Wellness – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg Wellness – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 Eat it or Wear it: Leah Chavie Shares the Best Winter Foods for Your Skin http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/winter-foods-skin/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/winter-foods-skin/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2015 01:07:01 +0000 http://www.ingoodtastemag.com/?p=7737 It’s easy for skin to become dry, pale and sallow during the winter months, especially in Chicago where the coldest season of the year seems to never end. Before you spend your entire paycheck on fancy lotions and creams, try nourishing your skin from the inside out.  We’ve all heard that drinking eight glasses of water a day will keep your body and skin hydrated, but the nutrients in some of our favorite winter flavors can also play a part in your health. We recently stopped in for a visit to Leah Chavie of Leah Chavie Skincare Boutique. Leah is one of the leading aesthetician’s in Chicago and she gave us some insight about some of the best winter foods for your skin. Not only does she offer seasonally-inspired beauty treatments, like her luxurious pumpkin and peppermint facials, but she’s exceptionally knowledgable about all things skin. To our surprise, not only are some of our favorite seasonal foods packed with nutrients to help improve and maintain a healthy complexion when ingested, but they have dual purpose as active ingredients in some of our favorite beauty treatments. Whether you’re planning a dinner party menu or booking your next facial appointment, look for one of these fun and festive winter flavors […]

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]]> http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/winter-foods-skin/feed/ 0 Pumpkin Facial at Leah Chavie Skincare Center http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/pumpkin-facial-at-leah-chavie-skincare-center/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/pumpkin-facial-at-leah-chavie-skincare-center/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2013 05:00:48 +0000 http://www.ingoodtastemag.com/?p=6356 Pumpkin is as essential to fall as peanut butter is to jelly. This season, Leah Chavie Skincare Center is offering clinical pumpkin treatments and pumpkin facials to keep your skin glowing through the cold, dry weather. The pumpkin facial is a one-hour treatment that combines relaxation and pampering with the research-inspired techniques that Chavie has mastered during her 20 year tenure as a certified medical esthetician. Before we talk about the treatment, you need some background. Since high school, I have only trusted two estheticians to wax my eyebrows. When I get facials, I am usually highly skeptical about what they are putting on my face. Within five minutes of stepping into the Leah Chavie Skincare Center, I felt like I had known Chavie all my life and would have trusted her to do whatever she wanted to my skin. She treats her clients like contemporaries, which is kind of what you want when someone is about to spend an hour massaging your face, right? Pumpkin is full of enzymes and antioxidants that increases cell turnover, balance, cleanse and calms the skin. Chavie begins the hour by cleansing and balancing your skin with a refreshing peppermint scrub that gives your […]

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