few days ago i read from another blogger about her story, how her makeup preference changed as she grew up. and i have to admit, i experienced it too. trying so many products and then having a kid, it changed my point of view a lot. though for makeup i still played most in drugstore brands, but my preferences changed...
about skincare, i have no major issue when i was in my teen years.. just acne, and it will diminish as time passed by. and no scar too.. i have to say i'm lucky. my sisters weren't as lucky as i am. until now, they're still fighting with acne and acne scars. i do have some acne sometimes, but it's very rare and very quick to heal, and no scar left. as my other problem, i have pretty oily skin back in my teenage years, so for many years, i have tried all products labelled with "for oily skin". but somehow it didn't help. but now, since i read about the korean skincare steps and the importance of oil even though you have oily skin, i pretty much understand my skin more. i devoted more time to take care of my skin more than my teenage year, and for you who are still in your 20s, make sure to treat your skin as early as possible.. i have to say that i'm late to take care of my skin, and now, the area that showed early aging sign is my under eye area. don't forget all those sleepless night during my night duty plus having a baby.. i'm sure they contributed to my aging problem.
okay.. let's talk about skincare regime first. back in my teenage year, i only wash my face with drugstore facial foam. not that they're bad for my skin, but most of them i believe strip off the natural oil of my skin, so it made my skin more oily. i didn't understand that back in that day. i thought the squeakier my skin, the cleaner the facial wash. turned out i was wrong. and then i use the oil free moisturizer. and i use very little since i thought i have oily skin, why moisturize a lot? in fact, i was wrong again. i have to keep my skin moisturized so it doesn't produce more oil. and my sister said that oil based moisturizer is still oily for them, so they tried water based moisturizer. me myself, i tend to fond of gel moisturizer. it has cooling effect and easier to absorb. as i live in tropical country, i knew that sunscreen is a must, but since sunscreen usually greasy, i often forgot to use it. well, right now i'm still forgetting it sometime, but i try as diligent as possible to use it everyday. and i use no eye cream, no night cream at all until i'm about 25 years!
now, i use toner after washing my face, and essence/serum and moisturize plus sunscreen in the morning. at night, i double cleanse my face, then follow it with toner, night serum (usually for anti aging) and night cream. oh.. and the eye cream. i usually use it at night, but sometimes i use it in the morning too. twice a week i use wash off mask/ sheet mask (yes, i'm a mask believer now..) every other day i scrub my face, usually twice a week too when i wash my hair (since i'm a forgetful person.. tying it with another activity help me to remember it). and voila.. i have almost normal skin now, almost never have acne!
about makeup regime... one thing for sure.. i have lots of makeup products now than my teenage year. hahaha.. i was pretty tomboy back in the day, so all i have were compact powder, eyeliner and mascara. and a dior travel makeup palette given by my father. it had eyeshadows, blush, lip gloss and mascara. it was pretty.. but all the eyeshadows are pearly and too shimmery. the blush was pink. bright pink. the gloss was okay.. and the mascara too. those products help me to do my own makeup when i had to attend my cousin's wedding. oh well..as time went by, i started to know about foundation and found a great difficulty finding the right shade for me (being fair skinned in the midst of medium skin). and then as a color freak, i thought i had to have colorful eye palette and blushes. turned out it looked clowny on my face. some were okay, but some colors are not for me. mascara is the only product that i played around so much, and only experienced 1 failure, the revlon one.. it was flaky. sooo.. most of my teenage years are spent to find out the right product and colors for me.
now, these are my makeup regime:
base: i used foundation on formal occasion and tend to reach bb cream or bb cushion more. (i have pretty okay skin.. so why cover it with heavy foundation?) but i still do use some powder to dust my t-zone. somehow i don't like the dewy finish of bb cream..
eyeshadow: having tried a lot of colors make me realize they just work for fashion/beauty industry. as i work in formal sector, i found that nude colors work best for me. but being a color freak, i can't imagine buying a single eyeshadow pot! so i decided to grab revealed palette (it's a great dupe for urban decay naked palette!) i still have colors to play with but in safe color zone.
