I admit, I've fallen in love.

I didn't want to. I mean, it smells so terrible, and for the price... I have expectations. I never planned to finish the .5 ounce jar that I bought, and I never expected to spend $60 for the large 4 ounce jar. But I did.

I have always had such a difficult time with moisturizers. I like to be able to use the same moisturizer day and night most of the year, but I tend to have trouble finding one that is both moisturizing and non-greasy. This has a bizarre texture, solid almost, and then it melts immediately into my skin. I like that it absorbs quickly, and the smell does dissipate eventually. I have found that my skin is pretty much perfect when I use this, which is odd for me to say. I have cystic acne, and during certain parts of my cycle/when I get stressed I usually get three or four massive breakouts. When I use this consistently, I either won't get any at all or I will get one tiny blemish that disappears promptly.

Overall, I have to say that this is pretty much amazing. I still wish it didn't smell the way it does, but the benefits of it completely outweigh the nasty smell.



On a completely different note, I finally have internet access! I nearly kissed the poor UPS guy when he brought me my router this afternoon. I have never seen anyone run down the stairs to my apartment so fast.... Anyway, my posting will be far more regular now! 

The Skin Care Chronicles: Part One.

My face has been miserably dry lately. Miserably! I'm not quite sure why it has been so dry, especially when I have been moisturizing faithfully and drinking plenty of water. I'm actually thinking about blaming the air conditioning at my office — I'm bloody frozen all day, worse than the wintertime. 

Anyway... I have been searching for the perfect moisturizer for a while now. I tend to buy a massive jar of it, and then get bored/get a bad reaction/find something that looks better and the jar ends up being halfway used and left alone. This time, I got smart. I went in to Sephora, and got a mini jar of it — a half ounce. 

I plan to write a gloriously long review about it later on, but I just have two things to say now:

One: it made my face look AWESOME today when I used it before my makeup/Prep+Prime. 

Two (and perhaps the most important): This shit smells awful. Like, tried to be lemony-fresh and ended up smelling like bile. Seriously, it is like an acidic lemon scent. 

This may be difficult for me, because I really am picky about the scents of products that I put on my face, but my skin seems to really like it. These are only my initial thoughts though, and it may destroy my skin or magically start smelling delicious, though I am doubtful.