Nobody told me this about tretinoin 🤍 What you put ON before tretinoin matters just as much as the tretinoin itself. Fragrance, essential oils, and unverified acne-safe products were canceling out my results for months before I figured it out. Once I fixed what I was layering around it — ever

POV: you're a mom who found a way to read during dishes, laundry, skincare AND cleaning the kitchen — at the same time 🤍 I told myself for years I didn't have time to read. Three boys, a full house, always something to do. Then I found Audible and realized I had been reading ti

Coffee. Skincare. Audible in my ears. 🤍 This is my morning — 10 quiet minutes before the day starts. For years I gave every single minute of my mornings away. This is what it looks like when I finally stopped. Month 4 of prescription tretinoin, mom of 3, sensitive + acne-prone. This ritual ch

3 months on tretinoin. Still breaking out. Frustrated. 🤍 Turns out it wasn't the tretinoin at all — it was everything else I was putting on my skin alongside it. My cleanser had fragrance. My serum had essential oils + a comedogenic ingredient. My barrier repair cream had oils that weren'

Part 2 of my month 4 tretinoin routine switches 🤍 These 4 products finished the overhaul that finally made my skin feel calm: ✨ Colorscience Barrier Pro Serum Spray — extra barrier support my skin was missing ✨ EltaMD AM Therapy — lightweight, acne-safe, oil-free morning moisture

Spring Amazon home finds that look way more expensive than they are 🌸✨ I rounded up my favorite spring home glow up picks — all from Amazon, all linked in my storefront in bio- earns commissions. 🔗 That rattan lamp and the blue floral vase are sending me. Someone stop me. Which pie

My morning routine changed everything — and it started with 10 minutes. 🤍 Mom of 3, skincare was always last on the list. When I finally got a little time back I used it differently. Gentle skincare I actually researched. An audiobook on Audible while I apply everything. No phone, no scrolling —

Storytime: I spent my entire 20s making my acne worse — and I had no idea. 🤍 Harsh cleansers, skipping moisturizer completely, layering spot treatments on top of each other. My skin was always red, always breaking out, always feeling tight and irritated. I thought that was just my skin type.

My old serum had essential oils, fragrance components, and a comedogenic algae extract — not ideal for sensitive, acne-prone skin adjusting to tretinoin. Switched to the Anua Rice 7 Serum at month 4 of prescription Altreno. Simpler, cleaner formula with no essential oils or comedogenic ingredients

Putting together the Mother's Day gift guide and honestly? Half of this is going in my own cart. 😅 Everything is under $50 and all linked in my Amazon storefront (affiliate link in bio) — skincare, self-care, home finds, and that candle because every mom needs it. Whether you're