For my beauty writing fans out there......

...here is another of my homework tasks from my course. And it's all yours to di-sect. Hope you enjoy!

Blemish free skin is just three steps away (but don’t think you won’t have to put in a bit of work to get there)

We could stand here and tell you to count to three and you’d have beautiful skin. But that would be too easy

You always seem to know when your due; not coz of your lack of concentration, or your ability to tolerate anyone (including your boss), or the fact that every time you get up and walk around you feel like you’ve been stabbed in the stomach, repeatedly. This one involves interrupting your perfect looking skin and planting a blemish right smack bang in the middle of your nose. Ooh and you forgot to mention that your boyfriend’s Christmas party is tomorrow night.

You’ve heard it all before - right? ‘Miracle ways to get rid of blemishes when you have your period’, ‘Pimple gone –overnight guaranteed’. We’re not going to promise you anything too unbelievable, but we will tell you that these products can be preventative to your monthly friend (the red dot kind) and if used correctly and regularly could actually decrease your luck in getting any kind of blemish at all. Pretty cool – huh?
The thing to remember with your skincare routine is you’ve got to keep at it. If you come home from a big night out and you can’t be bothered to remove your party make-up then don’t come crying to us. You’ll wake up a couple of days later with a blemish the size of The Eiffel Tower and we guarantee you’ll wonder why. Well we’re glad you asked, the answer to your question is simple; you let your guard down. For that split millisecond that you thought it would be fine to go to bed with a face reeking of 6-hours worth of dancing/drinking and the make up you applied 7 hours ago, well let’s just say it wasn’t ‘fine’. While you were sleeping your skin was trying to repair itself and in that process was shot down by an array of black liquid eyeliner, silver eyeshadow and remnants of the sweated amount of foundation (the rest melted into your skin) with a dash of fake tan in it. A big no-no.
So you see when that time of the month comes round and you ‘forgot’ to take your make up off 3 even 4 times you are automatically putting yourself at a 30-40% chance of getting a blemish when you least expect it. You could do this for the next 10 years of your life or you could repeat after us:
Rule One: At the beginning and end of EVERY, SINGLE day (this includes nights out!) wash your hands and remove your make-up, Try JASON Natural Products Satin Soap for Hands and Face, ($6.75) we like the summer-esque Mango flavour. Your skin will be beautifully cleansed and able to breathe as it repairs itself throughout your slumber.
Rule Two: Remove unwanted excess dirt and make-up with AcneRecovery Facewash, this soothing cleanser is specifically designed to target those nasty blemishes that creep up on us every month.
Rule Three: Put the moisture back into your beautifully cleansed skin with AcneRecovery Repair Lotion during the day and at nighttime try AcneRecovery Treatment Lotion, this one works in conjunction with your skin’s overnight repair system to make your skin smooth soft and the way you like it – not a blemish in sight! (The three-piece set is $99 and refills range from $21-$46)
Rule Four: Stare at your gorgeous, blemish-free face, breathe in, breathe out and give yourself a pat on the back! Well done!

Girl Next Door xx