Eyebrows

Over the years I've worn my eyebrows very thinly - thin and high arched to be exact. I came to realize it did not frame my face very well. Having a round face and a short chin, having thin eyebrows made the shape of my face more round (one of my biggest flaws is the shape of my face!) I finally decided to grow out my eyebrows and reshape them for a more natural look. This is a crappy photo from my phone, but in person you can see the hairs on my brows :-)

A little while ago I did a post on tazorac 0.05%. An update on the prescription medication I've been using for a couple of months: its going very well! *knock on wood. I've been through a gruesome month of purging and peeling and have past that stage. Although I do skip some days by not using it daily because its too strong for my skin, I do peel from time to time still. I will do a post on my before and fter photos along with my skin care routine. Have a wonderful holiday everyone!

Merry Christmas!

Breakfast

Homemade omlette, sausage, and bagel wth cream cheese and a side of sliced avocados.

Sbux

Since I go to starbucks daily..this will save me a buck or two. Yum!

Red velvet

Saw this at Target while I was doing some shopping and figured, why not? There was only one left and it looks so cute...

Hair

One of my biggest flaw is my hair! Its flat, thin, and just so...plain jane. When I curl them, theyre flat at the top making my face appear bigger than it really is. I was talking to a friend of mine (who has beautiful hair) if there is any tricks to making hair more voluminous:

1. After shampooing and conditioning your hair, blow dry upside down and ligtly hairspray

2. Comb your hair wth a wide tooth comb and tease your hair with a regular comb

3. Lightly hairspray

Sounds cliche, but it works!

Straight, curly or up? which is best?

Loving Fall

I love my scarves I purchased at F21. 2 for $10! Can't beat that.

FOTD Dramatic Smoky Eyes

Face: Bare Escentuals Matte Light, MAC blush in Well Dressed
Eyes: Ardell, Kat Von D Pallettes, Great Lash Mascara, Anastasia for Eyebrows
Lips: Burtbees

Generic Tazorac

 

I purchased a bunch of topical medication from alldaychemist.com a few months back because I was desperate for a cure for my acne. I have heard and read numerous reviews on retin a and tazorac and cannot afford to seek a dermatologist, so i opt for prescription-free products online instead. I used tazorac in the past and did wonders for my skin, and so did retin-a micro - but this was years back and I do not remember the formula I have used. Each product consist in gel and cream form and also consist of different percentages to match your skin type and depending on severity of your skin. I am not suffering from hormonal acne nor have much pimples, but am suffering from blackheads, whiteheaads, clogged pores, milias, and flesh colored bumps on my forehead and cheeks.

I do tend to switch products and makeup a lot so I do not know what is the culprit for my breakouts. Was the sea salt toner too aggravating? Maybe the Dove soap was too irritating? Perhaps using the Clarisonic 3 times a week was too much for my sensitive skin? I pulled Tazorac 0.05% out from my drawers and used it last night because I need something to clear my skin. Here is my current routine as of last night:

Morning:
FAB Cleanser from Sephora
Need a sunscreen..any rec??

Evening:
FAB Cleanser from Sephora
Tazorac 0.05%

I'm afraid to use anything else. I also purchased Differin gel and clindamycin from inhousepharmacy.biz last week. I am super excited to get my hands on Differin. I will do a review on Differin in the future (Use to be on Differin for 3 years.)

It's been long..

It's been a while since the last time I blogged...it's been about a few years at least. Glad to be back!