What better time to take care of your skin than now. We need to be proactive in taking preventative measures; well that's what I keep telling myself.
I've been breaking out around my chin lately and on Sunday morning I woke up with a HUGE PIMPLE on my chin. It's huge, red, painful and irritating. You can thank this stupid pimple for inspiring to write about taking good care of your skin.
I absolutely love my Clarisonic brush especially the fact that it's pink ( I had bought it during breast cancer awareness month). I love that it's timed and beeps when it's time to move on to the next part of your face. I don't put on much make up on a daily basis, so I wash my face first and then use my Clarisonic brush to do a final run through in picking up all the excess dirt. After each use, I notice how much smoother my skin feels and looks. Not only that, but I also noticed that my skin is more absorbent to face creams. A little dab goes a longer way. Every female should own one of these!
What I also love about the Clarisonic brush is the fact that you can use just about any type of facial cleaner. I've already used up all the Fresh Soy Face Cleaner, which is great by the way, so I'm now using Cetaphil. I love that it's gentle with no beads, as exfoliating beads can sometimes cause break outs. I highly recommend this cleanser, as it's been gentle on my skin and has not caused any sort of break outs. I was using one with exfoliating beads before and it definitely caused my face to break out, not realizing what the problem was until after I stopped using it.
This was gifted to me by my big sis and I use it as part of my day time skin regimen. You always need to moisturize your skin I put it on my cleaned face every morning before I apply anything on. It helps hydrate my skin to prevent wrinkles and I also think it serves to help set in my make up. I swear it works great under my bare minerals and adds a glow to my skin. Since I have combination skin, I like really really light moisturizers that do not leave my face feeling super oily or greasy. This is perfect as it seems more like a gel base than lotion base, which feels lighter and not greasy at all. I also love that there's not scent; great for sensitive skin.
Make sure you do not forget to put on sun screen. No matter how gloomy the weather is outdoors, always put this on; yes, everyday. I am born with freckles, so it's crucial for me to prevent anymore from forming on my face. My sister nor my brother have freckles, not sure why I was stuck with the freckles gene. I've noticed that as I've grown older my cheeks and nose have grown more freckles; some look like sun spots. Let me tell you this..it's definitely not cute.
I spent hours at Sephora, sampling, reading and testing out each sun screen to find the perfect one. After much evaluation, I decided to get this. I don't like the feel of anything thick or greasy on my skin, so I made sure it was something light but was still able to do the work. I also tend to notice that some sun screen leave a white flaky residue on your face, which was something I did not like. This is light, does not leave a white residue with barely any scent; well not strong enough for it to bother me.
DDF: Sulfur Therapeutic Mask
I only use this when I notice a break out on my face. You're only supposed to use this once a week, but I use it as needed. It helps shrink any HUGE, red and irritating pimples and dries it out. I definitely used this last night and will probably use it again over my pimple. It has a really pungent smell, but if you can get past it, I think it's worth the investment. My fashionista, beauty consultant coworker introduced this to me over a year ago and I have been using it since. Since I don't use it on a regular basis, this tub has lasted me quite some time now.
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