Comments on Academomia: I feel like a teenager again! (not in a good way)...

I use the Purpose moisturizer that also has sunscr...

2010-03-04T11:09:41.618-08:00

I use the Purpose moisturizer that also has sunscreen because i break out whenever I use Olay anything. If the cleanser worked well for you, try that too.

But I feel your pain. Ever since the baby was born I have kissed my clear complexion goodbye.

Well? (PS - Love the new header!)

2010-03-01T17:46:40.976-08:00

Well?

(PS - Love the new header!)

I decided that it was time to chuck all my old, cr...

2010-03-01T09:22:50.718-08:00

I decided that it was time to chuck all my old, crusty skincare and make-up products from Target and go to (GASP) a department store for a whole new skincare & makeup regimen. It cost an arm and a leg, but it does make me feel like a grown-up (only 30 more days until I turn 30).

"Happy little pores!" Love it - I actua...

2010-03-01T08:16:56.295-08:00

"Happy little pores!" Love it - I actually have an image in my head of them smiling. Probably because my mom first personified my pores when I was in college and told her I never washed my face before bed. She's a bacterial microbiologist and told me to picture my poor little pores fasping for fresh hour while I slept. I have to admit the image worked... for a little while at least.

LOVE the gasoline and HFCS. That's too funny....

2010-03-01T05:18:42.087-08:00

LOVE the gasoline and HFCS. That's too funny.
I don't know where it is on the kill-you scale, but Neutrogena's on the spot acne treatment has always worked great for me

LOVE the new design!!

PLEASE let us know what works. I too am almost &qu...

2010-02-28T20:59:52.521-08:00

PLEASE let us know what works. I too am almost "purdy" and still break out like I should be wearing flannel and writing angsty poetry. I haven't quite crossed to the upper-double-digit skincare, but at some point would like to look like a grown-up.

ohmygosh, Becca, you kill me! LOL "a paste o...

2010-02-28T19:53:16.305-08:00

ohmygosh, Becca, you kill me! LOL "a paste of gasoline and HFCS"

Apparently the "Kiss My Face" line is good in terms of the database Sarah referenced in her post. Almost everything they make is a 0-4 or something like that on the "gonna kill you" scale.

My skin has been angry, too, with all the hormones I've been injecting the past few months. I am hoping that once the hormones stop my skin will go back to "normal". If not, I am going to be joining you in the dark house with all the curtains drawn.

Love that picture at the blackboard. Will he be le...

2010-02-28T17:41:33.911-08:00

Love that picture at the blackboard. Will he be left handed? The old teacher in me noticed.
GGMann

Have you tried cold cream like they used in the 30...

2010-02-28T17:26:15.757-08:00

Have you tried cold cream like they used in the 30s? Does wonders for me, but I deal more with the harsh winters and less with the recent childbirth.

ps- LOVE LOVE LOVE the new graphics.

godmother

LOL! I was having terrible breakout issues not lon...

2010-02-28T12:14:00.315-08:00

LOL! I was having terrible breakout issues not long ago and switching FROM neutragena makeup to cheapie minerals makeup and using the Kroger brand foaming face wash has worked wonders! My face demanded I spend less money on it, I suppose. LOL.

My skin is angry too! What the ef? I say we form...

2010-02-28T10:36:19.983-08:00

My skin is angry too! What the ef? I say we form a class action lawsuit against mother nature/old man winter/anyone on the weather channel and use the winnings to make our skin purdy :) --abby

I need to start adding sunscreen to my regimen. L...

2010-02-28T07:55:28.614-08:00

I need to start adding sunscreen to my regimen. Luckily, my face has been saved from all oft eh pregnancy/bfing hormones. But, my back is another story. I am just glad I have a few more months until I have to wear a swim suit!

Oh, and I love the new layout. The comment about college students listening really hit home for me!

2010-02-28T06:10:53.763-08:00

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I use a Neutrogena moisturizer with alpha hydroxy ...

2010-02-28T06:00:13.604-08:00

I use a Neutrogena moisturizer with alpha hydroxy acid (and sunscreen) in it, and a light cleanser with the same (minus the sunscreen). Works OK, not great. Works at least as well as Proactive, which I threw my money away on for the years between my pregnancies in which I was not on The Pill. Which does help, by the way. The pill, that is. Pregnancy, too, eek, then you have to pop a baby out after 9 months and I'm not doing THAT again :-).

I am officially beyond the age that rhymes with purdy, and thus am about to switch my moisturizer to one with all kinds of anti-wrinkle/regenerist stuff in it. It seems so wrong that I have acne AND wrinkles. Who's idea of a good joke was that?!

Good luck, I'm interested to know what works for you!

- Allison

I use Olay Complete as my face moisturizer- it has...

2010-02-28T05:37:28.355-08:00

I use Olay Complete as my face moisturizer- it has the sun screen already in it, so that's one less thing you have to remember! Plus, might be easier on the skin?

Of course, I don't get too much sun exposure here in the city, but SPF15 and smart use of a hat oughta do ya.

I really feel that photographic evidence of the mo...

2010-02-28T04:36:33.107-08:00

I really feel that photographic evidence of the mountain range is required :)