This One's for the Teens

During my teenage years I stole my sister's Bobbi Brown bronzing powder. I said I didn't have it - but I sure did. From that day forward - whenever my mother didn't believe something I was saying she called me “Bobbi Brown.”

That core memory, noxzema wipes and polishing my nails every day was about the extent of my beauty ritual as a young girl. Today's teen beauty rituals are different. Our daughters ask us for products and tools they don't need (I see you concealer & retinol).  They want to visit the aisles of Target and Sephora to check out what they saw on Tic Tok. And even our 9 year olds tell us that they are “really into self care routines.” So here we are.

We can agree that self care is good. But if most products marketed to young women and men (hello Axe!!) are toxic - then self care quickly turns bad. I've decided to dedicate the next few months to educating younger people about what self care really looks like including how to take care of their skin, protect their bodies and their overall health. 

This month is Childhood Cancer Awareness month - so everything that I am sharing will support “friendship boxes." I am hoping that with your help we can assemble over 100 boxes for children undergoing treatment for cancer. My goal is to make a difference for you and your families; while together, we make a difference for others.