Ok,
so I have finally experienced my karma! I have always been that
girl who walked around saying, "I'm lucky, my face is low
maintenance". Mind you I do have semi sensitive skin and
have to be careful what products I'm using, but for the most part, it's
taken very little work... Well, that was until a few months ago. All of
the sudden my face broke out all over the place. I had pimples and zits
come out of no where. One on my check I swear was big enough to probably
be named. No joke, seriously! My little sister told me this was my
karma, and, she's probably right.
First
thing I had to do was stop committing the cardinal sin... going to bed without
washing my face.. Yes, let the shaming begin. I know you aren't
supposed to do that, but I did! But that had to stop immediately. With
that begun the hunt for the perfect skin cleansing routine! After many
trial and errors, this is what I have found!!
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Face
masks:
What
I have found is that my face requires to one deep clean my
pores regularly and then also moisturizing it.
The deep clean drys out my face and my face reacts and breaks out.
About 2 times a week I do a double mask combo. I use the Charcoal
& Black Sugar Polishing Mask and Dead Sea Mineral Anti-Stress Mask from
Freeman. These are great. I first use the polishing mask to get off
any dead skin and any build up on my face. I then follow that with the
Dead Sea Minerals mask. These seem to be the perfect double punch to take
care of what ever I already have developed, clean up any of the dry skin around
problem areas, and then clean out anything that's developing.
Daily
skin care routine:
My
face will figure products out fairly quickly and whatever I'm using will stop
working. Because of that, I use a combination of things. I usually
split up things with morning and night products, to stretch out the time before
my face figures the product out.
I'm
going to start at night, because to me this is the most important part because
you have to get off all of the make up and grim for the day. I have to
say the thing I've found that has honestly been the most amazing is the Garnier
Nourishing Cleansing Oil. I love this stuff so much, that as soon as the
bottle gets to about the half way point, I buy a back up to ensure I wont run
out! I have always felt in the past that when I am washing my face at
night that I was really just getting my make up off and not getting a good
cleansing of my face. What I love about this oil is that it removes my
make up before I start cleansing. First, you apply the oil to your face
and rub it in all over your face. This stuff is amazing!! It takes
everything off. With about two pumps I am able to take off all of my face
and eye make up. After you have evenly distributed the product over your
face, you then wet your hands, and then rub your face again. Adding the
water causes the oil to emulsify. Finish by rinsing off. Honestly,
my face feels so great that I could probably stop with this step. The
cleansing oil makes my face feel so clean and moisturized, it's awesome!!
Next
I use a product that has been in my skin routine for years!! I have Emily from
Beauty Broadcast on YouTube (click here to check out her
YouTube) to thank for this one! What is picture above is the store
brand for the Olay 2-in-1 Daily Facial Cloths. This is one product that I
have found that both the name brand and off brand products are great!!
This is a cleansing product in a cloth, it's dry and when you add water
is suds up and you use it much like you would a wash cloth. One bonus,
after you're done, you just toss the cloth into the trash and don't have to
worry about germs and constantly having to wash towels!! It's the perfect
lazy girl's product!
After
I have completely cleansed my face, if it's a night when I am not doing a mask,
sometimes I will follow this step with the Mary Kay Timewise Microdermabrasion.
This is a super super gritty face scrub and isn't something I do often
because my face is WAY to sensitive for that. But sometimes a
good scrub is needed!
Finally,
I follow all of this with my night prep and moisturizing routine.
I will talk about those in another Friday Favorites blog!
Morning:
It
is super important for you to cleans your face in the morning too. Clean
anything that was pushed out of your pores during the night and prep for any
make up you may use for the day. My morning routine is fairly simple and
I only use two products!! Yep, lazy girl here!
I
start with the Cetaphil daily cleanser. I know I'm not the first to rave
about this product, but is amazing!! I wet my face and hands, suds up the
product with my hands, and then apply to my face. That simple!
Finally,
on mornings when the night before I hadn't used any kind of scrub I will use
the St. Ives Blemish Control Apricot Scrub. This is a very mild
scrub and is good at removing any build up that my pores pushed out during the
night. I do have to say I only use this on mornings when I shower.
It is easier to make sure that it is all washed off when in the showers.
And
folks, that's it! I am so thankful that I have been able to find a
combination of products that has enabled me to get my skin under control.
I have found, keeping the every day steps simple makes it the most
productive!!
Have
a great weekend lovelies!!
XOXO,
Mikal-Anne
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