2noblecrows: Top Facialist (Sonya Dakar) To The Stars' Home Recipe Alternatives:

Dear Margaret,

I love that you found a legit box wine haha.. you're right, what would we have done if we had this in college?! You have to let me know as soon as you try it what you think!

So, I'm a huge fan of Sonya Dakar (facialist to the stars, including: Gwyneth Paltrow, Fergie, Sofia Vergerra, Drew Barrymore, etc.) and her products, but they can get very pricey. Lucky for me and you, I found an interview where she offers some home alternatives! Here are the recipes:

Celebrity Favorite Product from Sonya: Drying Potion, $25

Home Recipe Alternative:

Sonya Dakar's Secret "Zit Zapper":

-1 package dry yeast

-water

*Pour yeast into a bowl and add water (one drop at a time), mixing well after each drop, until mixture becomes a medium paste. Dot on breakouts. Allow to dry (about 30 minutes) before hopping into bed.

(The yeast will kill the bacteria and dry out breakouts).

Celebrity Favorite Product from Sonya: Green Tea Mask, $65

Home Recipe Alternative:

Creamy Green Tea Mask:

-1 tea bag of green tea

-2 tablespoons of sour cream

-1 egg yolk

-1 teaspoon olive oil

-1 teaspoon honey

*Boil the green tea bag in 1/4 cup of water until it has boiled down to 1 tablespoon, then cool in fridge for 15 minutes. Mix all other ingredients for about 30-60 seconds, until well blended. Stir in cooled green tea concentrate. Spread mixture over cleansed and exfoliated skin and leave on for about 15 minutes. Note: this is a soft mask and will not dry.

Rinse well with warm water and follow with a natural toner, moisturizer, etc.

(With ingredients like soothing green tea, cooling sour cream, hydrating olive oil, and nourishing egg yolk, you sensitive skin will never be the same).

Celebrity Favorite Product from Sonya: Puffiness/Puffy Eyes Visulift Eye Cream, $105

Home Recipe Alternative:

Tea For You:

-2 potato slices

-Chamomile tea

-Aloe vera gel

*Slice one small piece off of a potato; soak in chamomile tea, and dip in aloe vera gel. Put one slice under each eye and leave them there for 20 minutes.

(Potatoes calm inflammation and help lighten circles. Aloe vera is a natural moisturizer, healer and skin soother that will help tighten and reduce puffiness. Chamomile tea has calming properties that also have a soothing effect when used on skin.)

**Just look at the skin of her beautiful clients.. I'm sold:)

xoxo,

Kara