Keeping it Simple with a Serum

Happy Wednesday Fabulous Readers!

Jessica back with you this week as we talk about Face Serums :)

My history on the topic...I have never been one to use a serum, I didn't know why they were used or how beneficial they really were...plus they never seemed to sink into my skin like a cream or lotion did. I mostly would try them out in the day before my makeup, because I already had a strict night regimen that I would not break. All the ones I used never sank in though and it took too long to absorb before I applied my makeup...annoying! So I gave up on serums, scoffing at people who said they used them,  until I came across one that changed my whole way of thinking...

Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Serum, had me changing up my whole night routine and this is especially important now that the winter season is upon us and my skin is getting dryer and dryer as I continue my night rituals with my same old tried and true products. In my desprite attempts to prefect my skin, these AMAZING but harsh produtcs take a toll on my face as the months get colder...so my solution now is to add this Blemish Clearing Serum as a base before I apply stronger blemish treatments.

Usually I apply my CVS Acne Treatments Gel (last week's blog topic) as a cream and base for my overnight repair, then use it to spot treat the actual problem areas. Although it keeps my skin clear, in the winter it dries and flakes my skin and (as I have said before) it is impossible to apply makeup with skin in this condition. There is only so much my moisturizer can do when I wake up, look in the mirror and freak out when I see flaky skin everywhere! By that time it is too late to properly hydrate, espcially since the overdrying occured while I was sleeping...which, as I mentioned last week, is the best time to repair the skin and prep it for the next day strain of all the makeup and evironmental toxins it will come across.

I have tried a few serums and nothing has come close to Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Serum!!! It comes in a glass botle with a dropper and I love that method of getting the product out...maybe because I feel like some sort of doctor or chemist doing an experiment...probably has a lot to do with my dreamer personality! haha. But anyway, I apply the serum from the dropper to my hand and rub my hands together to warm up the product (as it says to do). I then apply it to my face and let it set for a few minutes, then apply my spot treatment. Some of the skin perfecting ingredients include a "powerful fruit acid complex of certified organic apple, lemon and raw cane sugar blended with salicylic acid, juice antioxidants and coenzyme Q10".

So, as I have been open minded and allowed a serum into my night routine, I have noticed the serum hydrates my skin perfectly, not too much like a cream or lotion would do...plus I hate wearing creams and lotions at night, I save that for the day. I am pretty stubborn when it comes to my skin care products, I try SO many that when I find one that actually works and I can't live without I will never give it up. So I tend to use my must have products as standards when I test out new products. If a new product can't do what my existing one does and better, why bother? If it 'aint broke, don't fix it...but I do give everything a chance to at least try and exceed my current loves :)

Wow I rambled on this week! I hope my crazy banter was useful to you.

As always, Keep on Being Beautiful YOU!