My Even Skin Tone Journey

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Hello lovelies... I trust that all is well with y'all, thank God.  So today, I'll be blogging about my even skin tone process and progress. I am doing this because I always get compliments from my friends and others about my skin tone and I get asked a lot what I use.

Remember the essential oils for  the skin that I blogged about sometime last year? lol, don't worry, just click on this link if you can't remember.  So these oils are very very important for the journey we're about to embark on...lol, it's not that serious. My skin is still not perfect, it's not even near perfect but then, it's not what it used to be. It's better,finer and sharper. See for yourself lol...

So as I was saying, those oils are very important...here's a list of the things you need to have:

1. Patience
2. Patience lol... don't rush it please. Just take it easy.
3. The essential oils I told y'all about. try at least to have the lemon or citrus oil, argan oil, tea-tree oil, lavender oil and the least grapefruit oil. To know more about these oils and their importance, just click on this link. I don't want this post to be lengthy.  I also added Shea butter to the list, I meant it and use the oil.
4. Nice moisturizing cream  or any cream of your choice, could be toning as well. Before I starting mixing my own cream, I was using Neutrogena oil free moisturizer for my face but all that changed when I discovered my natural oils and their wonderful benefits. Plus, I don't have to spend money on facial cream. 
5. Facial Mask...this is very important for me. I use the Neutrogena 2in1 facial mask. This mask works like magic for me mehn....I thought I could live without this mask cos I left my products for my younger sister, Ela(I didn't like the nonsense puberty pimples on her face). When I got back to school, I was using just the facial wash, my gawd, my face was a mess then I had to go to the shop to buy it but I couldn't find the particular one I needed. I just got the scrub thinking  since it's Neutrogena, they're all the same. Mehn, this just didn't work for me. Maybe it works for others but this was a nightmare, I was having breakouts whenever I was stressed. It just didn't work for me...there was no change.  I just had to go to Tesco which is quite far from where I stayed and I got my darling visibly clear Neutrogena 2in1 facial mask. I could swear the breakouts left in less than 48hrs. If I have a break-out and I use this mask, the breakouts go within the next 24-48 hours. I'm not even joking, this mask is life. This wonderful mask can also serve as a facial wash. Scroll down and read my beauty tips
6. Facial cleanser...I use Neutrogena Facial cleanser but it's actually called cleansing lotion. I was using one which seemed a bit harsh but works quickly. Like I said earlier, I left all my beauty products including empty makeup for my younger sister so I had to start all over again.  When it got finished, I had to use the other type and this particular one is quite mild and works even better(I couldn't find the one I was familiar with even in Tesco). I'm not sure if I'll go back to the other one when this finishes but like the saying goes...'never say never'. (I tried looking for the old bottle but couldn't find it, would have loved to take a pic of it for y'all)  
7. Facial Wash...I use Neutrogena(pink grapefruit) Facial wash as well. This facial wash would act as your soap. So basically, you don't need your body soap on your face, this is the soap you need. 
8. Moisturizibg Body Soap or Gel....lol, for my body soap, I use palm olive products but in gel form. 
9. a lot of water.....even better when mixed with fresh lemon juice. Please take a lot of water 
10. Eat Healthy.... Leave carbonated drinks alone, forget junks. Eat the natural food and fruits. Cook good home made food and always try to eat more vegetables. Try not to skip meals but eat if necessary at least 4times a day in not so big quantities. Take a lot of fruits, it could be juiced or turned into a shake. Make lemon one of your favorite good and try to squeeze in some  in your drinks or food. If you must take junk, make out a day out of the seven days in a week that you should take it. 
11. Exercise... Walking is enough exercise so walk, run, squat. 
12. PATIENCE... For the 100th time? Yeah, I know. You may think it's not working but it does. I thought I was wasting my time till my friends saw me after two weeks and they screamed. Literally...they're so dramatic esp the one called Jossy lol(pls don't kill me, I just want my readers to know that this is real and I'm not trying to sell any products) 

When you go through the pictures, you'll see what each product does, you can always save these pictures if you would want to use them or purchase them.  

