Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Where to Eat Dessert in San Francisco

























I have a huge sweet tooth and would prefer to eat dessert over a real meal. Keeping that in mind, my list of favorite dessert spots is much shorter.

  1. Bi-Rite Creamery - This place comes highly recommended by any SF resident due to the variety of flavors. My personal favorite are Balsamic Strawberry (seasonal), Earl Grey, Honey Lavender, or a generic brownie sundae with Salted Caramel ice cream. Honestly, any flavor here is amazing and I plan to try them all. 
  2. Candybar - A great date night spot. They have sweet drinks, board games, and dessert. I love the sundae bites and restaurant vibe. 
  3. Toy Boat - Another great spot for ice cream! There have one of the best sundae's Iv'e had in the city (hot fudge included!)
  4. Fraiche - A great place if you're trying to stay on the healthier side of dessert snacking. They serve frozen yogurt in limited flavors but my favorite is "original" and I usually top it with fresh berries and chocolate shavings. 
  5. Smitten Ice Cream - A cute little stand in the middle of Hayes Valley. Smitten serves churned-to-order ice cream! The ice cream is delicious but it's also a very cool experience. 

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Affordable Skin Care Routine

My skin care routine is ever-changing based on what my skin needs at the time - Dark under eye treatment, intense moisturizer, skin mask, etc. I recently found a combination of products that satisfies all my needs and doesn't take much time.

Here is a list my right-now, favorite (and affordable) skin care products.

My skin is prone to break out, but that all changed when I found an affordable skin care line called "Vichy" which caters to acne-prone skin (and other skins types as well). Every night I wash my face with either the "3-in-1 cleansing mask" or the "Purifying deep cleansing gel." I alternate between these two because sometime I need to fight a break out or just need a deep exfoliation.
After washing, I spritz my skin with Benedetta's Hydrosol Rose spray (rose lotion here). The spray can help reduce eye puffiness, soften dry skin, be used as a toner, and it smells amazing! 

After the spray dries, I then apply Boot No7 Beautiful Skin Night Cream (for normal/oily skin) to my face and neck. I love this product because it's light weight, so I don't feel oily in the morning, plus my skins feel silky soft after a night of rest. 
I wrap up my nightly skin routine with Boots No7 Lift and Luminate Eye Cream. I've tried a few eye products recently (including Vichy Aqualia Eye Roller), but I have seen the best results with No7 because it brightens and evens my under eye skin, plus it successfully reduced lines and wrinkles as well. I apply the eye cream before bed and in the morning under make up.
I believe that a balanced and affordable skin care routine is important. I love that all these products can be found on Amazon or even Target and are all under $35.