My apologies for turning this place into a fashion and beauty blog :) I was inspired by my sister’s beauty essentials post, so I hope you don’t mind me sharing some stuff about my skincare routine (and bad pictures of myself!)
My Problematic Skin
I wasn’t blessed with great skin :( Even my boyfriend has better skin than me! He hardly gets pimples while I break out every few days. It’s annoying but it’s something I’ve had to deal with since high school. And I was lazy and didn’t (and still don’t, sometimes!) really have great habits with regards to keeping my face dirt-free. In fact, I think I have the worst… Not washing my face before going to bed (when I feel lazy!), scratching my face, picking at pimples, and not going to sleep early. So yeah, it’s no wonder I don’t have the clear, smooth skin when I don’t really work at it…
Aside from constantly breaking out, I also have these weird dark circles under my eyes. It’s kind of my defining feature now. Before I thought it was caused by me not sleeping early. But those kind of dark circles disappear after a good night’s sleep. Mine have been with my since my high school days! And I assure you, between then and now, I have had a few hours of sleep :P These annoying dark circles are like a permanent tattoo and are one of the reasons why I put on a lot of makeup, in an attempt to (poorly) disguise them.
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