Normally I have a routine during the week. I get up, brush
my teeth, wash my face, moisturize, put on foundation/ concealer, and head out
the door to class or meetings. When I get back to my apartment, two hours
later, I will put on my eye shadow, eyeliner, and mascara, basically finishing
my makeup. I have been going pretty basic lately; just eyeliner and mascara, a
touch of bronzer/blush, and finishing powder. This routine takes me little to
no time and I am out the door. Each night when I get home, I use a makeup
removing wipe, wash my face, and moisturize with a nighttime cream. And repeat.
On the weekends, I am prone to not wear much makeup unless I am going out. This
is a drastic change from a few months ago. I was wearing a lot of makeup.
Trying to cover up acne scars, discoloration, uneven skin tone etc and it was
just masking the issues and making me more and more unhappy with my skin. I do
my homework on face products and although I have yet to breakdown and buy the
Clarisonic (although I’m sure I eventually will), I found a product that has
been mind blowing in its results. I included it in my January favorites but I
didn’t talk about it. The Philosophy Vitamin C Turbo Booster. I started using
the product a few weeks ago. It’s a daily topical powder (with the most
adorable scooper) that you combine one scoop of the powder and a dime size
amount of your morning moisturizer.
The “benefits
of a topical antioxidant—one of the gold standards of dermatology—is as simple
as adding a little sprinkle of this easy-to-use vitamin C powder to your
moisturizer. Featuring 99.8% potency, this treatment powder protects skin from
one of the leading causes of premature aging—free radical damage—during the
day. Vitamin C also gently lightens hyperpigmentation, for a more even and
radiant complexion.” – Sephora Website
So like I said, I have been using this each morning. And I
let it sink in before I put my foundation/tinted moisturizer mix on my face (mix
is used to sheer out my foundation). Wow. I have noticed such a difference in
my skin tone. I literally am shocked each day. So much so that I put my
moisturizer and Vitamin C booster on Wednesday and completely forgot to put my
makeup on. Nothing! I went until about 2 pm when I realized I didn’t have
mascara on and then it dawned on me that I was naked. My face that is, was
naked. I had a 3o second panic that all my imperfections were visible. And then
I realized my skin was kind of glowy. And then the panic evolved into a feeling
of relief. I went a whole day with no makeup. And no one said “are you sick?”
“you look like hell” or gave me horrified looks. Nothing happened. I think I
get so caught up in trying to have the perfect makeup and hide the imperfect
underneath. And it was nice to have a no makeup day. Whether I planned it or
not. I might start doing it once a week, give my skin a break. Enjoy my skin.
Thanks Philosophy for giving me my glow back.
Check out my Instagram for a pic from two days ago when I went
barefaced. PS it might look like I have eyeliner on, it’s tattooed on actually.
I had the procedure done when I was 18 years old.
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