How to Wash Your Makeup Brushes

It’s a fact that most people rarely wash their makeup brushes. Bacteria and oil can build up on your brushes resulting in possible clogged pores and increase breakouts. It’s very important for the health and clarity of your skin to wash your makeup brushes at least once a month, ideally once a week.

Here’s how:

Fill a 6 oz glass with warm water and add 1 tablespoon of gentle sulfate-free shampoo or a sulfate-free gel cleanser. (Be sure to avoid the ingredients Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate as these harsh detergents may dry out the natural hair bristles.) See the collection of Renée Rouleau sulfate-free gel cleansers.

Swirl brushes in the glass for 60 seconds. You should see the water lather up and turn dark in color from the makeup on the brushes… Read more

Do You Have Dry, Red, Sensitive Skin?

My skin care line was created based on nine different skin types rather than the standard—dry, normal and oily. As a skin care expert and celebrity esthetician, I’ve never understood how can skin care companies say their line is “suitable for all skin types” when all skins have different needs? If you’re truly looking for results, it’s imperative that you use products exclusively formulated for the unique needs of your skin and it all begins with my nine skin types.

Today, I’m featuring skin type #9.

Do you have?

-Skin that feels tight and dry year round

-Skin that needs hydration and nourishment

-Enlarged pores mostly in t-zone (optional)

-Hyperpigmentation/discoloration and brown spots (optional)… Read more

What Age Should I Get Serious About Caring for My Skin?

What I know to be true is that whatever skin concern you have (or don’t have) will greatly affect how much or how little attention you pay to your skin. For example, those who had acne during their teen years tend to be very diligent of caring for their skin simply because they had to, and those habits stuck in their adult life. On the other hand, many who never had any skin problems will be more likely to not wash their face at night or give it much attention. We tend to pay more attention to things that have problems.

But regardless of how you cared for your skin in your younger years, at some point, aging will settle in and seeing lines and wrinkles form is usually a motivator to get serious about caring for your skin.

But what age should you really start to focus on caring for your skin, both at home with good quality, high-performance skin care products formulated for your skin type, as well as getting professional treatments by a skin care professional?

Age 35. Collagen production starts to slow down and the quality of collagen is not as good as in your younger years. Which is why lines and wrinkles around the eyes will appear during this time – if not before.

So what should you do?… Read more

Skin Care Ingredients to Use and Avoid for Sensitive Skin

When it comes to getting the best results from your skin care products, it’s so important to use and avoid certain skin care ingredients.

SENSITIVE SKIN

Use:

- Beta Glucans. This yeast extract helps to make skin less sensitive over time as well as providing antioxidant benefits. (Found in Renée Rouleau Skin Correcting Serum and Phytolipid Comfort Cream)

- Sea Whip. This ingredient is soothing and anti-inflammatory to help reduce redness in the skin. (Found in Purifying Face Wash)

- White Tea Extract. This is the most potent soothing antioxidant of all teas to reduce skin irritation and redness. (Found in White Tea Soothing Complex)… Read more

Skin Care Ingredients to Use and Avoid for Dry Skin

When it comes to getting the best results from your skin care products, it’s so important to use and avoid certain skin care ingredients.

DRY SKIN

Use:

- Peptides. These are used for anti-aging to smooth wrinkles and reduce the visual effects of aging. Peptides are a portion of larger protein molecules used in the body to communicate with and direct skin cells to behave in certain beneficial ways, such as producing more collagen or thickening the support structure of the skin–which are all essential for dry skin. (Found in Renée Rouleau Intensive Firming Serum)

- Glycolipids. These help to repair the skin’s protective barrier allowing the skin to retain moisture. (Found in Renée Rouleau Pure Radiance Mask)… Read more

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