Hey babes! If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know that I live in Seattle AND that we’ve had the wettest winter on record. This means that this past weekend when the sun finally made an appearance I couldn’t wait to throw on a dress and head out to soak up all the vitamin D.
However, the instant I looked down at my legs (for the first time in a while) I knew I had a problem. Ashy, pale, scaly legs isn’t a cute look.
Normally this would take me a week of moisturizing to deal with but I’ve found a faster solution. Say hello to Sugar and Herbs! Sugar and Herbs is an all natural skin care company based and made all here in the Seattle area. They were kind enough to send me their Lemon Care Collection to test out and I can’t say enough good things! Just using their sugar scrub alone had my skin radiant and smoother in one use. Goodbye ashy legs!
ONE STEP TO SUMMER SKIN
To get the Sugar and Herbs effect, start in the shower with your sugar scrub of choice. I use the lemon sugar scrub and the espresso sugar scrub. After washing your body, scoop out a spoonful of the scrub into your palms and work the scrub in a circular motion starting at the center of your leg and working outwards. You’ll notice your skin instantly feeling smoother and moisturized as well. Focus more scrub on areas of your body that tend to get drier. For me this means my legs (knees especially) and arms.
Depending on your skin and how much exfoliation you like, look into their different scrubs. I use the Espresso scrub, their most powerful exfoliant,on my legs and the Lemon scrub, their medium exfoliant, on the rest of my body.
As this scrub is packed with coconut oil, essentials oils, and Vitamin E, it also doubles as a moisturizer. In one step, you can exfoliate and moisturize so that all that’s left to do is rinse off and pat dry. I’ve found that this scrub alone is enough to keep me moisturized throughout the day without feeling sticky or greasy.
TWO STEPS TO RED CARPET LEGS
While the scrub alone can get you summer ready skin in a single step, the body butter is also worth a try. Alone each product is fantastic and useful for everyday but together they give your red carpet legs. What I mean by that is when you watch celebrities walking the red carpet at award shows and their legs almost look like plastic Barbie legs. This is because their beauty team has slathered them up with a concoction of body oils and body makeup. However you can get the same sort of effect by using the Sugar and Herbs scrub and body butter combined.
The body butter is a combination of coconut oil, cocoa butter, shea butter, jojoba oil, and essential oils. Needless to say, it’s VERY moisturizing and when used after the scrub, you end up with glowing legs that are red carpet ready.
If you’re not looking for glowing celebrity legs this skirt season, I’d recommend using the two products separately. I use the scrub in the morning and follow up with the body butter at night or I use the body butter on days when I don’t exfoliate.
SPA NIGHT AT HOME
If you want to have a full on spa night at home, Sugar and Herbs has you covered as well. Their Care Collection comes with two Tub Teas along with the scrub, body butter, and lip balm. These tub teas are a satchel of epson salts that have been infused with dried fruits, herbs, and essential oils. They make taking a relaxing bath that is worthy of a spa, easy to recreate at home. Simply add the satchel, bag and all, to your bath and you’ll have the spa experience minus all the clean up.
Just this past week, Sugar and Herbs launched a Rose Collection and I can’t wait to get my hands on it! I honestly can’t say enough good things about these products. While they sent me their Lemon Care Collection about a month ago, I’ve also purchased the Espresso Scrub for myself and the Eucalyptus Collection as a gift for a girlfriend. I also plan on gifting the Lavender Collection to another girlfriend now that it’s back in stock!
Also you guys can get 20% off your Sugar and Herbs purchase with code NWB20 at checkout! Trust me, you won’t regret it!
What are your tricks to getting your skin summer ready? Let me know in the comments!
Until next time,
Ana Luiza
SCRUB // BODY BUTTER // TUB TEA // GIFT SET – c/o
*All opinions are my own
