Sometimes I feel like life just passes us by. The next thing we know, a weekend has come and gone. A week has come and gone. A month has come and gone. I mean, wasn't it just yesterday that I started university? Wasn't it just yesterday that I was traveling the world as a carefree exchange student?
I feel like life passes us by so passively sometimes, and I feel like blogging (or writing) is a great way to capture how we feel at that exact moment in time. Whether this feeling be of intense happiness and hope. Or extreme despair and sadness. A memory which pulls at our heart strings. A feeling of regret of hurt we might have caused.
And sometimes, it's nice to just look back at randomness in life.
For instance. Skin care products. Yep. Huge part of my life.
Ask any girl her skin care regime, and most of us stick to it religiously.
Throughout my life, this skin care regime has changed, and whenever I reach a plateau of something that works, I stick with it. Usually it takes a few months to refine it. But I think I got it just right about now. I do it every night and morning. I even get grumpy when I have to skip a night. What can I say, I am a creature of habit. :)
I'll also include the price I paid for it, since it's one of my back burner goals to start a personal finance blog. Though, that would probably be anonymous :)
Morning regime:
SpectroGel
$11.99 (on sale at Shopper's Drugmart - I think you can get it for cheaper at Wal-Mart / Zellers) I use this without any water in the morning, and massage for at least a minute before rinsing it off. One bottle lasts me about 4 - 6 months.
Neo Strata Glycolic Acid Toning Lotion + 2% Clindapak$65 (I get this with a prescription since I tend to break out) I use this all over. Great product. 100ml lasts me about 4 months.
Clindoxyl Gelfree (Since I get this in sample sizes from my dermatologist) I use this for spot treatment only.
Yves Rocher Line Smoothing Eye Cream$14.50 (at 50% off sale) I use it in the morning and at night since my eye lids are the only part of my face that is dry. And I don't want wrinkles. One tube usually lasts me about 4 - 6 months.
I don't use much make up during the day. Blot powder. Eye shadow and eye liner are my dailies. 5 minutes :) I have come to love MAC. Blot powder usually lasts me a while - 6 months. Eye shadow - 1 year. Eye liners 4 - 6 months for liquid, and up to a year on pencil.
My night routine:
Marcelle Aquarelle Purifying Cleansing Gel
$6.50 (at buy one get one free sale. Score!) I love this, it removes make up and it's gentle. Lasts about 5 - 6 months.
Differin Acne Gel$65 (I get this prescribed from my dermatologist.) One tube lasts about 3 - 4 months.
Of course, can't forget that eye cream from above! I use that at night, too!Voila! That's it.
2 comments:
wow, this is so complicated :P
It just looks overwhelming on "paper." haha.
It really takes about 7 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes at night.
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