My Highly Requested Postpartum Routine!

Hey babes,

Happy Monday! I hope you are all doing well and stay safe! I am really enjoying this sunny warm weather in February. We always have the best weather out here in LA and I do not like the cold weather at all. I just wanted to say a big thank to everyone who read my recent article! Also, a big welcome to my new subscribers as well! Today's article is going to be a beauty article that was highly requested. My article today will be my postpartum beauty routine! Being a new young mom isn't easy, but with some good self-care products and some self-love anything is possible! It is so important to take care of your physical and mental health being a new young mom.

I recently have been getting a lot of my beauty products from VS Pink lately! I love Pink that is one of my favorite stores to shop at. I have been trying out all of their skin care and beauty products and I am blown away by the results! I have been using a lot of skin care products lately to have that post pregnancy glow. Taking care of my skin is so important to me, because I love having shiny and healthy skin! I also finally started to wear make up again, so I have been enjoying doing my make up! I just started taking some hair and nail vitamins to help with growth of both of those things too. I am going to list down below all the hair, make up, and skincare products I have been using. Without further a due I give you my postpartum routine and beauty tips!

Hair:

My hair care routine is so important to me, because I like to make sure my hair is growing, shiny, and healthy! I get Brazilian Blowouts for my hair to help with moisture and frizz. I love getting it done, because it also makes my hair straight and cuts back blow drying time as well. For my shampoo and conditioner, I use a brand called Carol's Daughter Monoi Repairing Sulfate-Free Shampoo and Conditioner. I love this shampoo and conditioner set for my hair, because it really hydrates my hair and eliminates all of the frizz so I can achieve the perfect post shower blowout! It also smells amazing like you are on a tropical vacation and it gives your hair a very clean feeling after washing. It is also sulfate-free so if you have any hair treatment or color in your hair it is safe to use. For my blow drying products, I use Moroccan Oil Hair Oil, Moroccan Oil Hair Mask, and Sebastian Styling Mousse. Both of these products are amazing to use if you want to have get that perfect bouncy and straight blow out! I recently just started taking the Sugar Bear Hair Gummies to help with hair growth after pregnancy. I heard they are really good for your hair and I wanted to try them out! I highly recommend trying out all of these!

Make Up:

I love wearing make up and doing my make up it is very therapeutic for me! I love getting my make up done whenever I have an event it's my favorite thing to get done. Covid has taken over so there really has not been anything exciting for me. I also enjoy learning how to do my own make up and being self taught from watching YouTube videos. I do not like to wear a lot of make up, because I like to let my skin breathe but I do enjoy putting a little on for my daily make up routine. My two favorite make up brands are Fenty Beauty by Rihanna and Anastasia Beverly Hills! For my face primer, I use Benefit Cosmetic's Porefessional Face Primer. It quickly minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines for smoother than smooth skin! I have two Beauty Blender's I use for my foundation I have the classic pink one and a nude one. For my foundation I use Fenty Beauty's Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation and Marc Jacob's Re(marc)able Foundation. I like to use a full coverage foundation to get the perfect make up look and to cover up any acne or redness on my face. I have pretty good skin because I was on ac for two years and my skin is really clear now! For my mascara, my two favorite mascaras to use are Fenty Beauty's Full Frontal Volume, Lift & Curl Mascara and Lancôme’s DÉFINICILS HIGH-DEFINITION MASCARA. Both of these mascara's are amazing, because you get full-on lashes with this water-resistant formula that is shown to volumize, lengthen, lift, and curl lashes. I also use Lancôme’s CILS BOOSTER XL ENHANCING LASH PRIMER because a conditioning formula for visible performance, infused with micro-fibers, Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E, lashes appear longer and fuller. For my blush I use ABH Beverly Hill's Blush Trio in the shade Pool Party. I love this shade, because it's the perfect shade for my skin tone! For my lip gloss, I use Lancôme’s Juicy Tubes, Fenty Beauty's Gloss Bomb, and ABH's Lip Gloss! For my finished look, I like to spray my Urban Decay Cosmetics All Nighter Setting Spray to set my make up and I love this product, because it sets my makeup perfectly! I highly recommend these make up products!

