Beauty Reviews / Ana Lydia Monaco

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The shorter skirts, itty-bitty sleeves, and lighter fabric used for hot-weather styles calls for silky soft skin, and a lighter fragrance as the foundation of a timeless summer look.

While moisturizing is a big part of my summer routine, I like to start my beauty foundation with a weekly body scrub. I have found that exfoliating my skin maximizes the benefits of my moisturizer as well as prepares my skin for skin bronzers.

Lately I've been told my skin glows and feels velvety to the touch, and it's all thanks to Svelta Luxe Coffee & Raw Sugar Body Scrub.

Svelta Luxe Coffee & Raw Sugar Body Scrub has a base of organic raw sugar that leaves my skin glowing, while the Arabica coffee diminishes the appearance of cellulite on my thighs. The olive and almond oils soften and nourishes my skin, while cardamom adds a luxe aroma that is perfect for the summer.

This 100% vegan scrub is made in the United States, free of parabens, phthalates and sulfates, and NOT tested on animals.

Svelta Luxe Coffee & Raw Sugar Body Scrub is easy to use. Just wet your skin and take a small amount of the scrub in your hands. I like to "melt" the scrub before I apply in a circular motion on my wet skin.

While you can remove the scrub with water immediately after exfoliating your skin, I like to leave it on my skin for a few minutes while I wash my hair, then rinse off. You can also remove with soap and water for that added feeling of freshness.

Ana Lydia

Naked Chick Organics

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My skin is hypersensitive.

If it's cold or windy, it will flake. If it's hot or sunny, it will blister. As you can imagine, my skin is constantly in a state of repair or the dreaded in-between stage.

I've tried many beauty and skincare products to either calm what the elements had caused to my skin or to prevent causing more damage.

From medical grade, to the counted few mass-produced beauty products, you will see me using one, or a few brands and products at any given time.

Some products I buy once, then I move on. But others, like the Naked Chick Organics Sea Grass Body Oil and the creamy Salted Coconut Orange Body Scrub are the kind of products I will buy after I run out of my generous gift from Naked Chick Organics.

Naked Chick Organics is a woman-owned skincare company that prides itself in only using the finest 100% USDA Certified Organic and Vegan ingredients, but only only works with cruelty-free suppliers that use environmentally friendly practices.

An added bonus is that Naked Chick Organics never uses milk, honey, or beeswax in any of their products.

This attention to the quality of both the ingredients and production of this artisan beauty brand allows someone has skin sensitivities, like me, to use a scrub in the shower without worrying about skin breakouts or rashes.

While the body oil has been a major reason as to why everyone asks how I have maintained my skin so supple and hydrated during back-to-back trips in such moisture-sucking environments.

Both products have hydrated my skin without leaving it greasy, while at the same time leaving a light fragrance that layers nicely with any of my perfumes or other beauty products.