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Ingenue

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I completely agree that skin care is more important! I had pretty bad acne in my teen years and I'm still dealing with the damage left from my horrible habit to pick my skin
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I still breakout when I just smell chocolate or something greasy. It's great that there are so many different foundations on the market and they can satisfy everyone's needs and wants!
OMG the picking! I've been there so I totally understand. Yes I agree on the foundation selection. I love Charlotte and MOST of her products. But some of them simply don't resonate with me.
 

ashievic

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I always get a huge crater just before a big event. Then I pick it and make it worse. For actual skin care I use Chanel. I use several different foundations. Have you tried YSL Ink Fusion??? I also like TF foundations. Chanel sadly has no match for my skin tone in their foundation range.
 

Medgal07

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I am still waiting for my order of CT quad from BG. Dumb Post has changed my thinking of purchasing online. Ordered around 10/1, and still not here, ugh.
Ash this just doesn't sound right. That's too long for even dumb post isn't it??
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Ingenue

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I always get a huge crater just before a big event. Then I pick it and make it worse. For actual skin care I use Chanel. I use several different foundations. Have you tried YSL Ink Fusion??? I also like TF foundations. Chanel sadly has no match for my skin tone in their foundation range.
Is this for me? I forgot to mention the name... but said YSL in a previous post. It is loaded with perfume and can irritate some skin types, but it's better than its counterparts in terms of weightlessness and performance.

Girl DON'T PICK! The scarring is just not worth it. I'll get the occasional cystic pimple every few months... but I am so diligent about skin care that it'll go away in 24 hours. I don't have any scarring or discoloration and often have to convince people that I even have skin issues. You just have to be really nice to your skin, and use products that perform. Trust me when I tell you that $$$ does not equal effective. I'll even pop half a drop of Tea Tree essential oil ($4.99) and Lavender Essential Oil on my foundation brush before applying it if I think I'm going to have a tough day, and don't want to risk a reaction. I am in my 40's and have been working with my skin since puberty. Trust me, I understand the struggle.

Plus, most commercial skin care is designed to keep you dependent (beauty is my specialty). It works 'just' enough to convince you that you have to spend top dollar on it... and there's always some newfangled discovery (that's been lying dormant in some corner of the world until some scientist happened upon it). Remember that skin is adaptive, so something that works fabulous for a month might quit after that.

I keep a jar of Sisleya Global around for a reset, but it lasts me about a year because I implement the reset about 3-4 times a year... kind of like a juice cleanse.
 

awickedshape

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Is this for me? I forgot to mention the name... but said YSL in a previous post. It is loaded with perfume and can irritate some skin types, but it's better than its counterparts in terms of weightlessness and performance.

Girl DON'T PICK! The scarring is just not worth it. I'll get the occasional cystic pimple every few months... but I am so diligent about skin care that it'll go away in 24 hours. I don't have any scarring or discoloration and often have to convince people that I even have skin issues. You just have to be really nice to your skin, and use products that perform. Trust me when I tell you that $$$ does not equal effective. I'll even pop half a drop of Tea Tree essential oil ($4.99) and Lavender Essential Oil on my foundation brush before applying it if I think I'm going to have a tough day, and don't want to risk a reaction. I am in my 40's and have been working with my skin since puberty. Trust me, I understand the struggle.

Plus, most commercial skin care is designed to keep you dependent (beauty is my specialty). It works 'just' enough to convince you that you have to spend top dollar on it... and there's always some newfangled discovery (that's been lying dormant in some corner of the world until some scientist happened upon it). Remember that skin is adaptive, so something that works fabulous for a month might quit after that.

I keep a jar of Sisleya Global around for a reset, but it lasts me about a year because I implement the reset about 3-4 times a year... kind of like a juice cleanse.
Thought-provoking
 

boschicka

Well-known member
I always get a huge crater just before a big event. Then I pick it and make it worse. For actual skin care I use Chanel. I use several different foundations. Have you tried YSL Ink Fusion??? I also like TF foundations. Chanel sadly has no match for my skin tone in their foundation range.

Is this for me? I forgot to mention the name... but said YSL in a previous post. It is loaded with perfume and can irritate some skin types, but it's better than its counterparts in terms of weightlessness and performance.

