LOVE YOUR SKIN

A Link Up to Raise Awareness for Skin Cancer  

With Erin from Shades of Gray and a Pinch of Pink

1. What's your daily skincare routine?

I'm always trying something new, but there are a few products I that have stuck around. Every morning and night I wash my face with Philosophy's Purity Made Simple and my Clarisonic Mia. At night I use a retinol cream (Philosophy's Help Me or Glow by Dr. Brandt), followed by a thick moisturizing cream (Philosophy Hope in a Jar for Dry Skin or Clinique Moisture Surge Intense) and a dab or Clinique's All About Eyes Rich. In the morning, I try to use a vitamin C serum (whatever sample I have on hand) and then I layer on an SPF moisturizer (right now I'm rotating between Origins A Perfect World SPF 25 and Lancome's Bienfait Multi-Vital SPF 30). I used to have super oily skin, but as I've gotten older, it's turned dry.

I used to think "what kind of a crazy person spends
$120 on a face brush?"and now I own one.

 
2. A skin product you could never live without?

I started using retinol cream about a year ago. It's billed as a miraculous anti-aging ingredient, but it keeps me from breaking out, too. So that and moisturizer. I can never have too many moisturizers or face lotions.

This stuff changed my life. It made my face peel like crazy
for about 3-4 weeks and then it was like boom: clear skin.

 

3. Have you ever used a tanning bed?

Yup! I started when I was 16 and tanned indoors until I was 21. Looking back, though, I'm pretty sure I never looked "tan." Just burnt.

 

The summer I lived in NYC (2007).

4. Thoughts on spray tanning?

I always tell people that spray tanning is like a nicotine patch for UV tanning. It's a healthier alternative, but I wish people didn't feel like it was necessary. Even after I was diagnosed with melanoma, I still spray tanned for a while. I haven't done it in over a year. Trying to be both UV and spray tan free! :)

Spray-tanned my way to Vegas.

5. Favorite brand of sunscreen?

I'm obviously a huge fan of Philosophy, but when I'm out on the river with friends, I usually just bring along a tube of Banana Boat. Gets the job done and I won't cry if I lose it. 

 

6. Biggest skincare splurge?

I started getting facials recently. It's pretty much one of the most relaxing things. Ever.

7. Celebrity with the most perfect skin?

I have skin envy of Emma Stone, Amanda Seyfried, and Ashley Greene.

 

8. Feature you're most self-conscious about?

I'm not too crazy about the bump on my nose. I was also born with a hole in my right eyebrow. I won't leave my house without penciling it in.

9. What do you think about botox?

I hate needles. Period. I don't think you'll ever see me on Real Housewives. DARN!

 

10. I feel most confident when...

I'm well rested, my nails are freshly painted, and my hair is blown out. It also helps to have on a great pair of heels :)

OK, now it's your turn! Answer these ten questions on your blog, and then leave your link below. If you haven't already, be sure to check out my story.