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According to Google Dermaplaning at Home or How to Dermaplan was one of their top searches in 2020. We’re obviously all over here bored in the house when we’re searching out ways to shave our faces. I’m kidding 🙂

Actually, I’m sort of shocked it was trending search in 2020 as the dermaplaning trend seems like it faded out at the start of 2020. Remember when everyone on youTube was like, “Go get yourself a Tinkle Razor and start shaving your face!” Do you ever wonder if dudes sit around and notice videos like these and think, “WTF are these girls doing when we aren’t with them?”

I’m actually old school and was always told that if I shave hair would come in thicker and more coarse. Oh my god! Noooo!

I’ve also always been embarrassed about the fact I’ve had to thread my brows and my upper lip. I do hope new moms today teach their daughters that sometimes hair in weird places is a part of normal life and there’s nothing to be ashamed about. My mom always comforted me about it but I think the media just made me think something was wrong with me because I had such full brows.

But yeah, shaving my entire face? It’s not really something I’ve ever considered. We all get peach fuzz here but dermaplaning is all about just taking a razor and going to town all over your face.

What is Dermaplaning?

Well, contrary to belief it isn’t shaving your face but it is shaving your face. Technically, it’s not really supposed to remove hair! Sure, some peach fuzz will get removed in the process but Dermaplaning isn’t a technique you’d use to groom your brows or remove our mustache. It’s actually a technique that uses a small exfoliating scalpel to remove the top layer of your skin. It’s best performed by an esthetician but youTubers got a hold it and suddenly people were doing it at home with a little facial razor. The technique involves gently scrapping the razor down your face to remove dead skin cells and peach fuzz. It’s not something I’d recommend for sensitive users but drier skin types should appreciate it. There are actually plenty of dermaplaning you can purchase that do the job much better than a razor plus the tools are bettered suited to the job like the Dermaflash ONE Exfoliation & Peach Fuzz Removal Device! But most folks just use a plain old Tinkle Razor or those Kitsch Pro Dermaplaner Razors!

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Who needs new brushes? I don’t but ya know I can always be tempted. Ecotools and Real Techniques both have new Spring 2021 launches popping up at Ulta this week! I always love both brands as they’re very affordable plus the quality is pretty good.

Oh and by the way Real Techniques has a new Brush & Sponge Cleansing Gel! I dunno if they reformulated it from the Gel Brush Cleanser! That stuff was pretty darn good. We’ll have to see how both compare! I know it’s an ounce smaller now and a little cheaper at $6.99 compared to the original 5.1 oz size at $8.99!

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Have you been to Target lately? I know! That’s really a rhetorical question to set the mood because I know your butt has been in there at least twice this month (and it’s only the February 2nd). Target can be addicting! The promise of cheap couture lines, pretty home decor, and the fact you can get the freshest King’s Hawaiian Rolls makes for long, romantic strolls down the aisles. Well, not lately! The pandemic has me riding an anxious high anytime I go in.

Very soon Ulta will open mini locations right inside Target. All will begin training Target employees as beauty consultants and in the second half of this year a 1,000 or so square feet will be set aside at your Target store for a mini Ulta to open up! They’ll carry around 40 different beauty brands and will be constantly rotating new hair care and fragrances.

The funniest thing about this situation is Target just recently started revamping many of their beauty department. My Target has an area that looks like Sephora with a variety of different displays featuring Pixi, Makeup Revolution (just recently launched), Pacific, and more all housed in pretty little lit displays with mirrors. I wonder why they bothered spending all that money on a re-model when they had already signed a deal with Ulta.

I mean, the Ulta roll out may be a bit slower and perhaps not all stores will get one! In that case, all this remodeling is worth it but if an Ulta is coming to a location with a remodel it’s sort of wasteful!

I appreciate the remodel to be honest. It makes browsing the makeup and beauty available a little nicer. But I do wonder if it’ll go or stay once Ulta moves in.

I also hope that it doesn’t hinder Target’s beauty department! It’s always been nice how Target has brought in niche or indie brands to add to their beauty line up and I fear by signing with Ulta they might have agreed to not carry certain brands.

What do you think?

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