Retin-A - AMAZING stuff.. and cheap.. Using this on a regular basis has made more of a difference to my skin than any high-end cream or lotion I’ve ever tried..
TCA - Miracle in a bottle but not for the faint hearted at higher strengths.. literally burns the top layers of skin so it peels off and reveals new baby soft skin from underneath.. Not advisable at medium to deep strengths for those without experience but can take care of hyperpigmentation, acne scars etc in ten days or less.. A fraction of the time it would take a cream to remove..
Biotin - I can only take this with zinc as it makes me break out but it really does make your hair grow thicker and faster..
Maybelline Falsies Volume Express Mascara - a brilliant drugstore alternative to my old favourite Diorshow mascara..
Moroccan Oil - Again, amazing stuff.. haven’t found another product that works as well (have tried normal Argan oil too).. Wish it wasn’t so expensive tho..
1) olay moisturizer cream with spf
2) Burts Bees Eye Cream
3) MAC cream color base (love this as highlighter)
4) NYC lip stain
5) Maybelline Gel Eyeliner
1-blush by bourjois my fav is 34 rose d'or
2-lipstick ( i cant choose one, nyx,maxfactor,rimmel etc )
3-mascara( maybelline falsies)
4-vit E softgells ( add this with other oils for a hair massage)
5-avocado ( as a hair mask )
please elaborate on the TCA, what brand do you use? aslo Retin A, whats the brand?
I got my TCA from MakeupArtist's Choice but there are several others who are just as reliable.. If you have never used TCA you should start at the 12.5% strength and work your way up.. If you're nervous about using TCA there are alternative peels such as Lactic, Glycolic etc which aren't as strong and require little or no downtime.. 12.5% TCA shouldn't produce much in the way of flaking (if at all) and definitely shouldn't frost.. The higher you go or the more layers you do the deeper it will penetrate and whilst it will make more of a difference there is also a lot more downtime required and more chance of something going wrong..
With medium-deep TCA peels your skin will frost at the time of treatment then get darker and in the coming days will turn brown and crusty like paper or snake skin lol and then it will shed.. You won't be able to go out in public and you'll prob be too embarassed to show your family.. In short you will look like something out of a horror movie.. A week to ten days later this skin should come off and the 'new' skin from underneath will emerge.. It will likely look flawless but will be VERY sensitive to sunlight.. With skin peels and Retin-A your skin becomes very very sensitive to the sun, you will darken very easily. Don't make the mistake some girls do thinking on a normal day (ie even when it's not sunny or particularly warm) you won't go brown, you WILL and by brown I mean easily several shades darker than your natural tone in a very short space of time..
I get a cheap tube of Retin-A from the chemist, it's £4 or £5, can't remember the brand (it's a UK manufacturer but there are loads of generic versions out there which work just as well.. AllDayChemist sells it online), it's more about the strength and whether you prefer a cream or gel.. I use the .05% in gel form. You can also get a 'micro' version which causes less irritation..
If you do decide to try Retin-A please go for as low a strength as possible and work your way up.. If you start with 0.1% (the high strength) you risk a LOT of redness, flaking, irritation (it will itch like crazy if your skin isn't used to it) and possible hyperpigmentation as a result.. It can cause more harm than good when not used correctly..
There's a very indepth thread here where Paheli has written lots of advice and info.. If you do a search it should come up..
I have something similar to the Clear Cube (basically just a cheaper version) and I LOVE it as well..
How are you getting on with the Careprost so far?
I love Careprost, no side effects but I wanted a really dramatic difference which I have not really achieved although there is def. length which was not there before.