Love the Skin You’re In: Skincare Tips | MadameAkay

Hey Gems!

Yes, My Wonderful People Love the Skin You Are In!
I’ve been told that I have good skin by a good amount of people. I always wondered what are they talking about? I have all these tiny bumps on my forehead that sprouted from who knows where. Pimples that show up just about every month (..ladies you know what I mean?!)  and so many complexion colors! It’s frustrating for me because on top of all of things I just mentioned I also have sensitive skin.

High School

In high school I never really cared for my skin, the same soap I used to wash my body I used on my face. No care in the world! Ha! It wasn’t until I went to college and having to walk long distances for many of my classes, and sweating all day, that I realized something had to change baby! So where did I look to first? YOUTUBE of course! But I quickly found out, almost everyone on there were using 5-10 products on their face. -_- I would have quickly ran to the store to buy everything I saw, but being a college student with no job I couldn’t just buy all the products. So I asked around  to see what my friends were using and the overall product was Apricot Scrub.

Brands

When it comes to choosing between brands such as St. Ives or Walmart brand, I always turn to the ingredients. I wondered why one was selling for $2 more than the other one. (Guess being an economic major is paying off) If the two products has the same Active Ingredient, in my opinion, go with the cheaper one! Now if you just really want the St. Ives brand, that’s fine. No judgement! Since when it comes to your skin you don’t want to put just anything on it!
Progressing through college I had to change the products I used because I saw just using Apricot scrub was doing nothing to my face. I still had the tiny bumps and random pimples. As I stated before I have really sensitive skin so trying new products I was very hesitant to venture away from my Apricot Scrub. But I knew it had to be done if I wanted to see a change in my face. So currently my face routine twice a day after I take a shower is:

1. Quick rinse of hot/warm water on my face to open my pores to remove the nasty dirt trapped inside
2. Using my Sephora face brush I apply my Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser onto the brush
3. In circular motions for about 1 minutes I apply the product all over my face
4. I rinse off with warm water then go back and rinse again with cold water so my pores can close
5. I finish off with Dickinson’s Original Witch Hazel which is a pore perfecting toner which I applied with a cotton round
6. I finish up with Neutrogena oil free moisturizer all over my face

sidenote* I don’t always use the Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser, I interchange that with Neutrogena Transparent Facial Bar, fragrance free, and Apricot Scrub. There is no particular order or schedule I follow, just what ever I feel like using I use.

For my body, since I have dry skin I use any brand of body oil and then Cetaphil body cream. Sometimes I have to re-apply in the evening time since our bodies sweat and I work in a building where it is always cold.

Lastly, I take gummy multivitamins for women!

So that’s it’s!

Now you know my secret. Shhh don’t tell anyone!
You have to find products that works with your skin, look at the ingredients list because the first name on the list is what they used the most and then the last of course is what they used last. I found what works for my skin based on how my skin reacted to certain products. Don’t give up, it’s all about trial and error.