Summer Beauty Tips. From the Prince Himself, the Beauty Prince.
Happy summer! Here at Martini and Milk we believe in looking amazing while maintaining your beauty, your look, your health! We therefore sought advice from our foxy friends. And while we are all girls here, we do have a boy and his tips we would like to generously share with you. Our boy Michael Rogers a.k.a the Beauty Prince. Get ready to fall in love with those gorgeous blue eyes too while you’re reading his beauty tips!
Michael Rogers, the Beauty Prince
So, there is something I have to tell you, I am horrible with beauty regime. I am so completely lost. Now that I met Michael, his blog (the beauty prince), I feel much better. Having Michael around is completely good energy too. Very sweet guy. Our downtown office was happy to have him.
Lolo: Okay, straight to the point. Summer is almost here. Help me!
Michael:
(laughed) Well, first and foremost you always want to remember that 75% of your body is water. Therefore you need to make sure that you stay hydrated. If I have to break it down it will be these key points:
1. Drink plenty of fluid
Your healthy skin is a balance of oil and water. Now, unfortunately many of us don’t drink enough water. You sweat more in the summer. Target the hydration part of you first. Remember, since it is about balance, you want to make sure you’re not drinking too much water either, because you don’t want to flush out your nutrients.
A good amount for you to drink is (he paused a little here, pulled out his cellphone and called his partner, Geek4Beauty for confirmation)… okay, it’s your body weight divided by two. That’s how many ounces you need to drink.
2. SPF
Make sure your moisturizer has between 15-20 SPF in it. Ingredients you want to have in your moisturizer are:
- Vitamin C, this is an antioxidant, protects you from damage caused by your environment such as pollution or stress.
- Hyaluronic Acid, helps attract and keep moisture in skin. It gives that nice plumpness in your skin.
Now, just for everyday in and out the office day, remember to re-apply your SPF once every two or three hour. You can get a mineral powder foundation with SPF in it, which you can use to touch up your make up and also functions as your skin protection throughout the day.
Philosophy
3. Cleanser
So important that you cleanse in the morning and evening before you go to bed. Now, if you’re going to argue with me that you don’t have time to cleanse twice a day, fine, do it at night (I seriously did not argue here, I was being a really good student!). The one thing about cleaning your face though, apply your cleanser twice. The first application cleans your make up alone. The second application opens up your pores, lift up what may be stored throughout the day. Cleaner skin absorbs product better too.
4. Night Cream
Now, your body repairs itself at night. Work with that, take advantage of it. Serum or night cream will benefit you much more if you apply it at night rather than the day time. Your body is already busy working during the day, it doesn’t have the time to repair cells. That’s why it is very important you cleanse well at night, you want your skin to absorb skin cream. In the morning cleanse again, remember the cleaner the better job your skin does in absorbing your skin products.
Michael said stick to this routine for now. He started talking about the difference between sunblock and sunscreen, but unfortunately we ran out of time, he had to go to his next appointment. I told him he will just have to come back with more tips for the Martini and Milk ladies! We said our goodbyes, Michael is preparing for his travels to Paris and then Florida. He promised to keep his blog updated during his travels. Thank you dear Prince… we love ya!
Hugs,
L