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Ann M.'s avatar

The blackout is / was really something! Definitely want to give Drunk Elephant a try based on your enthusiastic recommendations. Left to my own devices, I don't know where to begin.

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Rachel Weingarten's avatar

I had the worst time trying to work on anything today. I really think you'll love Drunk Elephant. A lot of their products seem almost like skincare lite, but these two are just fabulous. I'll keep you posted after a few weeks!

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Jayne Morehouse's avatar

Hope you are feeling better. I'm going to try these. After being acne face my entire life, now have super-dry skin and don't know what to do.

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Rachel Weingarten's avatar

Thanks so much! I am. Though the massive tech blackout has impacted everything I'm working on. Ohh. That's super interesting. I'm going to give this a think. Off the top of my head I'd say to look for enriched water-based products. They have the elements you need, but aren't oil based or similar.

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Jayne Morehouse's avatar

I'm resetting all of my security cameras, thermostat, etc because of that outage. I am furious. Once I went dry, I went dry. I can use oil directly on my face now.

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Rachel Weingarten's avatar

Im constantly resetting everything and still paranoid.

Ohhh. That's so interesting!

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Judy Gruen's avatar

Rachel, I've been using Civant Firm & Renew for a few years, and like it very much. Do you still recommend switching to these DE products? Why change if you are pleased with what your skin care is doing for you? Or does the skin get "used" to a routine and need something to "wake it up?"

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Rachel Weingarten's avatar

That's an excellent question. You live in a temperate climate without any real extremes, so if you've found something you love I absolutely recommend sticking with it. That said, sometimes stress or travel or holidays can throw your skin out of whack. Or, you might want to give yourself a breather before resuming your usual skincare routine. I like to mix things up seasonally...but then again, I'm always testing new products to write about!

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Rebecca Kiki Weingarten's avatar

It does make your skin (even more) stunning.

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Rachel Weingarten's avatar

Blushes prettily. Tha k you!!

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Rebecca Kiki Weingarten's avatar

I must try DE now.

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