Skincare:

I take care of my skin every day and it is so important to me to have healthy skin! I recently have been using a lot of VS Pink's beauty products and I also love EOS's products as well. In the shower for my perfect shaving routine, I like to use EOS's Shea Butter Better Shave Cream in the scent lavender, because lavender is a calming scent to me. I also get waxed too as well for self-care. For my face products, I really am enjoying using Fenty's Skin Start'r Set! I love this set, because it is a great facial set for my skin type and it gives you skin a very refreshing and clean feeling when you are in the shower. It includes cleanser, face toner, and moisturizer. For my face scrub, I like to use St. Ives Gentle Smoothing Rosewater and Aloe Vera Facial Scrub! It really exfoliates my skin and cleans out my pores! It also smells exactly like roses and aloe Vera is very beneficial for your skin! Fo my body and lip scrub I am currently using VS Pink's Bronzed Coconut Body Scrub and VS Pink's Rose Candy Lip Scrub to moisturize my lips for the perfect pucker up effect. For my lotion, I like to use EOS's Shea Better Moisture Body Lotion in the Pomegranate Raspberry and VS Pink's Grapefruit Lotion! For my face mask, I have been using VS Pink's Coco Chill Sleeping Mask with stavia oil to get the perfect glow and it gives your face that cooling feeling too! It really makes my face feel very soft and shiny too! For my lips, I like to use EOS's Shea Butter Lip Balm in the scent Champagne Pop. It smells exactly like rose! For my perfume I use Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel, and Tory Burch Love Relentlessly. I also wear Dior, Marc Jacob’s, and VS perfume too! I highly recommend all of these skin care products!

Mental Health/Exercise/ Lifestyle Diet:

I have been taking care of my mental health, because mental health is so important and it should never be ignored. I have my own individual therapist who is helping me get through my postpartum depression. Everyday has been hard for me since my breakup with my ex-boyfriend, but I am getting stronger and moving forward and on every day. It is so important to take care of your mental health so you can live your life to the fullest! My therapist is helping my get through my postpartum depression. I am so grateful to have my family and friend's emotional support to help get through this difficult time. Seeing my friends has been very important to me! Also, I have been spending a lot of time with my baby Liam too. Every day I learn something new about him and he's a blessing! For exercise, I am very proud and excited to say that I am officially back to dancing again! I missed dance so much, and dance has always been my outlet for me to just forget about everything and dance! Dance is amazing for your physical and mental health, because it builds endorphins and endorphins make you happy! Dance is a perfect example of exercise to take care of your mental health too. I wanted to get back into dancing, because it is my hobby and something that I love to do! I also like to go on walks with my dog and hike sometimes too on the weekend. For my diet I like to eat a lot chicken, fish, veggies, fruit, and brown rice! I also love salad too. I like to eat steak but I prefer chicken and fish more to be honest with you. I love pizza and sushi those are my two favorite foods! I have my cheat days haha I do admit that were I love Chick Fil A and In and Out! I like to drink a lot of unsweetened tea, ice water with lemon, coffee, red or white wine! I love wine I would say red is my favorite kind of wine! I also have a sweet tooth too! I love ice cream so I can't resist sometimes. I like to live a healthy lifestyle so I can take care of my body and be happy! I have been catching up on a lot of my sleep as a new young mom and getting off my phone and laptop at night two hours before bed, so I can get a good night's sleep and start my day energized and refreshed!

Lastly School:

I am a full-time student on top of being a single mom. School has always been a big priority for me and I am proud my grades right now. I am very excited to be graduating from community college this Spring semester! I am also very proud to announce that I am finally graduating from community college this semester! I am currently earning my AA degree in Communication Studies. I also am very excited to say that I applied to Cal State Northridge to transfer there this fall! I am going to be majoring in Journalism for my BA degree with a minor in Fashion Merchandising! I plan on joining a sorority at CSUN and also, I am planning on trying out for their dance team as well! I want to be a fashion journalist a (writer) for Vogue for my dream job!

Thank you for reading my highly requested postpartum routine! I buy these products at Sephora, Target, Pink, and Ulta Beauty. I highly recommend trying out all of the products I mentioned above in my article. This Saturday's article will be a fashion article on my favorite Spring 2021 fashion trends. I am excited to style myself for Spring, and I always love Spring fashion! All the floral prints and pastel colors are very girly and chic! I would describe my style as girly, trendy, chic, and edgy! I will also be posting 2021 Beauty Trends for my beauty gurus out there as well! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and please don't forget to stay safe! Wear your mask and social distance too! I cannot wait to travel again when the pandemic is over. See you all in new week's post! Cheers!!

Love,

Lindsey Leshner :)