So my last few blogs I've written about BB Creams and me Breaking out with them. I've been using the Too Faced one and I like that one a lot better but I'm still breaking out. Not as much as the Garnier one made me break out but I've still got some blemishes. I'm one of those people where I just break out at the drop of a hat and I have never been able to wear any type of primer so I had a feeling these BB Creams wouldn't work. Now most people that I have made samples for of the Too Faced BB Cream love it!! So I definitely would suggest this if your skin can handle primers. This will definitely be added to my makeup kit for weddings and photo shoots! These are $32 and a little goes a long way!
Now back to my breakouts. The first time I tried out the Garnier one, I just so happened to be getting trained on a facial peel that week so the timing worked out perfectly! So the facial I got trained on was the Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta peel. It is amazing!!! But luckily I got to try that on myself and it really helped my skin! Another solution would be to get Dr. Dennis Gross' alpha beta daily peel pads. They are amazing!!!! They are a two step peel pad and they are so easy to use! They are a little pricey but if you have discoloration or breakouts and you are desperate to fix your skin, then these are for you!! I use these about 1-2 times a week just for upkeep. Even just using one will give you noticeable changes to your skin!
The 30 pack is $78 which like I said is a little high but I only use them every once in a while so it's definitely a great investment! They come in regular and extra strength. If you tend to have sensitive skin start off with the regular ones. If you have done different facials and have used glycolics or retinols or you have hyperpigmentation I would go for the extra strength! They come in tubs like the picture above or in packettes. I like the packs better because you can travel with these and I feel like they will last longer because they won't dry out as easily. I also love the extra strength ones but if you have dry skin go for the regular ones!
This is one of my favorites as well as this little gem.
This is Mario Badescu healing cream. This is an amazing blemish cream that won't dry out your skin. Every time I have a blemish I use this stuff. This cream is amazing! When I feel like I'm getting a blemish I dab this stuff on. This stuff works great for the cystic acne (the ones that are really deep and hurt bad). If you feel a cystic blemish popping up just dab a tiny bit of this (a little bit goes a long way!) and I will apply this cream numerous times a day, like 5-8 times. Using this cream will do one of two things. It will either just calm down the blemish and will just go away or it will pull up all the dirt and then you can extract it. If it's the latter then here are my tips for a clean at-home extraction: when the blemish has come to a head wash your face with some sort of active cleanser I love a good glycolic cleanser (my favorite is Therapy Systems Glycolic Cleansing Lotion) this cleanser is $36 and SO worth it!!! I use it every night and have used it every night for almost 4 years! It's changed my skin forever!
After you wash your face, wash your hands!! Then get you 2 q-tips. I use these as my fingers when extracting. Instead of using your hands and getting your dirty nails dug into your skin I just use these q-tips and find the blemish and push down on the outer corners and roll in together. Push down, roll in. Rotate different sides around the blemish and if something comes out good, keep doing this until that clear, puss comes out. Sorry gross I know but I want you to do this right if you're going to do it! After that reapply the blemish cream and keep applying until your blemish heals completely. This cream never dries out my skin and it heals the blemish without even a red mark on the skin! After I extract I will use a toner and then apply the healing cream. My favorite toner is the seaweed cleansing lotion from Mario Badescu in the morning
And the special glycolic cleansing lotion at night from Mario. They both are $18.
After that dries on my skin I use the healing cream.
This stuff is a miracle worker! It is $18 for the small jar and $26 for the large one which would last you a lifetime!!!
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