Beauty Supplies for Me and My Daughter

It didn't strike me right away that one day, my daughter and I would share our beauty supplies with each other. I have enjoyed the freedom of buying beauty products for my personal consumption. Lately, she has been bugging me on the whereabouts of my lip glosses, hair clips, blemish concealer, blackhead removal astringent and even my hair styling products!

My daughter has recently turned 13 so I think the inevitable of sharing my beauty supplies will be sooner than I thought. I guess I have to spare extra budget for her beauty needs too in our next trip to the supermarket.

Mega Zit on my Face

They said, when one pushes 40 (although it is still 2 years before I am over the hill), the blemish comes far in between. Well, let me tell you this, that does not apply to me. My face has been breaking out lately. I have small pimples below my chin and some at my back. And to my surprise, I saw one mega zit right on my left cheek near the ear lobe. Ouch!

The pimple is so red that my friend even tried to wipe it thinking it was a ketchup splatter on my face. Double ouch!

I am not very keen on concealing the blemish, too afraid that I may aggravate and cause it to create a tiny village of zits on my face. So, I am sticking to my acne treatment clear gel with a mild salicylic acid component so as not to burn my face and cause discoloration.

I hope it clears up soon because I am getting a bit conscious every time people mistake it for a ketchup. That will give you an idea on how red it is right now.

Seasonal Skin Blemish

The weather is getting quite cool here in Dubai. It is this seasonal changes where my skin breaks out in rashes and other skin irritations. My face even becomes more oily considering the weather is cool and it should make my pores a little tight.

I think I have to minimize the use of a rich moisturizer for now so I don't aggravate my skin. A use of

therapores will use help in staving future break outs to save my skin from further damage.

Maybe I should change my moisturizer into a light one so I don't get too oily or I can actually fry an egg on my face! I have also avoided using facial soap for the time being just to clear away the blemish and rashes.

My face is not the only affected area. Even my arms have small rashes. I think I got this from playing with the fall leaves in Staten Island few days ago. I remember kicking all the dry leaves and started to feel a bit itchy on some of my arms but not on the legs area. Hmmmmm..... I hope there was no poison ivy anywhere on the bunch of leaves I have happily kicked around.

Anyway, my seasonal skin blemish is causing a stir at the moment. I am careful with my food intake too. Lesser fatty and fried stuff and more on fresh fruits and vegetables.

I hope this skin blemish goes away fast. I feel very uncomfortable.

Oily Skin and Acne-Prone

I am sure my daughter did not get her acne-prone genes from me. I never had that much problem while I was about the same age as her. I have tried several oitments for her sensitive skin. I checked with the dermatologist about her skin-condition but she still gets break-outs. I am thankful though that the area affected is confined to the forehead only. Imagine if her cheeks get pimples too. She will get very upset and it is not a young lass would like to see when she looks on the mirror.

She is very careful with her face now. She is using the one recommended by the dermatologist. However, the best acne wash is still water in my opinion.