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Be Well with Mercedes: Friday Favorite Five

  • April 10, 2020April 10, 2020

It’s #fridayfavorites over here again!! Each Friday, I’ll be highlighting some of my personal favorites that I love and use almost daily!

(This post contains affiliate links, but you can trust that we will only promote products that we use and love!!)


1. Beautycounter Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer with SPF: I love this lightweight tinted moisturizer for its sheer and hydrating coverage. It’s just enough to even me out and create a clean finish. But, the BIG bonus is the SPF 20. And, as with all Beautycounter products, you’ll find cleaner safer ingredients that are good for your skin. 

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Be Well with Mercedes: Friday Favorite Five

  • April 4, 2020April 4, 2020

Hi!! Happy Friday and welcome to April. Is TGIF even a thing right now since we’re all home anyway?? I’m not so sure, but I’m still looking forward to happy hour in just a short bit and heading into the weekend. What can I say, creature of habit, even when I can’t leave my house to meet up with friends! Friday may look a little different these days, so I thought it was a perfect time to launch Friday Favorites! Each Friday, I’ll be highlighting five of my favorite things! As always, you can trust they’ll only be things we use and love around here!!

And, with a focus on Spring Cleaning, I thought I’d highlight some cleaner safer home and personal products I love and use daily. (This post contains affiliate links, but you can trust that we will only promote products that we use and love!!)

  1. Balanced Skin: I haven’t used a toner in ages, and when I did, I opted for Thayers Witch Hazel. It uses non-toxic ingredients and is super affordable. My skin has been feeling out of balance lately so I recently went back to it and I’m never stopping again! Hello clean. I love putting it in a spray bottle for a post-workout can’t wash my face for a while situation. At home, I swipe on with a reusable flannel facial pad.
  2. Hydrated Skin: Countermatch Adaptive Skin Moisturizer has been my go to since November. Super lightweight and not greasy feeling at all. Perfect on its own or under make up. Here ingredients? Squalene, derived from olives draws moisture to the skin and restores elasticity, while phytic acid boosts radience and helps ski breath for a natural glow.
  3. Clean Home: Young Living Thieves Oil. Diffuse it, clean with it, rub into feet, the possibilities are endless. With cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, rosemary and lemon oils, it leaves an amazing warm spicy smell not matter how you decide to use it. YL oils are pure therapeutic grade oils that are a safe alternative for cleaning and personal care. I recently made the switch from my usual brands and I’ve been really impressed with the effectiveness.
  4. Resurfacing Peel: This is my must have weekly skin refresh. I was without it recently while traveling and boy what a mistake!! I use it one-two times each week at bedtime and wake up with minimized pores and an amazing glow. It has changed the texture of my skin over the last few months. The heroes here are the multi-acid complex and essential fatty acids for cleaner safer results.
  5. Natural Deodorant: My favorite is Primally Pure. How many natural deodorants have you tried or are you terrified of trying them because you’re afraid they won’t work? I get it, nobody wants that embarrassing moment you lift your arms at a concert or when you go in for that high-five at the gym (um, can you tell I’m dreaming of leaving the house?). I tried probably five (that I can remember) and so far, only one of them has stood the test of time…Primally Pure. And hey, we’re all at home for a while so why not give it a shot? You can put through the ringer of your home workouts and the stress of home school for a while! (Use my special code just for Snow Happy readers besnowhappy10 for 10% your order!)

That’s all for this edition of #fridayfavorites! Comment with some of your favorites below!! As always, if I can help you on your journey to be well with cleaner safer skin care and other changes in clean living please reach out!

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Week 1 Life on the Inside: How a Skier Writes about Quarantine

  • March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

It’s like we woke up one day and the world was different. Our family went from getting excited for spring break to canceling our plans. I went from preparing my template to write an article about our time at Jackson Hole and Big Sky to wondering what kind of content makes sense for Snow Happy in this world of quarantine. We are in a new reality and we have a choice how we want to react to it. Either way, here we are! Now what???

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How to Clean Out and Clean Up your Make Up Bag

  • January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

Have you cleaned out and cleaned up your make-up bag yet this year? No? Now is the time!! Spend some time looking up the ingredients of what you’re currently using and don’t forget to check those expiration dates! I just realized my mascara is over 6 months old and optometrists recommend you replace it every 3 months for eye health! No wonder my eyes have been bugging me…who knows what’s lurking in that tube. 

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Self Care Can be as Simple as Skin Care: Start a Skin Care Regimen in 2020!

  • December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

It’s been a while since I’ve been on a formal skin care routine. Since I cleared up my acne, I never really got back to taking care of my skin – soap and water and a moisturizer. But, now, nearing a new decade, years of sun-damage becoming apparent and my skin just feeling “congested” (no acne, but dull and clogged pores), I knew it was time to face it head on. I tried all kinds of “natural” and “organic” products without results. (Not to mention, with the lack of regulation in the cosmetics industry, those words have little meaning). 

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Beautycounter Big Clean Sale: My Top 5 Faves

  • December 21, 2019December 21, 2019

I don’t know about you, my friend, but kiddos got out of school today for break and really feels like we’re getting into the holidays now! We are all ready for a break from the routine! And, to kick off the weekend, I’m really excited to let you all know about a Beautycounter sale…cleaner safer beauty favorites for less? Yes, please!!! This article includes affiliate/commission links. But, here at Snow Happy, you can trust 1) we will only review and promote products we have tried, and 2) we will always be honest with you.

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Snow Happy: 2019 Get Creative Kids Gift Guide

  • December 14, 2019December 15, 2019

Wow! What a short couple weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas!! If you are still looking for the perfect gift for the kids in your life let us help you!! We put together a few of our favorite things in a last minute gift guide for kids! Here at Snow Happy, we love gifts that get kids outside to use those incredibly creative brains and let their imaginations run wild. It only makes sense that a Snow Happy Gift Guide for Kids would include things to get them outside! This article includes affiliate/commission links. But, here at Snow Happy, you can trust 1) we will only review and promote products we have tried, and 2) we will always be honest with you.

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Small Business Saturday: Sew-It-All and Brenda’s Cookie Creations

  • December 7, 2019December 7, 2019

One thing that makes me snow happy is promoting other small businesses we use here in the Denver area and love! I’m excited to launch small-business Saturdays by introducing you to not one, but two women-owned businesses in Southwest Denver.

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide: A Round up of Our Favorites

  • December 6, 2019December 6, 2019

Happy Holidays, my Snow Happy friends! I am so excited to bring you our first gift guide to help you find the perfect gift for even the hardest to shop for on your list! We are staying true to our mission and will only bring you products we use and love – our Favorite Things! This article includes affiliate/commission links. But, here at Snow Happy, you can trust 1) we will only review and promote products we have tried, and 2) we will always be honest with you.

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Review: A Compostable Phone Case by Pela Case

  • August 23, 2019January 16, 2020

Hello, Snow Happy community!! One of things we care about here at Snow Happy is protecting this great Earth that provides for our daily adventures. And, one of the ways we do this is by using as little single-use plastic items as possible, like packing zero waste lunches when we are on the go. Recently, I got a new phone and the amount packaging was shocking (think those kids’ toys at Christmas levels of packaging), which held a non-recyclable plastic phone case.

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Welcome to Snow Happy! I am Mercedes Barrs, Founder of Snow Happy. I am a writer, mama, wife, skier, tennis player, avid reader, beach bum, health fanatic, love cooking, tequila and a good home improvement project. I'm grateful to call the Colorado mountain home and priviledged to enjoy them with my husband, son, daughter and dog. Read More

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