Perfect Foundation

Yes! The day has arrived! The day I've been waiting for all my life!!! Well, not really. But I'm really excited! I found, in my opinion, my perfect foundation. Every girl who uses make-up wants to have that one foundation that works best for that person. And I have found mine! So what is it, you ask? Well, I'll tell ya! Loreal True Match! In the shade N7 Classic tan. I've been searching Youtube like crazy looking at reviews and finally decided to give this a shot because I figured with 3 different undertones and over 30 shades to choose from, I had a pretty good chance of finding the right shade for me. And I did!

Because I've been working on the condition of my skin, and I've been seeing results, I noticed I don't need a very full coverage foundation. And I really thought that this foundation was going to be light, but buildable coverage. But I was afraid that the more I built, the cakier and faker it would look. But to my surprise, this foundation looked pretty natural, even with 2 pretty thick layers. Which is what I want. Who wants to look like they smacked a liquid mask on their face? Not me!

So I originally got this foundation in the shade C7 which is the cool undertone, because I thought I was very yellow. Probably because my sister always called me a "yellow baby" since I'm the lightest in the family. But apparently, just cuz I'm light, doesnt mean I'm yellow, because this was not my shade...

Thank goodness for the return policy at Wegmans, I went back and got the Neutral shade N7. And I'm so glad I did, cuz the difference was amazing!

Don't mind that random strand of hair on the side

The only thing that I'm not so thrilled about is that the spf17 in the foundation makes me appear ghostly in pictures. But I promise, it looks better in person. Here are some more pictures!

Just a reminder of what it is that I'm dealing with here :-)

whoa, close up! haha

So, I'm still working on my skin and getting rid of the spots, but until I get my skin in the shape that I want it, I'm happy that I can cover it up with this for now.

Glycolic Acid!

After what seems like hundreds of web pages, I think I might have found something that could possibly work really well for my skin....Glycolic Acid! Sounds scary, doesn't it? I've been getting more and more drastic when it comes to my skin, but I think this is my last step before really taking a plunge. The exact product that I'm talking about is Reviva Labs 10% Glycolic Acid Cream. I read up about it and scientifically, it sounds pretty good.

According to "science" in skincare, Glycolic acid penetrates the outer layer of skin, and dissolves the substance or "glue" that holds the dead skin onto your face. So when it loosens up that glue, it releases the dead skin. It's basically an extreme exfoliator. And we all know that exfoliating it the best thing that we can do when we're trying to remove acne scars from our faces!

I've read from reviews that the 10% cream burns a bit, especially if you don't start off with the lower percentage of 5%. But I'm a rebel, and jumped right on that 10% one. I just received it in the mail, and am soooooo excited to try it. I put a small piece on the inside of my forearm as a test, and its been 5 hours, and so far I haven't had any kind of reaction, so I cant wait to slather this bad boy on my face tonight before I go to bed.

I'm gonna give this a shot tonight, and report back to tell you my thoughts on the product so far.

Wish me luck!
Kristina <3