PTB Spring Reboot : Skincare

 

Clensing ( washing your face )  

Cleansers : Cethaphil , Phisoderm, 

• Splash warm water on your face
• Dispense product on your palm
• With your finger tips , use upward and outward motions to apply product 
• Once you scrubed your face . rinse it away with warm water
• Take a towel and pat face dry 

Toner : Is debated in the beauty industry, I personally think it does a great job getting rid of excess dirt and restoring PH balance in your skin. If you want to skip it , Ill leave it up to you . 

Burts Bee's Toner ,witch hazel are my favorites though what you have on hand is good.

• Wet a cotton ball with warm water
• apply toner to cotton ball 
• Using upward and outward motions 
• Avoid eye contact 

Exfoliate : This is extremly important , you only have to do it 2x's a week. Since you shave it is a form of exfoliation your doing it already . Exfoliation is extremly important. 

St Ives Apricot Scrub is my favorite 

• wet your face with warm water 
• Take a quarter size amout of product 
• apply it too yout finger tips
• in circle motions apply the exfoliant
• avoid eye area 
• Take a warm wash cloth and remove the product 
• Rinse face with warm water to get rid of grains
• On days you exfoliated do toner after 

Moisturize : Very important , even if you have oily skin or acne .What happens is the sebaceous gland (gland that secrets oil and keep skin protected) sees that your skin is dry , goes in too panic mode producing more oil to protect your skin. I know if your skin is oily you want to dry it out . Its very important to moiturize . It keeps the gland at bay and my reduce your break outs or oily feeling. 

Dispense product on your palm using upward and outward motions 

• With your finger tips , use upward and outward motions to apply product 

So this helps you get started or if you have gone pro a little brush up for you . If you have any questions more than happy to assist 

Saturday Sheet Masking

On Instagram you have been seeing people wearing sheet masks. This is now a two year old trend. I've been wanting to try , while in target the other night. I found a whole bunch of sheet masks . I will say that the prices vary. The mask I purchased was $1.80 USD . The weather extremely cold this evening in the northeastern United States. What a perfect night to mask. 

Sheet mask 

 

 Reading directions the keep on the face for 10 minutes 

 

The mask feels like the texture of a moist towelette, slight oily consistency. The smell is a robust coconut, the package says the smell of vacation I agree. 

 

 
 

I applied the mask it's was cooling and soothing on my dry combination skin. The mask did slightly feel intense when I applied it . I put on some music for ten minutes, dreaming of beachs,warmth and summer vacations. When I removed the mask my skin felt tacky that soon disappeared. My skin felt glowing and soft . I'll say I'm a fan , also eager to try more. 

Mid Life Puberty ( random life post )

Since I’ve entered my midlife, it’s been like going through puberty again. My face has been graced with lovely acne. With the installation of a shiny new retainer for my teeth.( only have to wear at night)  Id liken my experience thus far, to a premenopausal Judy Blume novel.” Hi god its me Tracey “ . 

You're body is changing in so many ways. Then I think I may want to enter back into the dating world again. This is scary on so many levels. I forget what it's actually to be with a partner. I'm horrible at flirting also. I think you should get a brochure on how all this all works, even better a lamented index card with bullet points.  Though what I gather from this metamorphosis is that sometimes really great comes from the changes. They say beauty fades , I say it gets more intense . The lines on your face get more expressive because your living laughing and loving a lot . 

We have stretch marks battle scars we have earned. This is a different kind of puberty maybe it's the time when you finally emerge and be your authentic self. Hey I'm feeling better about this , now time to go put on my zit cream . Random post yet I think we needed to talk about it ! How is your journey going ?