Prenatals and Thyroid | Beauty with the Baby| Denver Esthetician

Talking a little bit about my routine maitenence today. I think that I eat pretty healthy most of the times, but I definatly have my binge moments. Lets face it, after I had my daughter there hasn't been many home cooked meals in this house. Something you'll see me working on through out this blog journey we have embarked on. 

Before I got pregnant, of course you start with the prenatals (warning, take these after you eat, you're welcome) and the work outs and the clean eating to prepare your body for that long practically year long battle. I've always had a hard time losing weight. Just could never find what worked for me except daily exercise accompanied with dieting. Having to do both was super lame. 

I met a photographer that I trusted enough to talk about these issues with. Just so happens he's a licensed therapist and naturopath as well. He asked me a ton of questions, some very personal things. Had me come in to his office and did a few scans on me. He read immediately that I was having a thyroid issue. Funny because every doctor was assuring me that I was right on track. But there are different scales when it comes to that issue. I was definitely reading low. So he started me on Standard Processes Thyrophin, a natural supplement for thyroid issues. Within days I was feeling more energetic and more like a human should feel. 

On the very personal side of it all, we had a loss of a pregnancy a few months before I met with him. In the months after that, I wasn't ovulating. I was feeling discouraged to say the least. I started taking the Thytrophin and bam... four weeks later that little stick was screaming PREGNANT. A few precautions, but one BIG bump later... out came Ruby. Happy ish, healthy and all ours. My pregnancy was pretty much a dream. If I was feeling a little sleepy or weak, he'd bump me up a pill and that did it. 

I really owe a lot to him. I still take my thyrophin daily. I do tend to forget some mornings. But it's in my little list of "get on tracks" this year. 

Go to Lipstick Shades | Beauty with the Baby | Denver Makeup Artist

If you would have asked me 10 years ago to put on a lipstick... I would simply say, "lipstick makes me look older." Oh man... how I've come to find out is actually just the opposite. Lipstick will only finish out a look. You can't have bare lips, even if it is just gloss. It can also be the starting point of a new look for you. Then build around that. 

It all comes down to picking the right shade and consistency for your skin tone. There is a TON of brands out there. But I will always fall back on MAC for their wide variety of shades and types. They also outlast most of the competition.

 I actually cannot wait to go lipstick shopping for my brides before their wedding day.

I imagine it's what Ruby feels when I leave my kit open and turn my back.

You moms know what I'm talking about. 

I've found a few random compacts on the floor under the bed or in her kitchen set. So it begins.

From left to right... Ruby Woo (matte-no shine) Plumful (luster-high shine) Myth (satin-medium shine) Viva la Glam Lady Gaga (i would suggest looking at Ellie Gouldings collection. Viva La Glam is limited edition, Sorry girls!)

A lot of the time you can layer them, to give a different affect. This is Myth with Plumful on top of it. 

 

The best way to find what works for you is to go play! Walk right up to that counter, swatch a few on your hand (with clean hands of a brush) and ask one of the assistants there to help you. They usually know exactly what type (matte, satin, ETC) your personality type will want. 

You can also schedule a makeup lesson with me. It includes a detailed list of the products that would be best for your skin and a tutorial on how exactly to apply that makeup in the look that fits you. 1.5 hours with me and you're on your way to flattering shadow tones, and that pesky wing that everyone's been talking about. 

Stay tuned for a more in depth blog about that wing. 

Brightening Facial Products | Beauty with the Baby | Denver Skin Care Esthetician

So I'm totally all in on this new year, new you thing. Body image, work flow, spiritual journey stuff. But people tend to put their skin care on the back burner when it's early mornings and late nights.

I'm totally there with you,... most of the times. Its definitely always going to be a 3-4 step journey. But here's a few things to keep it easier. 

Image Skin Care has perfected this race to get bright, beautiful, youthful skin. 4 steps, morning and night. Throw in a facial with your favorite esthetician once a month, and you are on your way. I actually look forward to washing my face at night now. The Iluma line from Image is FULL of natural ingredients like green tea extract and willow bark, just to name a few. 

I highly recommend the cleanser, intense bleaching serum or the lightening serum, brightening eye cream, and the intense brightening cream.

In that order. 

I have always and will always have freckles and moles. Its just part of my dna.

I can only hope my daughter will have a little bit of my resemblance, just with the tougher pigment from her father.

With the Iluma I won't have those pesky sun spots creeping in and ruining my youth vibes. 

We live in this skin, its our largest organ. You have to love yourself and the skin youre in.

Treat yourself to a facial once and awhile. Its healing, relaxing, and rejuvinating. For your mind and your face! 

Products from  Image Skin Care

Facial services found here.

Photos by Baby Rose Photography