Beauty Tips For Body Care
Hi, lovely people of /r/Skincareaddiction!Feel free to skip to the pics and routine, I just included the backstory cause I thought it provides some insight into the current state of my skin and I know many people here struggled with similar issues and can relate. BACKSTORY - Isotretinoin to the rescueI'm an occasional (but long-time lurker). I came across this sub when my dermatologist prescribed me Accutane back in 2013 and I was doing my research and freaking out I'll break out like crazy or fall into a deep depression. Thankfully, neither had happened and the treatment was smooth sailing. During my treatment and reading SkincareAddiction FAQ I started religiously using sunblock (50 SPF) and Vaseline and it’s a great habit. It’s only then I developed any kind of skincare routine with non-invasive products (before I used everything “anti-acne) so drying and with alcohol. I'd been on Accutance for over a year and it was a godsent. My face and back cleared up, my self-confidence boosted and I finally felt good without make-up on (it didn't help my make-up skills are nada, but I'm subscribed to /r/makeupaddiction and trying to boost my abilities a little). Anyhow, I struggled with semi-severe acne since I was 12... I tried antibiotics, all the creams out there, spent all my allowance on more or less invasive beauty products, clogged my face with cheap foundations. I once landed at ER cause I basically burned my skin as I mixed Benzoyl peroxide with some other strong cream. I was so embarrassed that I stuck to my story that I had an allergic reaction from NIVE cream. Yay, early teenage years... I had to skip a day or two of school until the rest of the flakes of my skin fell off. So for most of my life I hated the way my skin looked. In high-school I basically trained myself not to use mirrors - if I caught a glimpse go myself it'd either spoil my whole day or send me into a popping rampage. PICKING - my dirty dirty addictionEven nowadays when I get stressed or anxious, I have a tendency to go pick my skin - be it either ingrown leg hair or some poor blackheads on my face. My boyfriend sometimes lets me pop something on his back but he always say I freak him out a little cause the way I focus and breath over his back like an addict preparing to get her fix. He claims it’s compulsive and even though I’m very gentle and sterile with him, I’m a ruthless bloodhound shark for dark bumps in my body - if I spot one, I will dig into it, sterilised hands and needle or not. Once I get into the zone I usually dig into bare flesh and I got some nasty scars on my legs and face because of that. So yeah, pretty nasty stuff. Thankfully, now I only have an occasional pimple it’s not so bad and I try to restrain myself from blackhead hunting on my boyfriend’s body but sometimes the urge is too strong. Sorry, if it's a little TMI but I know many of us are no strangers to /r/popping. ;) THE SCAR - a failed rescue memoryA year after finishing the treatment I added Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant mainly to flatten up the scar. So yeah, the scar… A big source of my insecurities but with a good back story - I was trying to save a wounded pigeon and I got hit by a car during the process and cracked my head on the pavement. I was stitched at the ER and I think my surgeon was more concerned to stop the bleeding rather than to make it esthetic but, oh well. My friends joe it looks like a Harry Potter scar and it tingles when a wounded pigeon is nearby. Not as badass as a Dementor but equally evil and disgusting. It's been 10 years since the accident and the scar flattened and faded a bit. Because of the scar and the acne (the accident happened when I was 17 so the acne was at its sad prime) I grew out my bangs to cover my forehead. Never got any plastic surgery or laser treatment on it cause I kept moving during those 10 years and never stayed in once place long enough to properly finish the treatment. It was only I got back to my home country and decided to finally deal with my acne and started Accutane. By the time the treatment finished, I was happy enough with my skin that I didn't really mind the scar. Although now I got really really tired of my fringe and would love to get rid of it but it brought back my insecurities regarding my uneven skin texture and scar.So all in all my skin has been through a lot and I would love to treat it properly now and I come for help to the wise folks of SkincareAddiction. PICTURES - what's this post aboutHere are the pics of my face with different angles and in different light. I’m only wearing liquid eyeliner and some Vaseline I applied a couple of hours before. I’m VERY self-conscious about uploading those but I really need help.I’d describe my skin as T-zone oily and normal(ish) on the rest of the face. I tend to get very shiny and red and my pores are pretty big. My skin doesn’t feel bumpy but it definitely looks so. I also have quite a lot of post-acne scars in addition to the big one on my forehead that usually takes the spotlight. MY CURRENT ROUTINEAMWash my face with Cetaphil Emulsion MineralApply Cetaphil DERMACONTROL Oil Control Moisturizer SPF 30 or sometimes Clinique Redness Solutions Daily Relief CreamTop it off with La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Ultra-Light Fluid SPF 50+ sunblockOccasionally wear make up (foundation) but it’s only about once per week or soPMWash my face with Cetaphil Emulsion Mineralapply Paula's Choice 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliantcover with a thickish layer of Vaseline I like to keep it simple. I’ve just run out of PC’s 2% BHA exfoliant and ordered PC's 8% AHA Gel Exfoliant since I read it can improve my skin texture. I waiting for 15% C serum LIQ CC Serum Light to arrive hoping it's a game changer. I also have coconut oil that I use for my body, I tried to apply it on my face or use it to remove make-up but it left my with a general “meh” sensation. I’m based in Europe (non-UK country) so many of products recommend in the side bar are not available to me at reasonable price (international shipping is an expensive bitch). :( Any tips or success stories are much appreciated! PS. If anybody has some recommendations how to take care of unibrow and general brow maintenance, I’d love some input… My skin between eyebrows doesn’t take waxing or plucking well and I tend to get ingrowns… Which I later massacre with a needle. And I’m not sure about shaving… :( I’d love to have nicely shaped brows. Before they were hidden under a fringe so I wasn’t so concerned about them. I used to go to a beauty salon to get them fixed but only once per a couple of months since I’m pretty busy and always forget to make an appointment on time before the brows run wild out of control.
Girls Blog 2015
Submitted by BasiaVu
No comments:
Post a Comment