My skin care routine hasn't changed too much since my last post in this series. I still use the Clarisonic once or twice a week at most. I wash my face twice a day and I always make sure I remove my make up off before bed every night. Any dermatologist will tell you that is the number one rule, always take off your make up before bed. I still exfoliate without the Clarisonic once a week, and I always make time for face masks.
I have changed up my facial cleanser. Right now I am using Estee Lauder Sparkling Cleaning oil control foaming cleanser. This cleanser is great!Very light weight and gets the job done. Let me know in the comments below if you want a full review on this cleanser. Other then that the rest of my products have not changed.
For my non Clarisonic exfoliant I have been using the Lush Ocean Salt. Love this product for exfoliating the face. The salt is sea salt and not abrasive, very gentile on the skin. The scent really smells fresh which I love as well. I usually use this product once a week.You can use it as many times as you need to exfoliate depending on your individual skin care needs, but I personally only use it once a week.
When I use the Clarisonic, I will either use my Estee Lauder cleanser or the Clarisonic cleanser that came with the tool. Realistically you don't need to buy another cleanser to use with the Clarisonic. What every cleanser you are using at that time, just use that with the Clarisonic.
My favorite skin care past time is masking. I just love the whole process of it all. It is my time to wind down and relax in peace with a cup of tea and a book. Anyway, the mask I have been going back to is the Lush Mask of Magnaminty face and body mask. Love this mask, it's great for pulling out all the impurities out of your face to prevent and help heal acne and bad break outs. Bonus is this mask is made with all natural ingredients. I try to mask about twice or three times a week if I can because it does help my skin keep pimples away or at least tame the break outs I do have.
I love the Proactiv Refining Mask. It is pricey but it does help when you have those random isolated break outs. Apply a tiny bit to the pimple, leave on over night for best results, or leave on for 30mins to an hour and you will notice that sucker starts to break down and disappear. This puppy I don't use often, I try to savor this for real emergencies before big events. But this one is a great one, just love it as well. You can use this as a full on mask, which I do once in a while, but mostly I use this to spot treat.
This month has been decent. My break outs that I have gotten around that time of the month are not severe like the photos I showed you before. These break outs have been minor and manageable. Which is great! The key is to balance everything out. My diet hasn't changed from the last entry. I have still cut out junk food, but I will still splurge every now and then on a sweet or salty snack. My stress levels are still high, but I am trying to keep them tamed so that my skin doesn't go all bonkers. I have been working out, though however this last week and half I haven't been to the gym due to my head cold I managed to catch in this brutal winter weather. Not surprising, it happens every year to me. But I plan to get back to the gym hopefully by this weekend.
So far so good, every month seems to be improving my complexion. I am praying with the warmer weather it will be even better but let's see how that goes.
Until next time beauty lovers <3
MacGirl25
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I used to work for estee lauder.... that sparkling cleanser is my absolute FAVORITE cleanser for ppl with oily skin! Best cleanser gor oily skin on the market right now in my personal opinion. :)
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