Sis, we see you waking up every morning at 4am just to get a jump start on your day. We see you going the extra mile to over achieve and slay those goals; but serious question … 

Are you working too hard? 

Is your workload interfering with the much-needed time to take care of yourself? You’ve neglected you all because you want to climb the corporate ladder or launch that small business you’ve so desperately wanted. Don’t lose yourself sis … 

We understand, skincare is probably the last thing on your todo list, and it’s the furthest thing crossing your mind; but here’s 5 reasons why skincare should be a priority to the inner BOSS in you. 

1. Stress Isn’t Friendly

Reaching higher heights in your professional career can be really exciting; but at what cost? It can be extremely stressful and cause lots of trauma on your skin. You work long hours, skip out on the relaxation your body so desperately needs and you cram your lifestyle often neglecting some of the most important things like simply taking good care of yourself. 

You’ve fallen victim to sleeping in makeup or skipping out on washing your face all together and repeatedly do this more than you should. It’s adding too much stress to your skin. Establishing a better skincare system with products that work together is a surer way to maintain your skincare routine. 

Instead of having all types of random skincare products focus on a system that works simultaneously together; like our YELLE Awakening Essentials Kit. 

The Essentials Kit is the perfect prevention kit for all skin types; because while you’re stressing, your skin doesn’t need to. So let’s prevent with these 3 essential pieces: 

The Awakening Milk & Honey Cleanser: Gently cleanses and removes surface oil and debris without harsh abrasives. It is also formulated to balance pH levels and retain skin’s natural moisture levels.

The Awakening Milk & Honey Toner:  Made with calming aloe, rosehip oil and hyaluronic acid. This toner refreshes and restores the skin after cleansing, helps to alleviate stressed skin and restore tone and elasticity while also nourishing the skin. 

And lastly, the Awakening Daily Moisturizer: which makes pampering your skin that much more achievable. This plant-based daily moisturizer is the perfect companion to the complete regimen and is infused with honey and coconut milk for perfect pairing performance.

1. It’s Time To Build LONG TERM Healthy Habits

The quicker you have a skincare routine down, the better off you will be and the less you will neglect it. We don’t realize how many healthy habits we can make when we stop focusing on the bad habits we need to break. As an entrepreneur or a business professional we are trained to think long-term. We should be doing the same thing with our skin’s needs. Entrepreneurs think about the long term. They want to be successful today, sure. But they’re also focused on how each day’s work is contributing to their long term goals. 

That theory should translate into skincare. What are you doing today to make an investment in your skin tomorrow, and the days, months, and years ahead. Let’s invest in the glow longterm by prioritizing our skin’s health and our wellbeing with our new Glow Within Bundle Kit. It’s perfectly paired with the 3-Piece YELLE Awakening Essential items, an aromatherapy candle and an ultra relaxing playlist to bring about peace and tranquility, the real healthy habits every boss should have. 

1. The Confidence Boost You Didn’t Know You Needed

The thing is, when you look good you feel good. The workforce is a cut-throat industry, whether you’re climbing the corporate ladder or establishing a name for yourself and your start-up business. You need the extra boost in confidence for all the NO’s and Not Yet’s you may hear. You need to know that you look the part and feel the part every time you want through those office doors to present yourself and your business. Using YELLE Skincare as a means to pour into your self-care routine while also nurturing and taking care of your skin is a sure way to really find the happy medium between the stress of the workload but the love of self-care. 

It’s important to remember that being a BOSS is a tough job, but that’s all the more reason you need to prioritize pouring into yourself every single day through intentional moments of self-care. Trust us, your skin will thank you. 

If you’re ready to really BOSS UP your wellness, you have to take a little extra time and really ground yourself each day. Our new Glow Within QR Code is your one-step to help find your balance every day. Paired with a bomb ‘soft life’ playlist and a meditation guide, you will find the zen you need to conquer any work-related stress. 

You got the supply list, you finished the summer reading and the days are flying by. It’s already time for back to school. Every end of summer, August and September particularly, your social media timeline is flooded with new outfits and adorable back to school pics. For many parents, back-to-school season brings about much more stress than needed. 

In fact, more than 60 percent of parents say they actually lose sleep over back-to-school anxiety. 

There are many factors that come into play with parents and their back to school stressors. Whether it’s financial obligations with school tuition and supplies, or just making sure your child is in a classroom that is supportive to his or her specific needs. 

Between endless forms to sign, transportation schedules to decipher, wardrobes and supplies to buy, summer reading lists to complete and meet-the-teacher nights, just the process of getting your kids ready for the new school year is enough to cause havoc before the first bell rings.

But how should a parent soothe these stressors? Here are a few tips to help you ease your back to school anxiety as a parent. 

1. Do something for yourself leading up to the busiest season of your year. 

You’re about to dive deep into supporting your family and putting your own needs on the backburner. Since you know the busy season is on its way, do what you can for yourself before it gets here. Carve out the extra time for loving yourself a little more; whether it’s starting your morning 30 minutes earlier to ensure you have time to deep clean your skin with YELLE Skincare’s Awakening Complete Kit. 

