Cristin's Third Week With The Spring Box!

General Impressions:

My skin seems to be improving at  faster pace now. I have more confidence in my skin these days. I’m no longer worried that a day in the sun or skipping one or two serums will throw a wrench in my progress. I’m also seeing improvements in areas that hadn’t been on my radar. What a wonderful surprise!

Changes I’ve seen:

My dark spots continue to lighten. I noticed that a spot on my chin, which I thought was a mole, is almost gone and that the uneven tone of my nose is drastically improved. The wrinkles on my forehead and in between my eyebrows appear less deep and wrinkles on the inside corners of the lower eyelids are greatly diminished. The size of my pores on my cheeks and nose are smaller. I discovered a black head this morning and it was then that I realized that it has been weeks and weeks since my last blackhead. This coming from a woman who used to have a nightly routine of squeezing out blackheads. Eww, I know.

AM Routine & PM routine:

AM: Vacuum Cleaner Cleansing Oil (VCCO), Rose Foaming Cleanser (RFC), Maple Essence Toner (MET)*, Piper’s Peat Serum (PPS), Tea Tree and Volcanic Ash Serum (TTVA) spot treat as needed, Lotus Serum Mist (LSM), Dorian Gray Anti-Aging Serum (DGAAS), Blush Beauty Oil (BBO),sunscreen!

PM: Vacuum Cleaner Cleansing Oil (VCCO), Rose Foaming Cleanser (RFC), Maple Essence Toner (MET), Asian Powerhouse Serum (APS), Piper’s Peat Serum (PPS), Tea Tree and Volcanic Ash Serum (TTVA) spot treat as needed, Dorian Gray Anti-Aging Serum (DGAAS), Pearl Serum on cheeks and nose, GLOW spot treatment, Donkey Milk Gel Sleeping Pack (DMGSP)

Masking: Camellia Rose Mask, Soy and Rice scrub Mask, Nourish, Blueberries and Cream, Sake Kasu

Any changes I’ve made:

When I was at the beach, I streamlined my routine to focus on removing sunscreen from my face and adding moisture. I double cleansed, used APS and then After Sun. I avoided retinol for the duration of my beach stay.

Overall thoughts:

It wasn’t that long ago that I would frequently fall into bed exhausted. I may have washed my face, maybe not. Now that I have SB in my life, there hasn’t been a single night when I skipped my routine. A few times I have eliminated a step or serum, but never did I say, “screw it,” and just plop into bed. Obviously, this has been good for my skin, but it’s also helped me prepare my body and mind to sleep. I have a very active imagination. When anxiety takes over, my mind is a tornado of disaster scenarios. Now that my evening routine takes me between 15-30 minutes, that time is spent slowing down, organizing  my thoughts and relaxing. It is such a joy and a privilege to unearth new ways Sabbatical Beauty is improving my life.