Your Ultimate Autumn Skincare Routine: How to Keep Your Skin Glowing This Fall

There's no season quite like Autumn. The crisp, chilly air can feel rejuvenating after a sweltering and sticky summer. However, as the seasons become colder, humidity levels drop, which can lead to some not-so-rejuvenating side effects, like dry skin. 

You can never over-stress the importance of a skincare routine, but your daily skincare habits become especially important as the weather changes.

Fantasy Weekend at the 2019 Ohio Renaissance Festival

The Ohio Renaissance Festival is my family's favorite annual event. We love everything about the faire — the food, the people, the atmosphere, the shopping — and attend every year. For the 2019 Ohio Renaissance Festival, we attended during Fantasy Weekend. As always, we enjoyed ourselves to the fullest.

Face Washing 101: Method, Products, & More

Knowing how to properly wash your face is important to a healthy skincare routine. Washing helps remove dirt, oil, makeup, and other debris from the skin, reducing the risk of breakouts from clogged pores. However, if you're not using the right technique or not rinsing enough afterward, you could be doing more harm than good.

Let's learn more about face washing techniques, how to properly rinse, and which products to use after washing to keep your skin looking radiant.

DIY Plus Size Women's Pirate Costume with Corset

Pirate cosplay is one of my favorites so when my husband told me that we'll be attending the Ohio Renaissance Festival during Pirate Week, I started looking for pirate costume ideas immediately.

I couldn't find any inexpensive pirate costumes that I felt were suitable for my plus-size frame, so I decided to go with a DIY pirate costume instead. After all, pirate costumes are easy to throw together. To complete my costume, I used several items from a thrift store, my favorite leather boots, and my gorgeous black brocade steel-boned underbust corset from Orchard Corset.

Kids Dalek Costume Tutorial

It all started one cold night when our son, about 7-years-old at the time, mentioned a show called "Doctor Who." He had heard one of his favorite YouTube stars mention it. Wanting to know whether this show was appropriate, I did some research, found the newer series on Netflix, and invited my husband to watch it with me that night.

One episode turned into two, two episodes turned into three, and—well, you get the point. Our son, thanks to the help of a YouTube sensation, had turned his parents into Doctor Who fans. And thanks to our son, you get to see this awesome Dalek costume tutorial for kids!

Upgrade Your Skincare Ritual with These Aloe-Based Products

As the science of skincare continues to evolve, it's important we stay up-to-date on the ingredients we apply to our body's largest organ. Over time, science has shown us certain ingredients are allergens doing more harm than good (looking at you, Benzyl alcohol). On the other hand, we've also learned that some skincare ingredients are superior at protecting the skin.

Kids 10th Doctor Costume Tutorial / Shopping Guide

Have you checked out my tutorial for making a kid's Dalek costume?

It's been a year since our kids dressed up as Doctor Who characters for Halloween. Tomorrow we're attending Time Traveler's Weekend at the Ohio Renaissance Festival. Our son wanted to be the 10th Doctor this year, so that's exactly what we made him.