Winter to Spring – A beautiful thing

The birds around me hopped and played,
Their thoughts I cannot measure –
But the least motion which they made,
It seemed a thrill of pleasure.
~ William Wordsworth

Spring is a favored theme for poets because the transition from winter to spring is so abundantly evident in nature. Of course, there are also indoor transformations. One of which is reviewing your skin care needs.

Your skin changes right along with the seasons. So now’s the time to integrate 5 easy steps in preparation for spring’s sunny presence.

First: Spring Cleaning. Review your current products and see if any have grown obsolete tucked away in the medicine cabinet or back of a drawer. Check expiration dates and purge anything past its prime – it’s no longer effective.

Number Two: Lighten up your moisturizer. We focus on lightening our winter weight in time for spring fashions – but it’s also time to let go of the thicker, richer creams that protected our skin during the shifts between outdoor cold and indoor heat. Spring calls for something light and breathable to enhance your sunny glow.

Step Three: Exfoliate. Skin can look dull after the wear and tear of cold weather – but luckily exfoliators come in a variety of viscosities ranging from hearty to sensitive for your face. And whether it’s a physical scrubber or luxurious salt scrub with essential oils, your body will also thank you with soft, smooth skin from head to toe. Sloughing off dead skin cells to reveal more youthful skin is akin to tender new buds reaching towards the sun.

Next up: Wash Makeup Brushes. This step is elementary in fighting dirt and bacteria. A high quality cleanser removes and any all pore cloggers and extends the life of your brushes. Or, if a brush has served you well but dates back to the Paleolithic period, consider retiring it and starting over.

We have wonderful options at the Deep – both in brush cleaners and new makeup brushes. Because using dirty brushes? On your clean skin? That’s utterly degueulasse. (Definition: (familiar adj) – lousy, rotten, filthy, disgusting)

And the Fifth Step: Have A Facial. Facials are not only soothing and rejuvenating treatments – they increase oxygenation, lymphatic detox, and collagen production…all of which make an immediate, visible difference in your skin’s tone and texture. And since Skin Deep continues to win the coveted Best Place To Have A Facial in the Independent Best Of annual competition – isn’t this a no-brainer?
With every professional Facial Treatment our licensed estheticians assess precisely what your skin needs to rally from a harsh winter. A winter that included smoke along with wind and rain. Nourishing ingredients with advanced technology give your face a true makeover – while you luxuriate in a customized treatment that benefits whatever your skin condition truly needs.

And there you have it. All the necessary steps to putting your best face forward for spring. Even daffodils will pale next to your pulchritudinous punim.

Ours shall be the gypsy winding
Of the path with violets blue,
Ours at last the wizard finding
Of the land where dreams come true. ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

In my still heart the thoughts awoke,
Came lone by lone together –
Say, birds and Sun and Spring, is Love
A mere affair of weather? ~ Robert Lewis Stevenson

What fills my heart with such delight?
Why do I feel such cheer?
To frolic so without my coat?
For spring, at last, is here! ~ Nancy Nufer