This kit gives you every single thing you need in a system for a full skincare and aromatherapy routine.

The Complete Kit is YELLE’s PREMIER signature kit that our customers can’t get enough of. What’s included? 

Awakening Milk & Honey Cleanser Included which is made with Coconut Milk, Natural Honey Gel, Infused with Papaya Enzymes, Apricot Kernel Oil & Vitamin E. YELLE Organic Herbal Infusion.

You can gently cleanse and remove surface oil and debris without harsh abrasives while also balancing your pH because we know this school stress has it out of whack.

Then, tone with the Awakening Toner that includes our calming aloe, rosehip oil and hyaluronic acid. 

Not only does this toner cleanse your skin but it also helps to alleviate stress from your  skin and restore firmness and elasticity, because we all know stress promotes wrinkles! 

Then power packed with a groundbreaking product, our Awakening Serum (made with normal, dry, and oily skin in mind). This serum awakens your skin to support brighter, firmer, more even toned, younger looking skin. It also adds much needed antioxidants to damaged skin cells a thing of the past. 

Finally, pamper your skin with our Awakening Moisturizer that quenches your skin’s thirst without adding  a greasy feeling. 

Finish off your routine with de-puff the eye area with a smoothing and brightening eye cream formula that improves the elasticity around the eyes while deeply hydrating the skin to restore and smooth skin and Encourage circulation to reduce the appearance of dark circles.

The best part is, the Complete Kit gets straight to the point for skincare making your routine one that doesn’t require much of your time at all. 

1. Work through your routine and schedule at least 2 weeks before school starts. Getting in the groove of your routine will help you get ready for the year so that it doesn’t sneak up on you. Many parents spend the last few weeks leading up to Back to School scavenging around trying to do things at the last minute, but this time set yourself up for success so that you can actually have a sense of control which should help you eliminate additional stressors throughout your day. 

Create a healthy schedule for you as well as your kiddos. In fact, use our special Glow Within QR Code to listen to a soothing ‘soft life’ playlist while practicing a guided meditation during your free time. 

1. Establish boundaries. While your days become more hectic during this time of year, it’s time for you to say NO to some of the additional things people always request of you. Remember in this season you must limit what you add to your plate so that you don’t overwhelm yourself or stretch yourself too thin. 

So eliminate the stress sooner than later by following these useful tips to make the most out of back to school for you and your kid(s).

Here’s the hard truth: During the 2020–2021 school year, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health problem. 

The fact is, the pressure of higher education is becoming more and more agonizing as the years go by. 

In Fall of 2022, about 30% of student respondents said anxiety negatively affected their academic performance. Furthermore, just over 1 in 5 students reported having been diagnosed with depression by a healthcare professional.

The biggest shift in mental health concerns among college students lies in anxiety and related conditions, including increased stress, heightened mental vigilance, and the inability to cope with life challenges.

Burn out, stress, anxiety, depression, all play a factor in most college students' daily routine these days. Where is it all stemming from? 

The Pressure and Finding The Balance. One specific study shows that around 70% of college students are or have been stressed about finances at one point or another during their college career. 

In fact, School administrators recommend that students ideally work 10-15 hours per week, if they have to work at all.. For full-time students, this leaves them adequate time to spend in class and on assignments, while exploring interests and building relationships.

For many, that’s just not possible. An astonishing 43% of students are enrolled in college full time, while also working full time. Suddenly it all makes sense: most college students are struggling to barely keep their head above water and they often find themselves burnt out with this lifestyle and the cycle continues and repeats itself.

So if you’re stressed while headed back to campus, what can you do? 

Feeling burnt out or overloaded can seriously damage your mind and body, especially long term. It will make you more vulnerable to physical and mental health problems later in life.. Additionally, chronic stress keeps you from being your best self. While stress is inevitable, and not inherently bad, it's important to find healthy ways to deal with it. Some things you can do when you're feeling overwhelmed include:

Take things slow:

No one said you had to rush and finish college in 4 years. Create a path that works for you and your lifestyle. If you have to work and support yourself full-time then maybe you should spread out your college career a little more by scaling back to part-time attendance. 

Have regular check-ins with yourself: 

In your college-world of keeping up with The Joneses, it’s okay to check out of life on campus and focus more on how you are doing. Simple check-ins may save you from spiraling out of control. Ask yourself these questions: 

How am I doing? 

Am I satisfied with the path that I am on right now? 

Am I living my life authentically?

If you aren’t pleased with your responses, then it’s time to correct whatever is going left in your life. 

Make a plan, then slowly build a system in place that supports that plan; and most importantly, be aware of yourself. Recognize the signs when you are falling into a bad place mentally so that you can pour into yourself and correct it. 

If you’re serious about your mental health, and finding true peaceful happiness on campus this fall then you need to check out our Glow Within kit that is powered with an impactful Guided Meditation and a soft-life music playlist that fully supports your journey to peace. 

Class is about to be back in session, and for many that can be a very stressful situation. As we approach the return to the classroom, parents and students may face anxiety. Back-to-school is stressful for families even in the best of times; now lay on the financial burden many face in wake of a potential recession, and the burnout from having the kids home all summer. It’s almost like many parents can’t catch a break. 

