Isolaz Treatments

Last week I had my first treatment with Isolaz Deep Pore Lazr Therapy. Its a therapy for acne, hyper-pigmentation, and broken capillaries. Basically, Isolaz is a vacuum which draws all of the congestion, impurities, and bacteria to the surface of your skin, instead of in your pores, and sucks it away. The vacuum is then followed by a painless broadband light which kills all of the bacteria. Depending on how sensitive your skin is is what level of treatment you can receive, except in this case its better to have pale, sensitive skin because you can have stronger treatments. I started at level four, as it was my first time, but I can go up to 10.

During the procedure, which lasts maybe 15 min, you feel the vacuum latch onto your skin and then the lazer is just warm. There isn't any pain involved! There also isn't any down time and you can apply makeup or moisturizer right after its done! The only downside is that it smells because the lazer is singeing the hair on your face. For the first 24 hours after my treatment, my face broke out from all of the toxins being pulled to the surface, but then everything gradually started to heal. I'm going back this following Tuesday to get another treatment.

Check it out: http://www.isolaz.com/consumer/what-is-isolaz

Mac Cosmetics and why I do not use them....

1) I feel that they are utterly unaccessible to the general public! Spiritually, physically, emotionally, economically. I've talked to A LOT of people about how they feel when shopping at a Mac counter and most of the time they feel incompetent. That's never a good way to do business.

2) Cheaply made products that are overpriced! I've hear far too many times from far too many people that MAC products make them break out, ect. I personally don't want to pay three times the average price of a half decent product.

3) Marketing scheme! The reason Mac does all of the the "Limited Edition" lines is because it is an excellent way to make more money! People don't want to miss out on things, everyone wants to feel special, and this is an age old marketing scheme that works! Problem with that is... that more often than not there will be a number of products that aren't limited edition in with the actual new colors/products. This is why you end up with five or six of the same color... Look at Urban Decay and how many of their palettes have five old colors with five new colors, while people want the new colors and buy the product for that, they also end up rebuying products that they already have and probably don't need more of. Its why I don't buy palettes unless I'm completely new to the brand... Like I will probably buy the Naked palette.

4) Horrible costumer service!

5) Color! I know a lot of women out there who LOVE the selection of colors in MAC foundation... problem is... is that most of the time, They're only shopping for one or two colors/shades. Illamasqua has so many more shades, mainly because they're a theater company, but in their pressed powders alone there are 15 varying, different shades. Mac has whole different sets of press powders with maybe two different shades for each one... At least on their website... Given, those are just one type of product, but check out both sites and see for yourself. And yes Illamasqua is an actual "High End" brand as far as price and product... whereas MAC is significantly cheaper, but Illamasqua is a Theater makeup company... they make their products to last!

6) The whole Rodarte scandal... If you don't know about this Google is your friend.

MAC Site

Illamasqua

Rodarte


Juarez

The rest is up to you...

Review: Rare Minerals; Blemish Therapy

I bought this for 28 dollars. I'm okay with this but I don't usually use it. Mainly because it really sinks into the pores and because of the smell. It has sulfur in in, so for the same reason I can't use the Mario Badescu Drying Cream. The scent is very sulfuric. The color is really yellow, too. 5 out of 10

Cosmetic Acne

I believe I have cosmetic acne, probably from using an exfoliator that is too abrasive, and from using too many skin care products... Even natural skin care can cause cosmetic acne, and men can get this as well. Something to remember is.... not all oils will clog your pores... one of these is sunflower seed oil.

Right now I'm really hating my skin... I have acne all around my mouth area, this can be a sign of hormone imbalance, by the way, so it kinda looks like I have herpes..... Yay.... But I know for a fact that I don't have herpes, because I've been tested for it. I'm going to only wash my face once a week with a cleanser for a while and see how that works. Otherwise, I'll just use water...

Review: Mario Badescu Silver Powder

6 Stars. This product is for the treatment of clogged pores, oily t-zone, and blackheads. I haven't noticed a dramatic change in my skin after using this, but I hear really good things about it, and thought I'd try it since it only cost 12.00. The 1 oz container will last you forever!!!! I use a cotton swab, but it says to use a cotton ball. I run the cotton swab under hot water(to help open my pores), dip it in the powder, and swab it all over the places that need it. For me that's the T-zone and around my nose, like on my cheeks. I would recommend this product to people with really bad oil control problems or with severe blackheads. I have heard of people having problems getting it off after application, but I haven't had problems with this. I think its because I use apple cider vinegar for my astringent, but if that's too strong then you could use lemon juice, honey, olive oil, sweet almond oil, or apricot kernel oil. All of these are astringents and they are very gentle on the skin. Hope this helps!

Review: Mario Badescu Acne Repair Kit

1. Drying Cream - ALL skin Types. 3 Stars. I don't have a use for this product, so, for me, its a waste of money. The smell is chemically, but not unpleasant, it just smells like they were trying to cover up the sulfur. It can be used day or night, but if you use it during the night, then your not using the other two products, which I think work better. If you use it during the day, then you smell like sulfur, which can bother the other people around you.
   
2. Buffering Lotion: C,O> combination/oily skin types. 7 Stars. I don't know if this product works or not, I haven't seen much of a change in my skin since I've been using it alone, but on the bottle it does say that it takes about three applications for results to be noticeable. A 1 oz bottle costs 17.00.
   
3. Drying Lotion - ALL skin types. 10 Stars! I love this product. I think it works the best out of the entire acne system. Use it every other night if using it with the Buffering Lotion, otherwise you skin might become extremely dry and flaky! When I first got this product I would wear it on top of the Buffering Lotion, and it made my skin so dry that every time I moved my face the top layer of skin would crack, this wasn't painful, but it was embarrassing. The 1 oz bottle alone costs 17.00, but the Acne Repair Kit costs 46.00.
   

My Acne Story

All throughout puberty, I didn't have a single serious breakout. I would get maybe one or two pimples a month. But when I turned 18, and a few months before, my face just exploded. I would have six or seven new pimple every day. I'm not really sure what happened, but my skin just went crazy. My diet didn't change, my stress level was high, but it usually is. So I really have no idea what happened. All I can think is that my hormones were thrown out of balance from turning 18. But I'm now happy to say that I am in recovery, most likely because of the products I've been using recently.