Another week and another topic for our Share the Beauty party that I'm taking part in with Lauren and Leonora is here! Have you had a chance to link up? Let me tell you straight up.. you should! You get to share some of your favorite beauty products with us each week based off chosen beauty themes we have conjured up. Plus linking up gives others an opportunity to find you when maybe they woudn't normally aka potential new blog traffic for you!
Having PCOS has probably been one of the hardest things I've faced over the years. Let's just put the whole 6 years of trying to conceive aside and get real. Pretty skin + PCOS = good luck, not gonna happen. As a woman that not only suffers from the infertility & weight symptoms of this condition that can genuinely affect my day to day life, let's throw in skin issues just to make it fun mmkay?
For those of you that have a little blemish here and there and you think its the end of the world, I can only wish that was my world. So please count yourself lucky that you do not suffer from acne. Not only has it affected the way I get ready everyday or even to the places I go -because of the lighting- it also makes me think about the way I hug people -leaving powder marks on their shirt is embarrassing!- and even the way my day to day mood will be... yep if I'm not having a good skin day then pretty much my day is crap.
I guess I could thank having skin issues for giving me good skills with makeup, not having a single wrinkle on my skin (thanks oily tzone?) and finding amazing lighting for when I take photographs. You might not see blemishes in my photos & I very rarely edit them out.. but believe me they are there and I'm conscious (every minute, every hour, every day) of my skin.. and its not fun.
{it might not look like much, believe me this was a good day with my bff concealer helping out! and my friends and family in real life know exactly how hard and how real this struggle is. I really don't want to share the no makeup photos!}
It's not fun when you know you wash your face and treat it, but people think that because you have skin issues that you might not. Its not fun when you are having a great day and a Mary Kay or Avon rep comes up to you and tells you they want to give you free products (aka that means they want to help you with your ugly face), thanks that great day is now shot. It's not fun to have to tell people that you can't control it because PCOS is causing it and then having to explain what PCOS is. <-- I linked that on purpose in case you had questions! It's not fun to look around a room full of girls and realize that clear skin is a normal thing to have and that you will never in your life know what that feels like. Basically this not fun list could go on & on...you get the idea, yeah?
I've tried lots of different things and really I actually have found that for me, occasionally switching up my routine with things I know work actually helps. So I'm going to share a few products that have helped and that my dermatologist actually approved of.
CLEANSER
I would classify my skin type as oily t-zone & super sensitive jawline/cheeks. The best cleansers I have found for my skin are actually bar soaps and depending on the time of year (summer/winter) I use either Dove Sensitive Skin or Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing. Because my skin is so sensitive and I still use makeup the cleansing needs to be as gentle as possible so that I don't get burnt or dried out.
MAKEUP REMOVER
This is some old school stuff right here! I only use Albolene to remove my makeup before washing my face when my skin is super dry (like during winter) because it provides lightweight moisture. Its rad for removing mascara too! Dry skin on elbows, heals or even cuticles can benefit from this. Also I'm a huge supporter of having no makeup lines so before makeup I occasionally will dab a tiny bit around my neckline just so my makeup blends more evenly.
BLEMISH BANISHER
Personally my skin goes through phases where Benzoyl Peroxide, Salycilic Acid or Sulfur tend to work best, lately I've noticed that the sulfur creams have been better so I'm using Adult Acnomel on the spots that need help. What sucks is that the acne I do tend to get sometimes never comes to the surface, they end up being a nodule (cystic acne) then they just go away.. its horribly annoying and so very noticeable =(
Believe me I have tried everything under the moon from internal cleanses, water diets, vitamins, prescriptions, cheapie stuff, natural therapies and expensive luxury brands. Some things help and some have caused disasters, right now this is what works for me. I occasionally use toners, I do not use sunscreen and because I have higher levels of testosterone (another pcos lame-o symptom) the breakouts I do get are very irregular.
Since this is such a sensitive subject, if you suffer from the same thing I would love to know how you handle it. Its a emotional roller coaster that I wish more people understood about me, but they never will.. and thats ok because I would never wish this upon anyone else! Thanks for letting me share something that affects my self esteem everyday, it's something that no matter how hard I try to control it I can't and now I just sort of adjust my life around it and make the best of what I have.. which is awesome boobs! Ha jk =) or am I?
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Week 5- Eye Make up: Eye shadow, eye liner, eye primer, mascara etc
Week 6- Foundation: Concealer, Powder, Liquid Foundation etc
Week 7- Face Beauty: Blush, Bronzer, Face Primer etc
Week 8- Lip Beauty: Lip stick, lip exfoliator, chap stick, lip gloss etc
Week 9- Make Up Brushes
Week 10- Scents: Deodorants, Perfumes, Body Splashes etc
Week 11- Body Care: Razors, Shaving Cream, Body Lotion, Sunscreen etc
Week 12- Nails: Nail Polish, Nail Polish Remover, Clippers, Techniques etc
Week 6- Foundation: Concealer, Powder, Liquid Foundation etc
Week 7- Face Beauty: Blush, Bronzer, Face Primer etc
Week 8- Lip Beauty: Lip stick, lip exfoliator, chap stick, lip gloss etc
Week 9- Make Up Brushes
Week 10- Scents: Deodorants, Perfumes, Body Splashes etc
Week 11- Body Care: Razors, Shaving Cream, Body Lotion, Sunscreen etc
Week 12- Nails: Nail Polish, Nail Polish Remover, Clippers, Techniques etc
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