What I have noticed as I get older is that investing in skincare matters. I’d much rather spend money on quality products that work (versus products to cover it up). I love my skin to glow from within. I am The “Glow” Wellness after all.

I often get asked about my skincare routine on Insta. I have chosen to go the all-natural route, meaning no fillers or neuromodulators (i.e. botox). So it’s taken me a while to find out what works for my skin and doesn’t.

I want to look the best I can at 48 – like myself, but the best version of myself.

A compromised barrier, and why it matters, especially in mid-life

As we get older –particularly as we hit menopause — our skin loses its youthful plumpness and dewiness. And we are left with thinner skin. That’s because the production of collagen – the building block of the skin – decreases after a certain age and, during menopause years, it could drop as much as 30 percent. That’s disastrous for skin integrity. At the same time, elastin – which makes your skin snap back when pinched – also declines massively as does hyaluronic acid, which holds moisture in.

It took a lot of trial and error to get me back to a place where my skin feels nourished, replenished, and supple. Yes. Those are the hallmarks of beautiful skin. For a long time I was using too many stripping ingredients and my skin suffered. My barrier was compromised, which meant my skin was raw and irritated, the opposite of glowing. Then I started experimenting with organic, high-quality lines and I found a product line my skin loved.

That’s why I am sharing this post with you today.

You get to benefit from my trial-and-error which involved the last two years, hundreds of products and thousands of dollars.

I’m bumping you straight to the front of the line for all the goods.

So let’s get straight into what I have added to my routine that’s made the most difference…

Let’s first chat internal skincare

That’s right, great skin is mostly an internal job.

As a society, we are in constant search of products, devices, and procedures that will help us anti-age. But to effectively turn back the clock it goes much more than skin deep.

Aging well, in general, is mostly an inside job.

What we consume (food, people, energy) is vital to our longevity and quality of life. But it doesn’t stop there. What we put on our bodies is also integral to overall health. Skincare is healthcare as the skin is our largest organ. The products I use and recommend to clients must be clean and highly effective. No small feat.

That’s why I was so excited about the Furtuna approach, internal + external skincare. This is truly groundbreaking, a company that is thinking holistically about our skin.

So what exactly is internal skincare?

Good Fats = Great Skin!

Meet LXR06. This is not like other olive oils. Crafted under the Sicilian sun on our organic estate. The Furtuna cutting edge processing methods created an elixir to support, nurture, soothe, repair, protect, and heal the skin from the inside out. A daily tablespoon of this ingestible elixir delivers a powerful boost of antioxidants & fatty acids to repair and fortify skin’s moisture barrier from within. Made with a skincare-optimized blend of six different olive varieties with the highest level of skin-beautifying ingredients from this year’s harvest.

How do you consume it?

You’re going to want to give it a shot. 🙂 Yes, get your shot glass ready.

Here is the recommended dose: 1 tablespoon of Furtuna’s high-quality, organic EVOO every morning on an empty stomach.

Just doing this alone is enough to transform your skin from the inside out. But I mentioned the one-two punch of clean organic, natural skincare and products.

So let’s go deeper into my skincare routine…

Healthy luminous skin is possible

When you try a product and you immediately see a transformation you want to share. That is what happened when I discovered Furtuna.

My skincare routine is the 3-part Rituale Luminoso Transformation Set (that tells you everything you need to know: luminous. ritual. transformation).

Once you try these skin essentials made with hand-harvested and organic ingredients from Sicily, your dewy, radiant skin will make you a forever-convert. The micellar-water-meets-essence sweeps away dirt and light makeup, leaving behind powerful botanicals to work on skin. The olive-leaf-and-milk-thistle-infused skin serum works for both face and eyes, visibly lifting, toning, plumping, and helping reduce the appearance of puffiness. And the gorgeously textured biphase oil supercharges skin with moisture and treatment ingredients—and smells absolutely incredible. The set includes the following:

• Due Alberi Biphase Moisturizing Oil
• Porte Per La Vitalità Face and Eye Serum
• Acqua Serena Micellar Essence

Furtuna Skin believes in the notion of a minimalist skincare routine, made possible by products that exceed the maximum level of results. It’s hero product is the Due Alberi Biphase Moisturizing Oil, which has been hailed as the holy grail of facial oils. Its two-part formula brings game-changing innovation to the category, making it both nourishing and moisturizing, while its “liquid gold” nature has earned it praise from every publication’s beauty editors, from Vogue and Goop to Harper’s Bazaar and WWD to influencers and public figures like Hailey Bieber. The Replenishing Balm and Face and Eye Serum are also hailed as top beauty products.

This is a skincare routine that is simple, effective and works.

My Experience

Once I tried the full product line I was hooked. Adding this newest product to my routine was no exception. I cannot believe how much more youthful my face appears after only a week.  I’ve had more good skin days since I started using this line than I have with any other products I’ve tried in the past.

At 48, I want my skin to look glowing and healthy, and Furtuna helps me achieve that. This line is the first line that I’ve used in over 40 years that actually worked. I am just overwhelmed with the results and I love that with just 4 simple products I can achieve this!

my personal testimony

What makes Furtuna so special

What I love about Furtuna is this is a REGENERATIVE BEAUTY APPROACH to skincare. Don’t just repair. Vastly improve.

Regenerative beauty builds on the concept of regenerative agriculture, going beyond the beauty industry’s greenwashed standards of ‘clean’ and ‘sustainable’ by taking a broader, holistic view. 

For Furtuna regeneration is not just about repairing but vastly improving the sum of all parts of our ecosystems. 

On the La Furtuna Estate where the skincare ingredients are grown, that means implementing farming practices that drive long-term results so that people, animals, and the land can thrive.

Made with organic ingredients hand-harvested on an 800-acre estate in Sicily, Furtuna Skin sets a new standard of luxury skin care for the clean beauty world.  Founded by CEO Agatha Relota Luczo, former model and double-certified olive oil sommelier, the brand has twelve products that treat skin with incredible ingredients and results.

For skin, that means taking a radically different approach that is ANTI-anti-aging and instead advocating for and addressing all areas of wellness that improve longevity. 

Read all about Furtuna and their sustainability mission here.

A Special Invitation

Find out your unique skincare needs with a skincare quiz curated by their experts to identify your skin issues and type. They’ll provide specific product recommendations and you can use my special offer: 15% off your entire purchase at Furtuna with code theglow15

Using products with amazing ingredients is key, and over-washing or exfoliating your skin can be a glow killer. I’m a big believer that what you put on your skin is just as important as what you eat, so for me, [clean and potent] ingredients are essential.

Co-founder and model Agatha Luczo 

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