The Maui Babe Days

I am born and raised in a beautiful sleepy surf town in sunny San Diego. My dad is from Hawaii. My mom, grew up on the East Coast in various cities and vowed never to live in snow again. Needless to say my childhood was spent outside on our local beaches or visiting Hawaii or other tropical places growing up.

Some of my greatest memories are my teenage years.... my mom would drop me off at Moonlight Beach every day each summer, with about $3 for lunch. $1 of it went towards a giant slice of pizza from Manhattan Pizza joint and the other $2 were spent on candy and slur-pees at 7-11 up the street. Those were the days.....

I used to hang out right below this cliff in the middle of the pic. So all the surfer boys who parked up top to "check the waves" would also check us out. US girls thought we were so smart to lay out in front of the cliff and pretend like we didn't notice uptop.

Back then, I didn't need a beach bag. My only accessories to my bikini and flip flops was Maui Babe tanning lotion and a towel.  It was COOL to be tan... the "blacker" the better. I wanted to look exotic. That was cool in high school.  Know what wasn't? Sunscreen... or God forbid... a HAT! I would slather this goodness on and with the help of the sun, transform into an exotic babe(at least I thought so lol).

Circa 2003, my brother Kevin and I in Hawaii

Fast Forward to my twenties... nothing changed. College spring break trips, graduation vacations and many other family vacations to beaches confirmed that I was a sun-worshiper. My mom was a sun-worshiper. My friends were sun-worshipers. Its what I knew.

My family in Mexico, circa 2005 

My sun-worshiping besties and I in Playa Del Carmen, Circa 2005

Then when I met my now husband Anders, all he wanted to do was surf and hang at the beach so that's what we did and still do going in 10+ years later.

Circa 2006, on one of our 1st dates.... D Street(Moonlight Beach)

Circa 2012, taking Colin down to Swami's Beach.

So now in my thirties... I'll never forget that one day I looked in my mirror and thought, "Crap I don't remember having this many freckles? Why am I getting more?" and Off to ULTA I went to buy some heavy duty foundation and concealer to literally cover up my freckles and even out skin. Because that is what I thought...... I needed to invest in quality make-up, right?

It was this same time when I was also introduced to a new skincare line, designed specifically to reverse sun damage and even out skin tone. BOOM, had my name all over it. The idea of having items picked out specifically for me, and I just had to follow directions, got me sold. Plus I could return the used products if they didn't work. I've been using THIS line for over a year now, and my skin has literally never looked better. Its specifically designed to even skin tone and brighten skin. Boom.

HEALTHY. GLOWING. EVEN TONED.

But most recently, I've been using this NEW Lightening Reverse Regimen for last last 2.5 months. Its specifically targeted to fade those stubborn dark marks and age spots. I'm O B E S S E D. Mainly because it's working, and I can physically see dark marks fading and shrinking. I never thought that was possible. 30+ years of sun-worshiping can be reversed?

YES. 

And I'm not alone. These products have helped my friends clear up their melasma mustache after having kids, or their old acne dark marks that they thought could never disappear in addition to sun damage.

Here is a very close up naked progress picture of my skin after using this new Lightening Regimen. Many marks have disappeared and/or shrunk. Can't wait to see what another couple months will look like!

Oh and don't get me started on my Lash & Brow growth either 😜

The point of my story- I know I wasn't the only one using Maui Babe Tanning lotion(or any other tanning oil) growing up.... And I'm not the only one who thought that upping your "foundation game" was the way to go. I'm here to prove to you otherwise. You only have one face(and skin for that matter). Wear it well and take care of it.  What if you could wear less make-up up or even be foundation free? Let me tell you, it saves me so much time in the mornings.

If you want to know more about my experience with these products or if you want to try either of the REVERSE Regimens I have used, please contact me HERE and mention code: MAUI BABE, and I'll gift you a FREE Sunless Foaming Tanner so you can still have the same exotic look that I still aspire to have :). Anders doesn't complain when I use it all over my body and FACE too.

Your Welcome.