Journey Start

I've always wanted to start a skincare blog but could never find a "good time" to start talking about my journey. I guess before I do that, I should start off by saying that my skin is very sensitive, and I have had problem skin for so long that I just allowed myself to experiment. I know that sounds terrible, but...let me tell you, I learned a lot.

So I figured what better time to start than to take my skincare regimen to the dusty, busy streets of Vietnam where the water is always questionable. The last year I visited, I went back and forth between the sink's tap water and the rain water with no hope for my poor acne-ridden face. It's bad enough that my face reacts to anything that touches it (i.e. pillow, my hair, etc.)

Last year I used Kohl's little starter kit including a cleanser, moisturizer, and eye cream with No. 7's blemish spot treatment. Only problem is, I don't know even now how well the product really works on it's own, haha. It didn't matter what I used. My skin just got worse and worse.

This year I packed up a cute little travel pouch with all my goodies including Murad's city pollution day moisturizer with SPF and an overnight rose oil serum (thanks TJ Maxx!) that surprisingly does a very good job of protecting my skin from contact with the pillow. I also made sure to pack some of Murad's clarifying sulfur mask. It's my favorite overnight acne spot treatment!

I know I'm a little biased when it comes to Murad. I used to work at Massage Envy and the products really give great results. After experimenting with so many different brands and product types all advertising different target areas, I was ready to bring my face back to life, lol.

The biggest thing for me as an esthetician is figuring out a way to make skincare easier to understand for my clients but not in a dumbed-down manner. With a target audience that for the most part doesn't know what a facial is and has a very minimal regimen (if any), it reminded me of myself before I ever became interested in skincare. My idea of taking care of my face was randomly using a generic cleanser whenever I was tired of looking at my skin. Of course, most of the time it didn't do anything, and I just lived with it. So I can definitely understand anyone's struggle in finding what works for them.

My goal is really to show how different your skin can look by staying committed to a regimen with literally any brand out there. Of course, everyone has a different skin type, but I know I can at least represent those who've had similar issues to mine.