unfortunately, the excitement i was having with getting back to my old facial routine fizzled out. after using the night cream that night, as well as the day cream the day after, my pimples worsened. in fact, the next day, new additions populate my face. i should have listened to the inner devil, to let all the pimples go away first before getting back with the old.
so now, i'm down to two options. both are natural ways to extinguish (yes, like how the three charmed Halliwell sisters fight the demons) pimples. both are topical solutions, as i couldn't find yet a supplier of the aloe vera gel that i'm supposed to drink while i'm dabbing them on my face. first one, which i'm having right now, is the paste composed of sandalwood oil, turmeric and lemon juice. the combination actually smells good, and when i put them on each pimple, they felt good. i felt a little sting, but somehow, later on it felt soothing. i got the sandalwood from papemelroti, a shop i frequent that's also near the office. i get my boho jewelry from them, notebooks made of recycled paper, my other essential oils. the turmeric was the mccormirk thing sitting in my spice rack for as long as i could remember. i used philippine lemon, though the website i got the recipe from advised for lime.
the paste was actually on my face for more than 30 min now, and honestly i don't wanna take them off as i feel like they're working. but since i don't wanna stain my pillows, i'll rinse them with my lukewarm water. in the next few days i will put them a little longer.
i'm giving this thing a week or two, and if it works (and gets rid of my acne), i'm gonna make a short documentation of how i my little treatment went. like, what my diet was, my sleeping pattern, my stress level, what types of products i eventually used (moisturizer, maybe makeup etc) and some other stuff that should be considered.
otherwise, i'll go get a bottle of tea tree oil, which according to beauty gurus in youtube, doesn't really cure the acne. tea tree oil kills the bacteria on wherever you place it.
well, still crossing fingers...
Monday, June 28, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
back with the old...
i'm actually talking about my old face care routine.
almost year ago, i started using the nivea visage line to take care of my face. it was amazing. those months were when my skin was its most glorious. it was glowing, plump and just zero-zit. it consisted of a normal to combination facial wash, the accompanying toner and the Q10Plus day and night creams. Wow, I must say, I felt like I was 10 years younger with that healthy skin. however, that seemed like a dream turned nightmare the day the day cream ran out.
and so, even if i wear makeup everyday, since my skin was at its best, i took the opportunity to try out other moisturizers. then other facial wash, and toner, when i eventually ran out of my other visage friends. the night cream was the only one surviving, as you don't need to use that much during the night, that it came to a point when i started to leave it lurking at one corner of the dresser. it just seemed appropriate at that time.
so, hello, new products!
and, hello, zits!
big, chunky, meaty ones started to grow on my cheeks, with some more smaller ones sprinkled on the rest of the surface, as if they complement each other. i thought it was okay at that time, since i was practicing on how to conceal blemishes via makeup. the first week was productive, i got to learn how to cover those ugly bumps using concealers. it would be a great plus for me as an aspiring makeup artist, as not all your clients have perfect skin.
then after a few more weeks, more and more zits. what happened? what was behind these unsightly devils in my face? i have never been this bumpy my whole life! i have occasional ones, yes, one per month, when my period is about to start. but this much???
was it because summer is just around the corner (the time it all started) but it's already 35 degrees Celsius? i was probably producing more sebum than the usual? was it because i tried new products? i did try different makeup - foundation products mostly as i wanted to test products before i put them on the clients' faces. was it just stress? was it hormonal? was it because i just got to try having some because everybody just got to undergo a hateful feeling of acne-laiden face?
i now understand how it feels like to be ashamed of your face. my hubby, who now sports craters on his face due to a bad acne problem during his teens, told me he wouldn't make eye contact with people he talked to because he hates the idea that they're looking at his face. isn't that sad?
i had tried new facial cleaning routine. oil cleansing method (OCD), which actually, unexpectedly worsened the situation. perhaps the massaging of my face was the culprit. i was actually spreading the bacteria all over my face! thinking that wiping my face off with a wash cloth will do the trick. but no. i must've used it wrongly. what i love though about OCD is that it got rid of my whiteheads and blackheads. that's when i realize i have humongous pores, too.
so it's been three months of learning how to conceal blemishes cum feeling so ugly. and now i think, pimples have stopped growing. i had been makeup-free for the last week, with just the slightest moisturizer to keep the skin from chapping. i thought, with my skin, about to be back to its balanced state, almost, i guess, it's time i go back with the old. the old routine. the nivea visage ritual.
and im crossing my fingers.
almost year ago, i started using the nivea visage line to take care of my face. it was amazing. those months were when my skin was its most glorious. it was glowing, plump and just zero-zit. it consisted of a normal to combination facial wash, the accompanying toner and the Q10Plus day and night creams. Wow, I must say, I felt like I was 10 years younger with that healthy skin. however, that seemed like a dream turned nightmare the day the day cream ran out.
