Wedding Time!!

No its not my wedding, but an extended family member's.


Although I am not attending, because weddings are not my thing, I just like the preparation time.


So, I helped my mother get prepared for tonight's wedding reception.


Of course as usual she didn't wait for me and started herself.


So, she used Avon's Anew Clinical Advanced Dermabrasion System Soin Effet Peeling Professional.


(It's a double tube that has a cleanser and a face scrub that has the tiniest granules in it.)


Then, I first cleaned her skin with Boots No.7 Radiance Boosting Hot Cloth Cleanser,
then Witch Hazel toner,
then Basil Purifying mask from Body Shop
and completed the first night with Ole Henriksen's Truth Serum
and used Origins A Perfect World for Eyes.


The second night (last night)....


Again I cleaned her skin with Boots No.7 Radiance Boosting Hot Cloth Cleanser,
then Witch Hazel toner,
then Mario Badescu Whitening Mask for 10 minutes.


She chose not to use any face cream on top of these treatments to let her skin breathe and keep the effects of the nourishing treatment that the creams gave her. It makes sense to me :) 


The result....
Her skin was clearly brightened and fresh looking.


It cannot take place of a professional 1-hour long facial, but it was a good pick me up when you don't have time or money to spend on a facial. 


I used the products we have at home that I thought she might benefit from.


Her skin needed a deep cleaning, that's why I used Boots No.7 and The Body Shop mask
and she needed something to brighten her sun damage/aging spots, so I used Whitening Mask
she also needed a little nourishment and a lift, that's why I chose Ole Henriksen Truth Serum


She's ready for tonight's make up, but I am planning to make an appointment for her at the Dermalogica Salon I go to.


I will keep you posted when we go for a real facial ;)


XOXO
Lola :)

Would You be My Moisturizer?

I was using Dermalogica Skin Smoothing cream as my moisturizer and every one was telling me that it's too heavy for my age. 

Well I just look 20, Honey, I am not 20!

Besides, nobody understands what I had been through because of this harsh weather during winter. 

My skin looks its best in California, so figure it out.

I survived this winter quite well, but the previous two winters...oh boy it was just a night mare! 

My eyelids were bleeding and my face was literally peeling off because my skin was dry as a piece of paper and my moisturizer DDF nor Neutrogena was not helping me at all.

I finally got used to the weather a little bit and I used more intense moisturizers this time.

However, last winter I was also using an intense moisturizer; combination of two creams that my beautician at home suggested, but I forgot to switch it to something light in the spring and my skin just gave an 404 error message; I broke out like a 13 year-old!

Dermalogica MediBac products helped me to cure my skin in two months or so, 

but this time I ended up having terrible blemishes as if I used my blush for contouring my face. 

This time my mission was to get rid of blemishes and acne scars, and 

I found about Mario Badescu Whitening Mask just in time! 

It's basically a white extremely nice smelling  miracle in a jar! 

...and Dermalogica Skin Smoothing made its magic after using it for a month and it really improved the texture of my skin, which was damaged because of acne.

However, I still need to use a light moisturizer! The weather is still really cold these days. So, I can still use my Skin Smoothing Cream, and in mean time I am testing different products.

I found out that I am also allergic to glycolic which was something I was really excited about, because glycolic exfoliates your skin on its own without you needing to do anything, but it was a harsh exfoliating for me. 

Although, my skin was soft afterwards and I could tell it was well moistured, 

it stung my face after I put on the cream. 

So, I tried it for two different times and had to return Thomas Peter Roth Glycolic Acid 10% Moisturizer . 

Sorry Tom, it's not you it's me! LOL

So, I also also had to return my Mario Badescu Glycolic Eye Cream to Ulta. 

After I stopped using that cream, the extreme sensitivity on my eyes and discoloration just disappeared. 

Can't believe I tortured my eyes for more than a month with something I am allergic to.

Then I used Fresh Umbrian Clay Face Lotion. 

I had oilyness on my T-zone that I didn't have with Skin Smoothing Cream and I started to break out. 

So, it was time to break up with Fresh as well!

Then I got Philosophy the Supernatural. 

Actually, this is not a moisturizer. 

This is a tinted face primer with moisturizing effect, it works quite well I think! 

I loved the texture of it; it's like a mousse, but smells horrible as all other products on the market.

I think Supernatural is enough for me, because after I wash and tone my face in the morning, I used to moisture my face and do my make up and I like to use a primer to apply my make up easily.

Now, I don't need to wait for my skin to absorb my moisturizer before doing my make up.

The coverage is not enough of course, but because it's tinted it makes my job easier I think. 

I use less product for coverage.

So, I guess finally I found my Spring+Summer moisturizer. 

I can use this at night as well, 

it shouldn't clog my pores 

and it's always good to look a little polished 

even when you are staying at home, 

but I might try finding a night time moisturizer for Spring+Summer.

Sometimes I miss my skin before using Bare Esentuals Mineral Loose Powder. 

After using it I broke out at the age of 21 like a teenager, 

because of a bad reaction to Bismuth Oxychloride, an ingredient in the product.

Anyways never cry over spilled milk! 

(Posted on April 20, 2011)