Love Notes from the Sea

Plant Infusion Beauty

Fresh vibrancies of plant love being bottled up by myself in lil batches today. The quality of this oil after its been infusing and strained is gold. It is rich and enchanting when I am able to har...

Island Skin Purifying

ISLAND NECTAR sitting lovely by ISLAND JAVA. One is warm, sultry, and smooth while the other bursts with sweet beautiful berries and enzyme-rich honey. Both are delicious tropical skin exfoliators ...

Fresh from Satellite Beach, Florida

All of the products in my shop are handmade and when I say handmade I truly mean....made by hand. These are not products you will find sitting on shelves for a year or more before it touches your s...

Plant Medicine for Skin Sensitivities

The internal membrane of the skin is delicate, and aggressive treatments can worsen the effects. Sensitive skin, redness, hyperpigmentation, acne, and broken capillaries are just some types of irri...

Plant Alchemy

Mermaid Petals Cleansing Grains - I measure whole plant materials inside my big antique ceramic pottery bowl, before grinding up their sweet vibrancies into exfoliating skin magic.

Beauty Balm Bliss

Three beauty balms....so many uses! I frequently recommend diving the fingertips in Petal Dew for your morning ritual care, as it goes on light and contains uplifting and energizing essential oil m...

Manual Exfoliation

Dull and dry skin can be extra common this time of year and exfoliation is an effective treatment to remove buildup of dead skin cells that can cause skin to appear dull.Here are two tips to keep y...

The Salt and the Sweet on Ingredient Formulas

As a product formulator, I am always reading labels. I read labels on every food item I purchase, a habit that developed when I discovered and adopted a plant-based (vegan) diet in 1994. Still toda...

Coco for Coconut Oil

Are you nuts over coconuts? Or, do you find coconuts to not be valuable to your skincare? In the esthetics world there seems to be a great deal of confusion. About 10 years ago (2008-ish), I would ...

Sweeten up Your Skin with Natural Organic Plant Honey Treatments

Raw honey is filled with antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant properties that contribute to healthy skin. Honey is a humuctant which helps keep skin soft, and is also a gentle exfoliator with...

Sweeten up Your Skin with Natural Organic Plant Honey Treatments

Raw honey is filled with antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant properties that contribute to healthy skin. Honey is a humuctant which helps keep skin soft, and is also a gentle exfoliator with...

Seaside Inspirations

Sometimes you need to bury (in the sand) your idea of the life you once envisioned.....and find blessings in the one you are given and view that as a true blessing. Photo taken last evening on the ...

Telangiectasia - Diagnosis, Treatment, and Repair

Couperose skin, (aka telangiectasia) is the dilation of capillary walls, causing them to appear larger, broken, and damaged. This skin condition occurs when walls lose their elasticity, dilate, fil...

Citrus Hack

Misting sprayers don't have to end up in the trash after you've used your Drifting by the Sea facial elixir. Try re-using your mister by inserting it into a fresh piece of fruit such as a lemon, ...

Finding your Inner Blue Space

Recently, a friend shared with me a heartwarming video about "Blue Space" - and how visiting the beach affects the brain. Decluttering the mind and improving creativity were a few of the benefits o...

Heart to Skin ~ My Sweetest LOVE YOUR SKIN Tips

It's February and sweet love is in the air more than usual it seems. Everywhere we go there are decorations with hearts, chocolates, balloons, fresh flowers, and entire rows of stores devoted with ...

Sunday Serenity

 This is my home beach just about a block and a half away from my front door....this is where I find inspiration and fill my soul with peacefulness and gratitude. Well one of the ways at least........

The Third Eye Experience

Last week, my daughters and I started a 30-day yoga challenge. Every evening before bed, we lay out our mats and do the daily practice which is approximately 30 minutes. We love it! The instructor ...

Flower-therapy

Take as much time as you can each day to breathe in the fragrance of fresh flowers. That is nature's freshest aromatherapy and plants hold the power to boost our moods with positive energy, lessen ...

Exfoliation Motivation - 5 Fabulous Skincare Workout Tricks for a Happy, Healthy Glow!

Is your skin feeling the blahs and getting oh so tired of winter weather? Do you want to find some motivation for giving your skin a workout even at the peak of the winter blues?Here are a few of m...