(from l to r: amazing tool to pull my hair back, Lancome Creme Mousse Comfort for Dry skin, Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Control Moisturizer, Carmex, Nicole Miller Hydrating Facial Cleanser Normal to Dry, Dove Deep Moisture Facial Lotion, St. Ives Apricot Scrub, Philosophy Hope in a Jar, Clearasil Oil Free Daily Face Wash, Aquaphor Healing Ointment, and Philosophy Purity)
I feel like I'm not the best spokeswoman for skin advice, but I'm realizing that I need to take better care of myself and my skin. My friend that got me into beauty showed me a youtube video that I absolutely cannot remember. But I remember one of the main things she said that I'm taking into consideration. It's the amount of water you drink in a day. I haven't been keeping that a routine and am realizing the effects it's taking on my skin. So from this day forward, I am going to attempt this advice she gave. Which is taking your body weight/2 = # oz of water to drink in a day. Although she seemed a little hesitant when she was talking about those who weigh like a 100 lbs. or less. hah. But I'm really going to try this out. I'm also going to attempt to give my face a break at least one day out of the week, a la ChefCaffy's youtube videos. She takes a day out of the week of not using any makeup products on your face and just giving it a break.
So I've been noticing my face wash routine. Which is kind of slim because I forget that my face is sensitive and dry and I try to wash my face as fast as I can without thinking of ways to improve it. When it comes to my face washes, it changes. When I feel or have a pimple, I'll use my Clearasil face wash. When I feel the need to exfoliate, I'll use St. Ives. Lately I've been using my Philosophy Purity face wash to clean my makeup off. Then I'll sort of switch off between my Lancome and Nicole Miller face washes. They smell so, soo good. My moisturizing routine is pretty accurate though. After washing my face, I'll always use my Clean & Clear Advantage as a base. And because I tend to have more dry than normal skin, I've been using Philosophy's Hope in a Jar on my dry patches. But I've only recently discovered that. My go to on the dry parts of my face esp. underneath my nose, I'll tend to use Aquaphor there, but that's been kind of irritating me lately. I've been scratching underneath my nose every time I use it. This is so bad, but I'm also rediscovering SPF which is something that shouldn't be rediscovered at all! I've had my Dove moisturizer with an SPF of 15. Until that's done, I'm planning on getting a higher SPF. Hmm, I also used to use this Blistex medicated ointment for my lips but found that Carmex heals and feels a lot better. I think I even got used to the smell. Also I've heard good things on the Garnier eye roller thingy and will soon use it as soon as I'm done with what I'm already using on my eyes. I've been using this sample of Amore Pacific Moisture Bound Intensive Vitalizing Eye Complex but I think this is really expensive so I'm looking for cheaper alternatives. I think the Garnier will be good because I'm really looking into an eye product that will help with undereye circles and puffiness.
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