Show some skin :)

I recently have broken out a lot...and I finally found the source thank heavens! I had been breaking out all along my chin and it's because I have been sleeping cupping my husbands head underneath mine while he lays on my chest. Yes it is comfortable, but my chin is smashed into his hair all night. So that got me on a rampage to find something to clear me up before I figured out this was the cause. I figured that something had changed or I had gotten used to the stuff I was using and it didn't work anymore. Here is what I have come across. I usually use Cetaphil



and it has worked great for me. It is pretty mild and just does the job since I don't really get break outs. More like a pimple or 2 every once in a while. But in my recent search for something to help I considered Proactiv and decided against it. I read on Acne.org that people had horrible reviews of it! people hated to more than loved and it was not worth the money. Then I stumbled upon this...

This is Calamine Lotion. I read the reviews on it and people were raving about it and its ability to dry up pimples fast even though that was not its intended purpose. So I went and bought some, this one to be exact and mine is clear. (some turn your skin white or pink) but I have been using it every night before bed with a clean face and it really has been helping. The ones that were bad are fading away and I have not had any new ones show up! Im way excited about it! And It was only like 3 bucks. Worth the try for sure!

Now on to moisturizer, I have a skin disease. Im just gonna put that out there. I have had it since I can remember. I think it started when I was a kid, me and my parents all got a nasty skin virus from dirty hot tub water and since then I have had this. Its called Folliculitis combined with Keratosis Pilaris. Basically my skin produces extra keratin from hair and nails and it gets trapped in my hair follical and since my skin is dry it has no way to get out. It gets pretty much on my arms only and ocassionaly the back of my legs, weird! It makes me pretty sad sometimes because I have a lot of scars, and have been to many doctors, and have been on lots of antibiotics to fix it and never have. But I was introduced to something so amazing that I have to share it. It is called Jojoba Oil. It is not the ONLY moisturizer that I will use now. It has helped with my arms so much and I have yet to see a single bump on my arm since using it (since Feb) I use it on my face and my body and if it helped me, it WILL help you. Check it out!

http://www.acne.org/jojoba-oil.php

My Make-up NOW

So I have had a lot of people ask me what make-up I use because honestly (im not being full of myself) but it usually turns out pretty good in pictures. Here are the things that I use and it may come as a surpise to you that most of it is inexpensive make-up! Let me show you what I got, why I use it, and whether or not it is one of my *alltime favorites

BRONZER:

This is Victoria's Secret Wild Thing bronzer. I just picked this up a little while ago. I can honestly say that I love it so much. It has a little sheen to it, not glitter! but shine so that it looks like you are glowing when you put it on. It was about $14 and it was worth it for sure. The only problem...it is limited edition for the summer of 2010. So when it runs its course, I found a backup, a little less expensive and almost the same! It's by Hard Candy and it is called So Baked Bronzer. Lovely.

BLUSH:

I cannot rave enough about this stuff. It truly is amazing. I got my first one at the dollar store, Im not gonna lie. I was there getting something and ran across this wondering why it was at the dollar store, i decided it was worth the dollar and I am so glad I bought it. It is so light, and easy to put on. It is the most pretty light pink color and it is the only blush I will ever use. **alltime favorite.

EYELINER:

This is my favorite eyeliner I have ever used. It is like a felt pen, and goes on SO SO easy even for people who have never used liquid eyeliner, plus it is way cleaner, and stays on so long. **alltime favorite!

FOUNDATION:

For the last several months I have used this baby right here. Basically I have never found a foundation that I LOOOOOOVE, but this one has come pretty close. I naturally am FULL of freckles on my face, and because so my skin tone is uneven, so I have to use foundation (I really wish this was not so) When I first saw a commercial for it, it looked perfect for me because I usually my foundation washes me out in pictures, but ever since using this, BAM! My face looks nearly perfect in pictures! A+!

EYESHADOW:

Hello and welcome to the MAC Pigment Pot! This is pretty much the only eyeshadow I will use and have used for like the last 5 years. I have a couple of these and the thing that is wonderful about them is that they last forever, and I do mean forever. They are a little expensive, about $20 but they are such beautiful rich colors, they go on so smooth, and a little goes a long way. My first one from 5 years ago is only 1/3 empty. A true investment. *Alltime Favorite!!!

MASCARA:

Maybeline mascara is my favorite kind so far, but I have never used only that I fell totally totally in love with. This is pretty good, but I plan on using Lash Stilleto next.

So there you go, it is what I use. I didn't put up lipgloss because quite frankly I have about 50 lipglosses. VS Beauty Rush, Bath and Body works, and some other randoms. They are all great. But I do really like Sexy Motherpucker from Soap & Glory. Try it!