Self Care
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DIY: Removing Acrylics at Home
Here is the IGTV tutorial video and step descriptions below! Hope you enjoy! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Desiree ✨ (@modernvanitystyle) on Mar 28, 2020 at 1:11pm PDT Items You’ll Need 100% Acetone Nail Polish Remover with Acetone Cotton Balls Nail File Metal Nail Scraper Precut Aluminum foil (large enough to cover tip of finger) Step 1 Cut down acrylic if nails are long. File down top coat and nail polish. Nails should only have acrylic visible. Step 2 Clean hands and get the dust off. Step 3-5 One by one dip each finger (start with thumbs) in acetone, dip cotton ball in nail…
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Tips for Dealing with Negative Body Image during Quarantine
Social media has its good moments and its bad. Now more than ever we are playing the comparison game and we are all guilty of it. The truth is we are on our phones a lot! It seems like everyone has turned in to a fitness blogger, offering diet and workout tips because gaining weight is the worst thing that can happen during a pandemic… (eye roll) But still, you may be feeling pressure to work out, eat less in order to keep yourself from gaining weight. I know for certain that the memes do not help… the before/after quarantine, the ridiculous tips saying to try on your jeans…
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Tips to Keep Your Sanity During COVID-19
In a matter of a week, our lives have been turned upside down. We went from our regular schedules to “social distancing.” From dinner dates with friends to homecooked meals alone. Everything we knew changed. Staying at home should be goals for anyone (right?!) It’s time to work on those outstanding projects, and visions you didn’t think you had time for. But the truth is this rapid change to our lives is overwhelming. And the same happy go lucky person might be swamped with emotions they haven’t felt in a while. So I am here to let you know that if you’re not handling this well… you’re not alone and…
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How I Protect My Skin from the Sun with Alba Botanica
I remember when I use to butter up my body with oil, find the perfect sunny seat at the pool and bake for hours… HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED! This post is sponsored by Alba Botanica but all opinions about the products are honest and my own. Thank you for supporting brands that support Modern Vanity Style! XO, Desiree My goal used to be to get as tan as possible. Now I wear a sun hat, find some shade and I swapped suntan oil for a solid SPF. As I’ve learned more about different types of skin protection, I started to value not only a great product for me and my…
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How I cleared my Skin with Acne Treatments
People who knew me when my skin was at its worst always ask how did I clear my adult acne so fast. Now let me be honest, my skin is far from perfect but it is SO much better than it was before. I have little to no active cystic acne pimples. I used to have big, dark pimples all over my cheeks, chin and forehead. Every time I thought one was gone, another 4 popped up in different spots. After the pimples were gone, they left dark scars in their place, which honestly might have been worse than the pimple itself. I had gone to a regular dermatologist and…
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How I Stay Fresh & Confident All Day
This post is sponsored by Summer’s Eve®, but all opinions and/or content is my own. Springtime is here! The change of weather is synonymous with spring cleaning, starting the warmer months out with good habits, maybe even a new lighter hair-do, overall setting yourself up for a fresh beginning. Setting up these new habits should also coincide with your feminine hygiene routine. I can even attest that I have hurried down the feminine hygiene aisle, not wanting anyone to see me… and then when someone turns down the same aisle, I’ll turn around pretending to look at the vitamins. There is this misconception that using feminine hygiene washes means that…
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10 Tricks for Reducing Anxiety
(This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure about affiliate links here.) This month is Mental Health Awareness month and is really near and dear to my heart because for the last 5 years I have learned how to cope with my anxiety. Here’s the back story… I lived most of my adult life thinking it was normal to feel like I was breathing through a straw and feeling my heart race for no reason. I thought it was normal to worry about something I said or did years ago or simply not go out because I overly worried about what I was going to wear, who I was going…
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My Experience with Vampire Facial!
One day at 22, I noticed my skin starting to break out more than normal. I am not sure what caused it but suddenly I was suffering from HORRIBLE cystic acne. Most of the cystic pimples were on my cheeks and chin. They left behind deep, noticeable scars and dark pigmentation that remind me every day how bad my skin once was. I became hopeless and thought that with time, hopefully, they would fade. But when I went to Apex Medical Skin and Aesthetics, I was overjoyed to find out that microneedling could help improve the appearance of deep scars, and coupled with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), I would even…
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10 Ways to Create a Happier You in 2019
1. Set aside time every week for special ‘ME’ time. Whether it be an hour to read a book, having a bubble bath or watching your favorite movie. That special time alone will reset your clock and allow for mental clarity. 2. Go to sleep when you feel tired. Do not try to fight rest because it will back up and have a longer negative impact on your productivity. You may get sleepy at 7:30 one night and going to bed that early is what your body needs. This will help stabilize your mood and increase your daily productivity. 3. At the end of each night journal 3 things you’re…
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A Self-Care Night with Palmer’s
What is a better way to reward a long, hard day at work than escaping into a hot shower and pampering yourself?…. ummmm absolutely nothing! Self care is such an important part of life but is often times overlooked by most woman. But the reality is, how can we take care of others if we do not take care of ourselves first. Taking the time to pamper yourself should be a priority, not make you feel guilty for spending some time on yourself. And a night of pampering doesn’t mean you have to break the bank by going to a spa. I partnered with Palmer’s to share some of my…
