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GO back one and give me some cat advice. Then come back here and gve me some face advice.

I’m looking for recommedations for a new skincare regimen. I have been using Proactiv and while it seemed to work at first, I don’t think it’s doing much for me anymore.

I have a lot of blackheads, which is what I am looking to take care of. I have an oily t-zone and dry skin on my cheeks. Combination skin.

I need something to keep breakouts at bay and get rid of my blackheads. Shrinking my pores would be a bonus.

I’d love to try something natural, but I had a really bad experience with olive oil.

So tell me, what do you use on your face? What works and what doesn’t? What should I stay away from? I’m not really worried about cost. Can’t be worse than the Proactive cost and if it works, it’s worth it.

Blatant Bravado

June 29, 2006

Found you on homepage, i use kiehls. Not to pricey and stuff lasts forever. (proactive made my skin worse)

I love Noxema Triple Clean. A better spin on the original. 🙂

You can’t shrink your pores. Unfortunately… Try DDF at Sephora. I really, really like this stuff. I’ll get the link in a minute

to be honest, i wouldn’t bother with the matte lotion with the spf. http://www.sephora.com/browse/brand_hierarchy.jhtml?brandId=3528&contentId=C13852 as for target stuff, i have always found anything with 10% benzoyl peroxide to do a great job. Clean & Clear makes a Continuous Control Acne wash that is fantastic. otherwise, i go with Neutrogena and the 2% salycilic acid. i wasn’t a fan of

proactiv. I didn’t think it did a very good job.

DesignSlave

June 29, 2006

ryn: I do. And I use the mask with Thermal Fusion, which is really good for acne-prone people. Another really good option is Aveda. They have a new acne line out and they’re botanically based. Orrrr, if you check out http://www.strawberryhedgehog.com. She’s an OD friend of mine and she makes vegan products that are awesome!!!

ShyGem

June 30, 2006

Okay.. here is my beauty routine. I wash w/Biore warming anti blackhead cream cleanser. Then I use Clean & Clear Cooling Daily Pore Toner (it really does reduce the appearance of pores after about a week of continual use. I LOVE this stuff)Then after that I moisturize with Clean&Clear Dual action moisturizer. It’s great stuff. I do this routine every morn and every nite! Its worked well 4 me!

Cyclone

June 30, 2006

Let me know how this goes for you. I have a blackhead problem as well. it’s gross.

Melancholy

July 5, 2006

Good old hydrogen peroxide works well!