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Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:00 pm  |
So I sashay in here and ask innocently enough, "Um. Spa Girl?" Yupyupyup.
Well. I had to run some errands today. As, apparently, did everyone else in Southern California. There is a Planet Beauty in Studio City. I might just swing by there, I reckon. Aaaaand I just happened to print out the 20% off coupon at the website to take with me. I just want to look. No harm in that, eh?
Oh. I see you nodding. I guess I do not have to tell you what happened. I picked up the PowerDerm box, and another customer said, "Oh, that is GREAT! It makes your skin like SILK! It's AMAZING."
Mental eye roll. Done.
So I'll develop my own opinion, and let y'all know.
Basic facts: I'll be 50 next year. I am always mistaken for about 35. I do not kid, a woman at a Christmas party this season SHRIEKED when she found out how old I am. I have very oily skin, growing less so, of course. I am not yet menopausal. I tanned like a demon as a teen in Texas. I haven't been in the sun since 1980. I sleep good. I eat good. I have my mother's genes. Bottom line now -- very sensitive, very fair skin. Oily in summer, but quite dry in winter (even the so-called winters of L.A.  ) I wash my face first with Manuka honey and EVOO, then Trader Joe's Tea Tree "Thoroughly Clean Skin" cleanser.I use Sage 12-20% AHA lotion, Paula's Choice 2% BHA lotion, and Alpha Skin Care mineral makeup.
Until I found this regimen, I still had some acne -- a bear that has stalked me all my life. I could count on one hand the days in a year that I did not have at least one pimple to stare at.
Gad, how boring. And a waste of time to write out, as much of that regimen will change now. I can't mechanically exfoliate AND chemically exfoliate. My skin... reacts.
I can't believe I talked MYSELF into this. But I am resolved that, if there is any downside to this Spa Girl thing, I will pass it on. It can't be an HG for EVERYONE. Can it?
I'll keep you posted. More later --
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