Girl DON'T PICK! The scarring is just not worth it. I'll get the occasional cystic pimple every few months... but I am so diligent about skin care that it'll go away in 24 hours. I don't have any scarring or discoloration and often have to convince people that I even have skin issues. You just have to be really nice to your skin, and use products that perform. Trust me when I tell you that $$$ does not equal effective. I'll even pop half a drop of Tea Tree essential oil ($4.99) and Lavender Essential Oil on my foundation brush before applying it if I think I'm going to have a tough day, and don't want to risk a reaction. I am in my 40's and have been working with my skin since puberty. Trust me, I understand the struggle.

Plus, most commercial skin care is designed to keep you dependent (beauty is my specialty). It works 'just' enough to convince you that you have to spend top dollar on it... and there's always some newfangled discovery (that's been lying dormant in some corner of the world until some scientist happened upon it). Remember that skin is adaptive, so something that works fabulous for a month might quit after that.

I keep a jar of Sisleya Global around for a reset, but it lasts me about a year because I implement the reset about 3-4 times a year... kind of like a juice cleanse.
Would you mind listing your full skincare routine? We have similar issues and I'm a disaster!
 

nudibelle

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I don't see a skin care section for CT

has anyone tried the Magic cream, multi balm?

I received a sample and love the thick texture like an old school cold cream
but I need more than one use to see if my skin likes it
 

Monsy

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I don't see a skin care section for CT

has anyone tried the Magic cream, multi balm?

I received a sample and love the thick texture like an old school cold cream
but I need more than one use to see if my skin likes it

didn't like it at all
thick does not absorb at all
smell is too much
i had to wash it off
 

mkoparanova

Well-known member
I don't see a skin care section for CT

has anyone tried the Magic cream, multi balm?

I received a sample and love the thick texture like an old school cold cream
but I need more than one use to see if my skin likes it
I want to try it too, I'll probably get the Christmas set with the mini cream, mask and Wonderglow.
 

Medgal07

Well-known member
Is this for me? I forgot to mention the name... but said YSL in a previous post. It is loaded with perfume and can irritate some skin types, but it's better than its counterparts in terms of weightlessness and performance.

Girl DON'T PICK! The scarring is just not worth it. I'll get the occasional cystic pimple every few months... but I am so diligent about skin care that it'll go away in 24 hours. I don't have any scarring or discoloration and often have to convince people that I even have skin issues. You just have to be really nice to your skin, and use products that perform. Trust me when I tell you that $$$ does not equal effective. I'll even pop half a drop of Tea Tree essential oil ($4.99) and Lavender Essential Oil on my foundation brush before applying it if I think I'm going to have a tough day, and don't want to risk a reaction. I am in my 40's and have been working with my skin since puberty. Trust me, I understand the struggle.

Plus, most commercial skin care is designed to keep you dependent (beauty is my specialty). It works 'just' enough to convince you that you have to spend top dollar on it... and there's always some newfangled discovery (that's been lying dormant in some corner of the world until some scientist happened upon it). Remember that skin is adaptive, so something that works fabulous for a month might quit after that.

I keep a jar of Sisleya Global around for a reset, but it lasts me about a year because I implement the reset about 3-4 times a year... kind of like a juice cleanse.
Your skin does look flawless and fabulous but I get it----you have to work at that!!!! I have argued the point of skin adaptability with folks for years. It's so obvious to me.
 

Medgal07

Well-known member
I want to try it too, I'll probably get the Christmas set with the mini cream, mask and Wonderglow.
I have the Wonderglow primer and my skin hates it. I broke out immediately. I later tried it after applying moisturizer, sun screen, primer & foundation. Yes--wearing it
over foundation is one of CT's suggested ways of wearing it. I've also mixed it in with my foundation for lovely results. Is it the end all and be all---no, and I would not
repurchase it, but that's only because I have & use another product that I like much better.
 

mkoparanova

Well-known member
I have the Wonderglow primer and my skin hates it. I broke out immediately. I later tried it after applying moisturizer, sun screen, primer & foundation. Yes--wearing it
over foundation is one of CT's suggested ways of wearing it. I've also mixed it in with my foundation for lovely results. Is it the end all and be all---no, and I would not
repurchase it, but that's only because I have & use another product that I like much better.
Thanks for the warning! I usually mix this type of products with my foundation (Chanel Sunkissed
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), I don't really use primers under the foundation. But I'll be extra careful, if I purchase it, because I break out pretty easily.
 

Monsy

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i also tried her famous mask and it was just ok . maybe if i used it for a longer period of time i would see some results. if i would spend that much money on the mask i would rather get sisley
 
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