With summer almost here, we’re reaching for skincare products that are easy to use and provide us with great protection. That’s why we can’t get enough of Supergoop!’s long-lasting facial products. Continue Reading…
Lights, camera, runway! On May 19, 2017, SALON by milk + honey stylists, Amy, Morgan, and Meesh, along with salon apprentice, Peyton, participated in Austin Fashion Week. To prep for Friday evening’s runway show, the stylists met with the featured designers to create an exclusive hairstyle for the show. It had to be a look that would translate across multiple collections and aesthetics. Together, they chose soft, gorgeous curls — one part glamorous, one part low-maintenance — for the 19 models that would be walking the show. Working backstage is always filled with energy, fun, and inspiration, and this year was no different. Here are some of our favorite backstage snapshots from this year’s Austin Fashion Week.
When it comes to protection against the sun, we mostly think about products for our skin, but are you providing the same type of protection for your hair? Enter Davines’ new SU haircare. This innovative line is designed with natural ingredients like chinotto, a fruit that comes from the Sicilian myrtle-leaved orange tree, to protect your hair from the sun’s harmful UV rays.
Meet the Davines SU products:
Get ready for Summer with the new Ginger Ritual Manicure + Pedicure from Spa Ritual. This limited-time treatment includes the same nail care as our Lux Combo and features an energizing Indonesian Ginger essential oil. The warm, zesty aroma of ginger will instantly relax your mind and body and rejuvenate your skin, while sand and salt scrubs gently buff away dry skin.
What’s So Great About Ginger?
Since the 4th century B.C., ginger has been used for its soothing properties. Ginger is a natural pain reliever and is made up of about 90% sesquiterpene. Sesquiterpene is a chemical compound that helps soothe the nervous system and contains natural antiviral, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory agents. Along with its antibacterial properties, ginger oil contains high levels of antioxidants. In fact, the only foods that have a higher antioxidant content than ginger are pomegranates and blueberries. Ginger oil helps to diminish dark marks, scars, and age spots.
What Products Are Featured in the Ginger Ritual Treatment?
Spa Ritual Instinctual Bath Salts is a mineral-rich blend of California sea salt, Dead Sea salt, and Epsom salt. This salt combo gently buffs away damaged skin to reveal a gorgeous healthy glow. $25
Spa Ritual Instinctual Body Lotion is lightweight and contains organic shea fruit butter, olive oil, and avocado oil to deliver deep hydration. $32
Spa Ritual Instinctual Body Oil revitalize dull and lackluster skin with its lineup of organic jojoba, sesame, and safflower oils, which also help to moisturize, condition, and soften the skin. $35
Spa Ritual Instinctual Sand Scrub contains Bora Bora sand and volcanic black sand from Tahiti, which gently exfoliates to brighten and smooth your skin. $49
The new Ginger Ritual Manicure + Pedicure is available at our 2nd Street District, Hill Country Galleria, Houston, and South Lamar locations.
{Photo Credit: Ginger Oil}
Mother’s Day is almost here and, with that, comes the stress of finding the perfect gift for Mom. Don’t stress — we’ve got the mother of all Mother’s Day gift guides for you. From retreats to luxurious skincare to aromatic candles, you can’t go wrong with the items you’ll see on this list.
Treat Mom to milk + honey’s Mother’s Day Retreats. Designed to help her relax on her special day, these luxurious limited-time packages include a combination of massages, facials, manicures, and pedicures.You can purchase these retreats now through May 31st at any of our locations, online, or by calling 512.236.1115 (Austin) or 713.231.0250 (Houston).
Take a look at the 2017 Mother’s Day Retreats from milk + honey…
At milk + honey, we offer two types of keratin treatments: a Keratin Express Blowout and a Keratin Complex Treatment. These treatments deliver nourishing proteins into your hair shaft to smooth and repair your hair cuticles. To understand the full benefits of a Keratin treatment, I detail my own jounrey with Keratin treatments and get the inside scoop from SALON by milk + honey Arboretum Market stylist, Kacie F.
For those with oily or acne prone skin, the new CosMedix Shineless Moisturizer ($48) is a beauty bag must-have. This lightweight, oil-free moisturizer is free of parabens, silicone, and animal products, utilizes nourishing ingredients to control the skin’s oil levels, delivers deep hydration, and provides a matte complexion.
Let’s break down the ingredients, shall we?
- Lilac stem cells help control and balance oil levels, reduce the appearance of redness, and make skin smoother over time.
- Prickly pear cactus extract contains linoleic acids, Vitamin E, and natural anti-inflammatory agents, which calm and soothe dry, irritated skin.
- Niacinamide, aka Vitamin B3, stimulates the production of fatty acids to brighten, plump, and firm your skin. This essential vitamin also fills in holes in your skin’s moisture barrier to help your skin retain moisture.
CosMedix Shineless Moisturizer is available at milk + honey’s 2nd Street District, Hill Country Galleria, Houston, and South Lamar locations.
{Photo credit: CosMedix}
Skincare is a multi-faceted topic. Depending on your skin type, dietary habits, sleeping habits, environment, activity level, as well as a slew of other lifestyle factors, the approach to personal skincare is varied and subjective. To help navigate your skincare concerns, we asked milk + honey esthetician, Diane K. (based at our South Lamar location), to answer six frequently-asked skincare questions. Have another to ask? Don’t be shy! Leave it in the comments and we’ll respond ASAP.
While HydraFacials, Peels, and Facials are a great way to correct your skincare woes, there’s another (at-home!) treatment to try: CosMedix face masks. These three masks are designed to tackle some of the most common skincare issues — think dryness, redness, sensitive, acne-prone skin, and the list goes on — to provide you with a more radiant, healthy-looking complexion.