While you think most would look forward to sending their kids off to school, the process is just another thing added to their never-ending to-do list. Enrolling in classes, school shopping, tuition fees, extra curricular activities … and that is just the half of it. 

So how do you suppress your anxiety as a parent? 

The best thing you can do is openly communicate. Share with your family, and your child your process on getting them prepped and ready for the beginning of the school year, then delegate some of the tasks that you have to fulfill with your village. If you have no support, start early. Don’t let the deadlines sneak up on you. Little by little finish off pending tasks needed for your child to go back to school. 

Most importantly, take a little time for yourself. The extra stress and anxiety will surely show itself in your appearance. Making sure you prioritize your own wellbeing by carving out a little extra time before you start doing all of the tasks for your children.

Wake up an hour earlier, find some alone time to do self-care like using our 3-Step Awakening System to handle the general basics of your skincare need. 

You may not have the time to do all of your skincare routine, but this 3-step system ensures that you handle the most important facts: CLEANSE, TONE, MOISTURIZE. 

Then, focus on continuing to take a little bit of ‘me-time’ during the day. We like to call these moments: pockets of peace, where you cut off the world and focus on your inner peace, your feelings, and enjoying the moment. 

Your moment of peace could look like you enjoying the YELLE Self-care Playlist that we recently added to the site.  

Is there a link between stress and acne? Technically NO, stress does not cause acne, but it can trigger or worsen it by changing a person's hormone balance which absolutely causes acne. 

We get it sis, you’ve hit the 35 and up club, and suddenly you feel completely out of control when it comes to your body. Adult acne is taking over, you’re stressed from all of your roles and responsibilities, and you just cannot get it together. Are we knocking on your door yet? 

Here’s the thing, you are not alone. In fact, a study from YALE Medicine confirmed that women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s experience new episodes of acne by 33% in comparison to their 20s. This confirms that “life is life’n for all of us.” But what can we do with this new found information? Apply it to our lifestyle to see the results we want to see. 

When it comes to achieving healthy, glowing skin, rest is undeniably a crucial factor. Beyond the surface, rest plays a significant role in supporting the overall health of your skin. By embracing rest, you not only eliminate stress, but you also equip your skin to combat stress-induced acne. You set the standard for a lifestyle that welcomes prioritizing your peace and wellbeing over anything that could potentially be a stressor. 

Now let us ask you a question: are you getting enough rest? 

You don’t have to answer that, we know you don’t! Studies show that almost half of women (literally 49%) don’t get the recommended 7 hours minimum of sleep each night. We fail to realize how much damage this is actually doing. 

Lack of sleep continuously can lead to serious health issues from: an increase risk of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, depression, heart attack, stroke, dementia, skin disorders like eczema, acne, and so much more.

Rest, Stress, and Skin Health

Rest serves as a powerful antidote to stress, a common adversary of clear, radiant skin. By prioritizing rest, you create a supportive environment for your skin to battle stress-induced acne and in terms you began to heal your body and achieve the glow from within. When our mental health is in balance, our skin reflects this harmony, showing resilience against the impacts of stress and anxiety.

Stress wrinkles … gone 

Early aging … gone 

Stress acne … gone 

All because you’ve prioritized your REST.

The Role of Mental Health in Skincare

Achieving your skincare goals goes beyond mere external care—it involves nurturing your mental well-being. Prioritizing mental health not only contributes to a positive mindset but also nurtures your skin from within. Creating a routine that emphasizes rest, optimal sleep, and low-stress living is key to unlocking your skin's natural radiance.

Tips for Creating a Low-Stress Lifestyle

For women of color, creating a low-stress lifestyle that supports their well-being is paramount. Here are some actionable tips to achieve this:

1. Optimize Your Sleep: Establish a consistent sleep schedule that allows for rejuvenating rest, promoting both mental and skin health. 

With the support of our Rest In A Bottle supplement, you can set the foundation for not just rest, but good quality sleep. When you use our Rest in A Bottle Supplement you are able to reduce signs of aging, retain hydration in the skin, decrease inflammation, and promote healing for healthy glowing skin. 

2. Practice Self-Care: Dedicate time for self-care activities that nurture your mental well-being, whether it's meditation, skincare rituals, or engaging in hobbies you love.
3. Set Boundaries: Learn to give yourself the same compassion and care you extend to others. Setting boundaries in your personal and professional life is essential for maintaining a low-stress lifestyle.
4. Nourish Your Body: Embrace a balanced, nutritious diet that supports your overall well-being, which in turn benefits your skin.
5. Seek Support: Surround yourself with a supportive community that understands the importance of mental well-being and empowers you to prioritize self-care.

Remember family, as women of color, it's crucial to learn the art of giving more to ourselves than we give to others. By embracing a low-stress lifestyle and prioritizing self-care, with consistent routines like ensuring you get the proper rest needed, we empower ourselves to shine from within. Remember, taking care of your mental well-being is an investment in your skin's health and your overall vitality.