Whoa! WHAT. A. WEEK! I completely over-exfoliated my face to the point where it was raw! Horrible! I was in so much pain and NOTHING seemed to help! I spent all weekend miserable. I finally did some researching online and have been able to get my face looking semi-normal again. The following items are what have really helped my face this week...I don't think I'd be going out in public if it wasn't for them!
Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream for Dry, Sensitive Skin
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Since I have the worlds oiliest skin, I was really freaking out when my whole entire face was covered in dry flakey patches! It literally felt like sandpaper. UGH! There wasn't a drop of oil on my face...since all the products I own are for oily skin, I did some research for the best drug-store moisturizer for dry skin...good ol' Makeup Alley led me in the right direction. This thing is HUGE! It will probably last me 19000 years...it's really thick and I had to dig in there to get product out. This immediately soothed my skin and has helped me get some moisture back into my face. I've been using it for a week and today was the day I finally didn't need it, I have a few little dry flakes but I was finally able to go back to my oily skin items :)
Drinking Water
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Water is my absolute favorite drink, I drink at least 8-10 glasses a day. For some reason during this whole "face trauma" I stopped drinking it...bad move, buddy! This made my face even more dehydrated. As soon as I jumped back on the water drinking wagon, my face started to change back. It's amazing what water can do for your skin. Yes, I still had some dry spots but my skin didn't feel so tight as if it was going to split open if I smiled. It really helped bring moisture into my face.
Merle Norman's Aqua Balance Foundation
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I will start by saying this, I DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT SOME FORM OF MAKEUP ON MY FACE! With all of these dry patches, it was sooo hard to put makeup on, everything looked horrible. I decided to go through my foundation drawer and see if I could find my most moisturizing one of the bunch. I picked up this little guy and mixed it with my next favorite (Strobe Cream) and I was finally able to put my face on! This really gave me amazing coverage without being too drying or oily. I forgot how much I love this stuff!
MAC's Strobe Cream
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I use this for EVERY single one of my clients...I think it is one of my top HG's for my kit. You can watch my video here of why I personally don't use it on myself...well in this case, I needed it. This helped deflect the focus off of my flaky skin! It made me look moisturized, dewey & radiant! It was the macaroni to Merle Norman - Aqua Balance's cheese! They went perfect together. This helped hide all my imperfections with the foundation. LOVE!
Birthday Cake Flavored Oreo's
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"Oreo's again?! But they were in your LAST Five-Faves-Friday!" Yes, yes, I know...the horror! Well since I had a horrid face week, these little guys helped cheer me riiight up! They taste like the Rainbow Chip icing tubs with cookies!! YUM! I may or may not of eaten the whole bag this week...
So my beautiful readers, tell me about your week!
Until next time,
Marina - mCubed Makeup
Poor thing! I'm glad you're feeling better. I actually love Cetaphil cream. Aquaphor (and Eucerin)is good for burns and irritation.
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Those Oreos are not allowed in my home...because I ate the last bag in a shamefully small amount of time :-)
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WATER!! Omg seriously I never realized how much it helps your skin until you stop drinking it. I like forgot to drink Water in the winter or something... and my skin has been so weird... so now I'm like drinking a bottle every 2 hours, peeing every half hour. It's awesome.
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