New & Improved Skincare Routine !

   Good afternoon lovies :) These past few weeks have been really crazy for me, and sadly it's showing.. BIG time !  I've never really had bad acne in middle school or high school.  Recently I have been breaking out a lot, not just the normal monthly hormonal break outs but I am now dealing with all over my face breakouts. I couldn't tell you how many masks or spot treatments I have tried that didn't even touch the problem area.  I have also always had a bit of redness to my cheeks and a little below my cheeks.  That has also been a lot worse recently.  I was shopping in the mall with Chummy about a week ago and I decide to stop into Lush (good idea at the time but bad for my bank account) I went in there to get one thing...and walked out with a whole new skin care routine plus some.  I talked to the lady for a while and told her my skincare predicament from the redness to the breakouts that just will not go away & even when they do go away there's still the red spot left over.  She recommend a few things & here I am sharing it with you lot of lovely people ! *Drum Roll Please*

   For starters she recommended that I try out Fresh Farmacy Face Soap.  I was a little hesitant at first because I do have a clarisonic & wasn't sure how it would work with it.  This face soap is made with calamine to help with the redness and irritation, tea tree oil to help with the break out areas, lavender and rose to help soothe any dryness on the face.. aka a soap made for all of my deepest darkest desires ! Needless to say after hearing about all of the great amazing things packed into the little bar I had to get it ! Now since Lush is made with all natural ingredients and no harsh chemicals it will take a little longer to notice improvement.  I have been using it for about a week now and I do notice my redness has gone done a bit.. fingers crossed it keeps improving ! :)

   The next warrior fighting in the battlefield on my face is Tea Tree Water.  Again, I was quite skeptical about this at first because I have dryer skin so I've always avoided toners. But as previously stated since Lush is made with all natural ingredients and no chemicals they don't have harsh alcohols in it which strips the skin of its moisture and also irritates the skin causing more redness/irritation.  This particular toner is made for oily/blemish prone skin.  I, however, am far from oily but this still doesn't leave my skin feeling tight and dry.  I didn't know this but tea tree is actually anti bacterial which is why it is so amazing at fighting the problem areas.  It also had grapefruit and juniperberrys in it which helps fight the breakouts, dries up the access oil without drying it out, AND fights the redness. Again, I feel as if it was made for me haha.  I have also been using this for about a week, and I can definitely tell a difference after I apply the toner and put my moisturizer on. It opens up my pores allowing my skin to really sink in the moisturizer & then seals my skin shut. 

   This nifty little moisturizer is actually geared towards men (hence the title cosmetic LAD) but everything in Lush is unisex, therefore it *thankfully* doesn't smell like a man.  It was made almost as an aftershave moisturizer.  It has chamomile extract, marigold and chickweed to soothe the redness and on top of that cocoa butter which helps moisturize those stubborn dry/red patches. The only downside to this is, it was $23.95. The good news is one dab and it'll cover your whole face and even more.  You can't even tell I've used it and I wash/moisturize my face twice a day.

   This was the original product I went in to get..I cannot rave about it enough !  This really help my redness out A TON.  This is literally magic in a jar not to mention it is nice and cold when you put it on because you have to keep it in the fridge in order to keep it fresh.  It is made with blueberries which are packed with vitamins and minerals.  They also help soothe and reduce redness.  As you can tell my main focus is to reduce redness haha.  If you're looking for a little something to help your redness or blemishes out, I higgghhhlllyy recommend this ! This pot usually last me 2-3 weeks and I get about 4-6 uses out of it.  They are good for about a month then they expire.  I can't say enough good things about this. It leaves my skin feeling so soft and cool, the redness is barely noticeable if at all, and it's only $6.95.

   The kind lady helping me out at Lush (I forgot her name :/) was telling me all about this nifty product Grease Lightening which is made up of thyme oil and rosemary infusion to fight the bacteria. It a gel substance that you put a dab on your problem area when you feel something coming on or when it's already there before bed and when you wake up it's all to the surface for you. No more waiting a few *painful* days to deal with it.  And let me just say it works wonders ! I felt a blemish coming on so as I was told to do, I put it on before I went to bed.  The next morning when I woke up I could feel my skin was tight around the area I applied it to.  When I went to the bathroom I was literally shocked that it was literally all to the surface.  I know it sounds gross, but it's the truth.  The best part to me is it is achieved with all natural ingredients.  It's easy to make the bacteria come to the surface with all of those harsh chemicals that aren't the best for our skin. Once I run out of the sample I will definitely be purchasing this bad boy !

   Well that about sums up my new and improved skincare routine.  I have noticed a difference 

but not a big one.. I still have hope that it needs a little more time since we're going the natural

way this go round.  I will keep y'all updated & let you know what my verdict is.  If any of y'all

have any holy grail products for dry, red, blemish prone skin, hook a sista up ! I hope this helped

you in some way.. Thanks so much.. love y'all !