Sure there are tons of random celebratory holidays out there, but this one speaks to us on a different level. Why? Because your smile is connected to every first encounter there is, so it is very important! Every year, this happy holiday is dedicated to performing acts of kindness and sharing a smile with those that need it most.

This year, we’re celebrating World Smile Day with dual lip and skin care tips that support the  products that highlight those pearly whites and help you spread some cheer. Each product features smile-inducing ingredients that are sure to brighten up anyone’s day. Give them to those who need a little pick-me-up, or get them for yourself so you can keep the good feelings going after World Smile Day ends. 

Your Smile Must Be Supported with Elasticity

While your smile might be your greatest asset, just remember that it is fully supported by the skin of your jawline and cheeks. In order to have a healthy smile, the area around your lips must be healthy, bright and fully supported. The cheek and jawline area typically can hold hormonal acne, that’s why you may experience pimples around ‘that time of the month.’

To ensure your smile is fully supported, be sure to tone the area of your jaw and cheek line regularly, nightly, with our YELLE Awakening Toner, and implement a balanced routine to keep the excess oil build up at bay which in terms will help combat breakouts around your smile line. 

Lock In The Moisture

Adding moisture to your routine will only keep the area around your smile line healthy and hydrated. Who wants ashy lips? No one! While you’re throwing on your lip balm, make sure to also moisturize your skin too. Our YELLE Awakening Serum  is powerfully packed with rich antioxidants like jojoba, Vitamin C and chamomile to not only treat your skin but to maintain a healthy glow. You can’t miss when it comes to maintaining a healthy smile. Just choose your skin type and implement the serum into your routine nightly. If you’re unsure of what serum to use, take our skincare quiz on the homepage of our website. 

Evenness To Support Your Favorite Lippie

The skin around your lips is truly the canvas for your masterpiece. You want to make sure that your skin is in top shape before adding a fun lippie. 

How does one make this happen? It’s all about even skin tone

We agree, “soft life” is the best life and we are all about making adjustments to implement it into our lifestyle.

What does it mean?

Soft life is a life of ease without requiring hard work, sacrifice, and unpleasantness. It is important to understand that this social movement is less about wealth and more about fair access to a standardized good quality of living. 

Since we’re welcoming such comfort, let’s talk about what all that entails. It may be treating yourself a little more, or implementing more self-care. Whatever it is, we’re sure it will include a facial or two. 

So if you’re going to get your face pampered for the first time? Before you head into the treatment room for your first facial be sure to take a look at these tips to help you prepare for your experience, minimize surprise and get the most out of your treatment.

Choose the Right Environment

Do you want a pampering kind of session or a let’s get down to business kind of treatment? Before you head into the treatment room decide what kind of experience you want to have. If a day of rest and relaxation is what you need, you will probably appreciate the solace of a spa and wellness facility with additional amenities such as a pool, sauna, and fitness room to help you relax and rejuvenate. The emphasis in wellness facilities is relaxation, so prepare to be pampered in a quiet and serene environment. On the other hand if you wish to address a serious skin concern, can pass on the massage, and really want answers regarding your skin a medical spa or specialty studio might be just right for you. With these places you can expect more advanced treatments, support from a medical team, specialty care and advanced product lines to treat your skin.

Prepare to get CUSTOMIZED

When you arrive for your facial, be prepared to discuss your skincare concerns and goals. Also, be sure to leave a little room in your budget for additional customizations as recommended by your skincare professional. Most facilities offer additional facial enhancements to customize your facial treatment and maximize your benefits. Specialty masks, chemical peels, LED light, and micro-needling are a few of the options that may be available so keep them on your radar when heading in for your treatment.

Redness, Post Facial Breakout & More

Depending on the type of treatment performed you may experience redness, post facial break out, peeling, and more. Your skincare professional will discuss any potential side effects and discuss how to address them if they arise. The biggest thing is not to panic should you experience a “normal” side effect after a facial. Pay attention and immediately report anything that was not discussed and is out of the ordinary for your skin. It is also important to remember that not having any adverse post facial symptoms such as peeling, or redness is not an indication that the facial was not effective or that something went wrong during your treatment either.

