My Skin Care Routine :)

Just recently I had a really bad skin break out, so I had to buckle down on my skin routine, and it's worked miracles on my skin. I used to wash my face every night, unless I was lazy. Recently my school was on spring break, and as I mentioned in my last post I went to Paris. Which by the way was fantastic. The only problem? I got lazy. I barely washed my face which led to multiple breakouts all over my face.  So this week is kind of like my recovery week where I'm trying to clear my skin up. I wanted to share my skin care routine for those of you who are also blessed with bad skin. Obviously it's going to be different for everyone but, hopefully this will give some inspiration. Also, check out this awesome quiz about your skincare routine!

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First Step:

The first thing I do is take off all my makeup. Usually I just splash my face with water a few times to get off my mascara and then my Clarisonic can do the rest, but I'll occasionally use some makeup remover wipes.

Second Step:
Then I wash my face. I do this right after splashing my face with water a few times. I use the Biore facial cleanser along with my Clarisonic. I really like the Biore facial cleanser because it's very gentle on my skin, but it works really well! It leaves my face fealing so clean and all the dirt is gone. Also my Clarisonic Mia is fantastic, my skin is great! After using my Clarisonic I dry my face with a towel.

Third Step:
Then after I wash and dry my face I apply the Mary Kay Clearspot treatment. Let me tell you, this thing works wonders. Earlier this week I had massive redness all over my face along with giant pimples all over my forehead because I was lazyyyyy in Paris. Now it's friday and my face is practically clear! Sure, there's still some but it's nothing concealer can't fix :)

Finally Step:
Finally I moisturize. I use two different ones. For my night routine I use Aveano clear complexion Daily Moisturizer, for my day time routine I use Aveano Positively Radient Daily Moisturizer. The reason I have two different moisturizers is because my daytime moisturizer contains SPF 30 so I can have healthy skin. I didn't want to use this one at night because it would clog my pores and that would defeat the point.

I know it's not something special but hey, it works for me and hopefully it may work for some of you guys. I do though highly recommend anyone who gets massive breakouts to try the Mary Kay stuff because this stuff is great, and it doesn't even dry out my face!

<3 Megan <3

Be Your Natural, Beautiful Self

Everyone wants to be naturally beautiful, but it's hard. Everyone wants to just wake up brush their hair and leave the house, makeup free, and feel confident and beautiful. So how? Well after a bit of research, I have some answers.

1) Get enough sleep
As hard as it may be with school work and your busy schedules, it may be really hard to get enough sleep, but trust it really does help. Sleep is really important for many reasons, that most of us know, but why is it important towards beauty?

• Healthier looking skin, the more sleep you get the better your skin looks. Of course we can't control everything our skin does, but it helps to get sleep.  
• No Raccoon Eyes. Lacking Sleep can cause dark circles to form under your eyes. It also makes you eyes look brighter, because there are no dark circles.

2) Stay moisturized
This will give your skin a nice and even look, and give the impression of glowing skin. Make sure your moisturizer has sunscreen in it, so that the UV rays from the sun don't damage your skin. Also Drink a ton of water to keep your skin hydrated.   

3) Avoid using heat on your hair
The more heat you use on your hair the more frail and broken your hair will get. The best thing to do is try and find some natural ways to get curls or waves, or use a product so the heat doesn't damage your hair.  Best products to use with heat.

*How To Get Natural Beach Waves*

Take 1 cup of warm water

1 tbs of sea salt

1 tsp coconut oil

1 tsp gel

Mix all of the ingredients in a spray bottle and shake, then spray in you hair to get natural beach waves.

4) Keep the makeup minimal

I'm one of those people that is fine with just wearing some concealer and mascara, but I understand if you don't. The one key to to wearing makeup is to always take it off before you go to bed. If you don't do this, then the makeup left on will clog your pores, making your situation worse than it was before.