Oils

     Have you guys heard all this hype about cleansing your face with oil? For your entire life the media has lied! By washing our faces with bubbles, it sets off a nasty never ending cycle which results in our faces looking like minefields (anyone else out there have an oily face too?!) The unfortunate bit: face wash strips off our natural oils and leaves our faces dry, which signals to our skin to produce more natural oil. Thus, our #sundayselfies take the hit by looking like a war zone. 

So I decided to test drive this oil biz to see if it's all just a bunch of well done advertising by Sephora and Cosmo, or if it's legitimate.

Well, I'm happy to report that after two weeks of using Boscia Tsubaki beauty oil, my face has COMPLETELY cleared up.

                         


I mean, imagine the mother of oily T-zones has completely cleared up. It's especially difficult in the winter. But no joke, it's cleared. This is just a preliminary report, but I'm happy to say that it's not all hype. Go get some samples from Sephora and try it out yourselves ;) I'll be trying out Josie Maran Pure Argan Oil Light soon and be back to report. Post coming soon about my routine using oil!

P.S. This is not a sponsored post, I'm just a happy camper.

Beauty Tip, September 4th

Beauty tip: The more you take care of your skin, the less makeup you'll WANT to wear. 


Natural beauty starts with beautiful skin. 


So, let me share with you my personal skin regimen. (Note: I have oily skin in my T-zone and normal skin everywhere else. Everyone has unique skin, you know your skin best! Figure out what works best for YOUR skin.)


STEP 1: Morning Moisturizer


Since I have oily skin, I usually use a lightweight moisturizer in the mornings. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mary Kay Velocity. 



It doesn't give me greasy skin! Woooooo hooooo! 


STEP 2: WAIT. Wait at the very LEAST 10 minutes between applying moisturizer and applying makeup. Your makeup won't go on as well if you don't wait. 


STEP 3: Mid day oil blotting. 


So embarrassing. I get shiny. :/

 



                                                                    Don't judge me. 

So I use E.L.F. aloe oil blotters. They work great and are a great budget buy. Or you can use brown paper napkins and they work just as well!


STEP 3: Nighttime makeup remover. 


This can get tricky. 


To remove mascara: wet your eyelashes with warm water and let it absorb into the mascara for about 10 sec. 


Then you can GENTLY wash your mascara off. Don't attack it! And don't pull on your lashes. Your eyelashes will hate you forever. 


I don't use makeup remover. Weird, right? I wash my face with a gently daily cleanser and kill 2 birds with 1 stone. 1) Removes makeup 2) Removes excess oil off my face. 


Make sure you cleanse! It's so important to preventing overnight whiteheads. Get a cleanser that is gentle enough (no salicylic acid!) that it doesn't remove your face's natural oils. If your cleanser is too harsh, your face will feel the need to replenish those oils and therefore give you some lovely zits! 


Make sure you use a cleanser that is tailored to your skin type. If you have oily skin like mine, you want an oil free, non-comedogenic (doesn't clog pores), water based cleanser. If you have dry skin, you want an oil based, non-comedogenic cleanser. 


I have tried many cleansers and this is my favorite... (plus it has a built in toner! Toner helps unclog pores).

 



STEP 4: Moisturize! 


DON'T SKIP THIS STEP! 


If your face feels dry, add a thicker moisturizer. I usually apply a lightweight moisturizer for the night :)


Do you guys use a anti-aging agent? Let me know!!! I use good ol' Vaseline.... (great budget buy) p.s. Jennifer Aniston uses it too so it WORKS!

Give me some feedback! Email me at linds.farrer@gmail.com :)