Homecare

Throughout your facial your skincare professional will be taking notes and making observations regarding your skin, at the end of your treatment they will discuss your homecare regimen and the products you should use to keep up the results of your facial. Our YELLE Skincare collection is partnering with spas and treatment facilities to offer the best in homecare solutions. From our essential to brightening systems we have homecare solutions to meet your skin care needs. Discuss which system is right for you and bring it home after your treatment to maintain your results.

Follow Up

Based on your skincare professionals recommendations you may have to return for a follow up visit anywhere from a week to a few days from the time of your initial treatment. Try to stick to your skincare professionals recommendations and don’t be afraid to check back in with questions after your visit.

Facials are the first step for your skin to look its best, the second step is homecare. After your facial make sure that you stay on top of your results with a homecare regimen that maintains the results of your facial. Use our YELLE skincare regimen, the Awakening Collection, as a complete skin care solution between facials.

TikTok has everyone obsessed with challenges these days, so we decided to start our own. 

With everything going on in our lives, we sometimes forget to practice self-care, such as our skincare routine. This is why we're challenging you to a 7-Day Healthy Skin Challenge.

Day 1:

Remove your makeup EVERY single night (if you don’t wear makeup, then thoroughly cleanse your skin every night). 

The biggest reason why skin ages faster and breaks out more than usual is improper cleansing. Sometimes we don’t remove our makeup thoroughly and the leftover residue seeps into our skin to cause breakouts and fine lines. If you think this doesn’t apply to you because you don’t wear makeup, well have we got a surprise for you! Your skin builds oil throughout the day, and if not properly cleansed, your skin will be more prone to breakouts and will age faster.

More than ever, we need to properly clean our skin every single night because of face masks. Even if you wear a mask to go to grab coffee for a minute, it still collects bacteria on your skin. Maskne (acne caused by masks) is a new thing we need to combat actively. 

Day 2:

Catch up on your beauty sleep!  

We need sleep, just as much as we need food and water to survive. Sleep has endless amounts of benefits for our physical AND mental health. It is one of the most important, yet overlooked parts of a #HealthySkinRoutine.

Sometimes getting the proper amount of sleep is our last priority because of work deadlines or other obligations. Making a schedule for yourself can help relieve stress and ensure you’re getting enough rest. Planning your days and weeks ahead of time helps to get your tasks done in a timely manner and not overwhelm yourself last minute.

Remember: All-nighters are a big NO-NO! 

If you aren’t getting enough sleep every single night, then try to get on track with just a few days per week to start. After each week, add an extra day and, hopefully, in the end, you’ll be getting proper sleep 7 days a week!  

Day 3:

Exfoliate your skin every week. 

Exfoliators are essential to remove impurities and dead skin. Depending on your skin type, you might need to exfoliate more or less. Exfoliating will reduce the appearance of pores and help you achieve brighter, smoother skin. 

You can use the information about the powederporefect exfoliator as a guideline:

• Dry skin: 1-2 times/week
• Normal skin: 2-3 times/week
• Oily skin: 3-4 times/week
• Sensitive skin: 1/week

Day 4:

Drink water & stay hydrated. 

We know, we know, you’ve probably heard this countless times before, but it really is essential. Sometimes, all your body and skin are missing is some internal hydration that can only be provided with water. Instead of coffee, energy drinks, and juices, do yourself a favor and drink as much water as you can. 

If you need reminders or motivation to drink more water, then invest in a cute water bottle that you’ll want to use. There are also apps that can remind you when to drink water and how much. 

Some Apps that can help keep you on track:

• Hydro Coach 
• Daily Water Tracker Reminder
• Drink Water Reminder

Proper hydration is essential to prevent pesky pimples and premature aging. If you are a fan of coffee and energy drinks, remember to drink even more water because they are very dehydrating. 

Hydration = Healthy Skin

Day 5:

Give your skin a day off! 

If you are an avid makeup wearer, your skin deserves a rest day. End the workweek by letting your skin ease into the weekend. It’s the perfect way to start a pampering weekend for yourself. 

We realize it might feel weird at first to change your routine completely and step out with no makeup, but this is a challenge after all! If you aren’t ready to commit to no-makeup for an entire day, then take baby steps. 

Day 6:

Avoid touching your face. 

This can be a habit that’s hard to break, but it is very important to do so. We touch so many surfaces all day and collect the germs that end up on our faces. Be observant of when you touch your face, and force yourself to stop. 

