Facials: Guys and girls basically have the same skin. Take care of it! DIY suggestions abound:
1. Quick De-Oiler: Yogurt/Milk Mask: Slather on a thin layer of dairy product on your face. Wash off with warm water.
Orange Face: Before you peel your orange, wash it. Squeeze skin a little and you will see some oil coming out. Citrus oil in abundance! Rub the oil onto your skin. This acts like an acidic mask to get rid of oil. Wash off with warm water.
2. Exfoliator: Salt/Sugar Scrub = Mix some salt/sugar with any lotion and softly scrub your face with it. Wash off with warm water. Lots of people prefer to mix brown sugar with a bit of lotion.
3. Eye-debaggers: Not sure any of these will really work. We have advanced eye bags, and we're pretty sure we're going to need surgery to get rid of them : ( Oh well. Some DIY eye relaxers for the times of high behind-the-eye pressures are: cucumbers (nearly useless. might as well just eat them)
Watermelon peels, refrigerated (cut the fruit off and eat it. Don't throw away the peels just yet!)
Cold Tea bags (caffeinated if you like. Any should do)
4. Lotions: Just make sure your lotion is not too thick and pore-clogging. You can tell by a greasy feel when you spread the lotion on your face. All guys and girls can be using lotion, seriously. Just look at the booming men's facial care product market. Looks like they've just realized.
Personally tested:
Estee Lauder Daywear: A little thick, but becomes smooth and creamy as you incorporate it. Ideal for skin with some fine wrinkles.
$35
Shiseido Brand: Light, great for dry skin.
$100
Clinique Lotion: A little thick, but moisturizes well. Better for very dry skin.
$15
Clinique Lotion/Gel: Thinner, good for slightly oily skin. Goes on as a very very thin layer, and might need to be supplemented. Ideal if you definitely don't want pore-clogging.
$15
Ponds: Great for Asian skin. Light, similar consistency to Lubriderm. Comes with special "whitener"(?) Haven't seen the effect yet.
Around $7-15, based on ecommerce seller
Orogold 24K Deep Day Moisturizer Cream: The package says there is gold in this. Yet it works only as great as the next lotion.
$248
Lubriderm Body Lotion: Great buy for use as a facial lotion. Seriously. Light enough, versatile. :) Cheap.
$8
Eucerin Cream: Really really thick. DD uses it on her face, as it says non-comodegenic (doesn't clog pores), but I hesitate. It gives me pimples, but doesn't give her any. Use at own discretion. Better to use this just as body lotion.
$15
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Get a little more sleep when you really need it. Suggestion: Try sleeping earlier and waking up earlier to finish your work.
-ddmimi