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It might be a “Cruel Summer” for Bananarama and Taylor Swift, but for us it’s been a pool summer. LOL!

Connor and I have been spending lots of time at the pool, and in between cannonballs, underwater handstands, and sharing pizza with neighbors and friends, there’s been sooooo much sunscreen.

Every hour on the hour, a timer on my phone beeps to remind us to reapply another layer. We’ve been pretty good about it so far!

All that sunscreen eventually has to come off, though, and that’s why today’s summer beauty buddies, two oil cleansers, are our pool day BFFs. Shout out to Bioderma Atoderm Cleansing Oil and Naturium Fermented Camellia Creamy Cleansing Oil for making it so easy to take the waterproof stuff off.

I’m sure you’ve done a double cleanse with an oil cleanser for your face, but have you considered doing something similar for your body? If you’ve ever struggled with removing zinc or waterproof sunscreen, then double cleansing will be a game changer! It’s so much easier.

Before hopping in the shower, I rub a few pumps of the Bioderma oil on the areas of my body where I’m wearing sunscreen – my arms, legs, chest and back. I do the same thing with my face and neck with the Naturium Creamy Cleansing Oil.

The oil breaks up the sunscreen so that it easily melts off in the shower.

When I hop into the shower, I use a soft washcloth to remove the oil and sunscreen, and then I follow up with a foamy shower gel on my body and a face cleanser to get extra clean.

It’s so nice to not have to scrub, especially when I’m wearing mineral sunscreen with zinc. It’s so easier and faster with the first oil cleanse.

If you can’t find Bioderma Atoderm, another thing you can try is makeup removing balm in a jar. I like the ones by e.l.f and Naturium.

Have you spent any time in the water so far this summer? I dunno, I used to only love the beach, but now I have a new appreciation for the pool. It’s easier for me to keep an eye on kids when they’re all in an enclosed space, and I don’t have to deal with the element of waves and currents. I also like having easy access to chairs, tables and shade umbrellas, and knowing that I can easily go to the bathroom. Maybe it’s a getting older thing? Or becoming a parent thing?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

I recently binged watched “The Diplomat,” a fast-paced political thriller on Netflix starring Keri Russell as Katherine Wyler, an American ambassador handling an international crisis.

Right after I finished the first season, I watched it again – partly because the story’s really that good, and partly because the dialogue comes at you so quickly the first time around it’s hard to wrap your head around all the details.

I also find it refreshing to see characters who are ladies with big jobs who don’t appear overly polished. Katherine’s character regularly looks like she’s too busy with work to bother running a brush through her hair, and I can appreciate that.

Put it on your list if you’re into dramas!

Not related to Netflixing at all, but I finally used my 30% off coupon at CVS to buy a couple beauty-related things I’ve been wanting to try.

The first is this massive bottle of Cleansing Oil by Bioderma for dry, sensitive skin.

I use it as a first cleanse on my body to remove waterproof sunscreen by rubbing it onto dry skin before getting in the shower. The bottle says that you can also use it on your face, too, which I’m kinda stoked about because I’m all for not having to buy a separate cleansing oil to remove makeup. It has a delicate scent that’s vaguely floral which I don’t hate.

I also purchased an Unflavored Collagen Protein Powder by Vital Proteins. It’s supposed to “help support” (whatever that means) hair, skin, nails, bones and joints, but I mainly bought it because I figured I could use it to sneak more protein into my day.

I use two tablespoons, which has about 9g, in my morning coffee to boost my protein intake at breakfast. I like that it doesn’t mess with the texture or flavor of my drink and that it’s one less egg I need to eat in the morning, LOL! Jury’s out on whether it makes a difference with anything else, though. If helps me with my hair (I feel like it’s so much thinner now that I’m in my 40s), I’ll take it.

Hope your Wednesday is going well!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Summer Beauty Buddies: Must-Haves for Pool Days from Bioderma and Naturium

Something to Watch Next Time You’re Netflixin’: “The Diplomat” | Some Beauty Things I Bought Recently From CVS