Along with not touching your face, be aware of the things you do allow to touch your skin! Our phones are one of the things that touch it often, and our phones are also small portable petri dishes that carry unimaginable amounts of germs. This should be a given, especially during a global pandemic. Cleaning it once a day is recommended, but you can clean it as many times as you would like!

Day 7:

Clean your makeup brushes! 

Don’t neglect your brush hygiene! Your makeup brushes are the backbone of your routine, and dirty makeup brushes are loaded with oily makeup residue, dead skin cells, and bacteria. Cleaning your brushes will not only help you avoid breakouts for clearer skin, but your foundation will also apply much more flawlessly & extend your brush life.

So how many times should you be cleaning your brushes? 

You should be cleaning your brushes and sponges weekly. We recommend cleaning beauty sponges after each use and replacing them every 3 to 4 months. It’s easy for your beauty sponges to become filled with skin cells & have an overgrowth of bacteria. 

Once you make it through a full week, hit us up and let us know which challenge was your favorite? What was the most challenging? What can you incorporate into everyday life?

Whether you’re off to college, back at the office or doing the morning school run, life’s about to get busy. But don’t let your skin suffer; just 10 minutes is all it takes to get your skin ready to face the world again.

With the start of new beginnings comes the stress of juggling your morning skincare routine. And when time is of the essence, spending 30 minutes looking after yours truly is often the first thing to go. But your skin shouldn’t suffer simply because you have a million other things to do before getting out of the house by 8 am. You just need to hone your morning routine to maximize your time. Everything you need to power up for your day is included in our YELLE FRESH START Kit. 

STEP 1: THE 2-MINUTE CLEANSE

Start strong by spending a good two minutes cleansing your face and neck. You shouldn’t have too much grime to contend with after washing your face before bed, but still, cleansing is a great way to boost blood flow and lymphatic drainage to bring oxygen and nutrients to your skin while flushing away toxins.

STEP 2: MASK UP FOR THE DAY

Don’t forget to mask up, literally. Using your mask, whether it’s to address acne or to mattify, is the speediest step of all and a great way to thoroughly cleanse your skin and feed it with nutrients and antioxidants. Let your mask sit for 5 minutes while you brush your teeth or get dressed then wash it right away. 

STEP 3: MULTI-TASK FOR ONE AND A HALF

OK, now’s the time to breathe and relax for a couple of minutes to allow your mask to dry and face to absorb the nutrients. This is super important if you don’t want to end up with pilling – that’s when too many products build up on the surface of your skin and form annoying little flakes or granules.

Think you're immune to ingrown hairs? Think again. Regardless of whether you have a stately mane, a five o'clock shadow or a baby smooth chin, your beard can go rogue and form an underground resistance at any time. 

But why do ingrown hairs become such an issue? Here’s everything you need to know about why they tend to pop up, how to get rid of them, and what you can do to prevent them so you can achieve smooth skin for good.

Use this guide on ingrown hairs to pluck up the courage to defeat them once and for all.

1. Ingrown Hairs Are Technically Your Fault

Ingrowing hairs occur when the hair on your face is cut too close to the skin. "Hair like this tends to be weak and as it grows back it bends under the skin, rather than pushing through." It will then continue growing underneath until it pops out or you go in and get it. Ingrown hairs can present as lumps or bumps in the skin and can even have a head on them like a regular spot. In some cases, you will be able to see the hair beneath the skin but if you have a spot or painful bump in your beard (or in fact, any area in which you’ve shaved) it could be an ingrown hair.

2. They do eventually find their way out

With a few exceptions, most ingrown hairs will eventually make their own way out so it’s reasonable to wait and give it time to do so. If it becomes progressively more swollen (ouch) and sore, (or it’s unbearable to watch it grow under your skin) speak to your esthetician and/or dermatologist and you can get it removed.

3. How can you prevent this from happening?

Exfoliation is key! Why? Because exfoliants tend to lift the hair and help prevent it growing inwards due to the textured consistency. In fact, YELLE’s Brave Collection comes with everything you need to keep ingrown hairs at bay, including our “No Grit” Scrub, which is an exfoliant specifically curated for men. You should only use it once or twice a week, ideally at night so that your skin can rest after exfoliation.