MAKEUP: PRESERVING MY FACE!

 
I`am so addicted to my makeup! I rarely go out the house without it!  I really began experimenting with make up during my first loc journey. I was so impatient with how I looked with my teenage locs, I had to do something to prevent from taking down my locs! 
I called myself a late bloomer! I started wearing makeup in my mid forties! Before then, I wore only lipstick and mascara. I really thought makeup would consume too  much time. I had three sons and patients to take care of! The year of 2008 was definitely a year of transformation for my hair and for my self worth!

 

When a woman turns fifty something, her body and skin begins to thin and sag. The skin on the face, begins to thin, wrinkle and sag. The skin tone can become uneven and blotchy. Your skin may become dry. I rarely come out the house without makeup. I have learned to take care of my face wearing makeup! 

 

 I don`t have any wrinkles yet, except for stress lines. LOL!
I try to keep my skin clean and well hydrated! When I do not drink enough water, I can see a big difference in my skin!
I remove my makeup with Neutrogena Fresh Foaming Cleanser and a micro fiber cloth. It dissolves most of the makeup off of my face!I then use my Olay Pro X brush! This is a must! I was wondering why my cheeks were inflamed and my pores so big. I was watching YouTube and decided to purchase the Pro X over the expensive Clarisonic Mia. After My first face wash, I applied some cleanser on my face, wet the Pro X brush then scrubbed my face. The makeup was coming out of my pores on my brush! The next morning, I noticed that my pores were closed and the redness on my face was going away. By the second day of using the Pro X, the redness was gone! THANK YOU JESUS!

After I cleanse my face, I use super jumbo cotton balls saturated with Witch Hazel. After my face dries, I place Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream. In the morning, I repeat the same regime excluding the Pro X and adding the Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Original Cream. Speaking of Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle System, I think they are discontinuing this product! Makeup Alley gave this product rave reviews! Why does this happen when they have a great product? I`am on the internet buying this product.

These are the largest and softest cotton balls I ever seen! I bought them at Walmart when I ran out of cotton balls! When I ran out, I returned to Walmart. They did not have any! I went to the Walmart website and purchased these! When I married my hubby, I thought he was crazy because he purchased two of everything if he liked it. Now I know what he means! I do too!

Embrace the new you! We are not dead yet! Love your body, love your skin, love you! You deserve it!