Weddingbee Blog

I’ve begun to stick to the same products. Normally, I like to switch things up with my facewash, but generally my skin freaks out when I change products. I’ve also been trying to exfoliate more and drink more water.

Re: minimal breakouts: I used to have acne and had a Differin prescription (which definitely helped), but after that, and trying out lots of different products, it turned out to be true for me that less is more. Back to basic Dove bar soap now, and Oil of Olay sunblock.

I’ve just made an appointment with my dermatologist. I had sort of given up with them, as all prescription topical meds make my face bright red and peel, and I don’t want to be on antibiotics all the time. But I’m willing to take antibiotics for the 3.5 months until my wedding! Anything to avoid a big old zit in the wedding pictures.

Other than that, I use the same basic stuff. Very mild cleansers, mild apricot scrub, Murad zit creme with sulfur, the occasional mud mask, and Lumene night & day revitalizing serum instead of moisturizer, all of which seem to make me break out. I love the Lumene stuff, it’s available at CVS and isn’t cheap, but it’s not expensive, either.

Cetaphil Anti Bacterial soap and Olay Regenerist lotion and cream. My skin hasn’t looked this good for years.

I always wanted to buy Queen Helen’s Mask. Does anyone know where I can get a hold of it? I live in SF.

I’m a Philosophy girl. I used to have skin that sadden people b/c it looks very painful - swelling and redness. I started using the Makeup Optional kit and totally healed.

I’m sticking to the same regime of cleansing with Cetaphil and moisturizing with Purpose Redness Reducing SPF 30. My co-worker is 60 years old and looks like she’s in her mid-30’s. She said for 40 years she has used nothing but Oil of Olay so the cheap stuff really does work as long as it’s used consistently.

Does anyone know where I can buy queen helene mint julep masque in SF or east bay?

I used to use all different types of skin care products, mainly Korean lotions and toners. I still suffered from dry skin even though I was using the mositurizing products.

I was using Sheiseido for a bit, but I didn’t like the smell of the lotion sometimes.

Upon the recommendation of a friend, I now use this moisturizing cream from Trader Joe’s/ it is about 4 bucks a bottle and I use it for my face and my body. (I have toner and face wash from my skin care lady.) It doesn’t smell, and I feel that my skin has never looked better!

bobo - Whole Foods Market & ULTA are chains that both have Queen Helene. There must be WF in SF!

I’ve always had acne prone skin, oily and always broken out. The stuff I got from my doctor pretty much did nothing more then the stuff I got at the store. In September I found Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Complete Acne Therapy Solutions at Target, I was getting desperate and it claimed to be better then Proactive. You get a bottle of exfoliating face wash, a saylic acid + SPF lotion to use in the morning, and a benzoyl peroxide gel to use at night. It has done wonders! I still break out, usually before my period, but they are not as severe as they use to be. When it got cold here the whole system got to be too much for my skin, so I stopped using the cleanser in the morning (unless I didn’t wash my face the night before after partying or lots of makeup) and just used to at night. If I need to wash my face in the morning, like after working out, I use just Cetaphil which is gentle enough that my face isn’t all dried out.
Also, the Neutrogena product has reduced how shiny my face is during the day, so I really like that! The whole set lasted me from September until January.