Is It Bindi Gone Wrong or Just The Biggest Zit in LA County?
What’s up with the shoulder pads? I am all for capturing the best of each fashion decade, but I already suffer from a short neck. The last thing I need is a pair of foam pillows closing in on my ears.
Help me.
Speaking of pads, you know what I love? My heating pad. I get in bed every night and for a little thermotherapy. But what I really need is a little therapy for my face. This morning I drove Hayden to school wearing sunglasses in the rain because after the surgery I performed on two milia under my right eye and a stubborn zit that now resembles bindi gone wrong I looked like I had been beat up.
My skin and I are in a tough spot. The dark circles I had as a child are now full-on bags. If someone didn’t know that I always look like this, they’d think I’d been up all night. True, I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in almost five years, but I know I wouldn’t look that much better even if I did.
In order to appear less sickly, I started wearing cover up every day (which is a big step for me since I only wear makeup of any kind like three times a year). After just a week of this I had a bunch of milia under my eyes. A few years back I switch from an oil-free cover up (Laura Mercier) to a more creamy one (also Laura Mercier) because the oil-free one was making my under eye look dry and flaky. And now I have eye zits.
So what’s an oily, dry girl woman to do? I’ll go back on the ‘tane if I have to.
Oh I have had waaaaay bigger.
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The picture does not do it justice.
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Remember “Don’t Go to the Cosmetic Counter Without Me”? Bookstore in Tyler Tx so many years ago?
This with it lady has her own line of makeup/skin care that is good for every skin type. No fragrance, no animal testing, etc., And she clues you in on what are the “best products” in the department store/big box/etc.
http://www.paulaschoice.com.
I get absolutely no kickback but have been using her products since thei nception many years ago. And my skin broke out right into menopause.
fyi.
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thesweet Reply:
February 21st, 2012 at 1:35 pm
I remember it well and actually pulled out the baking soda the other day for a facial scrub. My skin felt so good after! I also realized that my facial wash is not removing the coverup from my eyes, which may be the problem. Must use makeup remover.
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So I’ve been using a glycolic acid night cream every other night and it’s helped A LOT with my skin. I have the same issues. Once I attack my face, there’s no leaving the house for at least an hour, unless I’m wearing a mask.
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thesweet Reply:
February 21st, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Oh, I am on the program. Have been for several years. I am already at level 3 glycolic acid, so there’s really nowhere to go from here. I think my face is still freaking out from when I was pregnant for five minutes. Maybe. What product line do you use?
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I can’t say much. Darned if I don’t have a doozy right under my eye right now too! Worst part is I think it was caused by wrinkle cream. Just not fair.
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thesweet Reply:
February 21st, 2012 at 1:33 pm
See, that’s the problem. I am now old enough to require some sort of eye moisturizer, and yet they all clog up my pores.
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Ok….I used to get those melia a lot…maybe aging has slowed them down, but since I started using Skin Ceuticals products…I rarely get one. Go to their website and shop around. I cleanse daily with LHA Clensing Gel..it is for oily, problematic skin(which I have the opposite), but my facialist(you should get one as often asyou can afford it…she will get those melia for you!!) told me to try it, and I am hooked. Also….the best concealer for under eye is Lancome Effecernes Waterproof…I know it isn’t very natural, but it works!!! I also use a cream for the eyes ..Teamine Eye Complex by Revision, Inc(it has something in it that helps dimenish dark circles)…..I buy this from the dermatologist, but I am sure you could order directly. Hope these suggestions might help.
Love,
mom
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thesweet Reply:
February 21st, 2012 at 1:37 pm
The Teamine creme got good reviews, but some people said it gave them milia, so I’ll have to keep looking for something else.
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i don’t see any bindi – i’m just happy to see your face! and those big, beautiful eyes. ?
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thesweet Reply:
February 21st, 2012 at 1:38 pm
I once had a girl tell me that my eyes were “roachy”. Wtf.
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that last question mark was supposed to be an exclamation point. damnit! <– like that. gah.
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