To pamper myself this week, I decided to try Crunchy Betty's spring cleaning facial mask. Wow. That's all I can say. I absolutely LOVED this regimen! I'll be doing it again for sure. The one thing about this is it takes a bit of time, so I would only be able to do it when Adrian's home to look after Jaxson, or when Jaxson's asleep.
Step 1: Exfoliation
I decided to do the nutmeg milk microdermabrasion, because she recommends it for dryer skin. In a bowl, mix 1/2tbsp ground nutmeg with 1tbsp whole milk. GENTLY exfoliate with it in small circles all over your face for 3-5 minutes. It was messy, and I had to wipe down the bathroom counter and sink afterwards, but smelled absolutely delicious! And wow, my skin felt so smooth and soft, like my baby's cheeks! Even my hands felt soft after doing this step. I lightly exfoliated my face for about 5 minutes and then washed this off well with warm water.
I decided to do the nutmeg milk microdermabrasion, because she recommends it for dryer skin. In a bowl, mix 1/2tbsp ground nutmeg with 1tbsp whole milk. GENTLY exfoliate with it in small circles all over your face for 3-5 minutes. It was messy, and I had to wipe down the bathroom counter and sink afterwards, but smelled absolutely delicious! And wow, my skin felt so smooth and soft, like my baby's cheeks! Even my hands felt soft after doing this step. I lightly exfoliated my face for about 5 minutes and then washed this off well with warm water.
Step 2: Rosemary Steam
Boil 2 cups of water in a pot with about 3tbsp dried rosemary, then take it off the stove and drape a towel over your head and hang your face in the steam for 5-10 minutes. If it gets too hot, move away for a bit and come back into it. This step smelled amazing as well. It also felt so relaxing, and I could feel my pores cleaning as the steam made me sweat. I didn't want to stop! Felt like I was back in the tropics; spicy, aromatic, moist. After about 8 minutes or so, I stopped and rinsed my face with warm water again.
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| Steamy goodness! |
Step 3: Mask/Peel
Egg white, honey and lemon juice mask. Use 1 egg white, 2tsp lemon juice and 1tsp honey. Paint it onto your face and let it dry, while lying down, then wash it off with a facecloth. For this step, I was also happy Adrian was home. A) I'm terrible at separating egg whites, B) didn't have to waste an egg because he made eggs benny for us for early Valentine's day. You're supposed to use a clean paintbrush or your hands to apply this to your face, but I didn't have a paintbrush, and quite frankly, I had no idea how to apply this goopy mixture with my fingers, so I soaked a cotton ball in it and applied it that way. I let it partially dry and reapplied it a couple times before lying down and letting it dry completely. This was the only step that didn't smell great. My face started to feel very tight as it dried. I don't know why, but when I do masks like this where I can feel my face/the mask tightening, I always picture how women in movies look when they get botox - completely unable to show emotion and make any facial expressions. Makes me a chuckle every time. I washed this off with a warm wash cloth and then splashed my face with water, toned with witch hazel and thyme, and moisturized with my oil moisturizer... Twice because my skin just soaked up the oil the first time!
Egg white, honey and lemon juice mask. Use 1 egg white, 2tsp lemon juice and 1tsp honey. Paint it onto your face and let it dry, while lying down, then wash it off with a facecloth. For this step, I was also happy Adrian was home. A) I'm terrible at separating egg whites, B) didn't have to waste an egg because he made eggs benny for us for early Valentine's day. You're supposed to use a clean paintbrush or your hands to apply this to your face, but I didn't have a paintbrush, and quite frankly, I had no idea how to apply this goopy mixture with my fingers, so I soaked a cotton ball in it and applied it that way. I let it partially dry and reapplied it a couple times before lying down and letting it dry completely. This was the only step that didn't smell great. My face started to feel very tight as it dried. I don't know why, but when I do masks like this where I can feel my face/the mask tightening, I always picture how women in movies look when they get botox - completely unable to show emotion and make any facial expressions. Makes me a chuckle every time. I washed this off with a warm wash cloth and then splashed my face with water, toned with witch hazel and thyme, and moisturized with my oil moisturizer... Twice because my skin just soaked up the oil the first time!
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| Egg white, lemon juice, honey. |
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| To really mix the ingredients together, I wisked this till it was frothy. |
My skin was radiant, clean, glowing, and is still soft, the next day! I absolutely love it! So relaxing, so rewarding. Gorgeous dawling!
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