blush: though many bloggers and beauty makeup guru said that fair skin are best with pink blushes, i found myself attracted to peach/coral shades more.. so i decided to grab one pink/natural matte blush for everyday use and a coral with shimmer. though i wanted to buy a more orange blush more.. but i guess for now those two are enough.
contour: yes.. i decided in 2014 to learn about contouring. and my first bronzer is a failure. the elf bronzer didn't show up on my skin. i guess i just picked the wrong shade. and all of them contained shimmer, which not pretty good for contouring. and then i found the sleek contour kit. well, i'm hooked. and now i'm still learning to contour my face.. and i'm not dare enough to use cream product, so i guess i'll stick to powder contour kit for now. (though nyx new release the contour palette is very tempting.. i'm pretty sure i don't need that much shade.. so i have to let it go *sigh*)
eyeliner: i've tried all types of eyeliner. pencil is the easiest one to use, but also very easy to smudge. gel is trickier, and i believe you have to have the right brush, so i decided to give up on gel. liquid is very difficult to work with, and i don't have the steady hand to use it. soooo. .. i end up using felt tip eyeliner. it's very easy to use, very sharp like liquid, very black like gel/liquid.
mascara: well, i'll keep myself adventurous in this department, as long as i stay away from revlon. i usually try maybelline and max factor, and most of their mascara are okay with me. but now i'm trying the etude one. not sure about that one though.
lipstick: oh.. what can i say? so many finishes.. so many colors.. so many temptation.. but i'm pretty sure i don't like the pearlescent finish/ frost finish. i'll stick to creme/ satin finish. some matte are okay but if they don't dry my lips (like nyx SMLC). as for colors, i always try to but one pink, one nude, one coral/orange (but not bright orange), one mauve, and a red lipstick. but since i've found out that there's a mac sample... weeelllll... i can try a whole lot shades. and i don't have to worry to finish them all, since it's a sample, i bet i can finish them. hhahaha. no wasting money..
well, i guess that's my story about how my makeup/skincare regime changed as i aged. how about you?
about skincare, i have no major issue when i was in my teen years.. just acne, and it will diminish as time passed by. and no scar too.. i have to say i'm lucky. my sisters weren't as lucky as i am. until now, they're still fighting with acne and acne scars. i do have some acne sometimes, but it's very rare and very quick to heal, and no scar left. as my other problem, i have pretty oily skin back in my teenage years, so for many years, i have tried all products labelled with "for oily skin". but somehow it didn't help. but now, since i read about the korean skincare steps and the importance of oil even though you have oily skin, i pretty much understand my skin more. i devoted more time to take care of my skin more than my teenage year, and for you who are still in your 20s, make sure to treat your skin as early as possible.. i have to say that i'm late to take care of my skin, and now, the area that showed early aging sign is my under eye area. don't forget all those sleepless night during my night duty plus having a baby.. i'm sure they contributed to my aging problem.
okay.. let's talk about skincare regime first. back in my teenage year, i only wash my face with drugstore facial foam. not that they're bad for my skin, but most of them i believe strip off the natural oil of my skin, so it made my skin more oily. i didn't understand that back in that day. i thought the squeakier my skin, the cleaner the facial wash. turned out i was wrong. and then i use the oil free moisturizer. and i use very little since i thought i have oily skin, why moisturize a lot? in fact, i was wrong again. i have to keep my skin moisturized so it doesn't produce more oil. and my sister said that oil based moisturizer is still oily for them, so they tried water based moisturizer. me myself, i tend to fond of gel moisturizer. it has cooling effect and easier to absorb. as i live in tropical country, i knew that sunscreen is a must, but since sunscreen usually greasy, i often forgot to use it. well, right now i'm still forgetting it sometime, but i try as diligent as possible to use it everyday. and i use no eye cream, no night cream at all until i'm about 25 years!
