This blog is dedicated to my husband who sees my imperfections and doesn't mention them.

I love trying new beauty products. Place me in a Sephora or Ulta store and I feel I am in paradise. For hours I can pleasantly entertain myself looking at the plethora of different shampoos, facial washes, makeup and perfumes, envisioning myself as a size 0 with glowing clear skin, no split ends, and being stopped by every man in America asking “What’s that scent you are wearing? (Ok, maybe not EVERY man)

One of my downfalls , as my mother will readily tell you, is that I am a sucker for cool packaging and intriguing ingredients. That inclination has resulted in trying hundreds of different products over the years – good and bad. Some products I have used ever since I was in college and I would rather exit the house with no makeup and hairy arm pits then see my fav end up on the proverbial chopping block. Others I have readily discarded vowing never again to be duped by flowery ingredients which deliver zero results.

Because of my “beauty product love”, I probably have more knowledge roaming around in my head than Wikipedia. So I decided to start this blog to share my adventures with you on the quest for beauty, giving my recommendations and warnings so your money can be well spent. The subject matter may be a tad vain, but ultimately every woman has an innate desire to look and feel her best and there is nothing wrong with that. Happy reading, and if you don’t come for my daily blabberings at least drop by for my contest giveaways that I hope to do every other month.


Peel Away!

Wednesday, May 13

Yesterday evening I had my first chemical peel ever--the "Acne Lift Peel" at Luminous Skin Studios. As mentioned in a previous post, this is a "resurfacing chemical peel which reduces and treats all kinds of acne while resurfacing and smoothing the skin ." After filling out the paperwork and liability forms, the treatment goes rather quickly. The aesthetician washes off any makeup, applies a neutralizer on the face to allow the peel to soak through the skin, and then applies the chemical peel. As the peel is applied, your face starts to heat up and the aesthetician will continually ask you how hot your skin is on a scale of 1-10. Believe me, your face does feel like it is on FIRE. The aesthetician quips that her teenage clients can only have the peel on for about 1 1/2 minutes before they start crying. (wimps!) The aesthetician can tell if the peel is working if the face starts to look "frothy." Normally the peel is on the face for 5 minutes, but because my peel worked so effectively, the peel was able to be washed off after only 2 1/2 minutes. I boldly exclaim that I could have easily had that peel on for 5 minutes. (not) Once the peel was removed, the aesthetician then applied a hydrating masque to soothe the skin.

After my treatment, my aesthetician informs me on what will happen to my face the next few days. My face would be red a couple of hours, then I would have some flaking for the next few days, a mild flare up of acne as all the toxins are being pushed to the surface, and the result should be more radiant looking skin. She gave me samples of products to try from the IMAGE Skincare system and sent me on my way. Too bad it's not a one time deal. This is a series of treatments--5 to be exact, spaced 2 weeks apart. And next time the peel will be on my face for the full 5 minutes. (which my aesthetician tells me with sadistic glee) Surprisingly my face isn't that red and I have yet to experience any flaking. But there is still time. Here's hoping some shedding of skin will get rid of this acne once and for all!
Posted by Admin at Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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