If you haven’t tried a charcoal mask you, what are you waiting for?! I feel like this is THE mask to get you into masking on a weekly basis. Charcoal face masks are great because they well help clear up your skin! I’ve tried several and wanted to share my reviews on some of my favorites.

If you have DRY skin, I honestly wouldn’t recommend a charcoal mask. I would instead, recommend a restorative mask that helps in hydration. This is a great one from Origins and maybe adding in one of these hydrating oils. The only time I’d recommend this if you have dry skin is to help remove dead skin since it’s exfoliating and then follow up with a SUPER intense hydrating moisturizer and oil.

Charcoal masks are more ideal for those of you with oily and congested skin. That is me, to a T. As in, my T zone is a BOLD T of oil. You feel me? Even if you’re super oily, I wouldn’t mask more than once a week. It can throw the balance of your natural oils off and cause more problems than excess oil. Do a weekly mask, with one mask only, and call it a day (or night). Okay, let’s get started.

MY HONESY BEAUTYCOUNTER CHARCOAL MASK REVIEW

What’s The Benefit Of Charcoal For Your Skin?

I think first and foremost we should chat about charcoal itself. It’s definitely a popular ingredient that we’re seeing more and more. And no, this isn’t the charcoal you use to cook with! It’s activated charcoal, like the kind that you may drink in a charcoal lemonade, or an activated charcoal pill .Here’s why it’s so popular.

Draws Out Dirt & Toxins

Activated charcoal attracts to dirt and oils and toxins. Therefore making it an ideal ingredient in skin care to help remove all of that gunk from your skin and help to unclog pores. Also great to pull out toxins from your body after a night of drinking in pill form, but maybe that’s for another post.

TIP: To make it easier for your masks to pull out dirt and blackheads, you want to always cleanse your face before a mask. If you put a mask on skin that hasn’t been cleaned and pores haven’t been warmed up, ain’t nothing gonna come out! Do a 2 minute cleanse to get things moving, dry your face, then put on a mask. You’ll see MUCH better results this way.

THIS IS THE CHARCOAL MASK I SWEAR BY

BEAUTYCOUNTER NO. 3 BALANCING FACIAL MASK

I love this mask because when you do it and it starts to dry, you see the oil pull out of your pores. I love a good visual, you feel me? Like those Biore pore strips? Man I wish I had more blackheads when I do them. This mask helps to draw out oil from your pores that you can SEE and it’s GROSS. The salicylic acid in the mask also helps to exfoliate which is ideal for oily and congested skin. (Insert raising hand emoji!)

My Take // I personally love this mask the best out of the ones in today’s post. I found it TRULY pulled out my blackheads the most.

Beautycounter Charcoal Mask – $49

For more skincare posts, check out all the things you need to know about face oils, How I switched to Clean Beauty and also my take on what clean beauty really means.

My closet update with simplified storage solutions is finally here to share! I’ve always been anxious with clutter, I organize for fun. No, seriously. I’m that friend who comes over to help you clean, because I like it. I’ll organize your pantry if I’m bored and I’ll probably organize your medicine cabinet when I go pee. So it’s probably no surprise that I love an organized closet. I like to say, “everything has a home” and my updated closet gives everything it’s own home! I’m so excited to share this with you all because you said you wanted to see more organization tips!

Let’s break it down… Over the last several years I’ve made a conscience effort to keep a minimal closet. Keeping true to a capsule wardrobe for most seasons and enjoying a minimalistic approach to my wardrobe. Now that I’ve started my career in the medical field and I wear more business attire than I ever have, it’s been a bit of a shift with my wardrobe. I’m still building my workwear capsule (more on that in an upcoming post) and I want to keep my minimalistic approach while keeping an organized closet.

So I had to purge through my closet to make room (and have some extra cash) for my business attire! The problem with my closet (that I don’t share, its in a separate bedroom!) Is that it didn’t have much storage space as far as shelves go. I really wanted to use as much space as possible in my closet and not have to utilize other space in our home.

Before & After

I had a tidy closet, but wasn’t able to utilize the full space of the closet. I was also having to use a 6 drawer dresser to home most of my clothing.

So, I had my husband add additional storage shelves! We headed to Lowes and bout 3 shelves and heavy duty L brackets. We used anchors to attach the shelves and after about 1.5 hours we had this!

I was so happy to add additional storage for shoes, hats and overhead baskets for off season items!

I’m thrilled with how My closet update came out! I’d love to help you simplify and organize your closet!

CONTAINER STORE CLOSET ITEMS Master Closet

• Canvas Storage Bins – I used these for my tees and my sweaters and scarves. It’s ideal to have a fabric or plastic bin for clothing so you aren’t worried about pulls from wooden or rattan baskets.
• Nordic Baskets – These are great for holding bags or clothing too
• Hangers – I like these non-slip ones to make sure tanks and delicate pieces stay in place.

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Not only did I get more shelf space, but I also switched out all my mismatched bins and containers for a streamlined look. This makes things not only function better but feels more clean and polished. There’s truly a place for everything. It’s as simple as that!