5/52 - ouch

I worked for Clinique for 3 years and Estee Lauder as a regional artist for 5 years.  If you have trouble with math like I do, that is a total of 8 years consumed by delicious skincare products and makeup.  I know a lot about skin and how it works and how products effect it.

With that said, I am a total dip shit on occasion and possibly gave myself a chemical burn/allergic reaction to an at home microdermabrasion kit.  It felt wonderful going on and rubbing it into my skin.  Problem came when I did not get it all washed off properly with the washcloth and not thinking, accidently rubbed the washcloth on my eye lids.  I forgot to go back and wash again with my cleanser to make sure I got all of the chemical off, because I was too busy running down stairs to beat my children.

Needless to say I woke up sunday like this (excuse the hair), with my eye lids almost swollen shut.  This was after 1 benadryl and some cortaid.

As the day went on it only got worse.  My cheeks started getting puffy and swollen and I have what looks like a bad case of poison ivy all over my face.  It is especially disgust on my nose.

If I went to jail right now, and this was my mugshot, I would probably kill myself.  I cannot imagine having rough, nasty, pimply skin after these past few days.  It totally sicks me out to rub lotion on my face.  Sick.

TIme to go take 2 more benadryl and pass out for a long nap.  Hopefully it will be cleared up by saturday.