and so, even if i wear makeup everyday, since my skin was at its best, i took the opportunity to try out other moisturizers. then other facial wash, and toner, when i eventually ran out of my other visage friends. the night cream was the only one surviving, as you don't need to use that much during the night, that it came to a point when i started to leave it lurking at one corner of the dresser. it just seemed appropriate at that time.
so, hello, new products!
and, hello, zits!
big, chunky, meaty ones started to grow on my cheeks, with some more smaller ones sprinkled on the rest of the surface, as if they complement each other. i thought it was okay at that time, since i was practicing on how to conceal blemishes via makeup. the first week was productive, i got to learn how to cover those ugly bumps using concealers. it would be a great plus for me as an aspiring makeup artist, as not all your clients have perfect skin.
then after a few more weeks, more and more zits. what happened? what was behind these unsightly devils in my face? i have never been this bumpy my whole life! i have occasional ones, yes, one per month, when my period is about to start. but this much???
was it because summer is just around the corner (the time it all started) but it's already 35 degrees Celsius? i was probably producing more sebum than the usual? was it because i tried new products? i did try different makeup - foundation products mostly as i wanted to test products before i put them on the clients' faces. was it just stress? was it hormonal? was it because i just got to try having some because everybody just got to undergo a hateful feeling of acne-laiden face?
i now understand how it feels like to be ashamed of your face. my hubby, who now sports craters on his face due to a bad acne problem during his teens, told me he wouldn't make eye contact with people he talked to because he hates the idea that they're looking at his face. isn't that sad?
i had tried new facial cleaning routine. oil cleansing method (OCD), which actually, unexpectedly worsened the situation. perhaps the massaging of my face was the culprit. i was actually spreading the bacteria all over my face! thinking that wiping my face off with a wash cloth will do the trick. but no. i must've used it wrongly. what i love though about OCD is that it got rid of my whiteheads and blackheads. that's when i realize i have humongous pores, too.
so it's been three months of learning how to conceal blemishes cum feeling so ugly. and now i think, pimples have stopped growing. i had been makeup-free for the last week, with just the slightest moisturizer to keep the skin from chapping. i thought, with my skin, about to be back to its balanced state, almost, i guess, it's time i go back with the old. the old routine. the nivea visage ritual.
and im crossing my fingers.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
what happened to the daily shasha?
yeah, i slacked again. no more excuses.
something worth writing tonight, i guess. me and hubby sat on our computers to basically celebrate nostalgia tonight. he was watching old strangebrew episodes that we used to enjoy back in the days. then he noticed that erning, the only girl in the trio, was actually pretty. and i was like, you didn't know she was pretty? dude, she was half the reason i watched that cool show! and so, he did some research, and found pictures of erning, or angel rivera, doing recent hosting gigs, of some sort. and the rest is history.
i was in the same case - yeah, nostalgia. my old friend dencio posted earlier in facebook a music video of texas' say what you want. gosh! that was sooo college but i was like, no way! nobody could ever look more gorgeous than sharleen spiteri with that messed up hair (only the beautiful people can sport), the blue fit shirt and the super fit body!!! i'd say the song took me back to the years when i was in college lurking in the corner of my room with my old guitar (okay, it's my father's).
and then it hit me. erning and sharleen are those girls that weren't much celebrated (maybe because they didn't want it), but hell, they are super gorgeous!!! at least to me, when, as a teenager, i would stick my face on tv and just live in their worlds.
wow. nostalgia.
something worth writing tonight, i guess. me and hubby sat on our computers to basically celebrate nostalgia tonight. he was watching old strangebrew episodes that we used to enjoy back in the days. then he noticed that erning, the only girl in the trio, was actually pretty. and i was like, you didn't know she was pretty? dude, she was half the reason i watched that cool show! and so, he did some research, and found pictures of erning, or angel rivera, doing recent hosting gigs, of some sort. and the rest is history.
i was in the same case - yeah, nostalgia. my old friend dencio posted earlier in facebook a music video of texas' say what you want. gosh! that was sooo college but i was like, no way! nobody could ever look more gorgeous than sharleen spiteri with that messed up hair (only the beautiful people can sport), the blue fit shirt and the super fit body!!! i'd say the song took me back to the years when i was in college lurking in the corner of my room with my old guitar (okay, it's my father's).
and then it hit me. erning and sharleen are those girls that weren't much celebrated (maybe because they didn't want it), but hell, they are super gorgeous!!! at least to me, when, as a teenager, i would stick my face on tv and just live in their worlds.
wow. nostalgia.
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