It's the best time of the year, family gets together and lots of gifts are exchanged. But most of all when I think of the holidays, I think of pictures. Family photos where everyone gathers around the tree. The "I just unwrapped a gift we have to document the moment" pictures. And I hate looking back at old photos and thinking "Wow I look awful." Especially since I tend to have dry and sometimes problematic skin when winter rolls around.
I have a few key go to's to make sure my skin is photo ready during the holidays.
The first thing I do is exfoliate, but not too much. I use a simple apricot scrub that has large particles to help get the dead skin off of the first layer on my face. I generally do this in the morning when I shower around 2 to 3 times a week. If I do it more than that, it's going to hurt me more than help me because it will dry out my skin even more.
I like to do this because it gets rid of the dead skin cells so my skin can breathe and it makes my skin much smoother so I don't have to apply as much makeup and my makeup goes on smoother, looking more natural.
The next thing I do is use a daily moisturizer every time I expose my skin to water. Water dries out your skin because it strips away your natural oils your skin posses so replacing these with those from a moisturizer will help avoid flakiness and feeling like your skin is stiff, tight, and vulnerable.
I use a moisturizer from Clean And Clear that you can pick up at Wal-Mart for $6. It also contains salicylic acid to help control acne. Any drug store moisturizer works pretty well, it really comes down to personal preference and your personal skin type. :)
I hope these tips will help you out with keeping your skin photo ready during the holidays.
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