I know I can't be the only person who looks in the mirror each day and sees all the horrifying things about her face ... the things that NO ONE ELSE sees unless they're looking at their own face. If I was alone in that, the beauty industry would not be a multi-million dollar industry. The money we spend to look and smell good, for our own sakes as well as the sake of others, is truly astounding.
For me, the issue has always been - you guessed it! My PORES. Every day we are bombarded by pollution, exhaust, dirt, and it all piles into our pores like a family taking shelter from the storm. And unless you wash your face at least twice a day, that little family is in there for the long haul.
I don't know about you, but at the end of the day, as I'm stumbling bleary-eyed to bed (because I've been on Facebook too damn long), I don't honestly remember to scrub those pores every night. I'm too tired. And I pay the price for it.
And frankly, over the years I have shelled out a shameful amount of money on skin care products designed to clean out your pores, shrink your pores, reduce fine lines, make your skin brighter, etc...
And do you know how many of them worked? Take a guess. Right now, while you're sitting reading this instead of working... take a guess.
that's right.... none.
Until now. I splurged, spent a little MORE money, went to my favorite beauty site Sephora.com, and picked two real gems. I wasn't flying blind mind you. Every time you order from Sephora, they let you pick three free sample products. It's so much fun! And the joy is, the last batch I ordered had exactly what my face needed. So I went back and got the full-size product. I am here to unveil them to you.. right here, right now. To save you from the continued torture of spending money on products that DON'T WORK.
The first is made by Cosmedicine, and it's a self-adjusting exfoliator. You only use it twice a week, but while you're using it the scrubby parts start to dissolve, so you won't overdo it. It's fantastic!
The full name is Cosmedicine Medi-morphosis Self Adjusting Exfoliator, and it's $12.50 for 1.35 oz or $42 for 4.2 oz. This stuff went through clinical trials and the whole shebang.
(btw, am I the only one who thinks the term clinical trials sounds like juvenile court for meds?)
The other product is a lotion you put on twice a day. You have to make sure you use sunscreen with it, b/c it contains alpha hydroxy acids... but it's amazing. It doesn't shrink the pores, and any product that claims that is LYING TO YOU. It's physically impossible. But it reduces the appearance of large pores. Don't know why it works, but I know that after years of struggling I found something that DOES work, and I'm thrilled silly. Or just silly.
It's called DermaDoctor Picture Pore-fect, and it runs $40 for 1 oz. That's right. Ouch, I know. But you don't need very much at all, like a pea-sized amount will MORE than cover you.
Well, now you know my secrets. Run off, little ones, and scrub till you can scrub no more.... the results will make you smile.
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