now, i use toner after washing my face, and essence/serum and moisturize plus sunscreen in the morning. at night, i double cleanse my face, then follow it with toner, night serum (usually for anti aging) and night cream. oh.. and the eye cream. i usually use it at night, but sometimes i use it in the morning too. twice a week i use wash off mask/ sheet mask (yes, i'm a mask believer now..) every other day i scrub my face, usually twice a week too when i wash my hair (since i'm a forgetful person.. tying it with another activity help me to remember it). and voila.. i have almost normal skin now, almost never have acne!
about makeup regime... one thing for sure.. i have lots of makeup products now than my teenage year. hahaha.. i was pretty tomboy back in the day, so all i have were compact powder, eyeliner and mascara. and a dior travel makeup palette given by my father. it had eyeshadows, blush, lip gloss and mascara. it was pretty.. but all the eyeshadows are pearly and too shimmery. the blush was pink. bright pink. the gloss was okay.. and the mascara too. those products help me to do my own makeup when i had to attend my cousin's wedding. oh well..as time went by, i started to know about foundation and found a great difficulty finding the right shade for me (being fair skinned in the midst of medium skin). and then as a color freak, i thought i had to have colorful eye palette and blushes. turned out it looked clowny on my face. some were okay, but some colors are not for me. mascara is the only product that i played around so much, and only experienced 1 failure, the revlon one.. it was flaky. sooo.. most of my teenage years are spent to find out the right product and colors for me.
now, these are my makeup regime:
base: i used foundation on formal occasion and tend to reach bb cream or bb cushion more. (i have pretty okay skin.. so why cover it with heavy foundation?) but i still do use some powder to dust my t-zone. somehow i don't like the dewy finish of bb cream..
eyeshadow: having tried a lot of colors make me realize they just work for fashion/beauty industry. as i work in formal sector, i found that nude colors work best for me. but being a color freak, i can't imagine buying a single eyeshadow pot! so i decided to grab revealed palette (it's a great dupe for urban decay naked palette!) i still have colors to play with but in safe color zone.
blush: though many bloggers and beauty makeup guru said that fair skin are best with pink blushes, i found myself attracted to peach/coral shades more.. so i decided to grab one pink/natural matte blush for everyday use and a coral with shimmer. though i wanted to buy a more orange blush more.. but i guess for now those two are enough.
contour: yes.. i decided in 2014 to learn about contouring. and my first bronzer is a failure. the elf bronzer didn't show up on my skin. i guess i just picked the wrong shade. and all of them contained shimmer, which not pretty good for contouring. and then i found the sleek contour kit. well, i'm hooked. and now i'm still learning to contour my face.. and i'm not dare enough to use cream product, so i guess i'll stick to powder contour kit for now. (though nyx new release the contour palette is very tempting.. i'm pretty sure i don't need that much shade.. so i have to let it go *sigh*)
eyeliner: i've tried all types of eyeliner. pencil is the easiest one to use, but also very easy to smudge. gel is trickier, and i believe you have to have the right brush, so i decided to give up on gel. liquid is very difficult to work with, and i don't have the steady hand to use it. soooo. .. i end up using felt tip eyeliner. it's very easy to use, very sharp like liquid, very black like gel/liquid.
mascara: well, i'll keep myself adventurous in this department, as long as i stay away from revlon. i usually try maybelline and max factor, and most of their mascara are okay with me. but now i'm trying the etude one. not sure about that one though.
lipstick: oh.. what can i say? so many finishes.. so many colors.. so many temptation.. but i'm pretty sure i don't like the pearlescent finish/ frost finish. i'll stick to creme/ satin finish. some matte are okay but if they don't dry my lips (like nyx SMLC). as for colors, i always try to but one pink, one nude, one coral/orange (but not bright orange), one mauve, and a red lipstick. but since i've found out that there's a mac sample... weeelllll... i can try a whole lot shades. and i don't have to worry to finish them all, since it's a sample, i bet i can finish them. hhahaha. no wasting money..
well, i guess that's my story about how my makeup/skincare regime changed as i aged. how about you?
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