I have not been taking R for 9 months now! It seems so much longer...
I was very disappointed by the results, somedays I think that I may as well have not taken it; it would have saved me a lot of lip balm.
I get jealous when I read R success stories on sites like reclaimyourskin.co.uk because my skin is practically the same as it was when I was 16!!!
The Tetralysal isn't working either, a couple of days ago the left side of my face broke out quite bad (with superficial acne) but it really got me down and made me become paranoid again. I'm sick of saying "does it look bad? Can you see it?" and the amount of make-up I'm wearing- ARGH. I have this thing now; I can wear make-up when I go out and I feel fine but as soon as I'm on my way home my skin starts to feel heavy and dirty and the first thing I do when I get home is wash my face!
Sometimes I wonder why, with everything I do to prevent, my face is still acne prone!
However, my laser treatment is booked for friday!!! I'm excited/nervous/excited/nervous etc but hopefully it will be fine! And hopefully it will make a difference!
If you're like me and are getting pretty down about your skin situation, maybe R didn't work for you either or your current treatment has made no difference, just remember that there are hundreds of treatments you can try and just because one isn't working doesn't mean that one of them will!
It can take a long time to conquer but there are hundreds of us going through it together, we may not know each other but we can relate to each others stories and hopefully hearing about my experiences is having a positive impact on how you feel about yourselves!
- Natalie
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Monday 20 June 2011
Kate Somerville: Complexion Perfection!
Incase you haven't noticed, I am completely obsessed with all things skin related! I love reading books about skin because I take onboard what I read and use the advice to help treat my own skin. It's like a professional giving you advice in your own home!
Last week I bought some lipstick from Space NK (a favourite shop of mine) and they gave me some free samples. One of them was a small tube of Kate Somerville CytoCell a moisturiser with peptides to stimulate cell activity; I gave it to my mum and after she used it once she said she could already feel the difference it made to her skin and immediately went online to look it up!
So the next week my mum said she had got me a present and gave me... Kate Somerville's guide to skin Complexion Prefection! She was obviously very impressed with Someville's products!
For those of you who don't know who Kate Someville is, she is a very respected paramedical esthetician with 18 years of experience in clinical skin care. Basically, she knows what she's talking about.
One of the main reasons I like the book is because she explains what it is she is talking about. She talks about a treatment and tells you:
What I like best is that she talks about her own skin issues, she suffers severely from eczema, and I tend to trust peoples advice more if they have had skin problems themselves; it makes their advice seem more genuine.
I would definately recommend this book to anyone and especially those who, like me, are skin nerds!
- Natalie
Last week I bought some lipstick from Space NK (a favourite shop of mine) and they gave me some free samples. One of them was a small tube of Kate Somerville CytoCell a moisturiser with peptides to stimulate cell activity; I gave it to my mum and after she used it once she said she could already feel the difference it made to her skin and immediately went online to look it up!
So the next week my mum said she had got me a present and gave me... Kate Somerville's guide to skin Complexion Prefection! She was obviously very impressed with Someville's products!
For those of you who don't know who Kate Someville is, she is a very respected paramedical esthetician with 18 years of experience in clinical skin care. Basically, she knows what she's talking about.
One of the main reasons I like the book is because she explains what it is she is talking about. She talks about a treatment and tells you:
- what it is
- who it's for
- what to expect
- information about it
- recommendations
What I like best is that she talks about her own skin issues, she suffers severely from eczema, and I tend to trust peoples advice more if they have had skin problems themselves; it makes their advice seem more genuine.
I would definately recommend this book to anyone and especially those who, like me, are skin nerds!
- Natalie
Sunday 19 June 2011
Kiehl's Yerba Mate Tea Toner
I love Kiehls. Their mango lipbalm is the most amazing thing I have ever purchased!
I was in a Kiehl's shop last week when I came across the Yerba Mate Toner in the section for oily skin! As I wrote in a previous post, I have very oily skin and am yet to find something that stop my face looking greasy after and hour of applying make-up.
The sales assistant told me that it absorbs excess oil and gives the face a matte effect, so purchased it at her recommendation!
Surprisingly, I really like it! I just put some on a cotton wool pad and wipe over my face after I have cleansed and it dries quickly, leaving my face feeling fresh!
It has no smell either, unlike some toners which smell very unpleasant.
Up to now my face has been less oily so I am very pleased with my purchase!
- Natalie
I was in a Kiehl's shop last week when I came across the Yerba Mate Toner in the section for oily skin! As I wrote in a previous post, I have very oily skin and am yet to find something that stop my face looking greasy after and hour of applying make-up.
The sales assistant told me that it absorbs excess oil and gives the face a matte effect, so purchased it at her recommendation!
Surprisingly, I really like it! I just put some on a cotton wool pad and wipe over my face after I have cleansed and it dries quickly, leaving my face feeling fresh!
It has no smell either, unlike some toners which smell very unpleasant.
Up to now my face has been less oily so I am very pleased with my purchase!
- Natalie
Saturday 18 June 2011
N-Lite Laser Warning!
I didn't have my laser treatment on friday, it was my last microdermabrasion*.
