Lightweight Beauty Essentials Just In Time for Spring

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We fell hard for Natalie Alcala last fall, when the LA-based writer and blogger spent a week guest blogging for us. In fact, we loved her posts so much that we asked her to be a contributing editor. In addition to blogging for us once a week, she’ll also be writing for the Birchbox Magazine and keeping us up to speed on all things fashion, beauty, and fun.

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Spring is finally here! Time for picnics, pastels and lots of gingham. In addition to sprucing up my lip looks this season, I’ll also be reaching for lightweight products that allow my skin to breath in heat. And with Earth Month right around the corner, clean and natural beautifiers are on my radar, too. Here are five current favorites.

1. Kiehl’s Creme de Corps Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter ($38): I seriously can’t talk about this cream without getting giddy. After showering and drying off, I immediately lather this heavenly-scented, air-whipped butter all over my body. Free of parabens glycols and silicones, this is pretty much a one-way ticket to Hydration Nation.

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List of some of my favorite photographers in the Bay Area

I don’t know where to start… I have worked with hundreds of brides in the Bay Area and a ton of wedding photographers. And these are some of my favorites because they are really GOOD at what they do, have a great eye for beauty and details, wonderful personality and really fun to work with. And I just LOVE their work. And in alphabetical order (because I need them to be in some order):

Anna Wu

Chris and Christian of E&B Photography

Jerry Yoon

Kristy Ahumada of Volatile Photography

Michele Beckwith

Rebecca Wilkowski

Todd Parsons

M. Tierney Photography

I have been fortunate to work with some of these talented photographers multiple times! And you can definitely see some of their work on my website.

Hope you contact them and if you do, please let them know that I sent you!

Best!

Julianne