The three starting from the right handside are the products I'm consistent with

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the one on the right is what I use....the one on the left didn't work for me

A must have...check the name and buy exactly these two/

the moisturizer I USED on my face

This is the best, I can't travel or go anywhere far from home without this cos I can use it as a facial wash or mask

The palmolive soap I use and the facial wipes for makeup removal I use, baby wipes are the best.

 

Can you see the oils?

These oils are the main key, try and get them. My elder sister wanted to look good for her child dedication and I bought and sent her those oils, I actually was amazed cos I didn't get the kind of results she got. Honestly, I thought she bleached. My friends have also confirmed that these work, one of them said she didn't find all the oils so she got only argan oil and her black spots and elbow are beginning to clear. I didn't even know that argan had that effect. Though she was using just the oil on her skin, please, mix yours just like I taught you. 

  

So my daily routine:

For My Face

First, if I have to apply makeup doing the day or night, I have to apply my cream which is already mixed with the oils, click here to find out how to mix them. This acts as my base, then I use a mac primer if need be. Another thing we all should learn to do is never to go to sleep wearing makeup. I have face wipes but I still have to wash my face and neck with my facial wash and then clean my face and neck with the facial cleanser and a cotton wool. When I'm  so tired, I just clean my face with my facial cleanser. Most times, it seems as if the face is too dry, so I apply my cream with the essential oils in it.  

Secondly, doing the day, I hardly apply cream to my face except when it's winter or when it's not sunny. WHY? This is  because my cream contains lemon oil which is one of the essential oils  I mentioned and it could burn your body(remember, lemon oil is a natural bleaching agent and it also exfoliates the skin) when the sun is too much. If you're in countries where it's always sunny...you can prevent this by using an SPF>15 or minimize the lemon oil drops when mixing your cream. But using an SPF >15 when you're about to go out is better and wiser. 

My facial cleanser....about that, I always use this whenever I feel like my face is stressed or oily(I have an oily face). I love my Neutrogena 2in1 facial mask. I rub it all over my wet face and neck every morning and leave it for 5-10mins while I brush my teeth or bring out clothes to wear for that day or even while I take a shit....emmmh, that's nasty lol. I wash it like that and after my face is clean, I may decide to use my facial wash to wash some parts I feel it's still sticky(signifies dirt, I know my face is clean and ready to go when all parts become slippery) lool...I'm so vain!

For My Body 

I use my cream which is already mixed with oils after I'm done taking a bathe....obviously. During summer, I only use this at night and in the morning if I'm not going out. But if I'm going out on a sunny day, I just use the normal cream which isn't mixed with lemon. It's even better if your cream has SPF but my cream doesn't and I'm not ready to buy lol. Please,, don't be like me.

I just use normal body soap, palm olive. The particular bathing gel I go for has to have a mixture of 2 of the following, either Shea butter/honey/almond/Argan oil. These are the contents I go for.

A few of  my boring beauty tips....lol

Just so you know, I don't wash my face and body same time. I wash my face&neck and after I'm done, I go into the shower and wash my body. It seems like it's a lot of work but trust me on this, you will get used to this. My face also has its own towel as well but then I end up not cleaning my face cos by the time I'm done with the shower, my face is already dry. Very important! After I'm done washing my face with warm water, I turn the tap to cold, then I use this cold water on my face. This helps to open the pores. If you don't wash your face with hot/warm water, even better for you, you don't have to do this.

Another thing I would like to emphasize on, I necessarily don't wait to wash my face whenever I'm about to take my bathe, I could always do this first thing when I wake up(sometimes, even before I pray) or anytime I feel like I stayed so long in the kitchen cooking, or whenever I'm stressed. In this case, I use just my facial wash. I always try not to use my facial mask as a mask(it can also be used it place of facial wash but you don't have to make it sit on your face for some minutes) more than 2x in a day. Don't also forget to rub your cream already mixed with these oils each time you ash your face. Try to avoid wearing makeup every second...I probably makeup if it's necessary. Let your face breathe.

Want to see my boring selfies with and without makeup?? Keep scrolling...

with the scarf=yes makeup lol

......and that's the end.  Any questions? Feel free to ask. 

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