Wow, you look so pretty, all my friends told me over the weekend.
It’s the kind of thing you love to hear, except in the back of your mind you’re thinking, Man I must have been looking pretty bad to get this kind of response.
It’s subtle, but my skin is so different since I started […]
I have this skin condition called Melasma or Pregnancy Mask. It’s a condition that often develops during pregnancy or while taking birth control and it brings hyper-pigmentation to the skin, generally causing brown splotchiness. Some dermatologists say it’s caused by sun damage.
I wrote this cool little article on melasma last year called Can a Leopard […]
I sufer from pregnancy mask or melasma - brown spots - and I’ve been on a quest to find the best treatment.
I got quite a passionate response to my post Can a Leopard Change Her Spots? Many women get melasma from birth control, stress and sun damage or a combination of all of the above.
I recently tried two products from […]
I’m bringing back the hat.
Well, you wear whatever you want. I’m wearing a hat.
I think hats are fabulous as a fashion statement.
I have a practical reason too - keeps the sun off the face. Maybe you all remember my post Can a Leapord Change Her Spots where I told you about my melasma? Well, I got […]
In Houston I found this make-up that covers my melasmaor leopard face pretty well.
Pur Minerals Pur-fect Starter Kit(boxed)is what it’s called. It’s the same concept as the Sheer Minerals, surely you’ve sat through the info-mercial while breast feeding the baby at 3 am. Or was that just me? I seriously considered buying it, except I […]
Okay, so I’ve complained to death about my melasma or pregnancy mask.
But, I think I’ve found a partial solution:
Palmer’s Skin Success Eventone Regular Formula Fade Cream 2.7 oz jar with Vitamins C & E, Alpha Hydroxy & Sunscreen. There is 2% Hydroquinone, which is supposedly the bleaching cure for the dark spots from pregnancy mask.
This stuff is […]
As per a request by Janet, a fellow mom who feels my spotty pain with the blasted pregnancy mask, I’m going to tell you about the cure for my acne.
When I was pregnant with Ainsley my lovely, clean, smooth skin turned into a gigantic, painful zit. On my face, neck, chest, stomach, back, butt, thighs I had […]
Holy Pregnancy Mask Batman! Even with an SPF 50 sunscreen, plus the SPF 30 moisturizer I wear I look like a freaking spotted leopard. Or maybe like Kat Von D from Miami Ink, only my spots do not have intention and beauty behind them.
I usually don’t consider myself at all vain. I think I’m attractive […]
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