How To Update Your Beauty Routine For Spring — As Seen On CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin”

Now that spring is officially here, it’s time to update that beauty routine to reflect the changing seasons.
Now that spring is officially here, it’s time to update that beauty routine to reflect the changing seasons.
I have a confession: I hate blowdrying my hair.
South by Southwest is officially kicking off here in Austin, marking the beginning of festival season.
The phrases “plumping lipstick” and “plumping gloss” have terrified me since the early aughts, when I tested out DuWop Cosmetics’ original Lip Venom and experienced what can only be described as sheer agony.
One of the greatest beauty trends to emerge in the last few years involves a return to basics and earth-derived ingredients, what marketers have dubbed the “clean beauty” movement.
Whenever I’m feeling stressed, I remember a little adage I came across that goes, “When you become a diamond, remember why life had to pressure you.” It’s a decidedly cheesy, T-shirt-ready phrase that’s probably on about a thousand Pinterest boards, but I find it oddly comforting on those days when, no matter how laser-focused I am, I question whether I’ll be able to perform whatever feat I’ve set out to accomplish — whether it’s preparing a huge holiday meal before guests actually arrive, penning a six-page magazine feature, preparing for a TV segment, or logging in a certain number of miles on the treadmill.
The term “Galentine’s Day” was first coined by Leslie Knope, Amy Poehler’s character on Parks and Recreation, to reference a holiday dedicated to bonding with her girl crew.
Whether you’re single, dating, in a relationship, or going through a murky my-Facebook-status-would-be-“it’s-complicated” phase, there’s no need to feel anything but joy as Valentine’s Day approaches.
Honey is having a major moment in the beauty world, becoming buzz-y once more — an interesting development considering that its healing and therapeutic properties have been trumpeted since Egypt in the 14th century BC, when Nefertiti incorporated the amber-colored liquid into her beauty regimen, a practice Cleopatra would adopt centuries later during her reign, famously adding a few drops of the substance to her milk baths.
We all know the saying, “When you look good, you feel good,” and there’s a lot of truth to that idiom since, when we feel like we’re presenting the best version of ourselves to the universe, we feel more confident and empowered.