I’m a fan of everything from Alpyn Beauty. The founder, Kendra Kolb Butler, is a friend, and I love that she’s created a skincare line made with clean, natural ingredients that I feel comfortable using on my daughter when we play pretend spa. (And that I use on myself regularly!) Plus, it actually works! I find it rare that all-natural beauty lines are also effective. But after one use, you really do see a difference. Alpyn Beauty has made my skin a lot softer and dewier, and my makeup goes on much better.

I find beauty in things that might be a little bit different, a little bit outside the realm of what others consider beautiful. Maybe it’s an irregularity in a stone, or some sort of weird quirk that a person has. I find those qualities beautiful.