I did however have a very interesting conversation with the esthetician... She asked me whether I was nervous about the laser treatment and I told her that I was because the last time I had it done I found it very uncomfortable. From talking to her I found out that:
A) I didn't have laser patch test before I had the treatment. This is important because it allows you to see whether any bruises will occur and gives an idea of the level at which the laser should be used.
B) On my first (and only) laser session they used a very high setting that was too much for my skin.
It's like when you dye your hair, you do a patch test to make sure that no complications arise for the treatment. I never had that done and I didn't know I was supposed to! I think that the reason they used such a high setting was because I had just had the worst break-out of my life and they were trying to control the acne the best that they could. Unfortunately, I then spent the next year saying I would never have laser again because it hurt so much when REALLY it was just because the proper procedure had not been followed!
My advice is that before you even consider laser, make them tell you the facts! Googling it isn't much help because different places have different procedures and there are many different types of laser treatments. Make yourself aware of what should happen and then you won't find yourself in the same position as me!
- Natalie
* I purchased more microdermabrasions on friday. 6 treatments for £150! Infact, that seems too good to be true and I'm pretty sure I must've heard wrong because the last offer they had was 3 for £125... Hmm. Anyway, my mother thinks I am addicted to Microdermabrasion and says that I have so many sessions that one day I'll come home and she'll be able to see my skull! Some people say that Microdermabrasion ruins the skin but it has never even left my skin with a single bruise and I love it!
I did however have a very interesting conversation with the esthetician... She asked me whether I was nervous about the laser treatment and I told her that I was because the last time I had it done I found it very uncomfortable. From talking to her I found out that:
A) I didn't have laser patch test before I had the treatment. This is important because it allows you to see whether any bruises will occur and gives an idea of the level at which the laser should be used.
B) On my first (and only) laser session they used a very high setting that was too much for my skin.
It's like when you dye your hair, you do a patch test to make sure that no complications arise for the treatment. I never had that done and I didn't know I was supposed to! I think that the reason they used such a high setting was because I had just had the worst break-out of my life and they were trying to control the acne the best that they could. Unfortunately, I then spent the next year saying I would never have laser again because it hurt so much when REALLY it was just because the proper procedure had not been followed!
My advice is that before you even consider laser, make them tell you the facts! Googling it isn't much help because different places have different procedures and there are many different types of laser treatments. Make yourself aware of what should happen and then you won't find yourself in the same position as me!
- Natalie
* I purchased more microdermabrasions on friday. 6 treatments for £150! Infact, that seems too good to be true and I'm pretty sure I must've heard wrong because the last offer they had was 3 for £125... Hmm. Anyway, my mother thinks I am addicted to Microdermabrasion and says that I have so many sessions that one day I'll come home and she'll be able to see my skull! Some people say that Microdermabrasion ruins the skin but it has never even left my skin with a single bruise and I love it!
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Tetralysal
Sorry it's been so long since I last posted!!! I went to New York <3 I also get my university results back this week so I have been in a peculiar state of anxiety...
So last time I wrote I told you I was taking Oxytetracycline; I took it for 7 weeks but it didn't make any difference. Usually you take them for a month but my doctor had given me them for longer and said that if there was no significant difference in that time frame then there would be no point in continuing to take them!
I went back to the doctor last monday (I think...) and after looking through my prescription history he finally found something I had not tried: Tetralysal.
In all honesty, I've lost track of what I've tried but apparently this one was definately not on the list! It's a red and yellow capsule and is bigger than the oxytetracycline, another difference is that I only take 1 of these a day where as with oxytetracycline I was taking 2 tablets twice a day!
It's too early to see if there is any difference but I will keep you posted. The side effects list is, again, as long as my arm but hopefully I won't have any of those. I think I might actually be immune to acne medication...
Also, I'm not sure if it will be at my appointment this friday or in another 2 weeks, I'm having laser treatment!!! I'm excited/scared because last time it hurt but I really want to see if it will make a difference to the scarring because despite the countless microdermabrasion sessions I have had they are still somewhat visible. So this friday I will either have my last microdermabrasion or I will start with the laser (you have to leave a 2 week gap inbetween each session so the skin can heal).
Anyway, wish me luck with my exam results!!!
- Natalie
So last time I wrote I told you I was taking Oxytetracycline; I took it for 7 weeks but it didn't make any difference. Usually you take them for a month but my doctor had given me them for longer and said that if there was no significant difference in that time frame then there would be no point in continuing to take them!
I went back to the doctor last monday (I think...) and after looking through my prescription history he finally found something I had not tried: Tetralysal.
In all honesty, I've lost track of what I've tried but apparently this one was definately not on the list! It's a red and yellow capsule and is bigger than the oxytetracycline, another difference is that I only take 1 of these a day where as with oxytetracycline I was taking 2 tablets twice a day!
It's too early to see if there is any difference but I will keep you posted. The side effects list is, again, as long as my arm but hopefully I won't have any of those. I think I might actually be immune to acne medication...
Also, I'm not sure if it will be at my appointment this friday or in another 2 weeks, I'm having laser treatment!!! I'm excited/scared because last time it hurt but I really want to see if it will make a difference to the scarring because despite the countless microdermabrasion sessions I have had they are still somewhat visible. So this friday I will either have my last microdermabrasion or I will start with the laser (you have to leave a 2 week gap inbetween each session so the skin can heal).
Anyway, wish me luck with my exam results!!!
- Natalie
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