Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style.

I'm your host Shannon Ables.

And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a

cafe ole. Thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. The Here in the States the cold weather has officially arrived. I know you know what I'm talking

about if you live in the lower 48.

It is frigid and it's supposed to be that way for a few more days.

But whether or not you live in the States or whether or not winter is upon us,

and maybe summer if you're listening in Australia, we all need to be taking care of our skin.

But for me just recently, I was woken to the fact that I was taking my skin regimen for granted.

I had a facial, my maintenance facial that I have every other month with my

esthetician who I've been going to for more than five years and I basically just

told her my skin is not behaving and you know that feeling you know what I'm talking about when we mean. I mean here I am, I'm in my 30s and still my skin has its moments. I'll admit it. It's not perfect. But what I also know is that I take it for granted too when it is going perfect sometimes and during the summer

There's no humidity more opportunity to moisturize it and it's naturally and I'm also more free in my schedule and I'm drinking more water because I have more time to think about it Basically what she told me is more the weather being what it is, cold, and where I live in the arid part of Oregon, very dry.

So in today's podcast, what I'd like to do is share eight tips to help create that natural glow that we all crave. We know what it looks like and we do know what it feels like. It feels amazing.

As I mentioned just a minute ago, my esthetician who I've been going to for more than five years, Sierra has taught me so much about how to care for my skin and then just skin in general.

And every time I go in there, I see her beautiful porcelain face

that just reminds me of Anne Hathaway.

And I know I'm in good hands.

She not only knows how to take care of her own skin, but she communicates in a way that tells me,

hey, you can do this too. And here's why it works. She doesn't force products on me, but she does introduce me to products that I might want to try and so I can

I can save up for them or purchase when I can and I really appreciate that because sometimes you do go to

estheticians at salons or spas and you feel like you're being thrown a bunch of stuff and you don't know what to do with it.

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