maintaining healthy skin

today I went to the dermatologist with my mother. I have pretty clear skin (with the occasional breakout) and minimal scarring, but I figured I should get myself checked out in case. The doctor agreed that my skin was good overall, but then noticed a beauty mark on my upper arm that turned out to be suspicious. short and gory story short, it was cut off and sent to a lab. yuck. the dermatologist proceeded to give me a lecture on keeping my skin healthy. I thought it would be nice to share it with you.

PRODUCTS TO CONSIDER FOR SKIN:

1. Dove sensitive skin beaty bar moisturizing cream. it smells good, leaves your skin very soft, and maintains the levels of oil/moisture on the surface. very cheap, retails for about 5$

2. Dove Sensitive Skin Nourishing Body Wash nutrium moisture. using this body wash will leave your skin feeling smooth and soft for days, and hydrates dry skin

3. Epiduo (prescription) gel. improves acne over continued use, it both clears existing acne and prevents future breakouts.

since i did have that suspicious beauty mark, i knew i needed to take better care of my skin when i go out into the sun. here are the tips my doctor gave

1. generously apply broad-spectrum water resistant sunscreen. SPF of AT LEAST 15, should be more. reply every two hours. NOTE: even on the days that the sun doesnt come out!

2. wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from ultraviolet rays

3. get your vitamin D through swallowing the actual vitamin, not sun tanning

4. avoid tanning beds. these also cause skin cancer AND wrinkles. ew.

5. make sure to check for changes in any beauty mark (discoloration, shifting, enlargening) and every once in a while go to the doctor just to make double sure.

cheers!

saturday's haul! the beauty products

today i went to walmart (a store that i loathe, but i must bow down to cheap affordable prices), recieved two dresses as present from my mother, went to buffalo exchange to give some of my clothes and to shop, and lastly ross.

at walmart, i found a new line of shampoos that i wanted to try out because suave is just not cutting it. the brand is called Sunsilk, co-created with Teddy charles, a hairstylist. I got the thermashine shampoo, which is supposed to boost shine and protect from damage. i notice that my hair is kinda fryed from all the dying i did last year. i did a little research on the product. apparently the line has been created by 7, countem, 7 of the best hair experts in the world.

another product im loving is the line: (moistur)ologie. this line is supposed to replish dry hair. it comes with three step, the first two being shampoo and conditioner, and the third being what i got--the leave-in treatment. its called the in(fus)ion 23. i was suprised that when i opened it, the contents were of the thickness of water, very liquidy. but the intructions say to massage it into your roots and out to your ends. i will give it a try and then get back to you. the third option also comes in a spray bottle, which i would have gotten but i used a leave in conditioner in a spray form already.

the next thing i purchased was the Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in #10 : pink frosting. So far i love it!! it is very cute looking and creamy soft. it also is very sparkly so it works as a shimmer as well. warning: do not use with your finger, most people make the mistake of applying makeup with your bare hands. the reason you sholdnt do that is because you have natural oils on your fingers that are bad for your skin/pores.

i needed some lipstick and there was a dollar lipstick sale. the brand is: love my lips, and i got pink and bright red. so far, i tried the red and for a dollar its definetly pretty good. its not the best quality and it doesnt last long, but like i said...for that price its pretty good.

i needed a deoderant, since summer is almost here, and i went for dove like i always do. this time, i picked out the Dove Ultimate Energizing deoderant, in grapefruit and lemongrass. it smells sooo good, but i hate white residue. its about five bucks.


last of the beauty products was nail polish. along with the same lipstick brand, i got the brand: Love My Nails, in orange blossom, blue, and neon pink. i tried on the orange today and warning: it does not come out looking orange at all but more of a peachy. which is good because orange is kinda strange anyways.