to find similar versions from other brands, but I never do. The best part to me is the actual cool feeling you get under your eyes! It’s super refreshing!
STEP 6: Lip Balm
Obviously this lip balm is for night time, but I’m addicted to it. I wear it all day and all night! Haha. When I first bought it, I didn’t try it for months. I finally brought the lip balm to the hospital when I had Baker, and I’ve been hooked ever since! I’m currently on my 3rd one! 🙂
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Kels
I have been planning Baker’s first birthday party for months now, so it was really cool to see my vision come to life! I knew pretty quickly that I wanted the theme to be Pete the Cat because Baker is obsessed with the show on Amazon Prime. Unfortunately, Pinterest didn’t have as many cute ideas as I hoped for, so I winged most of it! I’m still SO happy with how everything turned out. The vendors I used were amazing, and I cannot recommend them enough!
Even though our weekend getaway to Charleston started on the wrong foot, we ended up having a great time once we finally made it! Baker came home from school with the stomach virus the day before we were supposed to leave and the germs spread quick. I’ll spare the details, but it caused us to miss our flight Thursday morning! The lady at the ticket counter was kind enough to reschedule us for later that afternoon. We were not expecting any good luck after the night we had! Lol.
We hit the ground running on Friday with lunch at 82 Queen! They also have an amazing brunch, but it’s only offered on the weekends. Bo was in desperate need of new clothes, so we shopped along King Street afterwards! There are so many great men’s clothing stores. I had been wanting to visit Camellia’s inside Hotel Bennett, so we grabbed drinks before dinner! It is the most gorgeous bar with a dreamy pink aesthetic. We ended the night at The Darling Oyster Bar with delicious lobster rolls!
Saturday started with peach green teas at a local spot called The Rise Coffee Bar! We didn’t have it in us for coffee just yet. Haha! We ate brunch at Poogan’s Porch with the Fried Green Tomatoes and buttered biscuits! The appetizers were pretty filling, so Bo and I split the Diner Cheeseburger that was too good. We decided to take a Lyft to Folly Beach for the afternoon, and I just had to try dole whip at The Pineapple Hut!
Several recommended The Citrus Club for drinks, so we went to The Dewberry before dinner! There was an hour wait to get to the rooftop, but we decided to stick it out. They called our names right as we were leaving for our reservation, so we only stayed 10 minutes. I think it was a busy weekend but just a heads up if you’re wanting to visit! I personally think it was worth it!
Dinner was at Bourbon N’ Bubbles that Leva from Southern Charm owns. It was good, but I’m still SO sad we missed our Thursday reservation at Halls Chophouse! I wish I would have rescheduled for Saturday! It was my top recommendation from y’all. And being the Southern Charm fan that I am, I had to visit Sewing Down South! Unfortunately, I think I had just missed Craig and Paige. Lol! I’m leaving more recommendations for y’all to refer to below!