Friday, September 4, 2009

Acne Woes

My face is so frustrating. My acne is coming back and they're coming back with a vengeance attacking my chin area and two days ago there was one on my cheek. I currently use the Clinique Acne Solutions 3-step system and it was working. I was getting less and less new pimples popping up in the last month. Since I started getting into makeup, I've noticed that the darn things are rearing their ugly heads again tormenting me. Is it the makeup? I hope not because I really like experimenting with and wearing them (especially my Mac ones). I feel really pretty when I use makeup, and I rarely felt pretty before. I guess I'll have to stop for a while to see what my face does.

As for nail polish, I'm getting better putting it on. My hands are not nearly as shaky as before. I even wore the black nail polish to work today. It didn't look that good up close, but far away it was passable. I found that if I put on clear polish before painting on the black, there won't be as much staining after I removed it. However, I think I need to invest on better nail polish because the 99 cent Wet 'n Wild ones chips pretty much after a few hours of wearing them.

I am so happy that a three day weekend is coming up. I've been really tired with working everyday. I guess I'm not used to it. Since I started at the high school I've been working as a "substitute" but I received my application in the mail today to make me a "permanent." I'm sad because that means I'll only be working for only 4 hours instead of the 6 hours I work as a sub. With my online shopping habits and my plan to save up for grad school... this means that I am on the hunt for a part-time job again because I can't possibly achieve all that on a 4-hour salary.

2 comments:

Amandasaurus said...

Try mineral makeup. I use a mineral powder foundation by L'Oreal. As a powder, it doesn't add oil to my very bipolar skin. It's light and lets my skin breathe. Plus it's SPF 15!

Gina said...

Its definitely the makeup. I had the same exact problem when I started using Clinique. I would even take care as to wash, tone, and moisturize my face before bed... but the makeup has all day to seep into your skin. Your best bet is to try mineral makeup. When I switched, my face cleared up right away. Bare Minerals is my fav, but most makeup companies have some form of mineral makeup if you're brand loyal.

Good luck!