Here is my face first thing in the morning, i have my hair in bun that's usually how i have it when i go to sleep because my hair gets easily tangled so it's easier for me to just put it up and out of the way from my face. I have this old raggedy shirt from relay for life which i got one day while visiting my cousin in san diego, we went and did a relay in honor of her friend. I wear comfy clothes while i go to sleep, i don't really make an effort to look cute. But as you can see from the picture my face is doing pretty well right now and i'm really happy with how my skin is doing so far. I've been interested in skin care since middle school because i had a hard time with acne once i started hitting puberty, and that's pretty typical because it is puberty. But it didn't end and it happened to stick around even up to high school and my mom was concerned for me because a lot of my cousins and my own brothers have had issues with acne and needed a dermatologist to prescribe them treatments for their skin. So she was always on the look out for me and my skin, she didn't want me to really have to go through the issues of acne especially severe acne, although i did have severe acne in middle school and did need at least a solution prescribed by a dermatologist. I was really insecure about my skin when i was younger and felt like makeup was my best friend and my solution to my problems. I honestly don't know how well i did my makeup, i'm not talented at all in the region so it probably looked shitty.
But in high school when my skin started to get better i backed away from using makeup because i thought that makeup would cause more damage to my skin. And ever since then i've kind of just stopped using makeup in general. I'm very happy with how my skin is currently and i don't really have an interest in using makeup, there's nothing wrong with using makeup i think it's wonderful but personally for me i just don't have a huge interest in it anymore. I have two lip products like lip stains and i usually use them for special occasions. The only makeup i put on my skin is a translucent powder because i have oily skin so i use them on top of my sun screen... i always make sure to put sun screen on my face everyday, or just when i leave the house overall, but that step is really important to me.
So here's the translucent powder that i use to kind of control my oily face it's called RCMA No-Color Powder. It's pretty cheap for a big bottle that will probably last me a long time, i think it was around $10. There's only two ingredients in this whole bottle : 1. Talc ... 2. Silica. So it contains no pigment and it contains no perfumes as well as no fillers either.
Now i want to finally move on into my actual skin care routine, it kind of took a while to actually get to this point. I'm going to start from left to right and say what the product is and when exactly i use it. Before i begin though most of these products the cleanser, the cleansing pads, the moisturizer and toner are all products i received from my god mother but these products are actually products that my cousin sells as well as incorporates them into her facial appointments because she's a licensed esthetician. If you live in California and would like more information about what my cousin does i will leave the instagram she uses for her appointments... True Care Esthetics
The first product i use is the one starting in the left, it's the Borage Leaf Foaming Cleanser, i use that in the morning and in the night i use the gentle skin cleanser that's right next to it.... The Borage Leaf Foaming Cleanser is great, it has a nice smell but whenever i use it, it doesn't exactly foam up but that's okay with me, i could care less because i know that this product has personally helped my skin and there's so much of the product i'm not even sure when i will finish it. I only apply a dime sized amount.. when i was younger i thought the more product i put on my face the better but i ended up wasting the product by doing that so i've learned from that mistake and now just use a little at a time. The Gentle Skin cleanser is pretty simple and cheap for that big 16 fl oz bottle, it was only $6 at target and when you apply it to your face it doesn't have a fragrance but in the bottle itself it does but it's not overwhelming at all, it's a really delicate cleanser and almost feels like nothing on the skin.
So in the night time after i use the Gentle Skin Cleanser i apply the Glycolic and Retinol pad onto my face which is the little tub at the bottom middle area. Although the directions say that you should apply it to your face and neck area 3 to 4 times per week my cousin has advised me not to because the solution in the pad is quite powerful and applying it that much can irritate the skin so she told me to use it twice a week instead and i've followed that rule because i remember getting cleansing pads from my dermatologist when i was younger and i used it quite frequently to the point that my skin was peeling because of the harsh solution and i used it as the direction had said but i trust what my cousin told me would be better to do now.
After that step i use a cotton pad and spray on the Ginseng Mineral Toner which is the bottle on the most right, ( the one that has an orange color to it). Although it has ginseng it's not powerful in scent and it's not harsh on the face either. It doesn't sting at all and actually gives a very refreshing feeling. The next step after applying toner is to apply moisturizer... moisturizer is really important for the skin as a whole because you want to make sure to rehydrate your skin after a long day. I use the tub that's on top of the retinol pads which is called Sage & Citrus Moisturizer. It's very light and has a nice scent of oranges, which makes sense because the title implies that it has citrus in it. There's so much product, that's probably the product i will end up finishing last of because you only need a tiny bit of it.
And now the last product that i use... wow this is such a long post. But i've enjoyed writing it so far, so thank you to anyone who reads this. The last product that i use is not necessary but it's sort of like pampering your skin which is any sort of mask. The Mask i got is just a cheap one from target, it was $2 and the company's name is Que Bella, the mask that i have is the relaxing Lavender Aromatherapy mud mask. And although i haven't tested this out again it's not a necessary step in my routine it's just something i like to have for myself to pamper my skin and to have something to do to relax, i don't buy facial masks often so when i do i try to make the most out of it.
Again thank you so much to whoever read all of this... this was a really long post and i didn't expect it to be but honestly this made me really happy to write about all of this. Take care everyone, i'll see what i'll post next time.
OMG i forget the most important step... WATER! water is super important, i've been drinking a lot more water and i've been cutting out soda or juices out of my diet and even just replacing soda with water helps out your skin so so much. It's a simple step and it has tons of benefits for your skin. Also just lifestyle in general like what you eat can definitely have an impact on your skin, so i've been trying to eat healthier.. i'm not limiting myself to anything but i'm just being more conscious into what i put in my body.
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