I kind of hate you. But you are so magical! I feel like I am pedaling lies and manufacturing fantasy! Which is why I have been avoiding you for years. I worried you were just a mask to hide behind. Because if I always wear you, on the off chance someone saw me without you, they might be petrified or run away panic-stricken... But damn, you do make a lady look good! So maybe we can be friends now? Since I need you. My under eye circles need you. Badly.
Thx
On my journey of fixing my face, I have made discoveries! I have really been working on the basics; literally the base-me without makeup. So here they are, in no particular order:
- Electric toothbrush- I had a Sonicare and then mom took it away when I got out of the hospital and replaced it with an Oral B because of the round head and spinning movement. She thinks this is easier on gums. Either way, it makes brushing way easier and does a much better job than regular manual toothbrush. Oh, and floss too. And I use Plax.
- Arm&Hammer Extreme Whitening Toothpaste- Warning, it's pretty salty but quite effective. It has given me the most bang for the buck I have ever seen. Its pretty inexpensive and works! Like, I can tell a difference in a day, it works. Good stuff. (Hmm. Maybe I am more obsessed about my teeth than I thought. I didn't notice until just now.)
- Clarisonic- I had one of these and I was so excited to use it when I got out of the hospital. So obviously, it was broken when I finally discovered where I'd put it. And now I have a new one. It does a great job of cleaning without me having to do much work. Hmm, looks like lazy is a theme here too.
- Distilled Water- Ok, so I feel quite diva about this one but hear me out. I rinse my face with distilled bottled water. It is the cheapest and most effective beauty product I own. I read an article somewhere about hard water making your face break out. When I moved here, I broke out. When I go visit other places, my skin immediately clears up. I have never had a huge issue with acne so when I moved and my face broke out I kind of panicked. Hence, the Clarisonic. But girl, rinsing off my face with distilled water at the end of my normal face washing REALLY helped.
- Shea Moisture African Black Soap- I have been using this on my face. It is kinda strong but it has been working fairly well at controlling the breakouts. Between sugar and prednisone, I need all the help I can get.
My gems:
Concealer Crayon! This is so easy to use. It just glides on and blends so well. I was worried I would be dragging it across my face and it would be dry, but it wasn't. And it is great color! I wear Light Medium W4-5 and blend it out with a foundation brush.
Spoolie! Who fluffin' new I had been brushing my eyebrows wrong! I thought this was just for mascara! But, no! This does an amazing job with eyebrows.
And then Brow Drama! I've been wearing Soft Brown. Even my doctor noticed my brows were looking good. Perhaps not yet on fleek; they are a work in progress. Eyebrows can make or break a face. I have judged many a woman on her eyebrows, even when my own were not stunning. So I am an eyebrow hypocrite, but at least I am honest about it. Eyebrows are my thing. I got so distracted watching The Princess Diaries because of Anne Hathaway's brows -they were so enormous on screen...I couldn't take it! Bless her heart, the makeup department jacked her up.
I did get some new makeup in the mail. I am still working on my signature look, but more on that later. You knew I couldn't stop shopping...
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