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Some things are just best left to the professionals.

I see the appeal of at home treatments: Microneedling, Dermaplaning, peels, etc.

They’re cheaper to do at home and seem relatively “easy.”

But the truth is there is no safe way to do these treatments at home.

Products available for at home use are not the same, or even close to the same, quality as what you get in a professional setting.

Most people have never read a book on Microneedling or been to a peel training to have any clue into what they’re doing.

And the advice on social media is crazy and I’ll be honest, I think you’re crazy if you listen to it!

These at home treatments have got to stop. The average person doesn’t have enough knowledge of the skin or these treatments to be winging it at home.

For your skin’s safety and your sanity, leave advanced treatments to the professionals.

Why is it that I can throw a rock and hit someone who’s seen a video of someone bashing their beauty pro, but it’s so hard to find videos praising them?

I know I’m partial because I work in the industry, but it shouldn’t be a beauty pros fear that someone is going to post a video of them saying how horrible they did.
What a crappy thing to worry about. Especially when you don’t have the same amount of hope that someone will post a positive video about you.

Now’s our chance! Let’s make this better!! Start posting about your favorite beauty provider! Your friends and followers need to know why you look so amazing. Let’s let them in on the secret!!

As we are coming up on the one year anniversary of remodeling Pedigo bikes into Beige and Company, I want to say, never underestimate a mom running her own business. She’ll handle it all. She’ll even learn how to fix the toilet in the middle of the afternoon.

This life is crazy. It’s chaotic. We’re a little delusional. But we handle it. Every Single Time.

So when people ask how we got here, it wasn’t luck, it wasn’t the right place at the right time. We work our asses off and it’s paying off. So shout out to us for fixing our own toilet. Women in STEM folks!

Raise your hand if you were also personally victimized by the Dove bar, scope and Vanicream routine? 🙋‍♀️

While there is beauty is a simple skincare routine, these would never be my go to products.

Elevating Dove bar soap and Vanicream is simple! Start with a quality gentle cleanser like lipid replacing cleanser from and Aquaporin. A quality moisturizer with skin nourishing benefits, but not complicated.

These simple swaps can really elevate your skincare routine and make it perform better.

Now really raise your hand in the comments if at some point in time you were put on something like this skincare routine?

Hot take but it needs to be said

Influencers are not the problem. Blindly repeating what brands tell you to say is.

Make your money. Truly. I support that.
But if a company hands you a script about a product you didn’t research, didn’t test long term, and don’t understand… and you still sell it like it’s a miracle? That’s where it crosses the line.

Skincare is not a cute little impulse buy.
You’re talking to people who are struggling. Acne. Sensitized skin. Pigmentation. Real insecurities that affect how they show up every single day.

Brands know influencer marketing works.
They also know desperate people will try anything.

So they package hope, hand you bullet points, and suddenly this product “works for everyone”

It doesn’t. And we all know it.

Sell the clothes.
Sell the jewelry.
Sell the Amazon finds.

But skincare and supplements require knowledge, not just a following.

If you’re influencing in the skincare space, you have a responsibility. Period.

What do you think… should influencers be held to a higher standard when it comes to skincare?

Stop “networking” with people who were never going to support you anyway.

Walking into Home Depot with a stack of business cards and hoping for the best? That’s not strategy… that’s wishful thinking.

If you want real connections that actually turn into clients, start with small businesses in your community.

The local flower shop. The boutique. The coffee shop owner who’s also figuring it out day by day.

They get it.
They’ve BEEN where you are.
They’re way more likely to support you because they understand what it takes to build something from the ground up.

That’s a big reason I left my last job. I was working 30 minutes away from home and pouring into a community that wasn’t mine.

Now? I’m intentional about building up the community I live in… because strong communities create strong businesses.

And people support people they feel connected to.

So if networking has felt awkward or pointless, you’re probably just doing it in the wrong rooms.

Start local. Watch what happens.

If you’re a small business owner, where have you found the BEST connections?