Update: Clear Skin
Hello to all of my lovely followers, it has now been quite a while since I have been using lemon juice on my face every morning for 5 minutes.
My skin had TOTALLY cleared up and I stopped wearing foundation & usage of the lemon for a few days - I even posted a pic of me on twitter wearing no makeup! However as I wasn't applying anything to my face it looked quite dull, so I started using the Illamasqua satin primer for a dewy finish - it looked amazing but after 2 days I came up with tiny little bumps everywhere! It's been 2 occasions now this has happened with the satin primer so I doubt I'll ever use it again, such a shame.
It has been a week now since I stopped with the primer and started using the lemon juice again to kill the little buggers. I am pleased to announce that my skin has almost cleared up again. Yay! :)
The fact that my skin is also healing is due to the fact that I switched to a new moisturiser when I started this retro lemon routine! I will reveal what it is after seeing how my skin behaves just before and after my menstrual cycle as that is mainly my problematic time.
I sincerely suggest you try the lemon juice on your face if you suffer from acne or suffer from pigmentation marks, it has been the only thing that has helped me properly, honey is good too but not as effective as the acidic lemon. Read my post on lemon juice to find out more.
MY CURRENT SKINCARE ROUTINE:
Morning
My skin had TOTALLY cleared up and I stopped wearing foundation & usage of the lemon for a few days - I even posted a pic of me on twitter wearing no makeup! However as I wasn't applying anything to my face it looked quite dull, so I started using the Illamasqua satin primer for a dewy finish - it looked amazing but after 2 days I came up with tiny little bumps everywhere! It's been 2 occasions now this has happened with the satin primer so I doubt I'll ever use it again, such a shame.
It has been a week now since I stopped with the primer and started using the lemon juice again to kill the little buggers. I am pleased to announce that my skin has almost cleared up again. Yay! :)
The fact that my skin is also healing is due to the fact that I switched to a new moisturiser when I started this retro lemon routine! I will reveal what it is after seeing how my skin behaves just before and after my menstrual cycle as that is mainly my problematic time.
I sincerely suggest you try the lemon juice on your face if you suffer from acne or suffer from pigmentation marks, it has been the only thing that has helped me properly, honey is good too but not as effective as the acidic lemon. Read my post on lemon juice to find out more.
MY CURRENT SKINCARE ROUTINE:
Morning
- Wash face with garnier pure active facial wash
- Apply lemon juice for 5 mins
- Apply mysterious moisturiser
Night
- Remove eye make up with olive oil & water mixture.
- Remove facial make up if wearing any with gentle cleanser
- Wash face with Garnier pure active facial wash
- Apply mysterious moisturiser
I have also been exfoliating once a week, usually I would have done it every 2-3 days. I have also excluded a toner.
A problem? Since I'm trying not to wear foundation and my mysterious moisturiser doesn't contain SPF, I have no sun protection. I'm thinking to use the Bobbi Brown tinted moisturiser in the mornings if I'm leaving the house. Even when I used a tinted moisturiser in the past, I still went ahead and applied a normal moisturiser beforehand, this time I wont as it's just an unnecessary layer.
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and i hate when i love a face product and it just damages my skin. such a shame.
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I did try the lemon and honey mix for a few nights. I must try it again, you have motivated me. I get terrible scars on my chin area from my cycle. You have gorgeous skin by the way - flawless.
You can use foundation anyway! Just a little, I don't think using a foundation almost everyday it's bad for your skin |: Even if my skin clears up, I don't think I could NOT wear foundation, there's always the redness and all that \:
I only wore the Illamasqua primer for a few hours (the matte one) and my skin didnt break out but was certainly not happy the following day. However, I never wear foundation(just bronzer / blusher - I have really sensitive skin) and as a result the skin on my face is relatively clear, thank god.
@winterblossom, I recommend you presqueeze the lemon juice, put it in the fridge and use it up over the few days.
@belledujour ahhh i must start drinking it too :)
@kelly ann yes I wash it with cold water once my 5 mins is up, pat dry and then apply cream.
and yes I use real lemons, not the fake stuff in the bottle :)
@fantastic thanks i will try and hunt it down :)
@helen (nice things) the formula for the satin primer is very different, nice to see you commenting :) x
@sima thanks, yes I know, I always mix abit of water into my honey when i apply it on my face, honey is amazing! but lemon juice really kills the spots quickly.
I have dry skin, I don't know whether it'll work so well on me. Lemons rock!